Team 18 (formerly known as Charlie Schwerkolt Racing) is an Australian motor racing team currently competing in the Supercars Championship, running two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. The team's current drivers are Anton De Pasquale and David Reynolds.
History Background The team is owned by Gold Coast businessman Charlie Schwerkolt, who previously had a shareholding in Dick Johnson Racing. The relationship between Schwerkolt and Dick Johnson broke down at the end of 2010, the year James Courtney won the championship for the team. As part of the split Schwerkolt retained ownership of one of the two Racing Entitlement Contracts (RECs).Charlie Schwerkolt sells his share of DJR Speedcafe 3 December 2010
Schwerkolt had attempted to conclude a deal to run a fourth car out of Ford Performance Racing with Courtney driving, but after Courtney signed to drive with the Holden Racing Team, the deal collapsed.Courtney: Thanks for the title, now see you later Sydney Morning Herald 12 December 2010 The REC was instead leased to Dick Johnson Racing for James Moffat's entry for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Satellite team
With the rules governing the use of Racing Entitlement Contracts dictating that Schwerkolt could only lease his to one party for two years, he either had to sell it, lease it to another party, or use it himself. Schwerkolt decided on the latter and came to an agreement with Ford Performance Racing to operate a fully supported customer car as a satellite of the main FPR team in much the same manner as Rod Nash Racing.FPR, Schwerkolt join forces for 2013 Speedcafe 21 May 2012 Alex Davison drove the Jeld-Wen supported car in 2013,Alex Davison secures fourth FPR seat Speedcafe 10 December 2012 taking one podium at the Phillip Island event and finishing the season in 13th. In 2014, Jack Perkins replaced Davison but could only manage 23rd in the championship.Jack Perkins confirmed for full-time V8 rebirth Speedcafe 9 December 2013
For 2015, Lee Holdsworth became the team's driver. The team had originally intended to remain in their existing relationship with Ford Performance Racing (now known as Tickford Racing), but they were replaced by Super Black Racing as the Ford team's second customer partnership. Instead, the team became a satellite team to the Holden Racing Team, and ran a Holden VF Commodore. Holdsworth finished 14th in the championship.
Independent team In 2016, Team 18 began operating as an independent entity using a Triple Eight Race Engineering-built Commodore. Jeff Grech, the former Holden Racing Team team manager from 1993 to 2006, became team manager with backing from Preston Hire. It was a difficult season for the outfit, with Holdsworth suffering a major accident at the Darwin event, leaving him with a fractured pelvis and out of action for three rounds. He was replaced with Kurt Kostecki for Townsville and Ipswich (having borrowed the teenagers' Development Series chassis) and Karl Reindler for Sydney Motorsport Park. The team did not fare well in Holdsworth's return for the Enduro Cup either, retiring from the Bathurst 1000 after two laps with a broken rocker, as well as one of the Gold Coast 600 races after Reindler crashed exiting turn three. The team finished 15th in the teams' championship, beating only Britek Motorsport and the 'Supergirls' wildcard.
Holdsworth remained at the team for 2017, starting with two midfield finishes at the Adelaide 500 before being involved in a high-speed crash with Nick Percat at the non-championship round at the Australian Grand Prix, after Percat lost braking entering turn one. The team avoided the multi-car pile-up in Tasmania, however, were caught out in the changeable conditions on the Sunday, finishing 17th. The team continued to run midfield throughout the season, Holdsworth ending the season 16th in the standings with a best result of 4th on the Saturday at the Newcastle 500. Holdsworth did not finish in the top ten again until one year later in Newcastle, enduring a difficult 2018 campaign that was hampered by reliability issues, ending up in 21st in the championship.
Ahead of the 2019 Supercars Championship, the team acquired the services of 2015 series champion Mark Winterbottom, in what became a switch of seats with Holdsworth going to Tickford Racing. As part of Winterbottom's arrival, the team also re-branded with backing from Stanley Black & Decker's Irwin Industrial Tools, hired new staff including team manager Steve Henderson and engineer Phil Keed and upgraded their customer relationship with Triple Eight Race Engineering. The changes brought an immediate upturn in results with two top-ten finishes at the Adelaide 500 before Winterbottom took the team's first pole position at the Tasmania SuperSprint. In 2020 the team expanded to two cars with a second REC purchased from Kelly Racing, again with backing from Stanley Black & Decker, this time from their DeWalt brand with Scott Pye recruited from Walkinshaw Andretti United.
Following the demise of Holden, Team 18 continued with General Motors for the Gen3 era starting in 2023, with the Holden Commodore replaced by the Chevrolet Camaro. In 2023, Winterbottom achieved the team's first ever race victory, in Race 13 of the championship at the Darwin Triple Crown.
David Reynolds replaced Pye in car 20 for the 2024 season, and Anton De Pasquale replaced Winterbottom in car 18 for the 2025 season. The team achieved their first ever podium at the Bathurst 1000 in 2025, with Reynolds and Holdsworth, who had returned to the team as a co-driver, finishing second.
Ahead of the 2026 season, Team 18 became the homologation team for Chevrolet, following Triple Eight Race Engineering's defection to Ford. The team also took over the Supercheap Auto wildcard program that Triple Eight had operated in endurance races since 2021, which Craig Lowndes had been the face of, after Lowndes decided he wished to remain with Chevrolet. Early in the 2026 season, De Pasquale established himself as the leading Chevrolet driver, including taking pole position and winning Race 2 of the championship in the first round at Sydney Motorsport Park, and winning again in Race 19 at Hidden Valley Raceway.
Supercars Championship drivers The following is a list of drivers who have driven for the team in the Supercars Championship, in order of their first appearance. Drivers who only drove for the team on a part-time basis are listed in italics.
Alex Davison (2013) John McIntyre (2013) Jack Perkins (2014) Cam Waters (2014) Lee Holdsworth (2015–18, 2025–present) Sébastien Bourdais (2015) Kurt Kostecki (2016) Karl Reindler (2016–17) Jason Bright (2018) Mark Winterbottom (2019–2024) Steven Richards (2019) Scott Pye (2020–2023) James Golding (2020–2021) Dean Fiore (2020) Michael Caruso (2021–2024) Tyler Everingham (2022) Warren Luff (2023) David Reynolds (2024–present) Anton De Pasquale (2025–present) Harri Jones (2025) Craig Lowndes (2026–present) James Courtney (2026–present) Bayley Hall (2026–present)
Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year No. Car Drivers Position Laps 2013 18 Ford Falcon FG Alex Davison John McIntyre 13th 161 2014 18 Ford Falcon FG Jack Perkins Cam Waters 12th 161 2015 18 Holden Commodore VF Lee Holdsworth Sébastien Bourdais 9th 161 2016 18 Holden Commodore VF Lee Holdsworth Karl Reindler DNF 2 2017 18 Holden Commodore VF Lee Holdsworth Karl Reindler DNF 76 2018 18 Holden Commodore ZB Lee Holdsworth Jason Bright 21st 157 2019 18 Holden Commodore ZB Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards 6th 161 2020 18 Holden Commodore ZB Mark Winterbottom James Golding 8th 161 20 Holden Commodore ZB Scott Pye Dean Fiore 6th 161 2021 18 Holden Commodore ZB Mark Winterbottom Michael Caruso16th 161 20 Holden Commodore ZB Scott Pye James Golding DNF 3 2022 18 Holden Commodore ZB Mark Winterbottom Michael Caruso 15th 161 20 Holden Commodore ZB Scott Pye Tyler Everingham 16th 161 2023 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Mark Winterbottom Michael Caruso DNF 160 20 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Scott Pye Warren Luff 17th 160 2024 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Mark Winterbottom Michael Caruso 18th 161 20 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE David Reynolds Warren Luff 24th 159202518Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Anton De Pasquale Harri Jones 20th 14120Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE David Reynolds Lee Holdsworth2nd161202615Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Craig Lowndes Bayley Hall18Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Anton De Pasquale Lee Holdsworth20Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE David Reynolds James Courtney
Car results Car No. 18 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 Pts 2015 Lee Holdsworth Holden 18 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 14th 1699 2016 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 24th 1114 Kurt Kostecki ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 55th 108 Karl Reindler ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 45th 309 2017 Lee Holdsworth ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 16th 1647 2018 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 21st 1443 2019 Mark Winterbottom 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 13th 2092 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 BATR31 10th 1566 2021 BATR1 BATR2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SYD1R20 SYD1R21 SYD1R22 SYD2R23 SYD2R24 SYD2R25 SYD3R26 SYD3R27 SYD3R28 SYD4R29 SYD4R30 BATR31 10th 1725 2022 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 9th 1909 2023 Chevrolet 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 15th 15792024 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 WANR9 WANR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BAT2R20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER2415th15572025Anton De PasqualeSMPR1SMPR2SMPR3MELR4MELR5MELR6MELR7TAUR8TAUR9TAUR10SYMR11SYMR12SYMR13WANR14WANR15WANR16HIDR17HIDR18HIDR19TOWR20TOWR21TOWR22QLDR23QLDR24QLDR25BENR26BATR27SURR28SURR29SANR30SANR31ADER32ADER33ADER34
Car No. 20 results