Thomas Randle | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 7 April 1996
Super2 Series career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | MW Motorsport |
Car number | 16 |
Former teams | Tickford Racing |
Starts | 30 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 10 |
Poles | 4 |
Best finish | 1st in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2015–17 2016 2016 2015 2014–15 2013–14 | 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 |
Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Dunlop Super2 Series with MW Motorsport in the No. 16 Nissan Altima. 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 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]
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 pastimes.
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 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 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 |
† 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 |
Supercars results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Position | Points | |||||||||
2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang GT | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SYM R7 PO | SYM R8 PO | PHI R9 | PHI R10 | BAR R11 | BAR R12 | WIN R13 PO | WIN R14 PO | HID R15 | HID R16 | TOW R17 | TOW R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | BEN R21 17 | BEN R22 17 | PUK R23 | PUK R24 | BAT R25 9 | SUR R26 6 | SUR R27 6 | SAN QR 5 | SAN R28 3 | NEW R29 | NEW R30 | 26th | 732 | |||||||||
2020 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SMP1 R7 | SMP1 R8 | SMP1 R9 | SMP2 R10 | SMP2 R11 | SMP2 R12 | HID1 R13 | HID1 R14 | HID1 R15 | HID2 R16 | HID2 R17 | HID2 R18 | TOW1 R19 | TOW1 R20 | TOW1 R21 | TOW2 R22 | TOW2 R23 | TOW2 R24 | BEN1 R25 | BEN1 R26 | BEN1 R27 | BEN2 R28 | BEN2 R29 | BEN2 R30 | BAT R31 18 | 43rd | 102 |
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 |
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Anton de Pasquale | Australian Formula Ford Champion 2014 | Succeeded by Cameron Hill |
Preceded by Lando Norris | Toyota Racing Series Champion 2017 | Succeeded by Robert Shwartzman |
Preceded by Bryce Fullwood | Super2 Series Champion 2020 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
Awards and achievements | ||
Preceded by Will Brown | Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2018 | Succeeded by Tyler Everingham |
Preceded by Sophia Flörsch | The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy 2020 | Succeeded by Incumbant |
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