New Zealand will have five Supercars drivers on the circuit in 2018 after Andre Heimgartner signed with Nissan Motorsport.
The 22-year-old Kiwi will replace Todd Kelly in the four-car Nissan line-up and will race alongside Rick Kelly, Michael Caruso, and Simona de Silvestro.
It marks a return to full-time Supercars competition for Heimgartner, who contested the 2015 and '16 seasons with Super Black Racing and Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
"I'm delighted to reveal that I'll be joining Nissan Motorsport next year," Heimgartner said in a statement.
"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.
"Nissan is a major global brand racing across the world, so it's exciting to be aligned with them into the future.
"It's a shame there's still a few months until we're racing again. I want to jump in the car and get going."
Heimgartner is the fifth Kiwi currently contracted to a Supercars team, joining Shane van Gisbergen, Scott Mclaughlin, Fabian Coulthard and Richie Stanaway as fulltime drivers.
The 2018 Supercars Championship begins at the Adelaide 500, March 1.
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