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Mostert gets late Australian GT call-up

Mostert gets late Australian GT call-up

The Supercars series leader will drive a latest-spec Audi R8 in the GTWCA opener, partnering Liam Talbot in place of Talbot’s regular co-driver Fraser Ross.

The one-off deal for Mostert follows a part-time GT programme last season in an Audi sharing with Tony Bates.

“I didn’t plan on doing anything other than Supercars this year, but I’m definitely happy to help Liam out for the Phillip Island,” said Mostert.

“Liam and I actually have a mutual friend Ben Hennock from Wash It Australia. He supports both of us, and my name was thrown into the ring and I was keen to help them out when Fraser got caught up and was unavailable.

“I haven’t driven the new EVO 2022 package, and I can only rock up just before qualifying, so I’ll be jumping into the deep end, so I’ll try and get into the swing of it as quickly as I can.

“Like any race car driver, we are there to compete and we want to be on the top step. I have some experience with the Audi from last year, but Liam is very capable…

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