After 15 seasons with Common Motors operating Holdens and Chevrolets within the Supercars Championship, the championship-winning Crimson Bull Triple Eight Racing has introduced it can defect again to Ford.
Having run Ford Falcons from 2003-2009, the staff shocked the game by crossing the producer divide to affix Holden for 2010, after which Chevrolet when the Holden model lastly exited the game in 2022.
The staff will run Ford Mustangs from 2026, and also will take over from Dick Johnson Racing because the homologation staff that develops new components for all of the Ford groups.
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In an announcement, staff principal Jamie Whincup stated the partnership was a “big strategic dedication.”
Whincup received the 2008 and 2009 championships and did the Bathurst 1000 three-peat between 2006-2008 for the staff driving a Falcon.
Broc Feeney leads Triple Eight Race Engineering teammate Will Brown in 2024. The staff will change to Fords for 2026. Kerry Marshall through Getty Photographs
“Triple Eight’s success is in the beginning all the way down to our individuals and a relentless, shared want to win that has set us up for this partnership,” he stated.
“Our return to the Blue Oval is not nearly successful; it is about that feeling of shared objective and willpower that is backed up by an thrilling highway automobile 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. It is a big 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.”
With Common Motors, the staff received eight drivers’ and 11 groups’ championships.
Whincup informed Speedcafe’s Full Credit score to the Noise podcast, the defection happened after an opportunity assembly with Ford head honchos ultimately 12 months’s Bathurst 1000.
“In direction of the center of final 12 months we have been assessing which producer we should always align with,” he stated.
Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup received a their third-straight Bathurst 1000 for Ford in 2008. EDGE Photographics
“We clearly assessed who was obtainable. And the additional by means of the due diligence it went, it turned extremely apparent that Ford Efficiency have been undoubtedly going to be the most effective efficiency accomplice for us – not just for subsequent 12 months, however for a few years to come back.
“So it was completely a no brainer. After which once we crossed paths at Bathurst final 12 months, that is what obtained the dialog going.
“When you get into it, it makes completely a lot sense {that a} partnership is a giant profit for each events.”
The announcement got here on the identical day Ford introduced it will be returning to top-flight endurance racing by coming into the LMDh class of the World Endurance Championship – which incorporates the Le Mans 24-hour – for 2027.
The staff’s 2024 champion Will Brown and teammate Broc Feeney are each contracted with the staff into 2026.
The staff stays dedicated to operating a Wildcard for the endurance races, though Craig Lowndes’ position as a GM ambassador means his involvement within the challenge is beneath a cloud.
The 2025 Supercars season will get underway in Sydney on the weekend of February 21-23.
