Josh Buchan (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Buchan won the 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championship.[1]
| Josh Buchan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 22 January 1995 Lithgow, New South Wales |
| TCR Australia career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | HMO Customer Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 77 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 31 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 & 2024 |
| Finished last season | 1st |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2019 | NSW Formula Ford Australian Formula 3 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023-24 2018 | TCR Australia NSW Formula Ford |
Career
editBuchan had a late start to racing, beginning karting in 2011 just before his 16th birthday. He participated in karting until 2017, when he moved up to competition in Formula Fords. Buchan won the 2018 New South Wales Formula Ford championship, winning 17 out of 19 races during the season. In 2019, he took victory in the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary event at Mount Panorama, earning him a scholarship to move up to the Australian Formula 3 championship, where he finished second in points. Plans were made for Buchan to move the S5000 championship for 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[1][2]
Buchan signed to race in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in 2021, driving for HMO Customer Racing.[3] Buchan finished seventh in the championship in his first season. In 2022, he finished third in the championship standings, and in 2023, he won the championship over his teammate Bailey Sweeney.[4]
In 2024, Buchan signed a two-year deal to continue driving for HMO Customer Racing.[5]
Personal life
editBuchan was born and raised in Lithgow, New South Wales.[2] He currently resides in Glenmore Park, New South Wales.[1]
Racing record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy | 1st |
| 2017 | Lithgow Kart Club - Junior | 1st |
| 2018 | Lithgow Kart Club - Senior | 1st |
| 2020 | Australian Kart Championship - TAG 125 | 17th |
Racing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class | Listec Racing Cars | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 302 | 1st |
| Australian Formula Ford Series - Kent class | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 5th | ||
| 2019 | Australian Formula 3 Championship | Gilmour Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 177 | 2nd |
| New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class | Listec Racing Cars | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 10th | |
| 2021 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 7th |
| 2022 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 667 | 3rd |
| 2023 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 807 | 1st |
| TCR World Tour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 16th | ||
| 2024 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 747 | 1st |
| GT World Challenge Australia | DNA Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | NA |
Australian Formula 3
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gilmour Racing | WIN 1 2 |
WIN 2 Ret |
WIN 3 2 |
MOR 1 3 |
MOR 2 3 |
MOR 3 3 |
BEN 1 Ret |
BEN 2 2 |
BEN 3 2 |
SYD 1 2 |
SYD 2 2 |
SYD 3 2 |
WAK 1 2 |
WAK 2 2 |
WAK 3 2 |
QLD 1 2 |
QLD 2 2 |
QLD 3 2 |
2nd | 177 |
TCR Australia results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 3 |
SYM R2 6 |
SYM R3 6 |
PHI R4 13 |
PHI R5 Ret |
PHI R6 9 |
BAT R7 14 |
BAT R8 11 |
BAT R9 10 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 1 |
SMP R12 2 |
BAT R13 DNS |
BAT R14 Ret |
BAT R15 10 |
7th | 365 | ||||||
| 2022 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 2 |
SYM R2 5 |
SYM R3 4 |
PHI R4 Ret |
PHI R5 19 |
PHI R6 14 |
BAT R7 8 |
BAT R8 3 |
BAT R9 4 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 11 |
SMP R12 2 |
QLD R13 14 |
QLD R14 9 |
QLD R15 8 |
SAN R16 5 |
SAN R17 8 |
SAN R18 4 |
3rd | 667 | |||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | BAT R19 9 |
BAT R20 C |
BAT R21 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | SYM R1 6 |
SYM R2 9 |
SYM R3 9 |
PHI R4 1 |
PHI R5 10 |
PHI R6 1 |
WIN R7 4 |
WIN R8 3 |
WIN R9 2 |
QLD R13 5 |
QLD R14 6 |
QLD R15 6 |
SAN R16 8 |
SAN R17 5 |
SAN R18 7 |
SMP R19 16 |
SMP R20 5 |
SMP R21 5 |
BAT R22 8 |
BAT R23 11 |
BAT R24 11 |
1st | 809 |
| 2024 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SAN R1 2 |
SAN R2 6 |
SAN R3 2 |
SYM R4 2 |
SYM R5 6 |
SYM R6 11 |
PHI R7 1 |
PHI R8 Ret |
PHI R9 3 |
1st | 747 | ||||||||||||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | BND R10 3 |
BND R11 3 |
BND R12 2 |
QLD R13 6 |
QLD R14 3 |
QLD R15 3 |
SMP R19 1 |
SMP R20 3 |
SMP R21 1 |
BAT R22 3 |
BAT R23 6 |
BAT R24 6 | |||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
TCR World Tour results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG R1 |
ALG R2 |
SPA R3 |
SPA R4 |
VAL R5 |
VAL R6 |
HUN R7 |
HUN R8 |
VBF R9 |
VBF R10 |
JCB R11 |
JCB R12 |
SMP R13 16 |
SMP R14 5 |
SMP R15 5 |
BAT R16 8 |
BAT R17 11 |
BAT R18 11 |
MAC R19 |
MAC R20 |
16th | 58 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b Chapman, Simon (8 November 2023). "Cash-strapped racer with 'no right to be in this position' on brink of unlikely triumph". wwos.nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia". tcr-series.com. WSC Ltd. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale". tcraustralia.com. TCR Australia. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". www.touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
edit- Josh Buchan career summary at DriverDB.com