Thomas Randle | |
---|---|
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 7 April 1996
Supercars Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Tickford Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 55 |
Former teams | Brad Jones Racing |
Starts | 92 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 8 |
Poles | 2 |
Best finish | 5th in 2024 |
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 2023 | Mike Kable Young Gun Award The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy Peter Brock Medal |
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 Castrol Racing 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, The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy [1] in 2020, and the Peter Brock Medal in 2023. [2]
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. [3] [4]
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. [5] He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd. [6]
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. [7]
For 2016, Randle moved to Europe to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Douglas Motorsport. [8] He won races at Rockingham and Spa and finished fourth in the drivers' standings. [9] [10]
In 2016 Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing. [11]
In 2017 Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés. [12] He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at Red Bull Ring). [13] 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. [14]
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.
Thomas Randle commenced full-time driving in the Supercars Championship in 2022 for Castrol Racing and finished his rookie seasons sitting 21st in the Drivers Championship. [15]
In 2023, Thomas Randle recorded his first Supercars podium finish at The Bend in Race 20 (3rd Place), and a day later recorded his first ever Pole Position (Race 21) which he converted to 2nd Place. He finished up with four podiums in 2023. [16]
Randle was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2020. [17]
He has a business called Dream Simulation which helps drivers to hone their skills in all types of racing categories. [18]
He plays volleyball in his spare time.
He is a university student studying Mechanical Engineering.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
British LMP3 Cup | Douglas Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 5th | |
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 | 2nd |
2022 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156 | 23rd |
2023 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1700 | 13th |
2024 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 8th |
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Scott Taylor Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 8 |
† 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Team BRM | TOW 1 5 | TOW 2 9 | TOW 3 6 | QLD 1 2 | QLD 2 1 | QLD 3 2 | SMP 1 2 | SMP 2 2 | SMP 3 2 | SAN 1 2 | SAN 2 2 | SAN 3 4 | SUR 1 1 | SUR 2 1 | SUR 3 1 | PHI 1 3 | PHI 2 9 | PHI 3 4 | SYD 1 1 | SYD 2 1 | SYD 3 1 | 2nd | 386 |
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Super2 Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | Lee Holdsworth | 9th | 161 |
2020 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Nick Percat | 18th | 133 |
2021 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | James Courtney | 7th | 161 |
2022 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | Zak Best | DNF | 0 |
2023 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Garry Jacobson | 12th | 161 |
2024 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Tyler Everingham | 11th | 161 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 2nd | 346 |
Russell Peter Ingall is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. He won his V8 Supercars title in 2005, and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000, in 1995 and 1997. His particular driving style earned him the nickname "Enforcer".
Jason John Richards was a New Zealand motor racing driver. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the New Zealand Touring Car Championship, he moved to Australia to pursue a career in the Australian-based V8 Supercar Championship Series. Richards career highlights include finishing second three times in V8 Supercar's most famous race, the Bathurst 1000. Richards died at the age of 35, just over a year after being diagnosed with cancer.
Mark James "Frosty" Winterbottom is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving the No. 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Team 18. His career highlights include winning the 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, twice winning the Sandown 500 and receiving the Mike Kable Young Gun Award in 2003. Winterbottom has also won his maiden championship title in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, making it the first title for Ford in five years. He also voices himself in the Australian version of the hit 2011 Pixar film, Cars 2.
Richard Stanaway is a racing car driver from New Zealand. He currently competes full-time in the Supercars Championship, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for PremiAir Racing.
Kristian Arthur Guy Lindbom is an Australian former racing car driver from Sydney, Australia. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kristian is a driver coach for Fast Track Racing, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Aston Martin and Australian Formula Ford team Evans Motorsport Group.
Matt Stone Racing is an Australian racing team competing in the Supercars Championship with two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. Cameron Hill drives the No. 4 car, while Nick Percat drives the No. 10 car. They are also competing in the second-tier Dunlop Super2 Series with Aaron Seton and Ryal Harris.
Joseph Terry Mawson is an Australian racing driver of Peruvian descent. He is the current double champion of the Australian S5000 Championship.
The 2017 Supercars Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars, which prior to July 2016 had been known as V8 Supercars. It was the nineteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-first series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.
Todd Matthew Hazelwood is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship.
Anton De Pasquale is an Australian motor racing driver. He currently drives the No. 11 Ford Mustang GT for Dick Johnson Racing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He briefly raced in various Formula Renault series in Europe and the Dunlop Super2 Series.
William Brown is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship with Triple Eight Race Engineering, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing. Brown won the 2024 Supercars Championship driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
The 2019 Supercars Championship was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-third series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2019 championship also included the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, which was contested at the Melbourne 400.
The 2018 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, staged as a support series to the 2018 Supercars Championship. It was the nineteenth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.
The VHT S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship was an open-wheel road racing series in Australia. The series was created by a merger between two proposed series, Formula Thunder 5000 and Super5000. The series was promoted by the Australian Racing Group.
The 2020 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, which was staged as a support series to the 2020 Supercars Championship. It was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.
Aaron Cameron is an Australian racing driver, competing in the TCR Australia Series in the No. 18 Peugeot 308 TCR for Team Valvoline GRM.
The 2023 Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It was the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing. Since joining as a class in 2021 this marks at the same time as the sixteenth running of the Super3 Series, the third tier of competition in Supercars racing.
Cameron James Hill is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Supercars Championship for Matt Stone Racing in the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Hill won the 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series and 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
Zak Best is an Australian racing car driver. He currently competes in the Dunlop Super2 Series in the No. 17 Ford Mustang GT, with wins, podiums and poles to his name in the Super2 Series. He also raced in the 2021 Bathurst 1000, finishing in fifteenth.
The Motorsport Australia Superlicence is a racing license awarded by Motorsport Australia. It is required for all drivers in the Supercars Championship, the highest-profile domestic circuit racing series in Australia.