Thomas Randle | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 7 April 1996
Supercars Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Tickford Racing |
Car number | 55 |
Former teams | Brad Jones Racing |
Starts | 47 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 25th in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2021 2018–2020 2015–17 2016 2016 2015 2014–15 2013–14 | Australian S5000 Championship Dunlop Super2 Series Toyota Racing Series Formula V8 3.5 Series BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Australian Formula 4 Championship Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australian Formula Ford Series |
Championship titles | |
2020 2017 2014 | Dunlop Super2 Series Toyota Racing Series Australian Formula Ford Series |
Awards | |
2018 2020 | Mike Kable Young Gun Award The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy |
Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Supercars Championship for Tickford Racing in the No. 55 Ford Mustang GT. Randle has also won the 2014 Australian Formula Ford Series, 2017 Toyota Racing Series and 2020 Super2 Series. In 2018, he was awarded the Mike Kable Young Gun Award and in 2020, The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy. [1]
Prior to his single-seater career, Randle enjoyed a successful period in karting in his native Australia. In 2012, he won Junior Clubman class of the Australian National Sprint Kart Championship and Rotax Junior class of the Australian Rotax Nationals. [2] [3]
Randle made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Evans Motorsport Group. He finished seventh with two podiums and another thirteen point-scoring finishes. [4] He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd. [5]
Randle continued his collaboration with Dream Motorsport into the new-for-2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship. He again battled with Lloyd for the championship, but this time he finished as runner-up and was outscored by 54 points and five wins. [6]
For 2016, Randle moved to Europe to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Douglas Motorsport. [7] He won races at Rockingham and Spa and finished fourth in the drivers' standings. [8] [9]
In 2016 Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing. [10]
In 2017 Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés. [11] He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at Red Bull Ring). [12] He ended season fourteenth.
In 2018 Randle moved to the Dunlop Super2 Series to race with Tickford Racing in a Ford FG X Falcon. Thomas Randle has joined illustrious company in being crowned champion of the 2020 Dunlop Super2 Series. [13]
In 2021 Randle left the Super2 Series and moved to the Australian S5000 Championship to race with Team BRM in a Onroak Ligier JS F3-S5000. after he couldn't find a ride for 2021 Super2 season.
Randle was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2020. [14]
He has a business called Dream Simulation which helps drivers to hone their skills in Supercars racing. [15]
He plays volleyball in his spare time.
He is a university student.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2013 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Evans Motorsport Group | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 7th |
Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 184 | 7th | ||
Morgan Park Raceway Production Sports 1 Hour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
2014 | Australian Formula Ford Series | Dream Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 266 | 1st |
Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 10th | ||
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 12th | ||
Winton 400 Sports Sedan support event | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14th | ||
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | NC | ||
2015 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 386 | 2nd |
Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 514 | 3rd | ||
Toyota Racing Series | ETEC Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 518 | 10th | |
2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 424 | 4th |
Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 20th | |
Masters of Formula 3 | Double R Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
Formula V8 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | |
2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 14th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 855 | 1st | |
2018 | Super2 Series | Tickford Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 915 | 11th |
2019 | Super2 Series | Tickford Racing | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1396 | 3rd |
Supercars Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 732 | 26th | ||
Australian Touring Car Masters | Skye Sands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9th | |
2020 | Super2 Series | MW Motorsport | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 860 | 1st |
Supercars Championship | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 43rd | |
2021 | S5000 Championship | Team BRM | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 346 | 3rd |
2022 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156 | 23rd |
† As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
(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 |
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2016 | Comtec Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 13 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 11 | 20th | 0 |
(key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only)
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Tickford Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE Ret | SYM 9 | BAR 3 | TOW 8 | SAN 4 | BAT 8 | NEW 21 | 11th | 915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE 11 | BAR 7 | TOW 12 | QLD 2 | BAT 1 | SAN 15 | NEW 3 | 3rd | 1396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | MW Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | ADE 2 | ADE 2 | ADE 1 | SYD 2 | SYD 1 | BAT 2 | BAT 1 | 1st | 860 |
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | ![]() | 9th | 161 |
2020 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() | 18th | 133 |
2021 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | ![]() | 7th | 161 |
2022 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | ![]() | DNF | 0 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
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2019 | Team BRM | SAN R1 | SAN R2 | SAN M | BMP R1 1 | BMP R2 6 | BMP M 2 | N/C | - | ||||||||
2020 | Team BRM | APC R1 PO | APC R2 PO | SMP R3 C | SMP R4 C | WIN R5 C | WIN R6 C | BMP R7 C | BMP R8 C | PHI R9 C | PHI R10 C | SAN R11 C | SAN R12 C | BAT NC1 C | BAT NC2 C | N/C | - |
2021 | Team BRM | SYM R1 2 | SYM R2 6 | SYM R3 1 | PHI R4 2 | PHI R5 2 | PHI R6 4 | SAN R7 DNS | SAN R8 3 | SAN R9 6 | SMP R10 5 | SMP R11 3 | SMP R12 4 | 3rd | 346 |
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