{"id":851100,"date":"2026-08-11T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/851100\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:00:18","slug":"supercars-alexander-lieschke-to-join-grove-racing-before-bathurst-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/851100\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars: Alexander Lieschke to join Grove Racing before Bathurst 1000"},"content":{"rendered":"

GROVE Racing\u2019s newest international guru is set to join the team in time for its bid for back-to-back Repco Bathurst 1000 victories.<\/p>\n

Renowned for his work with Porsche, especially in the Formula E sector, Alexander Lieschke signed with Grove Racing to become its head of simulation and performance engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MORE: What\u2019s behind Supercars\u2019 European engineer influx<\/a><\/p>\n

Lieschke was initially announced for a start date sometime in October; the Penrite Ford squad\u2019s CEO Brenton Grove has now clarified he should be on deck for Bathurst.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still working through visas and all the required logistics, but I think he\u2019ll be in the country before The Bend,\u201d said Grove.<\/p>\n

<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s subject to change, he is obviously moving his whole life from Germany.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think it\u2019s around The Bend, plus or minus a couple of weeks depending on how his relocation goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bend 500 will open the Ryco Enduro Cup on September 11-13. Then it\u2019s onto the Great Race (October 8-11), won last year by Matt Payne<\/a> and Garth Tander<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Groves already have Italian ex-Ferrari Formula 1 engineer Riccardo Corte in its ranks, operating directly on Kai Allen<\/a>\u2019s #26 Mustang.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, former Grove technical director Grant McPherson will also begin in his new role ahead of the Great Race<\/a>. \u2018Shippy\u2019 is due to start with General Motors towards the end of this month.<\/p>\n

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