Stanaway, Waters join for Supercar enduros

New Zealand's Richie Stanaway will drive in the Supercars championship for the second consecutive year after being confirmed as the endurance partner for Ford's Cameron Waters.

Stanaway, a multiple Formula Ford New Zealand champion and former German Formula Three title winner, debuted in the Australian championship as co-driver for compatriot Chris Pither in last year's endurance events.

The 25-year-old helped Pither finish 12th in last year's Bathurst 1000, a race where 22-year-old Waters finished fourth.

"Cam finished a strong P4 at Bathurst last year and drove a great race, so the plan is to go better this year and stand on the podium at The Mountain," Stanaway said.

"Supercars are an amazing piece of machinery and I can't wait to get back behind the wheel with one of the up and coming stars of the sport."

Waters will begin his second full-time Supercars championship campaign this weekend at the Clipsal 500 event in Adelaide.