{"id":99051,"date":"2025-10-24T17:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/99051\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:41:18","slug":"supercars-news-erebus-motorsport-promotes-jobe-stewart-to-full-time-drive-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/99051\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Erebus Motorsport promotes Jobe Stewart to full-time drive in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stewart, 21, will be promoted into the seat currently filled by Jack Le Brocq, who was announced on Wednesday to be switching back to Matt Stone Racing.<\/p>\n

The news follows Super2 regular Stewart\u2019s impressive run on debut in the Enduro Cup as co-driver to Murray, which netted seventh at The Bend 500 and fourth at the Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n

\u201cJobe has earned this opportunity,\u201d said Erebus CEO Barry Ryan.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been part of the Erebus family for a long time and has developed into a complete driver through hard work and consistency.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis results in Super2 and his performances across the endurance season showed he\u2019s ready to take the next step.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really proud to see another of our Academy drivers progress all the way to the main game, that\u2019s what the program is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mount Gambier-based Stewart has been part of the Erebus Academy program since he was 13 years old and has climbed through the Toyota 86, Super3 and Super2 ladder system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey to get here, but one I\u2019ve loved every step of the way,\u201d said Stewart.<\/p>\n

\u201cErebus has been my home since I was a kid and to now be stepping into the #9 Camaro full-time is something really special.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 86s to Super3 and Super2, the Academy and the team has given me every opportunity to learn and grow, both on and off the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot working alongside Cooper this season too and I can\u2019t wait to hit the ground running next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jobe Stewart. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Erebus owner Betty Klimenko hailed Stewart\u2019s progression as proof of the academy program\u2019s merit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we created the Erebus Academy, it wasn\u2019t about ticking a box, it was about building a genuine pathway for young people in motorsport,\u201d Klimenko said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJobe\u2019s journey is the perfect example of what can happen when you give someone the opportunity and the support to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched him come through every stage of this team and to now see him moving into a full-time seat is incredibly rewarding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s proof that what we\u2019re building is working and that the future of Erebus, and the sport, is in good hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pairing of Stewart and Murray, 24, will likely give Erebus the youngest combination on the grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Jobe for a few years now and watched him come through the ranks. He\u2019s fast, switched on and a great teammate,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked really well together this year and I think we\u2019ll push each other in the right way next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be exciting to be part of one of the youngest driver pairings on the grid and I know the whole team will be behind us, so I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing what we can all achieve together next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jobe Stewart. Image: Supplied Stewart, 21, will be promoted into the seat currently filled by Jack Le Brocq,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[68760,18756,24679,111,139,69,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-99051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-cooper-murray","9":"tag-erebus-motorsport","10":"tag-jobe-stewart","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}