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Nissan sign Andre Heimgartner for 2018 Supercars season

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Nissan Motorsport has signed Andre Heimgartner for the 2018 Supercars championship season.

“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.”

The 22-year-old will join Rick Kelly, Michael Caruso and Simona De Silvestro in the four Nissan Altimas of the team next year.

“We’re really excited to have Andre as part of the team,” said team co-owner Todd Kelly who has retired from racing after the 2017 season.

“Andre is a really promising talent and has experience in the main game. Our line-up for next season is now pretty diverse but also extremely capable. What Andre was able to achieve in the Pirtek Enduro Cup made the entire paddock stand up and take notice.”