Nick Percat has shocked the Supercars paddock by asserting he’ll retire on the finish of the 2025 marketing campaign.
The 37-year-old will make his final begin as a full-time Supercars driver on the Adelaide 500 on 27-30 November, driving his Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro.
Percat has gained six championship races since making his Supercars debut in 2010, profitable for the Holden Racing Staff, Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Brad Jones Racing and MSR.
He rose to prominence as a co-driver with HRT, partnering Garth Tander to victory on the 2011 Bathurst 1000, turning into solely the second driver to win the race on debut. This weekend’s Bathurst 1000 shall be Percat’s fifteenth begin within the occasion and his final as a main driver.
“It was positively not a straightforward resolution as a result of I’m nonetheless very aggressive. I really feel like I’m driving properly and have gotten trophies this yr,” mentioned Percat, who has scored three podiums this season.
“So it has been fairly a prolonged resolution, however on the flipside, when one door closes, one other opens.
Nick Percat, Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Picture by: Edge Photographics
“There was in all probability a chance to remain on the grid but it surely’s about ensuring you place your self in the best place on the proper time, so for me, now was time.”
Percat says his focus will now be on his JND Kart enterprise and, possibly, as a Supercars endurance co-driver, a job for which he shall be in excessive demand.
He charges his Bathurst win and his 2016 Adelaide 500 victory because the highlights of his profession, the latter coming not simply in his dwelling state however whereas driving for the Dumbrell staff, the smallest on the Supercars grid, and thru a torrential downpour.
“In these circumstances – simply to not crash the factor as a result of we couldn’t see, not to mention to win the race at your house occasion was superb,” he mentioned. “Bathurst 2011 with Garth and HRT is one thing I’ll always remember and each time it comes on, I really get goosebumps.”
Within the meantime, Percat will make his fifteenth Bathurst begin this weekend, with Tim Slade as co-driver for MSR.
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