Josh Kean

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Josh Kean
Holden VZ Commodore of Josh Kean 2013.jpg
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31)
Adelaide, South Australia
Dunlop Super2 Series career
Debut season 2013
Former teamsTHR Developments
Team Kean Racing
Brad Jones Racing
Prodrive Racing Australia
Starts70
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 2016
Previous series
2013-17
2012		 Dunlop Super2 Series
Australian Saloon Car Series

Joshua Vincent Kean (born 3 July 1993 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian motor-racing driver who has competed in the Dunlop Super2 Series.

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Kean started in Karts [1] as a child and progressed to the Saloon Car Championship where he was runner up in 2012. [2] [3]

Kean previously drove for his own team in 2013 and 2014 before moving to Brad Jones Racing for the 2015 and 2016 [4] [5] seasons. He then moved to Prodrive Racing Australia in 2017 season. [6]

Since his move out of Supercars, Kean has been racing and doing exhibition runs in old Formula 1 cars. [7]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2012 Australian Saloon Car Series 2nd Holden VT Commodore Josh Kean Racing
2013 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series 22nd Holden VZ Commodore THR Developments
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 35th Holden VE Commodore
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 23rd Holden VE Commodore Team Kean Racing
2015 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 19th Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing
2016 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 12th Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing
2017 Dunlop Super2 Series 19th Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia

V8 Supercars Development Series results

(key) (Race results only)

V8 Supercars Development Series results
YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021PositionPoints
2013 THR Developments Holden Commodore VE ADE
1 		ADE
2 		PER
1 		PER
2 		PER
3 		TSV
1 		TSV
2 		TSV
3 		IPS
1 		IPS
2 		IPS
3 		WIN
1
17		 WIN
2
16		 WIN
3
Ret		 BAT
1
26		 BAT
2
16		 SOP
1 		SOP
2 		35th149
2014 Team Kean Racing Holden Commodore VE ADE
1
Ret		 ADE
2
Ret		 WIN
1
16		 WIN
2
Ret		 PER
1
17		 PER
2
20		 TSV
1
20		 TSV
2
Ret		 IPS
1
13		 IPS
2
Ret		 BAT
12		 SOP
1
Ret		 SOP
2
15		23rd440
2015 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE ADE
1
Ret		 ADE
2
16		 PER
1
16		 PER
2
15		 PER
3
13		 WIN
1
9		 WIN
2
11		 WIN
3
25		 TSV
1
15		 TSV
2
17		 IPS
1
14		 IPS
2
17		 IPS
3
18		 BAT
Ret		 SOP
1
11		 SOP
2
Ret		19th576
2016 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE ADE
R1
Ret		 ADE
R2
Ret		 PHI
R3
8		 PHI
R4
6		 PHI
R5
4		 BAR
R6
9		 BAR
R7
8		 BAR
R8
11		 TOW
R9
8		 TOW
R10
8		 SAN
R11
12		 SAN
R12
15		 SAN
R13
13		 BAT
R14
15		 SYD
R15
12		 SYD
R16
10		12th924
2017 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon FG X ADE
R1
20		 ADE
R2
18		 ADE
R3
Ret		 SYM
R4
8		 SYM
R5
Ret		 SYM
R6
12		 SYM
R7
19		 PHI
R8
10		 PHI
R9
21		 PHI
R10
15		 PHI
R11
10		 TOW
R12
Ret		 TOW
R13
Ret		 SMP
R14
14		 SMP
R15
19		 SMP
R16
Ret		 SMP
R17
9		 SAN
R18
15		 SAN
R19
6		 NEW
R20
14		 NEW
R21
Ret		19th623

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References

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  2. ↑ "ENTRY LISTS: Shannons Nationals Mallala preview". Speedcafe . Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lynton edges Kostera for first AMC victory". Speedcafe . Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Angelo returns for Dunlop Series finale". Speedcafe . 30 November 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wynn's backing for BJR Dunlop Series Holden". Speedcafe . 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Prodrive confirms Kean, Jacobson for Dunlop Series". Speedcafe . 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Footwork F1 car crashed at Adelaide Motorsport Festival". Speedcafe . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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