JUST one of the Supercars Championship’s top dozen drivers as it stands will race full-time for Chevrolet next year.
It’s the harsh facts of the matter as General Motors prepares to head into its first Triple Eight-less season since 2009 with a green driver line-up.
Of the 14 regular Camaro campaigners in 2025, just four are likely to still be flying the flag (or bowtie) in a matter of months.
Broc Feeney and Will Brown are Ford-bound in line with Triple Eight’s blue return, as is Blanchard Racing Team recruit James Golding.
André Heimgartner, Cameron Hill and Macauley Jones will be aboard Brad Jones Racing Toyotas.
Beyond that, the futures of Chev quartet Nick Percat (despite having two years to run on his contract), Bryce Fullwood, Richie Stanaway and Jaxon Evans are all up in the air.
So, where does that leave GM going forward?
Well for a start, with Anton De Pasquale leading the charge, after what’s been a happy start to life at Team 18.
De Pasquale is seventh in the standings. Jack Le Brocq (14th) will switch teams within the GM fold, David Reynolds (18th) is expected to be retained, and Cooper Murray (22nd) will be back for a sophomore season with Erebus Motorsport.
As for the remainder?
It’s a fair chance the other half of GM’s eight – assuming the manufacturer does come to terms with PremiAir Racing – will almost all be rookies.
Jobe Stewart is the favourite to replace Le Brocq at Erebus, a Jayden Ojeda/Declan Fraser combination is being hotly tipped for PremiAir, and it’s considered a long shot that MSR will opt for anyone but a youngster alongside ‘JLB’. Fraser does have one prior season under his belt (2023 Tickford Racing).
GM does have quality experience steering the ship behind the scenes in Simon McNamara and Jeromy Moore, and is sure to give the driver market a major nudge for 2027 as it digs in against Ford and Toyota.