Grove Racing is an Australian motor racing team that's previously competed in various series, including the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship and Super2 Series. The team made its debut in the Supercars Championship in 2022. They will campaign two Ford Mustang S650s, driven by Matthew Payne and Kai Allen.
History GT racing Grove Racing was founded by businessman Stephen Grove in 2011 with a focus on racing Porsches in various categories. Having first competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia, the team entered the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2012 with Stephen as driver in the elite class. In 2014, the team won the first of its five Bathurst 12 Hour class victories.
Super2 Series In 2018, Stephen's son Brenton entered the Super2 Series having also competed in Porsches. The team drafted two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Earl Bamber to co-drive with Brenton at that year's Bathurst 250 endurance race for the series. The team did not continue in the series in 2019 with Brenton moving to drive for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the series.
In 2021, Matthew Payne entered the Super2 Series for the last two rounds in a Nissan Altima L33.
Supercars Championship In January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% of Kelly Racing, which was rebranded Kelly Grove Racing. Six months later, Grove bought out the remainder of the team, to be known as Grove Racing from 2022.
In January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% of Kelly Racing, which was rebranded Kelly Grove Racing. Six months later, Grove acquired the remaining shareholding, with the team competing as Grove Racing from the 2022 season onwards.
Ahead of the 2022 season, the team announced that former Supercars champion Garth Tander would join Grove Racing. Tander officially commenced his role in 2023, working as a driver advisor across both the Supercars program and the Grove Junior Team, while also becoming the team’s endurance co-driver.
For the 2022 Supercars Championship, Grove Racing fielded David Reynolds and Lee Holdsworth. Reynolds remained with the team through 2023, partnering rookie Matt Payne, who graduated from the Grove Junior Team.
Reynolds departed at the end of 2023 and was replaced by Richie Stanaway for the 2024 season. Stanaway completed a single season with the team before leaving at the end of 2024, with 2023 Super2 Series champion Kai Allen signed as his replacement for 2025.
The 2025 season marked Grove Racing’s most successful Supercars campaign to date. Payne and Allen achieved multiple podium finishes and delivered the team its first Bathurst 1000 victory, with Payne becoming one of the youngest winners in the event’s history. The win represented Grove Racing’s maiden triumph in the Bathurst classic.
In 2025, the team announced a major technical restructure for the 2026 season, including the recruitment of former Ferrari Formula One engineer Riccardo Corte as Technical Director and the promotion of Alistair McVean to Head of Performance. The team also confirmed that 2025 would be the final full-time season for Team Principal David Cauchi, who had overseen the squad’s transition from Kelly Grove Racing and played a central role in its first race win and Bathurst 1000 victory.
Supercars Results Car No. 19 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 Pts 2022 Lee Holdsworth 10 Ford 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 13th 1734 2023 Matthew Payne 19 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 14th 1673 2024 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 6th 2019 2025 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 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
Car No. 26 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 Pts 2022 David Reynolds 26 Ford 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 8th 2132 2023 NEWR1 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 9th 1806 2024 Richie Stanaway BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 19th 1447 Dale Wood BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 46th 207Kai Allen BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 40th 243 2025 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 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
Bathurst 1000 Results +YearNo.CarDriversPositionLaps202210Ford Mustang GT Lee Holdsworth Matthew Payne6th16126Ford Mustang GT David Reynolds Matt CampbellDNF4202319Ford Mustang GT Matthew Payne Kevin Estre11th16126Ford Mustang GT David Reynolds Garth Tander5th161202419Ford Mustang GT Matthew Payne Garth TanderDNF13026Ford Mustang GT Richie Stanaway Dale Wood9th161202526Ford Mustang GT Kai Allen Dale Wood8th161100Ford Mustang GT Matthew Payne Garth Tander1st161
Teams Championship results YearCarPoints2021Mustang GT8th28182022Mustang GT5th38662023Mustang GT7th34792024Mustang GT4th35442025Mustang GT2nd4736
Supercar drivers
David Reynolds (2022–2023) Lee Holdsworth (2022) Matt Campbell (2022) Matthew Payne (2022–present) Garth Tander (2023-2025) Kévin Estre (2023) Richie Stanaway (2024) Dale Wood (2024–2025) Kai Allen (2024–present) Tim Slade (2026–present) Will Davison (2026–present)
Super2 drivers
Brenton Grove (2018) Earl Bamber (2018) Matthew Payne (2021–22)
Stats YearDriverRace StartsRace winsPodiums 2022 Lee Holdsworth 34 0 1 2022–2023 David Reynolds 62 1 13 2022–present Matt Payne 112 12 31 2022 Matt Campbell 1 0 0 2023 Kévin Estre 2 0 0 2023–2025 Garth Tander 6 1 2 2024 Richie Stanaway 22 0 0 2024–2025 Dale Wood 5 0 0 2024–present Kai Allen 60 2 12
Super2 Results Car No. 10 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 Pts 2018 Brenton Grove 10 Holden ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 TOWR10 TOWR11 SANR12 SANR13 BATR14 NEWR15 NEWR16 21st 615 2021 Matthew Payne Nissan BATR1 BATR2 TOW1R3 TOW1R4 TOW2R5 TOW2R6 SMPR7 SMPR8 BATR9 BATR10 17th 234 2022 SMPR1 SMPR2 BARR3 BARR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 SANR7 SANR8 BATR9 BATR10 ADER11 ADER12 3rd 1209
GT3-Programme drivers Stephen Grove (2019–present) Brenton Grove (2019–present) Ben Barker (2019–2020) Anton De Pasquale (2022–2023) Matt Payne (2022-present) Earl Bamber (2023) Jules Gounon (2024-present)
Bathurst 12 Hours results Year Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Barker Daniel Gaunt Porsche 911 GT3 R B 260 17th 1st 2019 Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Barker Porsche 911 GT3 R B 299 16th 1st 2020 Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Barker Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 312 10th 1st 2022 Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Barker Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 197 DNF DNF 2023 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Anton De Pasquale Porsche 911 GT3 R A 56 DNF DNF
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