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Supercars driver Nick Percat is returning to where it all began, signing with Walkinshaw Andretti United for the 2022 championship campaign. The 33-year-old has signed a multi-year deal with the former Holden factory team and is teaming up with his fellow Bathurst 1000 winners Chaz Mostert in one of the best qualified pairings on the starting line-up for next year. It’s kind of a homecoming for South Australian Percat, who came through the ranks at Walkinshaw Racing and won the Bathurst 1000 in 2011 as Garth Tander’s co-driver for the then Holden Racing Team. Percat made his debut as a full-time rider at HRT in 2014 and finished third at Mt Panorama that year. After two seasons at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Percat moved to Brad Jones Racing for the 2017 championship and has been with the Albury-based team ever since. In September, he announced that he would be leaving BJR, just three months after signing a contract extension. “I had just moved here to the Gold Coast and was walking up and down my apartment. I called Brad and spoke to him. I said I wasn’t exactly happy anymore,” Percat told Motorsport after his shocking decision. com to leave BJR. “It was a surprise for both of us, but it was nothing personal against Brad or the team.” Something changed in my head and I wanted to react, so I told him. “Form one of the strongest teams together with Mostert for the 2022 championship – as Jamie Whincup’s seat at Red Bull Ampol Racing will be taken over by rookie Broc Feeney. Mostert, the Bathurst champion of 2014, has been with Walkinshaw for two years and is fourth in the championship standings on the way to Sydney this year SuperNight event this weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park, Australian Associated Press
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Supercars driver Nick Percat returns to where it all began, signing with Walkinshaw Andretti United for the 2022 championship campaign.
The 33-year-old has signed a multi-year contract with the former Holden works team and will join his fellow Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert in one of the best-qualified pairings on next year’s starting line-up.
It’s kind of a homecoming for South Australian Percat, who came through the ranks at Walkinshaw Racing and won the Bathurst 1000 in 2011 as co-driver of Garth Tander for the then Holden Racing Team.
Percat made his debut as a full-time rider at HRT in 2014 and finished third at Mt Panorama that year.
After two seasons at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Percat moved to Brad Jones Racing for the 2017 championship and has been with the Albury-based team ever since.
In September, he announced that he would be leaving BJR, just three months after signing a contract extension.
“I had just moved here to the Gold Coast and was walking up and down my apartment. I called Brad and had the conversation with him. I said I wasn’t exactly happy anymore,” Percat told Motorsport after his shocking decision. com to leave BJR.
“It was a surprise to both of us, but it wasn’t personal against Brad or the team.
“Something just changed in my head and I wanted to act on it, so I told him.”
The four-time Supercars race winner will be one of the strongest teams for the 2022 championship alongside Mostert – as Jamie Whincup’s seat at Red Bull Ampol Racing will be taken over by rookie Broc Feeney.
Mostert, the 2014 Bathurst Champion, has been with Walkinshaw for two years and is fourth in this year’s championship standings, which go to the Sydney SuperNight event at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend.
Australian Associated Press
