The grid is now set for the 2018 edition of the Pirtek Enduro Cup.
Only 11 of the pairings remain from last season as Supercars teams opted to freshen up their squads for the Sandown, Bathurst and Gold Coast races.
Notable changes have arrived at the Red Bull Holden Racing Team with two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Earl Bamber set to make his full Supercars debut alongside Shane van Gisbergen.
Tickford Racing has shuffled its pack with current Pirtek Enduro Cup champion Chaz Mostert being partnered by James Moffat, while his co-driver from last year Steve Owen joins Richie Stanaway.
David Russell has been brought in to share the #6 Falcon FGX with Cameron Waters.
Nissan Motorsport has also rung the changes with Aaren Russell, Garry Jacobson and Alex Rullo joining Andre Heimgartner, Rick Kelly and Simona de Silvestro respectively.
Rookie Matthew Brabham has been enlisted to drive alongside Lee Holdsworth at Preston Hire Racing.
Elsewhere, Dunlop Super2 Series driver Will Brown has been drafted in to drive with Anton de Pasquale at Erebus Motorsport, while Dale Wood has joined Tim Blanchard at Brad Jones Racing.
The new look Milwaukee Racing squad will see brothers Will and Alex Davison unite for the team’s first enduro cup.
The pair had driven together for Erebus Motorsport in 2014 and 2015.
Garry Rogers Motorsport is yet to announce its pairings but has confirmed that Chris Pither and Richard Muscat will pilot its ZB Commodores.
Entry List Pirtek Enduro Cup 2018
| Num | Team/Sponsor | Car | Primary driver | Co-driver |
| 1 | Red Bull HRT (Triple Eight) | Holden Commodore ZB | Jamie Whincup | Paul Dumbrell |
| 97 | Red Bull HRT (Triple Eight) | Holden Commodore ZB | Shane van Gisbergen | Earl Bamber |
| 888 | Autobarn Lowndes Racing (Triple Eight) | Holden Commodore ZB | Craig Lowndes | Steven Richards |
| 2 | Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing (WAU) | Holden Commodore ZB | Scott Pye | Warren Luff |
| 25 | Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing (WAU) | Holden Commodore ZB | James Courtney | Jack Perkins |
| 5 | The Bottle-O Racing (Tickford) | Ford Falcon FGX | Mark Winterbottom | Dean Canto |
| 6 | Monster Energy Racing (Tickford) | Ford Falcon FGX | Cameron Waters | David Russell |
| 55 | Supercheap Auto Racing (Tickford) | Ford Falcon FGX | Chaz Mostert | James Moffat |
| 56 | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FGX | Richie Stanaway | Steve Owen |
| 7 | Plus Fitness Racing (Nissan) | Nissan Altima | Andre Heimgartner | Aaren Russell |
| 15 | Castrol Racing (Nissan) | Nissan Altima | Rick Kelly | Garry Jacobson |
| 23 | Drive Racing (Nissan) | Nissan Altima | Michael Caruso | Dean Fiore |
| 78 | Team Harvey Norman (Nissan) | Nissan Altima | Simona de Silvestro | Alex Rullo |
| 8 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Nick Percat | Macauley Jones |
| 14 | Freightliner Racing (BJR) | Holden Commodore ZB | Tim Slade | Ash Walsh |
| 21 | Team CoolDrive (BJR) | Holden Commodore ZB | Tim Blanchard | Dale Wood |
| 9 | Erebus Penrite Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | David Reynolds | Luke Youlden |
| 99 | Erebus Thermosphere Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Anton De Pasquale | Will Brown |
| 12 | Shell V-Power Racing (DJRTP) | Ford Falcon FGX | Fabian Coulthard | Tony D’Alberto |
| 17 | Shell V-Power Racing (DJRTP) | Ford Falcon FGX | Scott McLaughlin | Alexandre Premat |
| 18 | Preston Hire Racing (Team 18) | Holden Commodore ZB | Lee Holdsworth | Matthew Brabham |
| 19 | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | Jack Le Brocq | Jonathon Webb |
| 33 | Wilson Security Racing GRM | Holden Commodore ZB | Garth Tander | Richard Muscat* Chris Pither* |
| 34 | Wilson Security Racing GRM | Holden Commodore ZB | James Golding | |
| 35 | Bigmate Racing (MSR) | Ford Falcon FGX | Todd Hazelwood | Bryce Fullwood |
| 230 | Milwaukee Racing (23Red) | Ford Falcon FGX | Will Davison | Alex Davison |
* denotes pairings are yet to be confirmed.
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