Stefan Bartholomaeus

Australia

Head of Content – Publications @v8sleuth 📚. Castrol Motorsport News Podcast co-host 🎙️. Former editor @supercars and @speedcafe 🏎️.

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Articles

Murray reveals mistake that caused multi-car crash

3 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

Murray again flashed his speed with a Top 10 Shootout berth, earning the Snap-On Tools Camaro a ninth-place grid slot. However, it all came undone just metres into the 200km contest when Murray locked up and speared straight ahead at the tight Turn 2 left-hander. Contact with Anton De Pasquale knocked the Team 18 Camaro off the circuit while the Erebus entry spun and was then collected by Grove Racing’s Kai Allen.
How Supercars pit lane order will look in Perth

4 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

What started as a tough weekend for the Grove team ended on a high with a strategy gamble paying off in a big way for Matt Payne, who won the 200km Sunday encounter. A combination of Grove’s result and a disaster for Dick Johnson Racing – which included a double disqualification from Race 1 – means the two Ford teams swap places in the points.
Whincup ‘filthy’ over narrow Symmons Plains defeat

4 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

But that didn’t mean team principal Jamie Whincup left Symmons Plains satisfied. Red Bull Ampol Racing Camaro drivers Broc Feeney and Will Brown finished second and third to Grove Racing’s Matt Payne in the 200km Sunday finale. Brown had started from pole but fell as low as sixth in the early laps after losing the lead to James Golding off the line and then being bumped wide by Cam Waters at Turn 4.
‘That’s on me’: Mostert explains radio rage

4 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

The Walkinshaw Andretti United driver bumped into the back of James Courtney at the entry to Turn 4 on lap 9. That sent Courtney into Will Davison, who in turn tagged Jack Le Brocq into a spin, and resulted in stewards issuing Mostert a 15-second in-race time penalty. Commentator Mark Skaife subsequently reported on the broadcast that Mostert was “blowing up deluxe on the radio, absolutely gone off his head”.
Payne beats Feeney by 0.05s in Tassie thriller

4 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

The result proved a remarkable turnaround for the Grove Ford driver who had struggled for speed all weekend and started the 200km race down in 11th. Feeney was the pacesetter, winning both Saturday races and controlling the early stages of the 78-lap finale before a Safety Car intervention brought strategy into play. Payne was among a group to clear both of his pit stops before the Safety Car restart.
Morris scores maiden Super2 Series race win

4 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

The son of 2014 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul controlled the weekend’s second and final race from lights to flag after beating polesitter Zach Bates off the start. Eggleston Holden driver Bates came under pressure late from Race 1 winner Rylan Gray, but the battle was called off when a late Safety Car intervention meant the race finished under yellow. Lochie Dalton and Reuben Goodall ensured Tickford secured four of the top five places in the Race 2 result.
Brown fastest after timing failure delays qualifying

5 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

Qualifying consisted of two 10-minute segments: Q1 reducing the field from 24 down to 18 and Q2 culling a further eight to set the field for a Top 10 Shootout later in the day. While Q1 ran as planned, the start of Q2 was delayed by more than 30 minutes due to an issue with the timing system, making for an agonising wait for drivers and teams.
Tempers flare after huge Touring Car Masters crash

5 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

The cars of Jude Bargwanna (Holden Commodore), Andrew Fisher (Holden Torana) and Scott Cameron (Chevrolet Camaro) all suffered big damage in the race-stopping shunt. The incident began when Bargwanna and Fisher made side-to-side contact on the run towards Turn 3, the sweeping right-hander under the bridge. What appeared to be wheel-to-wheel contact fired both Holdens into the left-side wall; Bargwanna clouting the tyre barrier head-on and coming to a sudden stop.
BJR avoiding ‘master/slave’ Toyota relationship

5 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

The four-car BJR outfit was on Saturday confirmed as Toyota’s second team, ensuring the Japanese marque will have six Supras on the grid in 2026. WAU was anointed as Toyota’s homologation squad last September and is currently working with Supercars on the development of the Supra body and Toyota V8 race engine. The second team deal reconnects BJR with the Walkinshaw squad, with which it had a customer relationship in the closing stages of the Project Blueprint era.
Tickford drivers clear air after team orders controversy

5 days ago | speedcafe.com | Stefan Bartholomaeus

Randle was placed third with 10 of the 50 laps remaining when he was asked to let Waters through, clearing the path for the Monster Mustang to chase second-placed Nick Percat. Waters proved unable to overtake Percat and took the flag in third place, 2.5 seconds ahead of the Castrol Mustang. Randle confirmed to Speedcafe post-race that he had initially been told Waters would let him back through if he couldn’t overhaul Percat.