Andrews to replace Ojeda at Tigani for Adelaide finale

Tigani Motorsport has confirmed that Scott Andrews will replace Jayden Ojeda as co-driver to Paul Lucchitti for the final round of the GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season on the streets of Adelaide this month. Andrews will make his series debut in the No. 66 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. Lucchitti retains a mathematical chance of the title, while Ojeda is stepping away to focus on his Supercars commitments on the same weekend.

Andrews is best known for his recent IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career and has previously made two starts with Tigani in the Bathurst 12 Hours. Alongside Brendon Leitch, Marcel Zalloua and Sergio Pires, he finished 20th overall and fourth in the Pro-Am class at this year's Bathurst 12 Hours. Tigani opted against using a recent rules clarification that would have allowed a top-line factory Mercedes-AMG driver to replace Ojeda.

Andrews said he was excited to race in Adelaide, a circuit he has not raced on before, and described it as a lifelong dream. Ojeda is one of three Supercars regulars missing the Adelaide races, along with Broc Feeney and Ryan Wood.