Grove Racingis an Australian motor racing team that's previously competed in various series, including thePorsche Carrera Cup Australia ChampionshipandSuper2 Series.The team is making its debut in theSupercars Championshipin 2022. They will campaign twoFord Mustang S650s,driven byMatthew PayneandRichie Stanaway.
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| Manufacturer | Ford Mercedes-AMG |
|---|---|
| Race Drivers | Supercars: 19.Matthew Payne 26.Kai Allen GTWC Australia: 4. Stephen Grove Brenton Grove |
| Race Engineers | 19. Jack Bell 26. Alistair McVean |
| Chassis | Mustang GT AMG GT3 Evo |
| Debut | 2011 (Carrera Cup) 2022 (Supercars) |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
History
editGT racing
editGrove Racing was founded by businessman Stephen Grove in 2011 with a focus on racingPorschesin various categories. Having first competed in thePorsche Sprint Challenge Australia,the team entered thePorsche Carrera Cup Australia Championshipin2012with Stephen as driver in the elite class.[1]In 2014, the team won the first of its fiveBathurst 12 Hourclass victories.[2]
Super2 Series
editIn 2018, Stephen's sonBrentonentered theSuper2 Serieshaving also competed in Porsches. The team drafted two-time24 Hours of Le ManswinnerEarl Bamberto co-drive with Brenton at that year'sBathurst 250endurance race for the series.[3]The team did not continue in the series in 2019 with Brenton moving to drive forTriple Eight Race Engineeringin the series.
In 2021,Matthew Payneentered theSuper2 Seriesfor the last two rounds in aNissan Altima L33.
Supercars Championship
editIn January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% ofKelly Racing,which was rebranded Kelly Grove Racing.[4]Six months later, Grove bought out the remainder of the team, to be known as Grove Racing from 2022.[5]
Supercars Results
editCar No. 19 results
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Position | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lee Holdsworth | 10 | Ford | SMP R1 21 |
SMP R2 16 |
SYM R3 9 |
SYM R4 9 |
SYM R5 14 |
MEL R6 22 |
MEL R7 3 |
MEL R8 13 |
MEL R9 10 |
BAR R10 11 |
BAR R11 21 |
BAR R12 12 |
WIN R13 5 |
WIN R14 4 |
WIN R15 6 |
HID R16 15 |
HID R17 12 |
HID R18 16 |
TOW R19 17 |
TOW R20 23 |
BEN R21 15 |
BEN R22 22 |
BEN R23 10 |
SAN R24 24 |
SAN R25 18 |
SAN R26 18 |
PUK R27 12 |
PUK R28 12 |
PUK R29 14 |
BAT R30 6 |
SUR R31 15 |
SUR R32 Ret |
ADE R33 10 |
ADE R34 9 |
13th | 1734 | ||||||
| 2023 | Matthew Payne | 19 | NEW R1 12 |
NEW R2 14 |
MEL R3 13 |
MEL R4 17 |
MEL R5 21 |
MEL R6 12 |
BAR R7 6 |
BAR R8 9 |
BAR R9 18 |
SYM R10 15 |
SYM R11 15 |
SYM R12 21 |
HID R13 19 |
HID R14 23 |
HID R15 25 |
TOW R16 15 |
TOW R17 18 |
SMP R18 24 |
SMP R19 23 |
BEN R20 7 |
BEN R21 6 |
BEN R22 18 |
SAN R23 6 |
BAT R24 11 |
SUR R25 9 |
SUR R26 4 |
ADE R27 23 |
ADE R28 1 |
14th | 1673 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | BAT1 R1 10 |
BAT1 R2 7 |
MEL R3 3 |
MEL R4 3 |
MEL R5 Ret |
MEL R6 14 |
TAU R7 13 |
TAU R8 4 |
BAR R9 8 |
BAR R10 9 |
HID R11 15 |
HID R12 20 |
TOW R13 4 |
TOW R14 1 |
SMP R15 |
SMP R16 |
BEN R17 |
BEN R18 |
SAN R19 |
BAT R20 |
SUR R21 |
SUR R22 |
ADE R23 |
ADE R24 |
4th* | 238* | |||||||||||||||||||
Car No. 26 results
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Position | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | David Reynolds | 26 | Ford | SMP R1 24 |
SMP R2 9 |
SYM R3 21 |
SYM R4 3 |
SYM R5 4 |
MEL R6 2 |
MEL R7 2 |
MEL R8 3 |
MEL R9 Ret |
BAR R10 4 |
BAR R11 11 |
BAR R12 6 |
WIN R13 3 |
WIN R14 3 |
WIN R15 4 |
HID R16 25 |
HID R17 5 |
HID R18 12 |
TOW R19 18 |
TOW R20 11 |
BEN R21 8 |
BEN R22 8 |
BEN R23 22 |
SAN R24 12 |
SAN R25 4 |
SAN R26 9 |
PUK R27 9 |
PUK R28 7 |
PUK R29 8 |
BAT R30 Ret |
SUR R31 2 |
SUR R32 4 |
ADE R33 11 |
ADE R34 15 |
8th | 2132 | ||||||
| 2023 | NEW R1 10 |
NEW R1 12 |
NEW R2 3 |
MEL R3 19 |
MEL R4 23 |
MEL R5 14 |
MEL R6 8 |
BAR R7 3 |
BAR R8 14 |
BAR R9 4 |
SYM R10 16 |
SYM R11 23 |
SYM R12 12 |
HID R13 20 |
HID R14 22 |
HID R15 12 |
TOW R16 21 |
TOW R17 17 |
SMP R18 Ret |
SMP R19 20 |
BEN R20 13 |
BEN R21 4 |
BEN R22 20 |
SAN R23 Ret |
BAT R24 5 |
SUR R25 3 |
SUR R26 1 |
ADE R27 2 |
ADE R28 3 |
9th | 1806 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Richie Stanaway | BAT1 R1 4 |
BAT1 R2 11 |
MEL R3 12 |
MEL R4 13 |
MEL R5 7 |
MEL R6 8 |
TAU R7 |
TAU R8 |
BAR R9 |
BAR R10 |
HID R11 |
HID R12 |
TOW R13 |
TOW R14 |
SMP R15 |
SMP R16 |
BEN R17 |
BEN R18 |
SAN R19 |
BAT R20 |
SUR R21 |
SUR R22 |
ADE R23 |
ADE R24 |
6th* | 226* | ||||||||||||||||||
Supercar drivers
edit
David Reynolds(2022–2023)- Lee Holdsworth(2022)
- Matt Campbell(2022)
Matthew Payne(2022–present)- Garth Tander(2023-present)
Kévin Estre(2023)- Richie Stanaway(2024)
- Dale Wood(2024)
Super2 drivers
edit- Brenton Grove(2018)
- Earl Bamber(2018)
- Matthew Payne(2021–22)
Super2 Results
editCar No. 10 results
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Position | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brenton Grove | 10 | Holden | ADE R1 Ret |
ADE R2 17 |
ADE R3 18 |
SYM R4 18 |
SYM R5 19 |
SYM R6 16 |
BAR R7 21 |
BAR R8 21 |
BAR R9 18 |
TOW R10 Ret |
TOW R11 21 |
SAN R12 13 |
SAN R13 21 |
BAT R14 10 |
NEW R15 20 |
NEW R16 C |
21st | 615 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Matthew Payne | Nissan | BAT R1 |
BAT R2 |
TOW1 R3 |
TOW1 R4 |
TOW2 R5 |
TOW2 R6 |
SMP R7 16 |
SMP R8 C |
BAT R9 13 |
BAT R10 5 |
17th | 234 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | SMP R1 4 |
SMP R2 2 |
BAR R3 1 |
BAR R4 2 |
TOW R5 10 |
TOW R6 Ret |
SAN R7 19 |
SAN R8 1 |
BAT R9 3 |
BAT R10 C |
ADE R11 2 |
ADE R12 4 |
3rd | 1209 | |||||||||||||||||||||
GT3-Programme drivers
edit- Stephen Grove (2019–present)
- Brenton Grove (2019–present)
Ben Barker(2019–present)- Anton De Pasquale(2022–present)
- Earl Bamber(2023–present)
References
edit- ^"ENTRY LIST: Carrera Cup ready for Townsville return".Speedcafe.3 July 2012.Retrieved27 July2021.
- ^"Grove Racing ready for 2020 outright step up".Bathurst 12 Hour.Retrieved27 July2021.
- ^Makhoul, Joshua (4 October 2018)."Grove keen to learn from 'world class' Bamber".Supercars.Retrieved8 October2018.
- ^van Leeuwen, Andrew (14 January 2021)."New ownership structure for Kelly Racing".Motorsport.Retrieved27 July2021.
- ^Chapman, Simon (26 July 2021)."Grove takes full ownership of KGR, Kelly to depart".Speedcafe.Retrieved27 July2021.