James Moffat returns to familiar surroundings in 2026, providing the experienced hand in Garry Rogers Motorsport's surprise Bathurst return.
James Moffat will line up for his 17th consecutive Bathurst start in 2026, providing the experienced hand in Garry Rogers Motorsport's shock return to Bathurst.
Moffat's eight-year tenure as a Tickford co-driver ended after Bathurst last year, having driven alongside Chaz Mostert (2018-19), Jack Le Brocq (2020), Cam Waters (2021-24), and Thomas Randle (2025).
The Ford squad swooped to sign Moffat when he left GRM at the end of 2017, with the second-generation racer almost immediately repaying the faith with a Gold Coast 600 race win alongside Mostert in 2018.
Moffat finished second in Bathurst with Cam Waters in 2021, and third in 2022. Chasing victory in 2023, Moffat crashed out at the Dipper, setting up a redemption arc for 2024. However, after an early Waters error, they finished fourth.
The son of touring car legend Allan Moffat, James had a slightly unorthodox path to Supercars.
Campaigns in the Lotus Trophy and V8 Utes in 2004 and '05 were followed by a move into the Australian Formula Ford Championship in '07.
Porsches were next with a single season in Carrera Cup, Moffat then entering the Dunlop Super2 Series with Sonic in 2009.
He was a race winner on debut in Adelaide, finishing runner-up overall and winning the coveted Mike Kable Young Gun Award for Supercars' best new talent.
Third in Super2 in 2010 was paired with an enduro debut with Ford Performance Racing – now known as Tickford.
Dick Johnson Racing gave Moffat his main game chance in 2011; two seasons there were followed by three with Nissan Motorsport, and two with GRM through to '17.
Moffat was the first race winner in a Nissan Altima, at Winton in 2013, and took second place at Bathurst alongside Taz Douglas one year later.