V8 Supercars star Will Davison has confirmed he’s leaving Ford Performance Racing just a fortnight after the factory-backed team claimed the Bathurst 1000 crown.

Davison confirmed his departure on Thursday after three years with FPR shortly after the team revealed Bathurst champion Mark Winterbottom and youngster Chaz Mostert had signed new contract extensions.

Winterbottom and Mostert will now team up for the blue oval until the end of the 2016 season while Davison is believed to be set for a switch to Erebus’s Mercedes team from next year.

In a short statement, Davison said only he was leaving FPR and didn’t reveal his future plans.

“While I cannot yet share details of my plans for 2014 and beyond, please be assured I will continue to be involved with V8 Supercar racing at the highest level and am very excited about what the future holds,” said Davison, who won the 2009 Bathurst 1000.

Mostert’s elevation to a full-time driver with FPR comes after a breakthrough debut campaign on loan to Dick Johnson Racing.

The 21-year-old secured his maiden race win at Queensland Raceway in just his fourth start as a V8 Supercar driver and is seen as one of the brightest talents to emerge for many years.

“He is the most exciting talent to join the series in recent times and is a product of our development program so it is personally very satisfying to see him graduate after such an impressive debut season,” FPR team principal Tim Edwards said.

Winterbottom’s extension, signed before his dramatic Mount Panorama win earlier this month, means he’ll have spent 11 years with FPR by the time his deal expires.

“Winning Bathurst ticked off one of the goals we’ve been working towards but now we want the championship too,” said the 32-year-old, who goes into this weekend’s Gold Coast 600 trailing leader Jamie Whincup by 142 points.

“I am also really looking forward to working with Chaz. He is a great young guy and in just a few months he’s shown what he can do so our fans should be really excited.”