Simon Hodge

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Simon Hodge
Simon Hodge Headshot.jpg
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) [1]
Adelaide, South Australia
Previous series
2011-13 Australian Formula Ford Champ.
Championship titles
2014 Australian Drivers' Championship
Awards
2014CAMS Gold Star
Last updated on: 2 November 2014.

Simon Neil Hodge (born 17 February 1994) is a racing driver from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and winner of the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship. In March 2014 he set a new lap record for the Adelaide Street Circuit and in April 2014 also broke the Mount Panorama lap record. [2] Simon currently holds the record for the most consecutive pole positions in Australian Drivers' Championship history with seven. [3]

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Lap Records

Hodge won the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship driving a Team BRM-entered Mygale M11, similar to that pictured above Mygale MII of Trent Shirvington.jpg
Hodge won the 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship driving a Team BRM-entered Mygale M11, similar to that pictured above
SeasonTrackEventTimeCarTeamNotes
2014 Adelaide Street Circuit Clipsal 5001:17.9726 Mygale M11-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM Outright record (V8 Supercar layout)
2014 Sandown Raceway Shannons Nationals1:07.4736 Mygale M11-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM Formula 3 record
2014 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst Motor Festival2:02.6701 Mygale M11-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM Outright record
2014 Hidden Valley Raceway SkyCity Triple Crown1:05.1101 Mygale M11-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM Formula 3 record
Sources: [2] [4] [5] [6]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship 20th Mygale SJ11a Team BRM
2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship 8th Mygale SJ11a Team BRM
2013 Australian Drivers' Championship 13th Dallara F307-Mercedes-Benz Team BRM
2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship 5th Mygale SJ12a Sonic Motor Racing Services
2014 Australian Drivers' Championship 1st Mygale M11 Team BRM
2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 17th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 Team BRM

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References

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