Gen3 manufacturer allegiance: What we know so far

One of the intriguing Gen3 questions is of which manufacturer teams will align with for its 2023 debut.

The Gen3 ruleset will make its long-awaited debut in the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship.

First, there are titles to win in 2022; critically, the outcome of this year’s teams’ championship will dictate pit lane order for Gen3’s debut.

All of a sudden, teams will find themselves with deadlines regarding their alliance to either General Motors or Ford for 2023.

It comes after Gen3 prototype testing has been conducted in earnest, with the new-look Gen3 prototype hitting the track on Thursday.

Homologation teams Triple Eight Race Engineering and Dick Johnson Racing were charged with the development of the Camaro and Mustang respectively.

Where does that leave their rivals with regards to which cars will be used by which teams in 2023?

Erebus Motorsport and Team 18 have formally committed to running the Camaro under Gen3.

Erebus switched to Commodores in 2016 after three seasons running Mercedes-Benz machinery, and released Camaro renders in line with its GM commitment.

Team 18 also released Camaro renders, and has campaigned Commodores since its fully-fledged debut in 2015.

Other teams currently running GM machinery are Brad Jones Racing, Matt Stone Racing, PremiAir Racing and Walkinshaw Andretti United.

BJR has campaigned Commodores since 2008; the Albury team currently runs four cars, and also released Camaro renders last year.

An Erebus Camaro render

However, it wasn’t necessarily indicative of BJR's commitment to the Camaro.

MSR, meanwhile, currently runs a pair of Commodores. The Yatala squad also has an existing customer relationship with Triple Eight.

Last year, however, MSR released renders of its 2021 liveries on Gen3 Mustang renders. MSR made its championship debut with a Falcon in 2018.

PremiAir Racing, the newest team on the grid, has only just come to grips with its Gen2 package, having absorbed Team Sydney.

The team also has an alliance with Triple Eight; under its previous Tekno guise, the team has campaigned Commodores since 2012.

Key for PremiAir Racing is a focus to build and be in a strong position for the rollout of Gen3.

MSR's Camaro and Mustang renders

From the GM side, that leaves WAU; GM cars have been raced by the team since its debut as the Holden Racing Team over 30 years ago.

However, WAU has made no secret of its desire to bring a new manufacturer to the championship. No commitment has been made to either current brand.

Attracting new brands remains an ambition for Ryan Walkinshaw, who recently revealed his team has non-disclosure agreements with "six manufacturers".

On the blue side of the fence, DJR and Tickford Racing are the only two teams to have campaigned Fords for the entirety of the Gen2 era.

The other current Ford teams are Grove Racing and Blanchard Racing Team.

Like BJR, Grove Racing last year released renders of its current liveries on Gen3 machinery.

The Penrite Mustang render

The Grove squad has campaigned two Mustangs since 2020, but has yet to commit to one manufacturer or another.

The sole one-car operation on the grid, Blanchard Racing Team, recently confirmed it will be supplied engines by DJR provider Herrod Performance Engines.

The CoolDrive squad has no technical alliance to another team in 2022, although it still fields a Tickford-built Mustang.

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