{"id":161539,"date":"2025-09-22T17:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/161539\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:57:12","slug":"supercars-news-james-golding-set-for-supercars-team-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/161539\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: James Golding set for Supercars team switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 29-year-old is understood to have informed PremiAir Racing he won\u2019t be returning to the team next season.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed Golding is bound for the Blanchard Racing Team, which is yet to publicly confirm drivers for either of its Ford Mustangs beyond 2025.<\/p>\n

BRT was unable to convince veteran James Courtney to backflip on retirement plans<\/a> and continue for another campaign.<\/p>\n

It is meanwhile yet to commit to rookie Aaron Cameron, who replaced Aaron Love in the team\u2019s CoolDrive Mustang following the opening round in February.<\/p>\n

Golding faced an uncertain future at PremiAir \u2013 a team that provided him a career lifeline midway through the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

He finished 16th in the 2023 standings before improving to seventh last year in a campaign that included the team\u2019s maiden podium.<\/p>\n

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Golding and Courtney battle it out in Sydney. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

However, the squad has slipped back in the pecking order this year, with Golding 15th \u2013 and Richie Stanaway 20th \u2013 ahead of next month\u2019s Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n

GT star Jayden Ojeda and 2022 Super2 Series winner Declan Fraser<\/a> have been linked to drives with the Chevrolet team.<\/p>\n

However, PremiAir boss Peter Xiberras said at the recent AirTouch 500 at The Bend that he won\u2019t make a final call on his 2026 drivers until after the Great Race.<\/p>\n

Xiberras noted \u201cthere\u2019s a smorgasbord of young, up and coming talent\u201d that he\u2019d be assessing in the endurance events before settling on his line-up.<\/p>\n

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Peter Xiberras and Tim Blanchard at The Bend. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

BRT boss Blanchard also insisted his plans were yet to be locked in, but suggested he was \u201cworking towards Bathurst or Gold Coast\u201d as a deadline.<\/p>\n

Blanchard acknowledged the need to sign an experienced driver to replace Courtney, adding that \u201ctaking two rookies is probably a big risk for where we\u2019re at as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding made his Supercars debut as a co-driver at Garry Rogers Motorsport back in 2016 and contested two full-time seasons for the squad from 2018.<\/p>\n

GRM\u2019s exit from the championship left Golding to tackle two years of endurance-only duties at Team 18 before a mid-2022 call-up to PremiAir came amid its split with Garry Jacobson.<\/p>\n

BRT\u2019s driver hunt comes amid expectations it will take up a customer deal next year with Triple Eight<\/a>, which will sever ties with teams including PremiAir amid its impending switch from GM to Ford.<\/p>\n

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