Jaylyn Robotham

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Jaylyn Robotham
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 22)
Victoria, Australia
Super 2 series career
Current team MW Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number3
Starts20
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishN/A in 2021

Jaylyn Robotham (born 21 October 2002) is an Australian racing driver set to compete in the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge with Volante Rosso Motorsport.

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Career

Karting

Robotham started racing karts at the age of 11 and at the age of 14 he moved up into the Hyundai Excel Racing Series.

Hyundai Excel Series

Robotham competed in his first race in a closed cockpit a week after his 14th birthday at Phillip island to become the youngest driver to compete in the series. In 2017 he won the South Australian State Championship. Placed 2nd at the Excel Nationals, 3rd in the Victorian CAMS State Championship and held multiple lap records in 2018 he placed 2nd in the Victorian State Championship.

Toyota 86 Racing Series

In 2018, Robotham Debuted in the Toyota 86 Racing Series placing second in his first race in the championship. He then went on and placed 5th in his debut season after not competing at Bathurst due to him being too young. In 2019 Robotham returned and finished 6th in the championship [1] [2]

TA2 Asia

Robotham Partnered With Paul Manuell From NZ and they achieved 5 wins out of 10 races. In that year they won the Bang Saen Beach Grand Prix. [3]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionTeamRacesWinsPodiums
2016Victorian Hyundai Excel Series25th300
2017South Australian Circuit Excel Championship1stJay Robotham Racing171415
Australian Circuit Excel Nationals2ndPedders Heidelberg312
Queensland X3 Series Invitational2nd303
Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship3rdJay Robotham Racing1244
2018Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship2ndJay Robotham Racing1179
Toyota 86 Racing Series 5thJay Robotham Racing101
2019TA2 Asia Series1stTecpro Idemitsu Racing1057
Toyota 86 Racing Series 6thJay Robotham Racing1400
2020 Toyota Finance 86 Championship 1stJay Robotham Racing12511
Super3 Series 1stMW Motorsport444
2021 Super2 Series 12thImage Racing700
2022 Super2 Series 8thImage Racing700
Supercars Championship 48thMatthew Chahda Motorsport100
2023Australian Hyundai Excel Nationals3rdJay Robotham Racing403
Supercars Championship 52nd Matt Stone Racing 100
2024 GT World Challenge Asia Silver-AM13th Climax Racing 602
Supercars Championship 39th Brad Jones Racing 200
2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge Volante Rosso Motorsport

Season still in progress*

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2022 Matthew Chahda Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chahda 18th161
2023 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Hill 15th161
2024 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Fullwood 22nd160

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References

  1. "Jaylyn Robotham | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Jaylyn Robotham to compete in NZ Toyota GAZOO Series". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "ROBOTHAM WINS IN THAILAND". Auto Action. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.