Former Bathurst 1000 winner Nick Percat has introduced he’ll retire from full-time racing after subsequent month’s Adelaide grand closing.
Percat’s future has been the centre of consideration for a lot of this yr regardless of the actual fact he had one other two years on his contract with Matt Stone Racing.
His retirement brings to shut a profession spanning 15 seasons (or 12 years) since his full-time debut in 2014.
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Nick Percat (left) and Garth Tander have a good time their 2011 Bathurst 1000 triumph. Getty
He drove for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Brad Jones Racing, Walkinshaw Andretti United and Matt Stone Racing, successful six Supercars races together with a Bathurst 1000 victory in 2011.
The 37-year-old stated the choice to retire wasn’t a simple one and defined that his involvement with JND Racing (the Queensland-based karting staff Percat based) would turn into his focus.
“So it has been fairly a prolonged resolution, however on the flip facet, when one door closes, one other opens,” Percat stated.
“There was most likely a chance to remain on the grid but it surely’s about ensuring you place your self in the appropriate place on the proper time. So for me, now was a great time.
“Now we have bought loads occurring with the JND kart staff which is holding us fairly busy.
“When there was a call to be made, I used to be really at Ipswich Kart Membership watching the youngsters drive round, and I realised how a lot I do get pleasure from giving again to the game and the way a lot I get pleasure from watching the youngsters progress and be taught and develop.
“So I used to be like, ‘You understand what? Life after Supercars remains to be very cool’. In order that made it loads simpler.
“We’ll hearth up the JND stuff a bit greater, and hopefully I will be capable to get myself a pleasant co-drive and maintain placing in good drives for whoever it’s I is perhaps driving alongside, and attempt to get some huge wins sooner or later.”
Nick Percat racing within the 2025 Supercars championship. Getty
Trying again on his Supercars profession, Percat admits pondering of the highlights provides him goosebumps.
“I look again at how lucky I’ve been to be on the grid this lengthy,” he stated.
“Profitable the Adelaide 500 remains to be one of many biggest achievements. Simply to not crash the factor as a result of we could not see, not to mention to win the race at your own home occasion, was wonderful.
“Bathurst 2011 with Garth [Tander] and HRT is one thing I will always remember, and each time it comes on I really get goose bumps.
“Even this yr, being concerned in a one-two for MSR, and my one-two with Chaz [Mostert] for the final Holden occasion in 2022, I’ve been lucky that after I do stand on the rostrum they’re very cool races and really significant.
Nick Percat pictured in Melbourne in March. Getty
“I’ve so many individuals to thank. Clearly I can not look previous Mum and Dad, as a result of with out them I by no means would have [had] the chance to race a automotive.
“And now to get to do my final Bathurst [race] as a predominant driver alongside Tim Slade is basically, actually cool as a result of he is an efficient good friend.”
Percat will make his closing full-time look at subsequent month’s Adelaide grand closing.
The announcement of his retirement clears one of many closing remaining seats on the 2026 grid.
