Garth Walden
Garth Walden is best known as a race driver in his native Australia. He is the son of well-known Sydney race specialist Brian Walden. He has raced in various classes, probably known for his V8 Supercar Season in 2004, driving a privately entered ex Glenn Seton Ford Falcon AU where he entered 6 events, qualifying for only 5 of them.
Garth Walden | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Port Macquarie, New South Wales | 6 December 1981
Supercars Record | |
Car number | 24 |
Current team | Walden Racing |
Series championships | 0 |
Races | 8 |
Race wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
2004 Championship position | 47th |
2006 saw him enter the Australian Formula 3 Championship but not start any races. 2007 and 2008 he raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour and 2007 Australian Production Car Championship finishing 8th.
2008 saw him attempt a return to V8 Supercar competition again with his father's Walden Motorsport team after being granted the 32nd licence. This failed to happen and the V8 Supercar plans evaporated. He made a one off appearance's in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at the final round in Homebush and 2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at Winton. He moved to sports cars and has had some success in Radicals finishing second in the Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia in 2010.[1] In 2016/17 he drove in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
Career stats
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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2004 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 47th | Ford Falcon AU | Walden Motorsport |
2007 | Australian Production Car Championship | 8th | Holden Commodore VY | Walden Motorsport |
Australian Production Car Championship - Class A | 3rd | |||
2008 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Lotus Exige S | Report Factory |
2009 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 30th | Holden VZ Commodore | Jay Motorsport |
2010 | Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia | 2nd | Radical SR3 - Suzuki | Walden Motorsport |
2014 | New South Wales Supersports Championship | 9th | Radical SR8 Electric | Walden Motorsport |
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 41st | Holden VE Commodore | RSport Engineering | |
2015 | World Time Attack Challenge | 1st | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | Tilton Racing |
2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 15th | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Walden Motorsport |
2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 23rd | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Walden Motorsport |
Australian Production Car Series | 25th | Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG | ||
2019 | New South Wales Supersports Championship | 7th | Radical SR3 - Suzuki | Walden Motorsport |
Complete Supercar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
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2004 | Walden Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | ADE | EAS | PUK | HID | BAR | QLD 22 |
WIN DNQ |
ORA 33 |
SAN 24 |
BAT Ret |
SUR | SYM | EAS 34 |
47th | 185 | |
2008 | Walden Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE WD |
EAS | HAM | BAR | SAN | HID | QLD | WIN | PHI | BAT | SUR | BHR | SYM | ORA | NC | 0 |
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Round results only)
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | ADE | WIN | TOW | SAN | QLD | BAT | HOM 12 |
30th | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | RSport Engineering | Holden VE Commodore | ADE | WIN 23 |
BAR | TOW | QLD | BAT | HOM | 41st | 75 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall Position |
Class Position |
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2007 | Holden VY Commodore SS | D | 188 | 24th | 4th | ||
2008 | Holden VY Commodore SS | D | 236 | 9th | 1st | ||
2009 | Holden VY Commodore SS | E | 228 | 9th | 1st | ||
2010 | Holden VY Commodore SS | C | 68 | DNF | DNF | ||
2013 | Mosler MT900 GT3 | A | 55 | DNF | DNF | ||
2014 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S | B | 237 | 21st | 7th | ||
2020 | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) | Silver | 288 | 21st | 5th |
References
- http://www.driverdb.com/standings/6419-2010/ 2010 Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia final points