General Motors affirms commitment to Supercars
General Motors affirms commitment to Supercars
Powerhouse GM team Triple Eight moving to Ford from 2026
GM looking for new homologation team, no firm timeline set
General Motorsport has firmly committed to competing in the Repco Supercars Championship beyond 2026, following Triple Eight’s defection to Ford.
On the eve of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship, Ford and Triple Eight Race Engineering announced they are joining forces from next season.
Triple Eight is currently the nominated homologation team for General Motors in Supercars, and spearheaded the design on the Gen3 Chevrolet Camaro Supercar.
Ford has expressed its desire to nominate Triple Eight as its new homologation team in Supercars, which is subject to a vote from teams.
GM executives spoke to media on the eve of the first round of 2025 in Sydney, insisting that GM has plans to “reset and bounce back in the sport in a very profound way."
"We are committed to the Supercars sport, we’ve already signed agreements with Supercars for the following few years,” said Jess Bala, Managing Director, GM Australia & New Zealand.
“We are still very much committed and love being part of the sport. GM, through many different lenses, have been part of the Supercars and motorsport industry here in Australia for almost 70 years.
"And when you look at what we bring to market here within Australia and also New Zealand from a GMSV standpoint, we know that a lot of our customers are very passionate about the sport as well.
“We are, as a company, committed to Supercars here and the industry and the racing series moving forward."
Chevrolet Racing General Manager Chris Payne added: “In a nutshell, we ain't done yet.
"These are circumstances that we're not accustomed to. We are, and collectively with the Chevrolet Racing teams, below average losers.
“Ironically, the decision by Triple Eight, positions us, you might argue, as the underdog in the sport, all of a sudden."
Despite reiterating the initial disappointment in Triple Eight's decision, Bala and Payne both acknowledged the team's success. Between 2010 and 2024, Triple Eight has won 11 teams’ championships, nine drivers’ championships and six Bathursts in GM machinery.
A "definite" timeline hasn’t been placed on naming GM’s new homologation team, which Payne said would be “feasible” to be named before 2025 is out.
However, Payne said there is no short-term plan to bolster its line-up by bringing across a team from Ford, instead reiterating GM's focus to “reset” following Triple Eight’s move.
"We need to do that to take on and continue the legacy battle between GM and Ford in the sport, and take on Toyota coming forward,” Payne said.
“We do intend to work quickly in conjunction with Supercars on the appointment of a new homologation team for GM. We aren't going to put a definitive timeline on that for you today. But be assured that we will be acting with urgency. It is a top priority.”
On the homologation team process, Payne added: “We'll continue with Triple Eight until the appropriate time when we pivot to a new homologation team.
"And then we anticipate there to be a very cohesive, transition and handover period to the new HT."
Supercars will return to Sydney Motorsport Park for the opening race of what is set to be the most action-packed season in Supercars history.
Race 1 takes place on Friday night, with Race 2 on Saturday night and Race 3 on Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the February 21-23 event are on sale now.
