Steve Owen (racing driver)

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Steve Owen
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Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born18 December 1974 (1974-12-18) (age 48)
Melbourne, Victoria
Supercars Championship career
Car number22
Current team Team Sydney by Tekno
(Endurance race co-driver)
Championships0
Races186
Wins3
Podiums7
Pole positions2
2020 position41st (114 pts)

Steve Owen (born 18 December 1974) is an Australian racing driver, currently co-driving for Team Sydney by Tekno in the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore alongside Chris Pither. He has competed in many forms of motorsport, including Karts, Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Sprint cars and Supercars. He is one of three dual champions of the Dunlop Super2 Series, alongside Dean Canto and Paul Dumbrell.

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Career

Owen is a two-time winner of the V8 Supercar Development series, having won it in 2008 for Scott Loadsman Racing and 2010 for Greg Murphy Racing. Owen also has many years experience racing in Australia's leading motor racing series, the Supercars Championship.

Owen's most significant achievements in the Supercars Championship have been winning the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 driving with Mark Winterbottom and a race win at the 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 as a co-driver for Jamie Whincup. He has also scored several podiums, most notably second at the 2010 and 2015 editions of the Bathurst 1000, and third at the 2013 Wilson Security Sandown 500.

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship 9th Spectrum 06B - Ford Team Arrow
1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2nd Spectrum 07 - Ford Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins
Shell Championship Series 42nd Holden VT Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport
2000 Australian Drivers' Championship 10th Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport
Formula Holden Tasman Cup5th
2001 Shell Championship Series 70th Holden VT Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden VT Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 47th Ford AU Falcon Briggs Motor Sport
2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series 26th Holden VX Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 60thRobert Smith Racing
2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship 3rd Spectrum 010 - Ford Bosch Batteries
Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series 38th Holden VX Commodore John Faulkner Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 49th Holden VY Commodore K-Mart Racing
2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Ford BA Falcon Britek Motorsport
2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 22nd Holden VZ Commodore Rod Nash Racing
2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 19th Holden VZ Commodore Rod Nash Racing
2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 1st Holden VZ Commodore Scott Loadsman Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
Team Kiwi Racing
2009 V8 Touring Car National Series 7th Holden VX Commodore Power Plus 98
V8 Supercar Championship Series 39th Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 1st Holden VE Commodore Greg Murphy Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 31st Triple Eight Race Engineering
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 17th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport
2012 V8SuperTourer Championship 34th Holden VE Commodore MPC Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 20th Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 5th Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 32nd Ford Performance Racing
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 29th Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing
Australian GT Championship 15th Porsche 911 GT3-R Supabarn Supermarkets
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 25th Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport
2015 Australian GT Championship (Trophy Div.) 6th Porsche 911 GT3-S
Ford GT GT3
Supabarn Supermarkets
Supaloc Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 29th Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia
2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 32nd Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing
Supercars Dunlop Series 25th Ford FG Falcon Image Racing
2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 25th Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing
2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 51st Ford FG X Falcon Tickford Racing
2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 41st Holden ZB Commodore Team Sydney by Tekno

Bathurst 1000 results

The Ford FG Falcon of Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Ford FG Falcon of Steve Owen.JPG
The Ford FG Falcon of Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
YearCar#TeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
1999 35 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 9th160
2000 76 MW Motorsport Holden Commodore VS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 24th143
2001 14Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore VX Flag of Australia (converted).svg James BrockDNF12
2002 600 Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 17th158
2003 13Robert Smith RacingHolden Commodore VX Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 21st141
2004 51 John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VY Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey8th160
2005 25 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White DNF136
2006 55 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 7th161
2007 55Rod Nash RacingHolden Commodore VZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 6th161
2008 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 11th161
2009 10 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price 16th160
2010 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup 2nd161
2011 49 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 11th161
2012 49Paul Morris Motorsport Ford Falcon FG Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul MorrisDNF53
2013 6 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon FG Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 7th161
2014 5Ford Performance RacingFord Falcon FG Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom 6th161
2015 5Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon FG X Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom2nd161
2016 55Rod Nash RacingFord Falcon FG X Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 19th147
2017 55Rod Nash RacingFord Falcon FG X Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert10th161
2018 56Tickford RacingFord Falcon FG X Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway 22nd152
2020 22 Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore ZB Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 16th159

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    Sporting positions
    Preceded by Winner of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
    2008
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by Winner of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
    2010
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by Winner of the Pirtek Enduro Cup
    2017
    (with Chaz Mostert)
    Succeeded by