Tander joins eSport Cup as full entry list revealed
Australian Racing Group has unveiled a 52-strong entry for its opening eSport Cup round, including three-time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander.
The Supercars ace has made a number of TCR Australia appearances in an Audi over the last two seasons, and even took pole for the ill-fated Albert Park race that never went ahead.
He's now set to race the same car in virtual form, Tander joining a 52-car field for tonight's ARG eSport Cup opener to be held on the Mount Panorama circuit.
The entry features a number of big names across ARG's suite of categories, including former Supercars stars Steve Johnson and Jason Bargwanna, S5000 front-runners James Golding and Tim Macrow, reigning TCR Australia champion Will Brown and BTCC winner Ash Sutton.
Round 1 will lick off at 8pm AEDT tonight, with a 20-minute qualifying session followed by a half-hour feature race and a 15-minute reverse grid race.
Grant Rowley and DJR Team Penske enduro driver/TCR Australia regular Tony D'Alberto will provide commentary.
All of the action will be streamed live and free all over the world through Motorsport.tv.
Full ARG eSport Cup entry list
| # | Category | SPONSOR | DRIVER | STATE | CAR COLOUR |
| 1 | TCR | HMO Customer Racing | Will Brown | QLD | White/Blue |
| 2 | TCR | Melbourne Performance Centre | Chelsea Angelo | VIC | White/Blue |
| 3 | TCR | Melbourne Performance Centre | Lee Partridge | VIC | Black/Red |
| 4 | TCR | Carsales | Mike Sinclair | VIC | White/Blue |
| 5 | Trans Am | Retractable Tarps | George Miedecke | QLD | Red |
| 6 | TCR | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jordan Cox | VIC | White/Green/Red |
| 7 | TCR | Team Valvoline GRM | Luca Giacomin | VIC | White/Red/Blue |
| 8 | Trans Am | Harris Racing Pty Ltd | Aaron Seton | QLD | Yellow |
| 9 | TCR | Ashley Seward Motorsport / AWC | Jay Hanson | VIC | White/Green/Red |
| 10 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Niels Langeveld | NED | Orange/Silver |
| 11 | TCR | HMO Customer Racing | Nathan Morcom | NSW | White/Blue |
| 12 | Trans Am | RTC Motorsport | Peter Herd | NSW | Black |
| 15 | TCR | Wurth | Michael Clemente | VIC | White/Red |
| 17 | TCR | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Jason Bargwanna | VIC | White |
| 18 | TCR | Team Valvoline GRM | Aaron Cameron | VIC | White/Red/Blue |
| 19 | TCR | Milldun Motorsport | Matt Simmons | QLD | White |
| 21 | V8TC | United eSports | Harley Haber | NSW | White |
| 22 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Jack Milligan | NZ | Orange/Silver |
| 23 | S5000 | UCS Group | Tim Macrow | VIC | Black/Orange |
| 24 | TCR | Wall Racing | John Martin | NSW | White/Red |
| 26 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Tom Alexander | NZ | Orange/Silver |
| 27 | S5000 | Barton Mawer Motorsport | Barton Mawer | NSW | Black/White |
| 28 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Rowan Shepherd | NZ | Orange/Silver |
| 29 | Trans Am | Gulf Western Oils | Nathan Herne | QLD | Orange/Silver |
| 30 | TCR | HMO Customer Racing | Sam Stratten | NSW | White/Blue |
| 31 | S5000 | Team Valvoline GRM | James Golding | VIC | White/Red/Blue |
| 33 | TCR | Renault Sport GRM | Dylan O'Keeffe | VIC | Yellow |
| 35 | V8TC | Unit | Jason Gomersall | QLD | Silver/Grey |
| 38 | TCR | Wall Racing | Tim Mcreynolds | NSW | White/Red |
| 39 | ARG | Michelin | Ben McMellan | VIC | Blue/Yellow |
| 41 | TCR | Wolfchester | Trent Harrison | VIC | Black |
| 47 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Jaden Ransley | NZ | Orange/Silver |
| 48 | Trans Am | Melbourne Performance Centre | Nic Carroll | VIC | Blue |
| 49 | S5000 | ACT Fence Hire | Thomas Randle | VIC | Black/Orange |
| 55 | TCR | Signature Homes | Rhys Gould | NZ | Black/Red |
| 64 | TCR | Garage1 / Morris Finance | Tim Brook | NSW | White/Red |
| 67 | TCM | Bilstien/JMG Racing | Jeremy Gray | NSW | Blue |
| 68 | V8TC | Turbo Brisbane | Jonathan Beikoff | QLD | White/Blue/Red |
| 75 | TCR | Melbourne Performance Centre | Garth Tander | VIC | Grey/Red/Black |
| 85 | TCM | Garwood Motorsport | Adam Garwood | VIC | Yellow |
| 88 | TCR | Track Tec Racing | Tim Dossett | NZ | Orange/Silver |
| 89 | S5000 | SignageOne | Braydan Willmington | NSW | Green |
| 91 | TCR | Garage1 / Morris Finance | Jaxon Evans | VIC | Red/White |
| 92 | S5000 | Motum Simulation | Ricky Capo | VIC | Red |
| 99 | Trans Am | TPS Group | Brett Holdsworth | VIC | Red |
| 116 | TCR | Panta Racing Fuel | Ash Sutton | ENG | Black/White |
| 117 | TCM | Team Johnson | Steve Johnson | QLD | Blue |
| 122 | TCR | Monster Energy | Blake 'Bilko' Williams | VIC | Black |
| 133 | TCM | Juice Plus + | Cameron Mason | NSW | Green |
| 222 | TCR | Fast Track Comms | Luke King | NSW | Black/Red |
| 777 | TCR | Declan Fraser Racing | Declan Fraser | QLD | White |
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