PremiAir Racing is an Australian Motor Racing Team competing in ANDRA Top Fuel and the Supercars Championship, where it fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. The teams current drivers are Jayden Ojeda and Declan Fraser. The team is owned by Peter Xiberras, the managing director of PremiAir Hire and himself a Top Fuel drag racing champion. As of 2026 the team has achieved 1 pole position, and 2 podiums, all achieved by James Golding.
History
Top Fuel PremiAir Racing has competed in ANDRA Top Fuel events since 2014.
Supercars
2022 In January 2022, PremiAir Racing bought Tekno Autosports' Supercars Championship team, six weeks prior to the 2022 Supercars Championship's scheduled commencement date at Sydney Motorsport Park. Tekno, branded as Team Sydney since 2020, had competed in the series since 2011 as an independent team. The teams inaugural driver lineup was Garry Jacobson and Chris Pither. On 21 June 2022, PremiAir Racing terminated the contract of Jacobson effective immediately after the Darwin Triple Crown. During his time at the team Jacobson secured three top 10s, all coming during the Australian GP weekend. On 5 July, it was announced that James Golding would replace Jacobson for the remainder of the season. Golding secured top 10 finishes at Sandown, Auckland, and Adelaide. Meanwhile, Pither finished the season 20th in the drivers standings, with a single top 10 at the Gold Coast.
2023 On 14 October, PremiAir confirmed the departure of Chris Pither at the end of the 2022 season. A week later PremiAir revealed that Tim Slade would be signing on to the team for the 2023 season, replacing Pither. Later, PremiAir confirmed that James Golding would continue with the team for the 2023 season. For 2023 and the new Gen 3 cars, PremiAir along with all other Holden teams switched to the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 after General Motors shut down the Holden brand. Golding ended the year 16th in the championship, with a 4th in Newcastle, the teams maiden fastest lap in Perth, and four further top 10s. Slade ended the year 19th, with nine top 10s.
2024 For 2024, both James Golding and Tim Slade continued with the team. Golding claimed both the teams first Pole in Darwin (which he would covert to 4th in the race) and their first Podium at Sandown with David Russell, along with another nine top 10s enroute to ending the year 7th in the championship. Slade would end up 20th with five top 10s.
2025 2025 saw New Zealand born Richie Stanaway join the team as Golding's team mate, replacing Slade and racing under #62 which was his fathers original racing number. However after the 2025 Gold Coast round, having secured just three top 10 finishes all season and having crashed out of a top 5 position late in the Bathurst 1000, Stanaway was released from the team, replaced by Jayden Ojeda who had already signed with the team for 2026 Meanwhile, Golding finished the season 14th in the championship, with ten top 10s. His, and the teams highlight of the season, came at the Bathurst 1000 when again racing with David Russell, he crossed the line 1st, before a penalty demoted them to 3rd, securing just the 2nd podium in PremiAir's history.
2026 In late September 2025, PremiAir confirmed the departure of James Golding at the end of the season. In mid October 2025, the team announced that Jayden Ojeda and Declan Fraser would join the team in 2026 to replace both Golding and Stanaway In 2026 Roland Dane joined the team as team principal.Roland Dane return to the pit wall with PremiAir Racing Auto Action 16 October 2025
GT3 PremiAir would make their GT3 debut at the 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour, racing an Audi R8 LMS Evo II in Pro-Am class with James Golding, Brad Schumacher and Frédéric Vervisch. After qualifying 12th, they'd retire after 243 laps with engine issues.
Results
Car no. 31 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 34353637 Pts2022 Garry Jacobson 76 Holden SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 26th 513 James Golding 31 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 ADER33 ADER34 25th 708 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 16th 1569 2024 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BAT2R20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 7th 1991 2025 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33 ADER34 14th 1458 2026Jayden Ojeda SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 CHCR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 BARR23 BARR24 BARR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37 14th* 994*
Car no. 777 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 Pts 2022 Chris Pither 22 Holden 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 20th 1257 2023 Tim Slade 23 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 19th 1497 2024 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER2420th 13802025 Richie Stanaway 62 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 24th 768 Jayden Ojeda SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33 ADER34 25th 400 2026Declan Fraser 777 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 CHRR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 BARR23 BARR24 BARR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37 20th* 680*
Bathurst 1000 results +YearNo.CarDriversPositionLaps202222Holden Commodore ZB Chris Pither Cameron Hill21st15331Holden Commodore ZB James Golding Dylan O'Keeffe12th161202323Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tim Slade Jonathon Webb13th16131Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 James Golding Dylan O'Keeffe10th161202423Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tim Slade Cameron McLeod19th16131Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 James Golding David Russell6th161202531Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 James Golding David Russell3rd16162Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Richie Stanaway Nash MorrisRet143202631Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Jayden Ojeda David Russell777Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Declan Fraser Nash Morris
Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Drivers Car Class Laps Position 2023 PremiAir Racing James Golding Brad Schumacher Frédéric Vervisch Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro-Am 243 DNF
Race drivers Chris Pither (2022) Garry Jacobson (2022) James Golding (2022–2025) Dylan O'Keeffe (2022–2023) Cameron Hill (2022) Tim Slade (2023–2024) Jonathon Webb (2023) David Russell (2024–present) Cameron McLeod (2024) Richie Stanaway (2025) Nash Morris (2025–Present) Jayden Ojeda (2025–Present) Declan Fraser (2026–Present)
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