{"id":63889,"date":"2025-08-13T01:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63889\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T01:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:19:10","slug":"supercars-icon-craig-lowndes-confirms-move-to-team-18-after-20-years-with-triple-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63889\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars icon Craig Lowndes confirms move to Team 18 after 20 years with Triple Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supercars<\/a> legend Craig Lowndes is relishing a fresh start in a familiar role, with his storied career to continue at Team 18\u2019s new wildcard program.<\/p>\n

Lowndes confirmed in March that 2025 would mark the final year of his two-decade partnership with Ford-bound Triple Eight.<\/p>\n

The veteran has now signed a two-year deal with Team 18, the outfit that General Motors selected to replace Triple Eight as its Supercars homologation team.<\/p>\n

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The 51-year-old will spearhead the Chevrolet Camaro wildcard entry at Supercars endurance races from 2026, mentoring a young rookie driver.<\/p>\n

Lowndes has competed in a staggering 31 editions of the Bathurst 1000, having won the famed race on seven occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining Team 18 was the right move for me, being the new homologation team and my strong relationship with GM,\u201d Lowndes said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a big change \u2014 joining a new team after so many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there are a lot of familiar faces in there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time ahead … the Supercheap Auto Wildcard program has grown from strength to strength during my time at Triple Eight. The young kids now look to it as a strong pathway to a future in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CraigCraig Lowndes has signed a two-year deal with Team 18. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

Team 18 owner Charlie Schwerkolt described the recruitment of Lowndes, who joins David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale at the Melbourne-based team, as \u201can incredible honour\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo go from starting as a single-car customer entry in 2013, to building a team from the ground up, to now running a wildcard for one of the most legendary names in Supercars, it\u2019s a proud moment for every person in our organisation,\u201d Schwerkolt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be throwing everything at this program.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur next step is to identify a rising star to pair with Craig, assemble the right crew, and build a program that can challenge at Bathurst and The Bend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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