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The 10-year wait for a Supercars champion halted by coronavirus

When the Supercars season resumes James Courtney will be a Tickford Racing driver - but it's not the first time the star driver has flirted with the famous Ford squad

Andrew van Leeuwen May 18, 2020, 3:14 PM

It's been a rollercoaster few months for 2010 Supercars champion James Courtney.

His much-publicised move to the new Team Sydney venture was subject to constant on-again, off-again rumours for months and when it did happen, it didn't last long. A week after the Adelaide 500 he walked away from the team citing that a big commitment "hadn't been honoured".

Then there was a wildcard deal in the works to run a third Erebus car, which was scuppered by the break induced by the coronavirus crisis. The final twist - at least so far - arrived last week when the smoke for a Will Davison/Courtney switch proved to have plenty of fire behind it.

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Author Andrew van Leeuwen

Andrew van Leeuwen is Motorsport.com's Australian Editor and provides award-winning coverage of Supercars. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012. During his three-year stint in Europe he covered a number of series, including the DTM, while working for Autosport, before returning to Australia as part of Motorsport.com's global expansion in early 2015. Alongside his Motorsport.com commitments Andrew is one-third of the successful Below the Bonnet podcast. He lives in Perth with his wife Anne, kids Nico and Billie and chihuahua Coco.