Richie Stanaway will proceed full-time within the 2025 Supercars season, but with PremiAir Nulon, where he’ll partner James Golding.
The news follows Grove Racing's decision to part ways with the 32-year-old after only one season and replace him with Super2 champion Kai Allen.
This will likely be only Stanaway's fourth full-time season, with one spent at Tickford Racing and Garry Rogers Motorsport, where he formed a partnership with latest teammate Golding, before getting used exclusively as a co-driver for the endurance rounds in 2022 and 2023, something he had done previously in 2016 and 2017.
Stanaway's Supercars future appeared sustainable, with full-time employment opportunities remaining limited following the confirmation of Brodie Kostecki's move to Dick Johnson Racing, ending his successful but turbulent spell at Erebus Motorsport.
However, Tim Slade's departure from full-time competition has opened an unexpected door at PremiAir Racing, meaning Stanaway will ride machines prepared by Triple Eight – the team with which he and Shane van Gisbergen won the 2023 Bathurst 1000.
“I couldn't be more excited to join PremiAir Nulon Racing,” said Stanaway.
“The passion and enthusiasm that characterizes Peter and Carmen Xiberras and the whole team is totally undeniable, and the commitment they’ve shown of their three short years of being a part of the Supercars Championship is impressive.
“The results of this are really starting to show with their first podium at Sandown and I'm looking forward to hopefully being part of many more great results to come next year.”
Richie Stanaway and the Grove Racing Ford Mustang GT
Photo: Edge Photographics
Stanaway's profession is more varied than most careers within the Supercars paddock, having spent a big period of time racing in Europe.
He competed with the Aston Martin works team within the World Endurance Championship, and his single-seater profession ended with two GP2 victories in 2015, followed by three victories from 22 GP3 starts.
Stanaway stormed to the German F3 title in 2011, the identical yr he made his GP3 debut, before missing profession momentum with a back injury suffered at Spa when he joined Formula Renault 3.5 in 2012.
“There is little question that Richie is exceptionally talented – you don't have a CV like his and also you don't win the Bathurst 1000 by accident – and although he was forced to go away Sandown prematurely this yr, it was clear he had what it takes, especially when the weather gods are against you,” said team principal Peter Xiberras.
“We can't wait to have Richie join our team alongside Jimmy Golding and see what we can achieve together.”
PremiAri Nulon's confirmation of Stanaway's appointment signifies that only two seats remain available for the approaching yr, each at Brad Jones Racing, where neither Jaxon Evans nor Macauley Jones are exempt.
However, team owner Brad Jones suggested he expected to field an unchanged lineup.
This is bad news for former champion Mark Winterbottom, who appears to be doomed after being replaced in Team 18 by Anton de Pasquale.
