Zane Goddard returns to BRM for S5000 drive
Zane Goddard has announced that he will add a S5000 drive with Team BRM to his part-time Supercars campaign.
The 20 year-old from the Gold Coast made his debut in cars with Team BRM in the 2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship.
He then graduated to a 2016 British Formula 4 appearance, before moving to Formula Renault Eurocup in 2017.
Goddard returned to Australia in 2018, competing in Super2 for Brad Jones Racing, before joining Matt White Motorsport last year for a fourth-place finish in the drivers' championship.
Goddard will share a Supercar with Jake Kostecki, with the pair each taking half of the championship before joining forces for the endurance races.
“I’m really looking forward to it. To be back with Team BRM is like a bit of de jevu, but I can’t wait to get into it,” he said.
“The first session in the car at The Bend was an eye opener. I’ve experienced a lot of open wheeler, but it’s a completely different beast – the grunt and attitude it has is very impressive. It took a session to get to grips with it, but my first reaction was “wow, it’s got some go.”
“I think the racing is going to be hectic. Watching the two events last year, the racing was was really cool. They looked like they are able to get close enough to have a race. It’s obviously a little different to a tin top where you can’t lean on people, but the wheel to wheel stuff will be great.”
“The first round at Albert Park is going to be awesome. The nature of the track will suit these cars. It will be my first-ever race there, and I’ve watched Formula 1 there since it went to Melbourne, so it will be a big career moment for me.”
“Team BRM is the team I started in cars with. It’s nice to do a complete 360 and come back to where it all started for me.”
“I’m going to do as many rounds as we can. Sponsorship will determine how deep we go into the championship. It is certainly going to be busy year with my Supercars deal as well, but my intention is to do as many rounds as possible – hopefully all of them. I can see how this category is really going to help my Supercars drive."
“Zane ran with us in 2015, and that was his first year in car racing, and to have him back after what he has done in Europe and Supercars is awesome,” said Mark Rundle, owner of Team BRM.
“I think he is going to be extremely competitive. There’s no reason why he can’t be winning races right form the word go.”
“He is a very talented kid – there’s no questioning that. And because he has a strong single seat background, plus the Supercars experience, it is going to stand him in really good stead.”
“He was very quick in the test. Very impressive. I see no reason why he will not be an instant front runner.”
