Josh Buchan

Josh Buchan
Josh Buchan
Nationality	Australian
Born	22 January 1995 (age 29); Lithgow, New South Wales
TCR Australia career
Debut season	2021
Current team	HMO Customer Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	18
Starts	66
Championships	1
Wins	6
Podiums	21
Poles	3
Fastest laps	11
Best finish	1st in 2023
Finished last season	1st
Previous series
2018; 2019	NSW Formula Ford; Australian Formula 3
Championship titles
2023; 2018	TCR Australia; NSW Formula Ford

Last updated April 15, 2024

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]

Career

Buchan 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

Buchan was born and raised in Lithgow, New South Wales.^[2] He currently resides in Glenmore Park, New South Wales.^[1]

Racing record

TCR Australia results

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
2022	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR																			BAT R19 9	BAT R20 C	BAT R21 3	3rd	667
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	BND R10	BND R11	BND R12	QLD R13	QLD R14	QLD R15	SMP R19	SMP R20	SMP R21	BAT R22	BAT R23	BAT R24	3rd*	278*

* Season still in progress

Australian Formula 3

(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

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References

1 2 3 "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
1 2 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.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tony D'Alberto	Winner of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series 2023	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[HMO-1] 1 2 3 "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[cash-strapped-2] 1 2 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.

[3] "HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia". tcr-series.com. WSC Ltd. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[4] "Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale". tcraustralia.com. TCR Australia. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[5] "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". www.touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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