The broadcast team that will bring Stan Sport’s SpeedSeries to life has been confirmed, with a host of famous faces and names to be seen in 2022.
The commentary team that will bring some of the best Australian motorsport categories into your living rooms will be led by experienced host Matt White, a popular figure in the sports broadcasting community.
With more than three decades experience in Sport broadcasting, White has hosted and commentated the biggest motorsport events in the world, including the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, MotoGP, IndyCar and Supercars.
He was an integral part of Network 10 and Seven’s motorsports broadcasts as both host and commentator, including the award-winning Supercars coverage. White has also hosted and commentated Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Paralympics, The Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne Cup Carnival, and a range of Sport, News and Public Affairs programs.
On joining the commentary team, Matt White said;
“I’m really excited to be part of a new broadcasting era in Australian motorsport and part of such a talented on-air team.”
“The Speed Series is different, it’s broad, it’s fun – and we can’t wait to take it to a whole new level with Stan Sport and Nine. I can’t wait to get back into it.”
White will be joined by one of Australia’s leading and most accomplished motorsport identities Molly Taylor along with Chris Stubbs, Greg Rust, Richard Craill, Matt Naulty and TCR Australia driver Michael Caruso will also feature at the season opener at Race Tasmania.
Stubbs will act as co-host and lead reporter, offering his years of motorsport experience, delivered in his professional news tone, while Rust is set to share his time between the commentary box and pit lane.
Due to border restrictions, New Zealand resident Rust will be forced to miss the Race Tasmania opener at Symmons Plains Raceway, but plans to be back behind the microphone from Phillip Island onwards.
Greg Rust said;
“I’m gutted to be missing the opening event in Tassie. Last year I stuck around and went on the road with Owen (Kelly) & Marcos (Ambrose) and loved it,”
“Things are starting to open up again here in New Zealand now so I can’t want to get back to Australia and doing some stuff in pit lane too … which I have a massive soft spot for.
“Importantly I was there at the beginning for the first ever round of TCR Australia so I want to continue what we started and to work beside some of the best young callers in the game like (Matt) Naulty & (Richard) Craill.”
Race driver Michael Caruso will return to duties behind the microphone, adding his witty colour in front of the camera to his super skilled talents behind the wheel in the TCR Australia Series.
And fresh from winning the inaugural Extreme E Championship abroad and being the first-ever Australian woman to drive Dakar, Molly Taylor returns for her second year with the ARG commentary crew.
Executive Producer Andrew Janson will lead the broadcast, with significant support of the Supercars Media team who will oversee the facilitation and technical side of the production.
Matt Braid CEO of the Australian Racing Group said:
“The Australian Racing Group, in conjunction with our new media and broadcast partner Stan Sport, are thrilled to announce our commentary team for the 2022 SpeedSeries,”
“This is arguably the best team of broadcast talent in the country. Professional, knowledgeable and dedicated to delivering you, the fans, with the most entertaining and informative motorsport coverage possible.
“It is fantastic to have a broadcaster of the calibre of Matt White join our team. A thorough professional and gentleman, Matt is one of the best in the business and will be a great leader for our team.
“Welcoming Molly Taylor back for her second year with us is also very exciting. She proved that she is just as talented with a microphone as she is driving her race cars, and she is a great asset alongside our team of expert commentators.
“The Stan Sport deal represents an exciting, ground-breaking time for Australian motorsport, and we hope you enjoy the ride as much as we are going to.”
The SpeedSeries will be available to stream ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport, with live coverage also on the 9Network.
Stan Sport will cover the action from 1300-1700 on both Saturday and Sunday (February 12-13), delivering all qualifying sessions and races from the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, S5000 Australian Drivers Championship and the Turtle Wax Trans Am Series.
For AWC Race Tasmania, the first major national-level motorsport event for the calendar year, coverage will be simulcast on the 9Network’s GEM channel. Saturday will feature live and free motorsport at 1500-1700, with more racing on Sunday between 1300-1500.International race fans, including New Zealand residents, will be able to watch the coverage on Motorsport.tv.
