Just nine driver/engineer line-ups carrying over into 2024
Driver silly season also triggered changes for engineers
New season starts in Bathurst next weekend
With a bumper silly season comes a big change in driver/engineer combinations, with just nine line-ups carrying over into the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship.
While several engineers have remained at teams, they will have new drivers on the other side of the headphones when cars roll out at the Thrifty Bathurst 500.
However, that's not to say there hasn't been any change in the engineer ranks, either, especially for high-profile teams.
Andrew Edwards, who skippered Shane van Gisbergen in 2022 and 2023, will oversee Will Brown's first season with Red Bull Ampol Racing, with Martin Short to engineer Broc Feeney for a third season.
Ford rivals Shell V-Power Racing Team have seen one change, with Perry Kapper stepping into the hot seat alongside Anton De Pasquale, with Ludo Lacroix shifting to PremiAir Nulon Racing in a yet-to-be-confirmed role.
PremiAir Racing has brought the band back together for Tim Slade and Mirko De Rosa, who departed Blanchard Racing Team midway through 2024. Romy Mayer shifts to James Golding's entry.
Chaz Mostert will be led by former Tickford Racing engineer Sam Scaffidi, who replaced Mostert's long-time engineer Adam De Borre. Mark Winterbottom's sixth season at Team 18 will come with Som Sharma on his car, with David Reynolds picking up Scott Pye's engineer, Richard Hollway.
Then, there's Erebus Motorsport, which has retained George Commins and Tom Moore, who will engineer incoming drivers Todd Hazelwood and Jack Le Brocq, the former of which is standing in for champion Brodie Kostecki in Bathurst.
On the flip side, Brad Jones Racing is unchanged, with rookie Jaxon Evans also reuniting with Julian Stannard, who was the Kiwi's engineer for the 2023 enduros alongside Jack Smith.
Tickford Racing, meanwhile, may have downscaled to two cars, but has retained the Cam Waters/Sam Potter and Thomas Randle/Chris Stuckey pairings. Stuckey returns, having replaced Raymond Lau towards the end of 2023. Lau, meanwhile, will engineer James Courtney at BRT.
The new driver/engineer combos will be put to the test in Bathurst on February 23-25. Tickets are on sale on Supercars.com and Ticketek.com.
2024 driver/engineer combinations
2024 driver | 2023 engineer | 2024 engineer |
---|---|---|
Todd Hazelwood | Mirko De Rosa | George Commins |
Jack Le Brocq | Jack Bellotti | Tom Moore |
Broc Feeney | Martin Short | Martin Short |
Will Brown | Tom Moore | Andrew Edwards |
Andre Heimgartner | Tony Woodward | Tony Woodward |
Bryce Fullwood | Phil Keed | Phil Keed |
Macauley Jones | Andrew Donnelly | Andrew Donnelly |
Jaxon Evans | N/A | Julian Stannard |
Cam Waters | Sam Potter | Sam Potter |
Thomas Randle | Chris Stuckey | Chris Stuckey |
Anton De Pasquale | Ludo Lacroix | Perry Kapper |
Will Davison | Richard Harris | Richard Harris |
Ryan Wood | N/A | Adam Austin |
Chaz Mostert | Adam De Borre | Sam Scaffidi |
Matt Payne | Jack Bell | Jack Bell |
Richie Stanaway | N/A | Alistair McVean |
Mark Winterbottom | Manuel Sanchez | Som Sharma |
David Reynolds | Alistair McVean | Richard Hollway |
James Golding | Simon Hodge | Romy Mayer |
Tim Slade | Romy Mayer | Mirko De Rosa |
Cameron Hill | Paul Forgie | Paul Forgie |
Nick Percat | Adam Austin | Jack Bellotti |
Aaron Love | N/A | Chris Fitzgerald |
James Courtney | Sam Scaffidi | Raymond Lau |