As first reported by Autosport, the two-time British Touring Automotive Championship race winner will be part of Ash Seward Motorsport for the 2023 TCR Australia season.
The deal marks a return to the cockpit for the 32-year-old after he walked away from the BTCC to relocate to Australia final 12 months.
Oliphant will make his TCR Australia debut at Symmons Plains on February 24-26 driving the Autoglym-backed ASM Alfa Romeo raced by Michael Caruso final season.
“I’m completely over the moon to announce I’m down beneath and I’ll be racing within the TCR Australia Collection,” mentioned Oliphant.
“It’s been a dream of mine to race in Australia and I’ll lastly get to reside it out in 2023.
“TCR Australia is clearly a really, very aggressive class with drivers similar to Will Brown making a profession within the class and it will likely be nice to be competing towards them. I see it as an actual problem and I’m trying ahead to each second.
“I’m very proud to be becoming a member of Ashley Seward Motorsport. The staff do an unbelievable job and I used to be impressed once I met with them in Melbourne not too long ago.
“The Alfa Romeo is a confirmed race winner and I’m proud to even be representing Autoglym in Australia. It’s such a giant model with nice heritage.
“I’m excited to race at Symmons Plains as my first spherical. It seems a very attention-grabbing observe and I’ve watched quite a lot of video, so I can’t wait to get began.”
Tom Oliphant
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ASM boss Ash Seward mentioned he expects Oliphant to be among the many title contenders given his pedigree and touring automobile expertise.
“It’s nice to welcome Tom to our staff, alongside Autoglym in our Alfa Romeo TCR,” mentioned Seward.
“Tom has confirmed to be a number one contender in touring automobiles abroad, in addition to different racing classes, and to have him select TCR Australia is an actual feather in our cap.
“There’s little question that the competitors will likely be very aggressive this 12 months. There are some very sturdy driver and automobile mixtures, and we really feel that we now have the fitting elements to make a robust tilt for the title.
“I additionally wish to thank Michael Caruso for his efforts final 12 months. He was terrific to have as a part of our staff and I hope we are able to work collectively once more sooner or later.”