Motorsport: Heimgartner confirmed at Nissan

Andre Heimgartner poses during a V8 Supercars portrait session in 2016, Photo / Getty Images

Kiwi Andre Heimgartner has confirmed a fulltime Supercars campaign with Nissan Motorsport in 2018.

As reported in The Herald yesterday, Heimgartner will join fellow New Zealanders Shane van Gisbergen, Scott McLaughlin, Fabian Coulthard and Richie Stanaway as fulltime drivers in the category with all in competitive machinery.

"I'm delighted to reveal that I'll be joining Nissan Motorsport next year," said Heimgartner.

"The team and the facility are world class. Rick and Michael both have heaps of experience in Supercars, plus Simona has raced IndyCar and Formula E, so I hope to learn a lot.

"Nissan is a major global brand racing across the world, so it's exciting to be aligned with them into the future.

"It's a shame there's still a few months until we're racing again. I want to jump in the car and get going."

Heimgartner impressed with a stand-in drive alongside Holden driver Tim Slade at Bathurst and on the Gold Coast during this year's Pirtek Endurance Cup component of the Supercars Championship.

The 23-year-old is competing in the New Zealand domestic BNT V8s series and will be at the second round in Taupo this weekend.