Duvashen Padayachee

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Duvashen Padayachee
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
BornDuvashen Padayachee
(1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 33)
Awards
2012: International Series British Formula 3 (runner-up in class national)
2014: Mount Panorama Production Sports Car One Hour race (winner)

Duvashen Padayachee is an Australian racing driver. [1]

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Career

Beginnings

Padayachee began his career in racing in 2010, competing in the Pacific Formula BMW. With the achievements of 49 points ranked 11 th in the overall standings. A year later, the JK Racing Asia Series was fifth. In 2011 he started well in the Radical Australia Cup, where, however, was not classified.

Formula Renault 2.0

In addition to competing in Formula Ford Geoff started in 2011, also in British Formula Renault. The main series of 19 points gave him 16 position in the overall standings, and the final round was the thirteenth.

Formula 3

For the 2012 season the Australian has signed a contract with the Finnish team Double R Racing to compete in the International Series British Formula 3 and European Formula 3. Only in the British edition it was classified. In the classroom National won there six races and 21 podium finishes. This allowed him to win the title wicemistrzowski class nation.

Porsche

In 2013 Duvashen moved to the Australian Porsche Carrera Cup, [1] joining Team BRM.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010 Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport1500014911th
2011 JK Racing Asia Series Eurasia Motorsport1400011005th
2012 British Formula 3 International Series - Rookie Double R Racing 28607223772nd
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 500000NC†
PSCRAA Enduro ChampionshipRentcorp Forklifts100001533rd
2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Team BRM 200000433.58th
2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Team BRM 21000040611th
Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy Rentcorp Motorsport300005716th
2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Team BRM 210000366.512th
24H Series - SP2 MARC Cars Australia 210015110th
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia McElrea Racing240000504.59th
Australian Endurance Championship Walkinshaw Racing 201023645th
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Garth Walden Racing200000NC†
Australian GT Championship Supabarn Supermarkets 6000226613th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkinshaw GT3 100000NC†
2018 Australian GT Championship McElrea Racing4000151014th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Garth Walden Racing25000045510th
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Garth Walden Racing40000639th
2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing600009522nd
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Garth Walden Racing
Intercontinental GT Challenge Valmont Racing

† – Padayachee was ineligible to score points.

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