The shifting sands of Supercars co-drivers

The ever-growing shift towards the next generation of Supercars stars has only further strengthened following the completion of the 27-strong Enduro Cup co-driver roster yesterday.

A trend of high co-driver turnover in the enduros has continued for the long distance races at The Bend and Bathurst this year, with just six combinations remaining unchanged year-on-year.

Striking the right mix between drivers is arguably more important than ever in 2025, as the Enduro Cup races are the final two races that full-time drivers can race their way into the Finals Series, and as such, big changes have been made.

Three of the most experienced co-drivers on the 2024 grid, namely Warren Luff, Michael Caruso, and Dean Fiore, all won't feature in the 2025 Enduro Cup.

For Luff in particular, it could bring to a close a remarkable career as a co-driver, with the 49-year-old claiming six Bathurst podiums, the most of any driver not to win The Great Race alongside Brad Jones and Cameron McConville.

Caruso was also a Bathurst podium finisher in 2009 alongside Lee Holdsworth for Garry Rogers Motorsport, whilst Fiore finished sixth twice, and didn't finish outside the top 10 between 2020 and 2023.

In their place comes a bumper rookie crop of seven drivers, six of whom are currently honing their craft in the Dunlop Super2 Series.

Reigning Super2 champion Zach Bates and current series leader Rylan Gray headline the group, with race winners Nash Morris, Lochie Dalton, and Jobe Stewart, as well as 2024 Rookie of the Year Jarrod Hughes completing the group.

Two-time Carrera Cup champion Harri Jones is the exception, and will be making his first start in any tier of Supercars at the AirTouch 500 at The Bend alongside Anton De Pasquale.

As such, the average age of the co-driver field has dropped markedly from 2024, with last year's average age of 33.3 now dropping down to 30.8 among co-drivers in 2025.

The seven-strong rookie class is the largest since 2022, which saw the likes of 2025 race winners Matt Payne and Cameron Hill make their main game debuts.

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship continues at the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440 from August 8-10. Tickets are on sale now.

Drivers' last starts since 2015

2015: Sebastien Bourdais, Drew Russell, Oliver Gavin, Alex Buncombe, Marcos Ambrose, Ant Pedersen

2016: Cameron McConville, Renee Gracie, Shae Davies, Chris van der Drift, Craig Baird, Andrew Jones

2017: Taz Douglas, Karl Reindler

2018: Earl Bamber, Paul Dumbrell, Aaren Russell, Jason Bright

2019: Alex Premat, Steven Richards, Ash Walsh, Dean Canto, Alex Rullo, Richard Muscat

2020: Scott McLaughlin, Rick Kelly, Steve Owen

2021: Luke Youlden, Russell Ingall, David Wall

2022: Chris Pither, Greg Murphy, Matt Campbell, Kurt Kostecki

2023: Shane van Gisbergen, Tim Blanchard, Jonathon Webb, Garry Jacobson, Simona De Silvestro, Kévin Estre, Jake Kostecki, Zane Goddard, Alex Davison

2024: Aaron Love, Michael Caruso, Warren Luff, Dylan O'Keeffe, Dean Fiore, Tyler Everingham, Jaylyn Robotham, Matt Chahda

Rookies since 2015

2015: Simona De Silvestro, Renee Gracie, Sebastien Bourdais, Jack Le Brocq, Macauley Jones, Aaren Russell, Drew Russell

2016: James Golding, Richie Stanaway, Shae Davies, Chris Van der Drift, Matt Campbell

2017: Todd Hazelwood, Richard Muscat, Garry Jacobson, Alex Rullo

2018: Anton De Pasquale, Will Brown, Bryce Fullwood, Earl Bamber

2019: Brodie Kostecki, Thomas Randle, Jack Smith, Jake Kostecki, Alexander Rossi, James Hinchcliffe

2020: Broc Feeney, Tyler Everingham, Jayden Ojeda, Zane Goddard, Dylan O'Keeffe, Kurt Kostecki, Jordan Boys

2021: Zak Best

2022: Jaxon Evans, Matt Chahda, Declan Fraser, Cameron Hill, Matthew Payne, Jaylyn Robotham, Aaron Seton

2023: Aaron Love, Kévin Estre, Kai Allen

2024: Aaron Cameron, Cameron Crick, Cameron McLeod, Cooper Murray, Brad Vaughan

2025: Harri Jones, Nash Morris, Jarrod Hughes, Jobe Stewart, Rylan Gray, Lochie Dalton, Zach Bates