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Triple Eight makes shock change to Ford in Supercars
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Triple Eight makes shock change to Ford in Supercars

Motorsports January 31, 2025
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Ford has shocked the Supercars pitlane by signing reigning Supercars champion workforce Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2026 and past.

The squad, which gained the Supercars drivers’ title with Will Brown and the groups’ title final 12 months, will race two Ford Mustangs after the tip of the brand new season.

It should even be chargeable for the design and improvement of the Mustang from the beginning of subsequent season – after fulfilling the identical position with the Chevrolet Camaro Gen3 automotive it at present races.

The information comes 15 years after the workforce defected in the other way, from Ford to Holden, in 2010. It transitioned to Chevrolet in 2023 following the demise of the Holden model.

T8 Group Principal and co-owner Jamie Whincup, who gained the 2008 and 2009 titles in Falcons, was within the USA at Ford Efficiency’s season launch and referred to as the information a “enormous strategic dedication.”

“Triple Eight’s success is at first right down to our individuals and a relentless, shared want to win that has set us up for this partnership,” Whincup stated.

“Our return to the Blue Oval is not nearly successful; it is about that feeling of shared objective and dedication that’s backed up by an thrilling highway automotive portfolio.

“What excites me most about our future collectively is the dedication Ford is demonstrating to our sport, to Triple Eight and to all Supercars followers by means of this long-term partnership. This can be a enormous strategic dedication that we’re very proud to share.

“We’re very excited to be part of the Ford Efficiency ecosystem and the potential alternatives this partnership will current.”

Will Brown, Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Photograph by: Bob Gloyn Pictures

The information signifies that no less than three groups will change producers for 2026.

Walkinshaw Andretti United will change from Ford to Toyota subsequent 12 months, as a part of the Japanese world big’s arrival in Supercars with the Supra. Paradoxically, like T8, WAU is a former Holden works workforce, earlier than it defected to Ford.

Toyota will even assist a second workforce working Supras subsequent season, having revealed plans for a second two-car entry with a to-be-confirmed workforce.

As part of its new preparations T8 can also be more likely to run a Ford Mustang GT3 entry on the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, a race wherein it has beforehand competed with Mercedes-Benz automobiles. There isn’t any T8 entry on this weekend’s race, although Brown and team-mate Broc Feeney will drive, in separate entries.

This 12 months’s Supercars sequence begin in Sydney Motorsport Park on 21-21 February.

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Phil Branagan

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