With the 2019 season kicking off this weekend, one thing's certain - Adelaide, we're ready for you.Read through to check out the 2019 warpaint. RED BULL HOLDEN RACING TEAMThe powerhouse team were the first to unveil their 2019 livery, doing so last month at Dalby Aerodrome in Queensland. The Triple Eight squad reverts back to two cars with Craig Lowndes retiring from full-time competiton, but he will link up with Jamie Whincup in car 88.
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It marks a return to the famed pairing that won three Bathursts on the bounce between 2006 and 2008. On the other side of the garage, 2016 series champion Shane van Gisbergen will have his fourth co-driver in as many seasons with Red Bull, but this one will be his strongest yet - a hungry Garth Tander, who was dropped from his full-time duties by Garry Rogers Motorsport. Tander boasts three Bathurst wins, and won the 2007 drivers' title. All up, the four of them share 12 drivers' titles and 14 Bathurst wins. Roland Dane, you've done it again.
MOBIL 1 MEGA RACING (WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI UNITED)After losing their Boost Mobile backing to Garry Rogers Motorsport, Walkinshaw Andretti United moved quickly to fill the void with MEGA Fuels. It's another simple yet striking MEGA-influenced livery, and it already looks like a winner. Scott Pye and 2010 series champ James Courtney will be looking to improve on their commendable 2018 campaign - Pye grabbed his maiden championship race win at Albert Park on his way to seventh in the standings, while Courtney won't be satisfied after slumping to 14th. Expect bigger things from WAU in 2019.
KELLY RACING CASTROL RACINGWith Nissan announcing they would withdraw their factory support after the 2018 season, the Kelly gang are going it alone with their Altimas in 2019. 2006 series champion Rick Kelly was the first to have his Altima revealed, with Castrol onboard for another full season with primary sponsorship. In 2018, and he grabbed another three podiums on his way to eighth in the standings. HARVEY NORMANThe team then released the first images of Simona De Silvestro's Altima, which will be backed by Harvey Norman for the third year running. The Swiss ace will be hoping to improve on her 24th and 23rd year-end placings in 2017 and 2018 respectively. She showed glimpses of raw pace last season, which included a maiden top 10 in Newcastle, but needs adapt further to jump into the top half of the grid. IRWIN RACING (CHARLIE SCHWERKOLT RACING), Charlie Schwerkolt Racing will take on a new chassis, new colours and a new driver for 2019.
The team will run under the IRWIN Racing banner, with Winterbottom to drive a new Triple Eight-built ZB Commodore engineered by Phil Keed. Winterbottom tested the prototype ZB - which was raced once last year by Jamie Whincup in Pukekohe - a few weeks ago, and earlier this month, his 2013 Bathurst-winning co-driver Steven Richards was confirmed as his enduro partner for 2019. On Thursday, the blue and yellow of IRWIN was unveiled to the public.
BRAD JONES RACING FREIGHTLINER RACINGThe livery of Tim Slade's Freightliner Racing entry is largely unchanged from 2018, if not inverted. However, Brad Jones Racing went the extra mile to reveal the 2019 livery,. Taking us back to his Winton victories in 2016, the bush burnouts were an early winner for the best livery reveal.
Whether Slade can improve on his tough 2018 - where he finished in the top 10 just 11 times on his way to 11th in the standings - will remain to be seen until the series kicks off in his hometown. THE BOTTLE-O RACING TEAMMark Winterbottom's exit to Charlie Schwerkolt Racing opened the door for a straight swap with Lee Holdsworth, who will drive a Ford for the first time since 2012. Holdsworth will carry the green and white of Bottle-O, which has been a naming-rights sponsor at the team since 2010. In a Mustang, Holdsworth will be hoping the new car has what it takes to return him to the top step of the podium for the first time in five years. PENRITE RACING (EREBUS MOTORSPORT)Erebus Motorsport took to Melbourne's Federation Square to reveal the colours David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale will carry in 2019.
Penrite will back both cars this season, and the team will race under the Penrite Racing banner. Penrite will head into its fourth season backing Reynolds' entry, and the 2017 Bathurst winner was excited to present his ZB Commodore to fans in Melbourne. 'It's great to reveal the 2019 Penrite Racing car livery in one of Melbourne's most iconic spots,' he said. 'It's something a bit different and gives us an opportunity to bring the cars to the fans.'
GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORTGarry Rogers Motorsport has been reborn as Boost Mobile Racing, and the team took on the Phillip Island test in an interim silver and chrome livery. The regular-season livery was unveiled in the build-up to the season-opener in Adelaide. Boost Mobile's move away from Walkinshaw Andretti United isn't the only major change - Richie Stanaway will join the team with the Kiwi replacing veteran Garth Tander. James Golding returns for a second full-time season.
MATT STONE RACINGIn 2019, Matt Stone Racing will upgrade to a ZB Commodore, which will carry a sleek silver livery. The team will run base logos on the car until they replace them with a new naming-rights partner. 2017 Super2 champ Todd Hazelwood returns for another crack at the main game, having finished 26th in the standings in his maiden season in 2018. The 23-year-old will drive a Triple Eight chassis in 2019, which was raced by Jamie Whincup last year.