By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 26 November 2025
Blanchard Racing Team will give James Courtney a fitting farewell as its applied its own touch to the 2010 champion’s livery.
BRT has brought back the livery Courtney used at DJR to seal the 2010 title, but applied its own twist for his 270th and final round at this weekend’s bp Adelaide Grand Final.
The team has replaced the Jim Beam elements with Snowy River Caravans logos and colours.
Courtney came to BRT for the final two seasons of his full-time career, which started back in 2006 with Stone Brothers Racing.
BRT has recreated James Courtney’s 2010 championship livery. Image: Mark Horsburgh
The 2010 champion has used his experience to help the young team grow as it expanded to two cars.
A surprised Courtney admits seeing his most famous livery return makes his farewell even more emotional.
“It is obviously a special livery for me, having won the championship that year with the Jim Beam-themed car,” he said.
“It was an amazing year, but seems so long ago now.
“It’s pretty cool being such an iconic livery for me, so to do my last round with that sort of flavour makes me pretty special.
“As its getting closer to the end, I am getting more emotional.
“I had a weird feeling something was happening this morning because Aaron (Cameron) was mucking around.
“It will be an emotional Sunday, especially with the walk Will (Davison), Nick (Percat) and myself will do.
“They are three guys I have spent a lot of time racing against and also been teammates, so all go out on the same weekend is quite cool.”
James Courtney at the 2010 Bathurst 1000. Image: Mark Horsburgh/LAT Photographic
Adelaide is also an appropriate location for the curtain to come down on his full-time career, as it is the scene of some of his biggest successes.
It was the scene of his first solo races, and was on the podium as early as just a year later in 2007.
He first climbed onto the top step by winning a crazy 2014 finale before going back-to-back by fending off Shane van Gisbergen in 2015.
Courtney secured a third win in as many years by winning a stunning battle with Jamie Whincup in the second of two Saturday sprints.
“To have it for my last ever Adelaide race is so special,” he said.
“I have had huge success here in the past, more than any other circuit and have won plenty of times here.
“I love street circuits and won three years in a row here and had some great battles over final laps.
“It is a proper old school track that has consequences and rewards bravery.
Retiring Supercars driver James Courtney is greeted by family ahead of the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final
“We are in within a shot. We have been in the top 10 comfortably this last part of the year and the team has come on strong with the data sharing with WAU being very helpful.
“Success is building, and I can’t wait to get out of there.”
While it is the first-ever Grand Final and a title is on the line, Courtney said he does not care about the finalists.
“Being my last ever round, I don’t have to race against these guys again so I don’t care who I upset,” he said.
“Even if its Broc Feeney on the last lap to win this thing, I am here for me and no one else, so it will be a bit of fun.”
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