Grove Racing

Grove Racing
Manufacturer	Ford ; Mercedes-AMG
Race Drivers	Supercars :; 19. Matthew Payne ; 26. Kai Allen ; GTWC Australia :; 4. Stephen Grove; Brenton Grove
Race Engineers	19. Jack Bell; 26. Alistair McVean
Chassis	Mustang GT ; AMG GT3 Evo
Debut	2011 (Carrera Cup); 2022 (Supercars)
Drivers' Championships	0
Round wins	6
Pole positions	2

Last updated December 01, 2025

Grove Racing is an Australian motor racing team that's previously competed in various series, including the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship and Super2 Series. The team made its debut in the Supercars Championship in 2022. They will campaign two Ford Mustang S650s, driven by Matthew Payne and Kai Allen.

History

GT racing

Grove Racing was founded by businessman Stephen Grove in 2011 with a focus on racing Porsches in various categories. Having first competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia, the team entered the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2012 with Stephen as driver in the elite class.^[1] In 2014, the team won the first of its five Bathurst 12 Hour class victories.^[2]

Super2 Series

In 2018, Stephen's son Brenton entered the Super2 Series having also competed in Porsches. The team drafted two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Earl Bamber to co-drive with Brenton at that year's Bathurst 250 endurance race for the series.^[3] The team did not continue in the series in 2019 with Brenton moving to drive for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the series.

In 2021, Matthew Payne entered the Super2 Series for the last two rounds in a Nissan Altima L33.

Supercars Championship

In January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% of Kelly Racing, which was rebranded Kelly Grove Racing.^[4] Six months later, Grove bought out the remainder of the team, to be known as Grove Racing from 2022.^[5]

In January 2021, Grove Group purchased 50% of Kelly Racing, which was rebranded Kelly Grove Racing. Six months later, Grove acquired the remaining shareholding, with the team competing as Grove Racing from the 2022 season onwards.

Ahead of the 2022 season, the team announced that former Supercars champion Garth Tander would join Grove Racing. Tander officially commenced his role in 2023, working as a driver advisor across both the Supercars program and the Grove Junior Team, while also becoming the team’s endurance co-driver.

For the 2022 Supercars Championship, Grove Racing fielded David Reynolds and Lee Holdsworth. Reynolds remained with the team through 2023, partnering rookie Matt Payne, who graduated from the Grove Junior Team.

Reynolds departed at the end of 2023 and was replaced by Richie Stanaway for the 2024 season. Stanaway completed a single season with the team before leaving at the end of 2024, with 2023 Super2 Series champion Kai Allen signed as his replacement for 2025.

The 2025 season marked Grove Racing’s most successful Supercars campaign to date. Payne and Allen achieved multiple podium finishes and delivered the team its first Bathurst 1000 victory, with Payne becoming one of the youngest winners in the event’s history. The win represented Grove Racing’s maiden triumph in the Bathurst classic.

In 2025, the team announced a major technical restructure for the 2026 season, including the recruitment of former Ferrari Formula One engineer Riccardo Corte as Technical Director and the promotion of Alistair McVean to Head of Performance. The team also confirmed that 2025 would be the final full-time season for Team Principal David Cauchi, who had overseen the squad’s transition from Kelly Grove Racing and played a central role in its first race win and Bathurst 1000 victory.

Supercars Results

Car No. 19 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Position	Pts
2022	Lee Holdsworth	10	Ford	SMP R1 21	SMP R2 16	SYM R3 9	SYM R4 9	SYM R5 14	MEL R6 22	MEL R7 3	MEL R8 13	MEL R9 10	BAR R10 11	BAR R11 21	BAR R12 12	WIN R13 5	WIN R14 4	WIN R15 6	HID R16 15	HID R17 12	HID R18 16	TOW R19 17	TOW R20 23	BEN R21 15	BEN R22 22	BEN R23 10	SAN R24 24	SAN R25 18	SAN R26 18	PUK R27 12	PUK R28 12	PUK R29 14	BAT R30 6	SUR R31 15	SUR R32 Ret	ADE R33 10	ADE R34 9	13th	1734
2023	Matthew Payne	19		NEW R1 12	NEW R2 14	MEL R3 13	MEL R4 17	MEL R5 21	MEL R6 12	BAR R7 6	BAR R8 9	BAR R9 18	SYM R10 15	SYM R11 15	SYM R12 21	HID R13 19	HID R14 23	HID R15 25	TOW R16 15	TOW R17 18	SMP R18 24	SMP R19 23	BEN R20 7	BEN R21 6	BEN R22 18	SAN R23 6	BAT R24 11	SUR R25 9	SUR R26 4	ADE R27 23	ADE R28 1							14th	1673
2024				BAT1 R1 10	BAT1 R2 7	MEL R3 3	MEL R4 3	MEL R5 Ret	MEL R6 14	TAU R7 13	TAU R8 4	BAR R9 8	BAR R10 9	HID R11 15	HID R12 20	TOW R13 4	TOW R14 1	SMP R15 2	SMP R16 4	BEN R17 17	BEN R18 21	SAN R19 4	BAT R20 Ret	SUR R21 4	SUR R22 9	ADE R23 4	ADE R24 23											6th	2019
2025				SYD R1 4	SYD R2 5	SYD R3 6	MEL R4 9	MEL R5 11	MEL R6 10	MEL R7 C	TAU R8 1	TAU R9 4	TAU R10 1	SYM R11 15	SYM R12 7	SYM R13 1	BAR R14 6	BAR R15 5	BAR R16 2	HID R17 3	HID R18 8	HID R19 3	TOW R20 4	TOW R21 3	TOW R22 5	QLD R23 12	QLD R24 6	QLD R25 4	BEN R26	BAT R27	SUR R28	SUR R29	SAN R30	SAN R31	ADE R32	ADE R33	ADE R34

Car No. 26 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Position	Pts
2022	David Reynolds	26	Ford	SMP R1 24	SMP R2 9	SYM R3 21	SYM R4 3	SYM R5 4	MEL R6 2	MEL R7 2	MEL R8 3	MEL R9 Ret	BAR R10 4	BAR R11 11	BAR R12 6	WIN R13 3	WIN R14 3	WIN R15 4	HID R16 25	HID R17 5	HID R18 12	TOW R19 18	TOW R20 11	BEN R21 8	BEN R22 8	BEN R23 22	SAN R24 12	SAN R25 4	SAN R26 9	PUK R27 9	PUK R28 7	PUK R29 8	BAT R30 Ret	SUR R31 2	SUR R32 4	ADE R33 11	ADE R34 15	8th	2132
2023	David Reynolds			NEW R1 10	NEW R1 12	NEW R2 3	MEL R3 19	MEL R4 23	MEL R5 14	MEL R6 8	BAR R7 3	BAR R8 14	BAR R9 4	SYM R10 16	SYM R11 23	SYM R12 12	HID R13 20	HID R14 22	HID R15 12	TOW R16 21	TOW R17 17	SMP R18 Ret	SMP R19 20	BEN R20 13	BEN R21 4	BEN R22 20	SAN R23 Ret	BAT R24 5	SUR R25 3	SUR R26 1	ADE R27 2	ADE R28 3						9th	1806
2024	Richie Stanaway			BAT1 R1 4	BAT1 R2 11	MEL R3 12	MEL R4 13	MEL R5 7	MEL R6 8	TAU R7 6	TAU R8 10	BAR R9 24	BAR R10 12	HID R11 14	HID R12 10	TOW R13 14	TOW R14 14	SMP R15 16	SMP R16 21	BEN R17 16	BEN R18 17	SAN R19 Ret	BAT R20 9	SUR R21 9	SUR R22 7	ADE R23	ADE R24											19th	1447
	Dale Wood			BAT1 R1	BAT1 R2	MEL R3	MEL R4	MEL R5	MEL R6	TAU R7	TAU R8	BAR R9	BAR R10	HID R11	HID R12	TOW R13	TOW R14	SMP R15	SMP R16	BEN R17	BEN R18	SAN R19 Ret	BAT R20 9	SUR R21	SUR R22	ADE R23 22	ADE R24											46th	207
	Kai Allen			BAT1 R1	BAT1 R2	MEL R3	MEL R4	MEL R5	MEL R6	TAU R7	TAU R8	BAR R9	BAR R10	HID R11	HID R12	TOW R13	TOW R14	SMP R15	SMP R16	BEN R17	BEN R18	SAN R19	BAT R20	SUR R21	SUR R22	ADE R23	ADE R24 22											40th	243
2025	Kai Allen			SYD R1 19	SYD R2 23	SYD R3 13	MEL R4 20	MEL R5 12	MEL R6 12	MEL R7 C	TAU R8 7	TAU R9 10	TAU R10 18	SYM R11 12	SYM R12 18	SYM R13 24	BAR R14 11	BAR R15 11	BAR R16 8	HID R17 11	HID R18 3	HID R19 2	TOW R20 15	TOW R21 19	TOW R22 10	QLD R23 2	QLD R24 20	QLD R25 3	BEN R26	BAT R27	SUR R28	SUR R29	SAN R30	SAN R31	ADE R32	ADE R33	ADE R34

Bathurst 1000 Results


Year	No.	Car	Drivers	Position	Laps
2022	10	Ford Mustang GT	Lee Holdsworth Matthew Payne	6th	161
2022	26	Ford Mustang GT	David Reynolds Matt Campbell	DNF	4
2023	19	Ford Mustang GT	Matthew Payne Kevin Estre	11th	161
2023	26	Ford Mustang GT	David Reynolds Garth Tander	5th	161
2024	19	Ford Mustang GT	Matthew Payne Garth Tander	DNF	130
2024	26	Ford Mustang GT	Richie Stanaway Dale Wood	9th	161
2025	26	Ford Mustang GT	Kai Allen Dale Wood	8th	161
2025	100	Ford Mustang GT	Matthew Payne Garth Tander	1st	161

Teams Championship results

Year	Car	Pos	Points
2021	Mustang GT	8th	2818
2022	Mustang GT	5th	3866
2023	Mustang GT	7th	3479
2024	Mustang GT	4th	3544

Supercar drivers

David Reynolds (2022–2023)
Lee Holdsworth (2022)
Matt Campbell (2022)
Matthew Payne (2022–present)
Garth Tander (2023-2025)
Kévin Estre (2023)
Richie Stanaway (2024)
Dale Wood (2024–2025)
Kai Allen (2024–present)

Super2 drivers

Brenton Grove (2018)
Earl Bamber (2018)
Matthew Payne (2021–22)

Super2 Results

Car No. 10 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Pts
2018	Brenton Grove	10	Holden	ADE R1 Ret	ADE R2 17	ADE R3 18	SYM R4 18	SYM R5 19	SYM R6 16	BAR R7 21	BAR R8 21	BAR R9 18	TOW R10 Ret	TOW R11 21	SAN R12 13	SAN R13 21	BAT R14 10	NEW R15 20	NEW R16 C	21st	615
2021	Matthew Payne		Nissan	BAT R1	BAT R2	TOW1 R3	TOW1 R4	TOW2 R5	TOW2 R6	SMP R7 16	SMP R8 C	BAT R9 13	BAT R10 5							17th	234
2022	Matthew Payne		Nissan	SMP R1 4	SMP R2 2	BAR R3 1	BAR R4 2	TOW R5 10	TOW R6 Ret	SAN R7 19	SAN R8 1	BAT R9 3	BAT R10 C	ADE R11 2	ADE R12 4					3rd	1209

GT3-Programme drivers

Stephen Grove (2019–present)
Brenton Grove (2019–present)
Ben Barker (2019–2020)
Anton De Pasquale (2022–2023)
Matt Payne (2022-present)
Earl Bamber (2023)
Jules Gounon (2024-present)

Bathurst 12 Hours results

Year	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Ovr. pos.	Class pos.
2018	Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Baker Daniel Gaunt	Porsche 911 GT3 R	B	260	17th	1st
2019	Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Baker	Porsche 911 GT3 R	B	299	16th	1st
2020	Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Baker	Porsche 911 GT3 R	APA	312	10th	1st
2022	Stephen Grove Brenton Grove Ben Baker	Porsche 911 GT3 R	APA	197	DNF	DNF
2023	Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Anton De Pasquale	Porsche 911 GT3 R	A	56	DNF	DNF

References

↑ "ENTRY LIST: Carrera Cup ready for Townsville return". Speedcafe. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
↑ "Grove Racing ready for 2020 outright step up". Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
↑ Makhoul, Joshua (4 October 2018). "Grove keen to learn from 'world class' Bamber". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
↑ van Leeuwen, Andrew (14 January 2021). "New ownership structure for Kelly Racing". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
↑ Chapman, Simon (26 July 2021). "Grove takes full ownership of KGR, Kelly to depart". Speedcafe . Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "ENTRY LIST: Carrera Cup ready for Townsville return". Speedcafe. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[2] "Grove Racing ready for 2020 outright step up". Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[3] Makhoul, Joshua (4 October 2018). "Grove keen to learn from 'world class' Bamber". Supercars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[4] van Leeuwen, Andrew (14 January 2021). "New ownership structure for Kelly Racing". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[5] Chapman, Simon (26 July 2021). "Grove takes full ownership of KGR, Kelly to depart". Speedcafe . Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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Manufacturer	Ford Mercedes-AMG
Race Drivers	Supercars : 19. Matthew Payne 26. Kai Allen GTWC Australia : 4. Stephen Grove Brenton Grove
Race Engineers	19. Jack Bell 26. Alistair McVean
Chassis	Mustang GT AMG GT3 Evo
Debut	2011 (Carrera Cup) 2022 (Supercars)
Drivers' Championships	0
Round wins	6
Pole positions	2