| Bailey Sweeny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 7 February 2003 Batemans Bay, Australia |
Bailey Sweeny (born 7 February 2003) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the Super2 Series for Blanchard Racing Team.
| Bailey Sweeny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 7 February 2003 Batemans Bay, Australia |
Bailey Sweeny (born 7 February 2003) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the Super2 Series for Blanchard Racing Team.
Sweeny began karting in 2017, competing until 2021. [1] [2] In his time in karts, Sweeny most notably won the 2020 New South Wales and ACT state titles in the Senior Performance Light class. [3] The same year, Sweeny also made his car racing debut in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series as a member of the Erebus Academy. [4] Remaining in the series the following two years, [5] Sweeny scored three podiums in the series as he scored a best reason finish of fifth in 2022. [6]
In 2022, Sweeny also made his debut in TCR competition, joining HMO Customer Racing to race in TCR Australia. [7] In his first season in the series, Sweeny scored his maiden series in race two of the first Bathurst round, [8] before taking his second win at the same venue in November to end the year fifth in points, [9] as the rookie of the year. [10] The following year, Sweeny remained with HMO Customer Racing for his sophomore season in TCR Australia. [11] Starting off the season with two wins at Symmons Plains, [12] [13] before winning race three at Winton, [14] as well as races two and three at Sandown en route to a third-place points finish. [15] [16]
Having spent most of 2024 on the sidelines, Sweeny made a one-off appearance in the Winton round of the RX-8 Cup Australia for Maisie Place Motorsport, [17] in which he finished second in races three and four. [18] [19] Following that, Sweeny joined Image Racing to compete in the second Bathurst round of the Super3 Series. [20] In his only round of the season, Sweeny finished second in race two and third in race two. [21] [22] Remaining under the Supercars Championship support bill for the following year, Sweeny joined Blanchard Racing Team as he stepped up to the Super2 Series following Super3's demise. [23] In his rookie year in the series, Sweeny scored a best result of third in race one at Queensland Raceway, as well as two other top 10 results en route to a 13th-place points finish. [24] [25]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australian Kart Championship — KA2 | 22nd | |
| 2019 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 12th | |
| 2020 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 7th | |
| Australian Kart Championship — X30 | |||
| 2021 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 13th | |
| Sources: [26] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | Erebus Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – [a] |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – [b] | |
| 2022 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 610 | 5th |
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 879 | 5th | ||
| 2023 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 784 | 3rd |
| TCR World Tour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18th | ||
| 2024 | RX-8 Cup Australia | Maisie Place Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Super3 Series | Image Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 4th | |
| 2025 | Super2 Series | Blanchard Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 804 | 13th |
| Sources: [27] [26] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 15 | SYM R2 2 | SYM R3 Ret | PHI R4 11 | PHI R5 16 | PHI R6 9 | BAT R7 9 | BAT R8 1 | BAT R9 2 | SMP R10 11 | SMP R11 18 | SMP R12 18 | QLD R13 4 | QLD R14 11 | QLD R15 5 | SAN R16 8 | SAN R17 16 | SAN R18 6 | BAT R19 1 | BAT R20 C | BAT R21 2 | 5th | 610 |
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 12 | SYM R2 6 | SYM R3 1 | PHI R4 44 | PHI R5 5 | PHI R6 5 | WIN R7 22 | WIN R8 5 | WIN R9 1 | QLD R10 DSQ2 | QLD R11 9 | QLD R12 5 | SAN R13 51 | SAN R14 1 | SAN R15 1 | SMP R16 143 | SMP R17 6 | SMP R18 11 | BAT R19 12 | BAT R20 Ret | BAT R21 DSQ | 3rd | 748 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | POR 1 | POR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | ELP 1 | ELP 2 | VIL 1 | VIL 2 | SYD 1 144 | SYD 2 6 | SYD 3 11 | BAT 1 12 | BAT 2 Ret | BAT 3 DSQ | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 18th | 34 |
(key) (Race results only)
| Super3 Series results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
| 2024 | Image Racing | 999 | Holden Commodore VF | BAT1 R1 | BAT1 R2 | BAR R3 | BAR R4 | TOW R5 | TOW R6 | SAN R7 | SAN R8 | BAT2 R9 2 | BAT2 R10 3 | ADE R11 | ADE R12 | 4th | 267 |
(key) (Race results only)
| Super2 Series results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
| 2025 | Blanchard Racing Team | 33 | Ford Mustang S550 | SMP R1 14 | SMP R2 Ret | SYM R3 13 | SYM R4 9 | TOW R5 12 | TOW R6 6 | QLD R7 3 | QLD R8 14 | BAT R9 18 | BAT R10 17 | ADE R11 18 | ADE R12 12 | 13th | 804 |