Grove Racing
 | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Porsche |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Stephen & Brenton Grove |
| Team Manager | David Cauchi |
| Race Drivers | Supercars: 10. Lee Holdsworth 26. David Reynolds GTWC Australia: 4. Stephen Grove Brenton Grove |
| Race Engineers | 10. Will Davidson 26. Alistair McVean |
| Chassis | Mustang GT 911 GT3-R |
| Debut | 2011 (Carrera Cup) 2022 (Supercars) |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
Grove Racing is an Australian motor racing team that's previously competed in various series, including the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship and Super2 Series. The team is making its debut in the Supercars Championship in 2022. They will campaign two Ford Mustangs, driven by Lee Holdsworth and David Reynolds.
History
GT racing
Grove Racing was founded by businessman Stephen Grove in 2011 with a focus on racing Porsches in various categories. Having first competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia, the team entered the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2012 with Stephen as driver in the elite class.[1] In 2014, the team won the first of its five Bathurst 12 Hour class victories.[2]
Super2 Series
In 2018, Stephen's son Brenton entered the Super2 Series having also competed in Porsches. The team drafted two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Earl Bamber to co-drive with Brenton at that year's Bathurst 250 endurance race for the series.[3] The team did not continue in the series in 2019 with Brenton moving to drive for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the series.
In 2021, Matthew Payne entered the Super2 Series for the last two rounds in a Nissan Altima L33.
Supercars Championship
In January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% of Kelly 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
Car No. 10 results
| 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 |
BEN R22 |
BEN R23 |
SAN R24 |
SAN R25 |
SAN R26 |
PUK R27 |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
BAT R30 |
SUR R31 |
SUR R32 |
ADE R33 |
ADE R34 |
13th* | 966* | ||||||
Car No. 26 results
| 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 |
ADE R34 |
7th* | 1234* | ||||||
Supercar drivers
David Reynolds (2022–present)- Lee Holdsworth (2022)
- Matt Campbell (2022)
Matthew Payne (2022–present)
Super2 drivers
- Matthew Payne (2021–22)
Super2 Results
Car No. 10 results
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Matthew Payne | 10 | 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 |
NEW R11 |
NEW R12 |
3rd* | 951* | |||||||||||||||||||||
GT3-Programme drivers
- Stephen Grove (2019–present)
- Brenton Grove (2019–present)
Ben Barker (2019–present)
References
- ^ "ENTRY LIST: Carrera Cup ready for Townsville return". Speedcafe. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Grove Racing ready for 2020 outright step up". Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Makhoul, Joshua (4 October 2018). "Grove keen to learn from 'world class' Bamber". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (14 January 2021). "New ownership structure for Kelly Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (26 July 2021). "Grove takes full ownership of KGR, Kelly to depart". Speedcafe. Retrieved 27 July 2021.