Nicholas Paul Percat (born 14 September 1988) is an Australian racing driver. He currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship co-driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the No. 88 Ford Mustang GT. He won the Bathurst 1000 at his first attempt, co-driving for Garth Tander for the Holden Racing Team. Percat attended Sacred Heart College in South Australia.
Racing career
Percat won the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship in his third season in the category having dominated the season after finishing runner up the previous year to Paul Laskaseski. In 2011, he returned to single seaters for a one off support race for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix driving a Van Diemen built Formula MRF for a winner takes all $50,000 prize. He took pole position and won race one, the first-ever race held at the Buddh International Circuit, but was taken out in race two by eventual winner Jordan King.speedcafe.com Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2 Nov 2011
On 9 October 2011, Percat partnered Garth Tander to win the Bathurst 1000 race for the Holden Racing Team. In winning the Bathurst 1000, Percat became the first South Australian born driver to win the race.
On 24 December 2014, it was announced that Percat would contest the 2015 season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He endured a mediocre season, with a best finish of sixth at the Gold Coast 600. He finished 22nd in the championship despite not racing in the final two rounds of the year due to a foot injury.
The 2016 season kicked off with Percat taking a shock win in unpredictable circumstances at the 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, which was also the first win for the team. Percat became the first South Australian driver to win the local event.
Percat continued his strong form at the 2016 Bathurst 1000 by scoring a podium with co-drive Cameron McConville. Percat has finished on the podium three times out of his eight starts. Percat signed a contract to race for Brad Jones Racing, replacing outgoing driver Jason Bright. Results for Percat were mixed due to a horror run of bad luck from the BJR team. The highlight of the year was Percat's first podium for the team at the Darwin Triple Crown event.
Results for 2018 were much improved for Percat, and the whole BJR team, with Percat scoring two podiums at the Australian Grand Prix event, narrowly missing out on winning the Larry Perkins Trophy. Percat finished the year tenth in the championship, his best result to date.
In 2019, Percat took another step forward in the championship. He didn't score a podium, but was one of the most consistent drivers in the field and finished the year in ninth.
In 2020, Percat enjoyed his best Supercars season to date, finishing seventh in the Championship, claimed two wins during the Sydney SuperSprint round and a podium finish in the second race of the Darwin SuperSprint.
After five seasons with Brad Jones Racing, Percat announced on 26 October 2021 that he would be returning to Walkinshaw Andretti United in 2022 on a multiple-year deal.
Following a period of disappointing results amid Walkinshaw’s debut season aboard Ford Mustang’s for 2023, it was announced on 21 August 2023 that Percat would no longer be driving for the team in 2024.
Career results Career summary Season Series Position Car Team 2005 South Australian Formula Ford Championship 1st Swift SC94F Ford Victorian Formula Ford Championship 28th Mygale SJ97 Ford 2006 South Australian Formula Ford Championship 9th Spectrum 010b Ford 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship 7th Spectrum 011b Ford Van Diemen RF06 Ford 2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2nd Mygale SJ07A Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services Australian Drivers' Championship 8th Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship 1st Mygale SJ07A Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden VZ CommodoreHolden VE Commodore Jay MotorsportWalkinshaw Performance V8 Supercar Championship Series 63rd Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2011 MRF 1600 - Delhi 4th Van Diemen MRF 1600 - Ford Walkinshaw Performance Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 7th Holden VE Commodore International V8 Supercars Championship 30th Holden Racing Team 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Performance International V8 Supercars Championship 41st Holden Racing Team 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 33rd Holden VF Commodore Holden Racing Team Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 Team BRM V8SuperTourers Season 34th Holden VE Commodore M3 Racing 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 12th Holden VF Commodore James Rosenberg Racing 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 22nd Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 18th Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 19th Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 10th Holden ZB Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 9th Holden ZB Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 7th Holden ZB Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2021 Repco Supercars Championship 7th Holden ZB Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2022 Repco Supercars Championship 15th Holden ZB Commodore Walkinshaw Andretti United 2023 Repco Supercars Championship 20th Ford Mustang GT S650 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2024 Repco Supercars Championship 8th Camaro ZL1 Matt Stone Racing 2025 Repco Supercars Championship 16th Camaro ZL1 Matt Stone Racing
Super2 Series results Super2 Series results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points 2010 Jay Motorsport 222 Holden VZ Commodore ADER1 ADER2 QLDR3 QLDR4 QLDR5 WINR6 WINR7 WINR8 TOWR9 TOWR10 TOWR11 4th 1446 Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore BATR12 BATR13 SANR14 SANR15 SANR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 2011 ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 QLDR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 BATR11 BATR12 SANR13 SANR14 SANR15 SYDR16 SYDR17 7th 1207 2012 ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 BATR12 BATR13 WINR14 WINR15 WINR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 4th 1561
Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team No. Car 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 Position Points 2010 Walkinshaw Racing 10 Holden VE Commodore YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIQR PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 63rd 53 2011 Holden Racing Team 2 Holden VE Commodore YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIQR PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 30th 527 2012 ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 41st 297 2013 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 PUKR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 COAR13 COAR14 COAR15 COAR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 QLDR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 WINR25 WINR26 WINR27 SANQR SANR28 BATR29 SURR30 SURR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 33rd 549 22 SYDR35 SYDR36 2014 James Rosenberg Racing 222 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 PUKR10 PUKR11 PUKR12 PUKR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 SMPR26 SMPR27 SMPR28 SANQR SANR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 PHIR35 SYDR36 SYDR37 SYDR38 12th 1921 2015 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 222 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 WINR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 SMPR22 SMPR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 PUKR30 PHIR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 SYDR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 22nd 1204 2016 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANR20 SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 18th 1430 2017 Brad Jones Racing 8 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR722 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR1416 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR1724 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 19th 1527 2018 Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 NEWR30 NEWR31 10th 2290 2019 ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 BENR21 BENR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SANQR SANR28 NEWR29 NEWR30 9th 2445 2020 ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SMP1R7 SMP1R8 SMP1R9 SMP2R10 SMP2R11 SMP2R12 HID1R13 HID1R14 HID1R15 HID2R16 HID2R17 HID2R18 TOW1R19 TOW1R20 TOW1R21 TOW2R22 TOW2R23 TOW2R24 BEN1R25 BEN1R26 BEN1R27 BEN2R28 BEN2R29 BEN2R30 BATR19 7th 1743 2021 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 7th 2008 2022 Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 Holden ZB Commodore SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 ADER33 ADER34 15th 1643 2023 Ford Mustang S550 NEWR1 NEWR2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 SYMR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 BENR20 BENR21 BENR22 SANR23 BATR24 SURR25 SURR26 ADER27 ADER28 20th 1230 2024 Matt Stone Racing 10 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BAT2R20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 8th 1830 2025 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33 ADER34 16th 1286 2026 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 Ford Mustang S650 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 BARR17 BARR18 BARR19 HIDR20 HIDR21 HIDR22 TOWR23 TOWR24 TOWR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37
Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2011 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE Garth Tander 1st 161 2012 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE Garth Tander 25th 139 2013 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VF Garth Tander 4th 161 2014 James Rosenberg Racing Holden Commodore VF Oliver Gavin 3rd 161 2015 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore VF Oliver Gavin 19th 159 2016 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore VF Cameron McConville 3rd 161 2017 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VF Macauley Jones DNF 160 2018 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Macauley Jones 7th 161 2019 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Tim Blanchard 14th 160 2020 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Thomas Randle 18th 133 2021 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Dale Wood 6th 161 2022 Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB Warren Luff 22nd 148 2023 Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang S650 Fabian Coulthard 14th 161 2024 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Dylan O'Keeffe 17th 161 2025 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Tim Slade DNF 50 2026 Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord Mustang S650 Broc Feeney
Retirement On 7 October 2025, Percat announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 season.
References