Simon Kane | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 9 October 1967 |
Previous series | |
1988 1989-92 1991 1993 | Australian Formula Ford Formula Holden International Formula 3000 Indonesian Grand Prix |
Championship titles | |
1990 | Australian Drivers' Championship |
Last updated on: 29 Nov 2011. |
Simon Kane (born 9 October 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former race car driver, but now works as a sound technician in television.
Kane started in Formula Fords in the late 1980s and proceeded to the new Formula Holden series in 1989. In 1990 he won the Australian Drivers' Championship and consequently CAMS Gold Star. From there he had a disappointing International Formula 3000 season in 1991 for Italian team Motor Racing Di-Wheels, failing to qualify for the two events he entered at Hockenheim in Germany and Brands Hatch in England (rounds 6 & 7).
He then returned to Australia and spasmodically entered Australian Drivers' Championship rounds in coming years and achieved a top five result at the one-off 1993 Indonesian Grand Prix. He now races some club events in a Porsche 911.
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1988 | Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series | 12th | Van Diemen – Ford | Clive Kane Photography |
1989 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 5th | Ralt RT21 – Holden | Clive Kane Photography |
1990 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 1st | Ralt RT21 – Holden | Clive Kane Photography |
1991 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 5th | Ralt RT21 – Holden | Clive Kane Photography |
International Formula 3000 | NC | Leyton House 90B Cosworth | M.R. Diwheel | |
1992 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 10th | Ralt RT21 – Holden | Clive Kane Photography |
1993 | Indonesian Grand Prix | 4th | Ralt RT21 – Holden | Clive Kane Photography |
2003 | Australian Drivers' Championship | NC | Reynard 92D – Holden | Fremder Automotive |
2006 | Victorian Sports Car Championship | 32nd | Porsche 993 RSCS | The Guild |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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1991 | Motor Racing Di-Wheels | VAL | PAU | JER | MUG | PER | HOC DNQ | BRH DNQ | SPA | BUG | NOG | NC | 0 |
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