Whincup to partner Malaysian prince in royal showdown

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One of Australia's astir palmy Supercars teams has confirmed it volition grow its GT programme to 2 cars.

Triple Eight Race Engineering volition adhd a 2nd Mercedes-AMG GT3 to its fleet up of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS circular successful Tailem Bend.

Shane van Gisbergen is unavailable for the forthcoming lawsuit to beryllium held astatine The Bend Motorsport Park connected October 21-23.

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He has subsequently been replaced by Supercars teammate Broc Feeney, who volition spouse royalty, successful Prince Jefri Ibrahim of Johor. Johor is simply a authorities successful confederate Malaysia that neighbours Singapore.

It is expected van Gisbergen volition instrumentality to the car for the Bathurst International, which forms the last limb of the endurance play with a three-hour race.

Prince Jefri's younger brother, Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim, volition beryllium joined by seven-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup.

Whincup raced successful the bid earlier this twelvemonth astatine Phillip Island.

"With our racing successful Asia wrapped up for the year, we've turned our attraction afloat to the remaining rounds of GT World Challenge Australia and that means moving 2 cars nether the Triple Eight-JMR flag," said Triple Eight technologist Andrew Simpson.

"Prince Abu Bakar has done a stellar occupation successful his archetypal afloat play of racing and we're looking to capitalise connected that momentum.

"He's successful precise bully institution with Jamie Whincup arsenic his co-driver, truthful it volition beryllium a bully accidental for him to learn.

"Prince Jefri is returning to Australia aft sealing the Pro-Am rubric successful Japan, truthful helium should person plentifulness of assurance coming into the play and it's a way helium knows reasonably well.

"He and Broc took a mates of podiums astatine The Bend past twelvemonth and they've got a bully accidental of going a spot oregon 2 amended this weekend."

The Bend Motorsport Park hosts the penultimate circular of the sprint play connected October 21-23 earlier the Bathurst International connected November 9-11 arsenic portion of the SpeedSeries, which closes retired the endurance play with a three-hour race.

The sprint play comes to a adjacent astatine the Adelaide 500 connected December 1-4.

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