Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) are excited to announce that Jaxon Evans will join the Team as a co-driver for the 2026 endurance season and beyond, partnering with Ryan Wood.
“I’m really excited to be joining Walkinshaw Andretti United for next year, alongside Ryan in the No. 2 Toyota GR Supra. It’s going to be an exciting year, that’s for sure,” Evans said.
After two years as a full-time driver in the Supercars Championship with Brad Jones Racing, Evans will team up with fellow Kiwi, Wood, in the No. 2 Toyota GR Supra entry, at both The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000.
“The priority for me in 2026 was to put myself in a position to win races, and the opportunity to partner with Woody and the team for The Bend and Bathurst was the perfect fit… it was a no-brainer really,” Evans added.
With 53 Supercars starts to his name, Evans brings great experience and success across multiple categories. His career highlights include winning the Porsche Carrera Cup France Championship in 2020 and the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2018.
“It’s a bit of a full circle moment as well, my first drive of a Supercar was with the team in 2018, there’s still a lot of familiar faces from that day that I know well,” he said.
“There are a lot of synergies with the team as well, so I won’t be walking in somewhere completely foreign, which is nice.”
Most recently, Evans has made his mark in GT racing, finishing runner-up in the 2025 GT World Challenge Australia Championship this past weekend.
“I’ve got two rounds to go this year, which I really want to finish strongly, but it’s awesome that a big piece of the puzzle is locked away for next year and beyond,” Evans said.
Evans joins Fabian Coulthard in the WAU co-driver ranks, who continues his partnership with Chaz Mostert for the 2026 endurance campaign, his fifth consecutive season.
“We are thrilled to have Jaxon joining the Team alongside Ryan for the 2026 endurance season,” said WAU CEO Bruce Stewart.
“Pairing Jaxon and Woody brings together two talented young Kiwis who we know will be a really exciting combination both on and off the track.
“Jaxon’s success across multiple categories speaks for itself. He’s a talented driver who’s shown he can jump into anything and be competitive. We’ve followed his career closely, we’ve seen his ability up close, so we jumped at the opportunity to bring him into our family from next year… they will be a formidable combination.”
“It means Jaxon joins Fabian to complete our enduro lineup. Fabian has done a fantastic job for us to date, and we have no doubts he and Chaz will be back with a vengeance next year; they’ve got unfinished business.”
