Taz Douglas
Taz Douglas (born 11 February 1984) is a part-time Australian race driver. Douglas came 2nd at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with James Moffat in 2014
Taz Douglas | |
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Nationality | |
Born | 11 February 1984 36) Frankston, Victoria | (age
Supercars Record | |
Series championships | 0 |
Races | 60 |
Race wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
2017 Championship position | 44th (348 pts) |
Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000.
He returned to motorsport in 2005, making his Formula Ford debut in the Victorian Championship, finishing fourth.
In 2006, Douglas won the title and began working with the squad for HSV dealer team in V8 Supercars and testing their Commodore in the second half of the season.
In 2012, Taz Douglas was called up to drive for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport as their full-time driver.
In 2013, Taz Douglas did not retain his full-time International V8 Supercars Championship seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. Douglas would return to the Dunlop Series where he had spent his time driving his own team prior to getting his main game call-up. Douglas would race with Image Racing in 2013 in the ex-Shane van Gisbergen, Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon. In 2013 Douglas will also make his fourth start in the V8 Supercars Endurance races, getting a call-up from Nissan Motosport to partner James Moffat in the Norton backed Nissan Altima.
Career results
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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2000 | Australian Ford Kart Stars | 1st | Douglas Racing | |
2005 | Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 4th | Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford | Douglas Racing |
2006 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 17th | Van Diemen RF 05 - Ford | Minda Motorsport |
Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 1st | Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford | Douglas Racing | |
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship | 17th | Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford | Minda Motorsport | |
2007 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 8th | Mygale SJ06 - Ford | G-Force Motorsport |
Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 20th | Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford | Douglas Racing | |
2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 32nd | Ford AU Falcon Holden VZ Commodore |
Image Racing Eggleston Motorsport |
2009 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 9th | Holden VZ Commodore | Fastaz Motorsport |
V8 Supercar Championship Series | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing | |
2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 19th | Holden VZ Commodore | Fastaz Motorsport |
V8 Supercar Championship Series | 55th | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | |
2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 19th | Holden VZ Commodore | Fastaz Motorsport |
International V8 Supercars Championship | 73rd | Ford FG Falcon | Tony D'Alberto Racing | |
2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 26th | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
2013 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 6th | Ford FG Falcon | Image Racing |
International V8 Supercars Championship | 55th | Nissan Altima | Nissan Motorsport | |
2014 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 24th | Ford FG Falcon | Image Racing |
International V8 Supercars Championship | 40th | Nissan Altima | Nissan Motorsport | |
2015 | V8 Supercars Dunlop Series | 21st | Holden VE Commodore | THR Developments |
International V8 Supercars Championship | 39th | Nissan Altima | Nissan Motorsport | |
2016 | Supercars Dunlop Series | 5th | Holden VE Commodore | THR Developments Eggleston Motorsport |
Australian V8 Touring Car Series | 1st | SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments | ||
2017 | Australian Supercars Championship | 44th | Holden VF Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
Supercars Championship results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2009 | Greg Murphy Racing | Holden Commodore VE | DNF | 84 | |
2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | 22nd | 158 | |
2012 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | DNF | 97 | |
2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 18th | 161 | |
2014 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 2nd | 161 | |
2015 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 10th | 161 | |
2017 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | 17th | 154 |
External links
- Tax Douglas profile at Racing Reference
- Taz Douglas career summary at DriverDB.com