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Liveries Revealed for Pair of Peugeot 308 P51 TCRs

October 16, 2024

The first two Peugeot 308 P51 TCRs have been unveiled today at Calder Park Raceway.

Garry Rogers Motorsport completed a final shakedown of the two cars today, before heading to Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend for Round 6 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series.

Revealed in their full racing colours for the first time, the two cars will hit the track in Sydney at the hands of Ben Bargwanna and Jordan Cox.

Bargwanna was the first driver to get behind the wheel of the Peugeot 308 P51, at Sandown in September, completing a number of sessions in the car since then as the team refined the minor details.

“It’s a new opportunity, it’s something we’ve been looking forward to for a very long time. We finally get the chance to shake down the new Peugeot and I’m very optimistic about what the weekend will bring,” said Bargwanna.

“It is a bit of a ball in the air type situation, we’re not exactly sure how it will go but I’m excited. Can’t wait to just get out there in practice one and finally turn some laps in Sydney.

“If you go from the rear taillight to the front headlight, basically everything is different to the old car so there’s going to be a lot to learn for sure. There’s a lot that we need to understand about it, which will take a while but that’s all part of it,” concluded Bargwanna.

Cox steered his new chariot for the first time today, carrying the iconic Schaeffler green colours and branding.

“We’re expecting a good and solid consistent performance. It’s still very much early days for this car, so it’s foolish to think we’d be getting the most out of it,” said Cox.

“On paper, the spec of the P51 is much better than the previous generation. We’d hope to be fighting for the podium position at least and then have something to build on for the next event at Bathurst.

“The tuning ability of the car and the drivability are two areas that we should really notice a difference. GRM did a great job of tuning the last car up to the maximum of its performance ceiling, and along the way we learnt the limitations of that car.

“The luxury of building a new car is knowing what we need to improve on, it already looks like the team have done a great job of that. How that translates on track, we’ll find out soon,” concluded Cox.

The two cars will now join the team’s existing Peugeot 308 TCRs, to be driven by Aaron Cameron and Ryan Casha, before hitting the track in Sydney on Friday for two practice sessions.