PremiAir Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in
ANDRA Top Fuel
ANDRA Top Fuel is a class of Australian drag racing. It caters to the premium Nitromethane burning 300-inch long Dragsters. The class uses large-capacity, supercharged V8 engines with a displacement of 500 cubic inches. ANDRA is equivalent ...
and the
Supercars Championship
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
. The team is owned by Peter Xiberras, the managing director of PremiAir Hire and himself a
Top Fuel
Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of and finishing the runs in 3.62 seconds ...
drag racing
Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...
champion.
History
Top Fuel
PremiAir Racing has competed in
ANDRA Top Fuel
ANDRA Top Fuel is a class of Australian drag racing. It caters to the premium Nitromethane burning 300-inch long Dragsters. The class uses large-capacity, supercharged V8 engines with a displacement of 500 cubic inches. ANDRA is equivalent ...
events since 2014.
Supercars
In January 2022, PremiAir Racing bought
Tekno Autosports
Tekno Autosports was an Australian motor racing team, established in the 1990s initially for the motor racing activities of Stephen Webb, and later his son Jonathon Webb. The team competes in the Supercars Championship using two Holden ZB Commod ...
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Supercars Championship
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
team, six weeks prior to the
2022 Supercars Championship's scheduled commencement date at
Sydney Motorsport Park
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sy ...
. Tekno, branded as Team Sydney since 2020, had competed in the series since 2011 as an independent team. On the 21st of June 2022, PremiAir Racing terminated the contract of
Garry Jacobson
Garry Jacobson (born 28 February 1992 in Shepparton, Australia) is an Australian motor racing driver. He previously competed in the Supercars Championship, driving the No. 76 Holden ZB Commodore for PremiAir Racing. Jacobson won the 2016 Super ...
effective immediately after the
Darwin Triple Crown. On July 5, it was announced that James Golding would replace Jacobson for the remainder of the season.
On October 14th, PremiAir confirmed the departure of Chris Pither at the end of the 2022 season. A week later PremiAir revealed that
Tim Slade
Tim Slade (born 3 August 1985) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship. Slade currently drives the No. 3 Ford Mustang GT for Blanchard Racing Team.
Early career
Slade first appeared at a national level ...
would be signing on to the team for the 2023 season, replacing Chris Pither. Later, PremiAir confirmed that
James Golding would continue with the team for the 2023 season.
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Results
Car No. 22 results
Car No. 31 results
Race Drivers
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Chris Pither
Chris Pither (born 3 December 1986) is a New Zealand professional racing driver, currently competing in the Supercars Championship driving the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore for PremiAir Racing.
Pither has won eight national championships inclu ...
(2022)
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Garry Jacobson
Garry Jacobson (born 28 February 1992 in Shepparton, Australia) is an Australian motor racing driver. He previously competed in the Supercars Championship, driving the No. 76 Holden ZB Commodore for PremiAir Racing. Jacobson won the 2016 Super ...
(2022)
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James Golding (2022 - Present)
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Dylan O'Keeffe
Dylan O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series with Garry Rogers Motorsport, driving the No. 8 Peugeot 308.
Biography
O'Keeffe started his career in karting b ...
'' (2022)
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Cameron Hill'' (2022)
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Tim Slade
Tim Slade (born 3 August 1985) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship. Slade currently drives the No. 3 Ford Mustang GT for Blanchard Racing Team.
Early career
Slade first appeared at a national level ...
(2023)
References
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Auto racing teams established in 2022