Warren Luff | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 21 April 1976 48) Sydney, New South Wales | (age
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Supercars Championship career | |
Car number | 20 |
Current team | Team 18 (Endurance race co-driver) |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 130 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 11 |
Pole positions | 0 |
2019 position | 28th (258 pts) |
Warren Raymond Luff (born 21 April 1976), is best known as a race driver, stunt driver and driver training instructor. He is the son of well-known driver training instructor Ian Luff. He currently co-drives for Team 18 in the Repco Supercars Championship with Scott Pye in the No. 20 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
After starting in the Improved Production category in the early 1990s, he progressed to the Australian Super Touring Championship in 1997 & 1998 and his V8 Supercar debut was at the 1999 Queensland 500. He then joined various one make categories with great success. He was champion of the Australian Mitsubishi Mirage Cup in 1999 and 2000, then champion in the Brute Utes series in 2002 and 2003, as well as one off's in the Porsche 944 Challenge in 2003 [1] and the Australian Mini Challenge in 2009 and 2010 [2] seasons.
On 16 September 2012, Luff won his first ever V8 Supercars race, teaming up with Vodafone's Craig Lowndes at the Sandown 500. On 7 October 2012, Luff and Lowndes finished 3rd in the Supercheap Bathurst 1000, the 50th running of the event, where their car ran special Peter Brock livery to commemorate the history of Bathurst and Lowndes' mentor. In 2013, again with Lowndes, Luff won the inaugural Enduro Cup. For 2014 Luff teamed up with Garth Tander to contest the 2014 Pirtek Enduro Cup for the Holden Racing Team. Tander and Luff joined forces again in 2015, and despite not winning a race, won the 2015 Enduro Cup, resulting in Luff becoming the first driver to win the award twice.
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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1997* | FAI Insurance | Honda Accord | Julian Bailey | 10th | 138 |
1998* | Knight Racing | Ford Mondeo | Mark Zonneveld | DNF | 18 |
2002 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore VX | Cameron McConville | 15th | 159 |
2003 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Steven Johnson | 13th | 156 |
2004 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Steven Johnson | 7th | 161 |
2005 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Marcos Ambrose | DNF | 144 |
2006 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | Adam Macrow | DNF | 102 |
2007 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BF | Alan Gurr | DNF | 134 |
2008 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Steve Owen | 11th | 161 |
2009 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Jonathon Webb | DNF | 84 |
2010 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | James Courtney | 5th | 161 |
2011 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | Nathan Pretty | 15th | 161 |
2012 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VE | Craig Lowndes | 3rd | 161 |
2013 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | Craig Lowndes | 3rd | 161 |
2014 | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VF | Garth Tander | DNS | 0 |
2015 | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VF | Garth Tander | 3rd | 161 |
2016 | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VF | Garth Tander | DNF | 150 |
2017 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore VF | Scott Pye | 2nd | 161 |
2018 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Scott Pye | 2nd | 161 |
2019 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Scott Pye | 7th | 161 |
2020 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Chaz Mostert | 3rd | 161 |
2021 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Bryce Fullwood | 5th | 161 |
2022 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Nick Percat | 22nd | 148 |
2023 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Scott Pye | 17th | 160 |
2024 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | David Reynolds | 24th | 159 |
* Super Touring race
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2002 | Compuware | Terry Bosnjak Ian Palmer Ray Sidebottom | Mitsubishi Magna | 10 | 424 | 22nd | 7th |
2003 | Scott Loadsman | Scott Loadsman Ian Luff David Russell | Holden Commodore VY SS | E | 382 | 26th | 3rd |
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2008 | The Car Stockade/Blue Oval Garage | David Heath Ian Luff | Ford BF Falcon XR8 | D | 193 | 23rd | 3rd |
2010 | West Surfing Products | Glyn Crimp Stuart Kostera | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | A | 106 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | Audi Race Experience Team Joest | Mark Eddy Craig Lowndes | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | A | 292 | 2nd | 2nd |
2012 | Phoenix Racing | Mark Eddy Craig Lowndes | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | A | 156 | DNF | DNF |
2013 | Rod Salmon Racing | Rod Salmon Craig Lowndes | Audi R8 LMS | A | 162 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | Rod Salmon Racing | Rod Salmon Jason Bright Liam Talbot | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | A | 0 | DNS | DNS |
2015 | Jamec Pem Racing | Greg Crick Alessandro Latif | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | AA | 0 | 13th | 5th |
2016 | Objective Racing | Matt Campbell Tim Slade Tony Walls | McLaren 650S GT3 | AA | 49 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | Objective Racing | Alex Davison Tim Slade Tony Walls | McLaren 650S GT3 | APA | 268 | 20th | 6th |
2018 | Objective Racing McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans Tim Slade Tony Walls | McLaren 650S GT3 | APA | 260 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | Objective Racing | Andrew Watson Tony Walls | McLaren 650S GT3 | APA | 268 | 23rd | 6th |
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