Wurth Australia And Triple Eight Race Engineering | Red Bull Ampol Racing

Triple Eight Race Engineering Managing Director, Jamie Whincup said in a press release;

“We’re not here to make up the numbers this year, that’s for sure. We have two reigning champions in the seats of our cars, and we once again occupy the first two garages of pit lane, so it’s up to us to work hard as a team and ensure our drivers dig deep and achieve the best results possible.”

This is a statement that reflects our own passion and drive to be successful at Wurth Australia and reinforces our synergy with Triple Eight Race Engineering | Red Bull Ampol Racing.

The team plans which Wurth products they rely on throughout the 2025 season in their workshop. We work closely with them to establish systems that support their needs while demonstrating the quality and performance of our products. Their purchasing team enjoys the convenience of ordering their consumables via the Wurth App .

In a closing statement to the media, Jamie Whincup thanked Wurth “for entrusting us to represent their brand to the best of our ability”.

Red Bull heartbreak as Mostert seals the title and Payne takes another Adelaide crown

The Adelaide 500 wrapped up the Supercars season with a finals system that delivered pressure from the moment the cars hit the track on Friday. Red Bull Ampol Racing arrived with two drivers in the Final 4, momentum in hand and a clear path to the title. By Sunday evening, Chaz Mostert was champion, Matt Payne had become a two-time Adelaide 500 winner, and Broc Feeney was left with a weekend that will sting for a long time.

Friday set the tone when Brodie Kostecki won the opener. It put immediate strain on Feeney, who dropped seven points to Mostert, who was now 23 points adrift, down from 30 at the start of the weekend. Feeney responded the only way a contender can, by taking pole… again. He already had more poles in one season than any other driver, but he wasn’t done yet.

On Saturday afternoon, he converted pole into a controlled race win under real pressure from Mostert. Feeney did everything required, stayed clean, executed the stops and banked the points that kept the title alive, albeit with a few early nerves around a faulty crank sensor that left his engine fluttering for a few laps. Will Brown also kept his hopes afloat by grinding out a solid points haul. He had no margin for error in the finals system, and he avoided trouble, but without the race-winning speed to turn Sunday into a genuine shot.

Mostert’s consistency across the finals meant he never had to panic. Saturday kept him in the window. Sunday won him the championship. He did not need to win the race; he only needed to manage Feeney, Brown and Kai Allen, and he did exactly that. Walkinshaw Andretti United delivered him a car that stayed in its operating window all weekend and Mostert picked off the points methodically. It was not spectacular, but it was professional. It was enough.

Payne supplied the spectacle instead. He knows how to win in Adelaide, and his third race victory of the weekend made him a two-time Adelaide 500 winner, which is remarkable for a driver still so early in his main game career. He survived the concrete walls, judged the Safety Car interruption and had the speed late when it mattered. If Saturday belonged to Feeney, Sunday belonged to Payne in racing terms.

For Feeney, the collapse was neither dramatic nor decisive. It started on the first lap when a big lunge by Ryan Wood, Mostert’s teammate, spun him around and down to the bottom of the pack. He was pegging his way back into the title one pass at a time when his engine issues reappeared despite the team replacing everything related to crank sensors.

The young driver who has dominated 2025 was shattered as he saw his dream getting further away.

The reaction told the story. Feeney walked straight from the garage to the truck, helmet still on, helmet still hiding the expression that said more than any quote could. The only pause was to high-five a young fan standing out back. It was a small moment, but one that said plenty about the way he carries himself even when the result goes against him.

Brown left Adelaide with mixed emotions, but no shame. He came into the weekend as an outside chance and left having fought cleanly and smartly. He never found the race-winning pace required to disrupt Mostert, but he also refused to hand anything away.

Mostert’s championship win deserves credit. He and WAU did not dominate the season, but they did dominate the finals. Three wins and three other podiums in he seven races was more than enough for his first title.

The takeaway from Adelaide is simple. The new finals system creates jeopardy; Adelaide still decides reputations and Red Bull Ampol Racing will return next year carrying unfinished business.

Race results

Race 32

Pole

Broc Feeney

Podium

1. Brodie Kostecki

2. Chaz Mostert

3. Ryan Wood

Race 33

Pole

Broc Feeney

Podium

1. Broc Feeney

2. Chaz Mostert

3. Ryan Wood

Race 34

Pole

Broc Feeney

Podium

1. Matt Paybe

2. Chaz Mostert

3. Will Brown

Title Top 10

1. Chaz Mostert

2. Will Brown

3. Broc Feeney

4. Kai Allen

5. Matthew Payne

6. Cameron Waters

7. Thomas Randle

8. Anton De Pasquale

9. Brodie Kostecki

10. Ryan Wood