The stunning drives that have kept Heimgartner's season alive

Supercars

22 Jul

Should Monopoly release a new edition, they should put an image of Andre Heimgartner on the 'Get Out of Jail Free' card

3 mins by James Pavey

BJR

Brad Jones Racing

Andre Heimgartner

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Andre Heimgartner has gained 10 or more positions in a race five times
Brad Jones Racing driver gained 200 points in those five races
Heimgartner holds ninth in championship standings after seven rounds

Should Monopoly release a new edition game, they should consider putting Andre Heimgartner on the 'Get Out of Jail Free' card.

It's been that kind of 2025 for the Brad Jones Racing driver, who is the only driver in the top 14 in the championship without a podium finish so far this season.

Heimgartner has been on the bubble for the balance of the season, and has left a round no lower than 11th, and no higher than eighth.

In BJR land, Bryce Fullwood is seemingly taking all the headlines courtesy of recent performance and questions over his Supercars future. However, Heimgartner is again leading the way, and currently has a provisional Finals berth.

The Kiwi has done it the hard way; through 21 races this season, there have been 22 instances of a driver gaining 10 or more positions in a race. Heimgartner has five of them, three more than the next best.

Most positions gained in a race in 2025

Race	Driver	Gain	Positions
AGP R4	Waters	22nd to 6th	+16
Townsville R21	Wood	24th to 8th	+16
Taupo R8	Allen	22nd to 7th	+15
Townsville R21	Mostert	17th to 2nd	+15
Perth R16	Allen	22nd to 8th	+14
Perth R16	Heimgartner	24th to 10th	+14
AGP R4	Randle	21st to 8th	+13
Taupo R10	Feeney	20th to 7th	+13
Perth R16	Evans	25th to 12th	+13
AGP R4	Wood	17th to 5th	+12
Tasmania R13	Heimgartner	19th to 8th	+11
Darwin R17	Heimgartner	21st to 10th	+11
Townsville R22	Percat	23rd to 12th	+11
Sydney R2	Heimgartner	18th to 8th	+10
AGP R6	Waters	19th to 9th	+10
Taupo R8	Golding	19th to 9th	+10
Tasmania R13	Payne	11th to 1st	+10
Perth R16	Courtney	13th to 3rd	+10
Darwin R18	Brown	17th to 7th	+10
Darwin R19	Murray	23rd to 13th	+10
Townsville R20	Brown	20th to 10th	+10
Townsville R22	Heimgartner	21st to 11th	+10

Heimgartner has charged from 18th to eighth (Sydney), Tasmania (19th to eighth), Perth (24th to 10th), Darwin (21st to 10th) and Townsville (21st to 11th).

Crucially, Heimgartner has pulled off big charges in the big-points Sunday races. Across the last five big-points races in New Zealand, Tasmania, Perth, Darwin and Townsville, only Broc Feeney, Matt Payne, Will Brown and Kai Allen have scored more points than Heimgartner.

Relative to where he started those five races, Heimgartner has gained 200 points. Simply, had he not made those charges, the Aucklander would be 16th in the championship, rather than ninth.

Heimgartner summed it up after Perth, where he gained 14 positions, saying: "We got lucky with a few things, but the car is actually speedy, which is nice and perhaps some good spots. And luckily at the moment, the only thing saving our bacon is we tend to get some good results on Sunday.

"We just need to try and figure out qualifying and I just need to get a bit of confidence back. When you can't really play a trick like that, you second-guess even the way you're brushing your teeth in the morning.

"It's nice to have a little race like that just to remind me I can drive and we can execute and all those things. So, just looking for a bit more momentum on our side of the garage."

The 2025 season resumes at the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440 from August 8-10. Tickets are on sale now. International viewers can watch the action on SuperView.

2025 Supercars Finals Focus: Andre Heimgartner

Championship position at end of each round, difference to 10th