Tim Blanchard

Tim Blanchard
Tim Blanchard
	Tim Blanchard in 2013
Nationality	Australian
Born	30 June 1987 (age 33); Melbourne, Victoria
Related to	John Blanchard (father)
Supercars Record
Car number	8
Current team	Brad Jones Racing; (Endurance Race Co-Driver)
Series championships	0
Races	181
Race wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
2019 Championship position	34th (499 pts)

Tim Blanchard (born 30 June 1987) is an Australian racing driver. He currently competes in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, driving the No. 21 Holden ZB Commodore for Tim Blanchard Racing.[1]

Blanchard has raced in several other motor racing series, including the British Formula Ford Championship, and was the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

Early career

Karting

Blanchard raced in various classes throughout his karting career, resulting in numerous titles. His final two years were particularly notable, taking out all before him in a dominant two years for the young Victorian. 2003 saw Tim take out the Victorian Junior National Heavy Title before winning the Australian Junior National Heavy Title in the National Sprint Kart Championships at Ipswich Kart Raceway, Ipswich, QLD. This was another successful year for Tim as he looked to move into the senior class after taking both junior titles on offer. In the 2004 season, Tim took out the Victorian Senior National Heavy Title before winning the Australian Title at Hume International Raceway in Puckapunyal. This would prove to be his final year in karts as a foray into Formula Ford awaited.

Formula Ford

Australia

Blanchard progressed into Formula Ford in 2005, participating in both the Australian and Victoria State Championships in his first season. Tim finished third in the Victorian Series, however only entering three races in the Australian Championship as he gathered much-needed experience in the open wheeler class.

He turned his concentration fully onto the Australian Championship in 2006, and under the guidance of Sonic Motor Racing Services, finished the season with 186 points and five podiums, resulting in a fifth place in the championship. 2007 saw Blanchard have his biggest success to date when he took out the Australian Formula Ford Championship with seven wins and sixteen podiums from the twenty-four race series.

UK

After winning the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship, Tim set his sights on conquering the British Formula Ford Championship, a series with a rich history, and a proving ground for many of the biggest names in motorsport. Blanchard signed with Jamun Racing Services, one of the most successful teams in British Formula Ford, and together with his teammate Wayne Boyd, set about dominating the championship. With 3 race wins, 16 podiums & 5 poles, Blanchard finished the 2008 British Formula Ford Championship in 2nd place, 50 points behind his teammate Wayne Boyd. This was another breakout year for Blanchard, culminating in a 3rd-place finish at the season-ending Formula Ford Festival. His mechanic for the season was Scott Malvern who went on to be a successful racing driver in his own right winning the British Formula Ford Championship and Formula Ford Festival with Jamun in 2011.

Due to some funding shortfalls following the Global Financial Crisis, Blanchard was unable to secure a drive for the 2009 season. Tim instead concentrated his efforts on completing his accounting degree at Swinburne University whilst also assisting a number of teams in both V8s and Formula Ford throughout the season.

Supercars

Development Series

The Team Jayco Ford BF Falcon of Tim Blanchard at Clipsal 500, 19 March 2011.

In 2010 Blanchard reunited with Sonic Motor Racing Services for the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Blanchard drove the ex-Triple Eight Falcon BF that James Moffat drove in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Series. Following a season in the wilderness, Blanchard took no time to settle, finishing 5th in both races at the 2010 Clipsal 500. His standout performance came in Round 4 at the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400, winning the round with two podiums including his first race win. Consistency was the key throughout the season, as Blanchard finished 2nd in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

2011 saw Blanchard sign with MW Motorsport to team up with the experienced David Russell in the Team Jayco BF Falcons.[2] Blanchard drove the ex-FPR Falcon BF that Tony Bates drove in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. After a successful year with Sonic Motor Racing Services, Blanchard started off the season at MW Motorsport with his best result for the year, finishing 2nd in the opening round of the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at the 2011 Clipsal 500. Another standout result was his 2nd Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series career race win at the 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400. Blanchard finished every round of the season in the top 10, culminating in a 5th-place finish in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

2012 saw Blanchard remain in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series with MW Motorsport. He piloted the ex-FPR Falcon FG that Mark Winterbottom drove in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship. Following an incident-packed first round at the 2012 Clipsal 500, Blanchard recorded his best finish of the year, a 5th at the 2012 Trading Post Perth Challenge. Consistent strong results followed, but Blanchard's development series program came to a premature end as main series commitments with Kelly Racing, substituting for the injured Todd Kelly, meant he could not complete the season with MW Motorsport.

Supercars Championship

Blanchard's first experience in the main series came when he picked up an endurance co-driving role with Paul Morris Motorsport, partnering Greg Murphy in the 2010 L&H 500, where they finished 13th.

In 2011 Blanchard signed with Kelly Racing[3] for the two endurance events in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship, the 2011 L&H 500 and the 2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Blanchard raced alongside David Reynolds in the teams No. 16 Stratco Commodore, making his Bathurst 1000 debut where mechanical issues saw them finish 19th[4] following a standout 6th place[5] at the 2011 L&H 500.

2012 saw Blanchard retained by Kelly Racing[6] for the two endurance events in the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship, the 2012 Dick Smith Sandown 500 and the 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Blanchard partnered Todd Kelly in the teams No. 7 Jack Daniels Commodore, finishing credible 18th at both events. Following the 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Blanchard was called up by Kelly Racing to substitute for an injured Todd Kelly for the remaining four rounds of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship.[7]

In 2013 Blanchard was given a full-time drive with Dick Johnson Racing, Driving the No. 17 Entry.[8]

In 2014 Blanchard became an endurance cup driver, joining Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.

In 2015 Blanchard continued with LDM but was promoted to a full-time drive in the team's No. 3 Commodore.

In 2016 Blanchard moved to Britek Motorsport, a satellite team of Brad Jones Racing.

In 2017 the Britek REC was replaced by Blanchard's own, Tim Blanchard Racing, purchased from Super Black Racing.[9]

For 2018 Blanchard will continue using his REC with BJR, but will be racing with the new Holden ZB Commodore.

Mike Kable Young Gun Award

Following the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Blanchard collected the coveted Mike Kable Young Gun Award.[10] for best rookie driver following a successful season which saw the talented Melbournian finish second in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

Motor racing record

Blanchard placed second in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driving a Ford BF Falcon for Sonic Motor Racing Services

Blanchard placed 26th in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Ford FG Falcon for Dick Johnson Racing

Blanchard placed 21st in the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Holden VF Commodore for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

Season	Series	Car	Team	Races	Poles	Wins	Points	Position
2005	Victorian Formula Ford Championship	Van Diemen RF04	Sonic Motor Racing Services	15	0	1	392	3rd
2005	Australian Formula Ford Championship	Van Diemen RF04	Sonic Motor Racing Services	3	0	0	0	—
2006	Australian Formula Ford Championship	Van Diemen RF04	Sonic Motor Racing Services	24	0	0	186	5th
2007	Australian Formula Ford Championship	Mygale SJ07A	Sonic Motor Racing Services	24	2	7	346	1st
2008	British Formula Ford Championship	Mygale SJ08	Jamun Racing Services	25	5	3	584	2nd
2010	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	Ford BF Falcon	Sonic Motor Racing Services	18		1	1520	2nd
2010	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1	0	0	122	59th
2011	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	Ford BF Falcon	MW Motorsport	17		1	1262	5th
2011	International V8 Supercars Championship	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	2	0	0	288	39th
2012	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	Ford FG Falcon	MW Motorsport	13		1	808	14th
2012	International V8 Supercars Championship	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing	11	0	0	460	32nd
2013	International V8 Supercars Championship	Ford FG Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	37	0	0	1080	26th
2014	International V8 Supercars Championship	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	3	0	0	23	43rd
2015	International V8 Supercars Championship	Holden VF Commodore	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	36	0	0	1272	21st
2016	International V8 Supercars Championship	Holden VF Commodore	Britek Motorsport	29	0	0	1266	23rd
2017	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	Holden VF Commodore	Tim Blanchard Racing	26	0	0	1302	22nd
2018	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	Holden ZB Commodore	Tim Blanchard Racing	30	0	0	1277	24th
2019	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	Holden ZB Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	7	0	0	499	34th
2019	Dunlop Super2 Series	Holden VF Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	2	0	0	258	20th

Super2 Series results

(key) (Round results only)

Super2 Series results
Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Position	Points
2010	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Ford BF Falcon	ADE 4	QLD 4	WIN 7	TOW 1	BAT 8	SAN 4	HOM 4	2nd	1520
2011	MW Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon	ADE 2	BAR 10	TOW 7	QUE 9	BAT 6	SAN 7	HOM 10	5th	1262
2012	MW Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon	ADE 19	BAR 5	TOW 5	QUE 13	BAT 6	WIN	HOM	14th	808
2014	MW Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon	ADE	WIN	BAR	TOW	QUE 11	BAT	HOM	37th	126
2019	Brad Jones Racing	Holden VF Commodore	ADE	BAR	TOW 2	QLD	BAT	SAN	NEW	20th	258

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
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	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	Position	Points
2010	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	YMC R1	YMC R2	BHR R3	BHR R4	ADE R5	ADE R6	HAM R7	HAM R8	QLD R9	QLD R10	WIN R11	WIN R12	HDV R13	HDV R14	TOW R15	TOW R16	PHI Q 27	PHI R17 13	BAT R18	SUR R19	SUR R20	SYM R21	SYM R22	SAN R23	SAN R24	SYD R25	SYD R26													59th	122
2011	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	YMC R1	YMC R2	ADE R3	ADE R4	HAM R5	HAM R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	BAR R9	WIN R10	WIN R11	HID R12	HID R13	TOW R14	TOW R15	QLD R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	PHI Q 19	PHI R19 6	BAT R20 19	SUR R21	SUR R22	SYM R23	SYM R24	SAN R25	SAN R26	SYD R27	SYD R28											40th	288
2012	Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	SYM R3	SYM R4	HAM R5	HAM R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	BAR R9	PHI R10 PO	PHI R11 PO	HID R12 PO	HID R13 PO	TOW R14 PO	TOW R15 PO	QLD R16 PO	QLD R17 PO	SMP R18	SMP R19	SAN Q 17	SAN R20 18	BAT R21 18	SUR R22 Ret	SUR R23 Ret	YMC R24 24	YMC R25 26	YMC R26 21	WIN R27 22	WIN R28 22	SYD R29 14	SYD R30 20									32nd	460
2013	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE R1 18	ADE R2 15	SYM R3 17	SYM R4 26	SYM R5 22	PUK R6 15	PUK R7 23	PUK R8 Ret	PUK R9 20	BAR R10 21	BAR R11 20	BAR R12 23	COA R13 19	COA R14 24	COA R15 26	COA R16 23	HID R17 Ret	HID R18 24	HID R19 15	TOW R20 23	TOW R21 23	QLD R22 16	QLD R23 19	QLD R24 Ret	WIN R25 27	WIN R26 21	WIN R27 9	SAN Q 22	SAN R28 Ret	BAT R29 15	SUR R30 19	SUR R31 16	PHI R32 6	PHI R33 12	PHI R34 16	SYD R35 Ret	SYD R36 Ret			26th	1080
2014	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	ADE R3	SYM R4	SYM R5	SYM R6	WIN R7	WIN R8	WIN R9	PUK R10	PUK R11	PUK R12	PUK R13	BAR R14	BAR R15	BAR R16	HID R17	HID R18	HID R19	TOW R20	TOW R21	TOW R22	QLD R23	QLD R24	QLD R25	SMP R26	SMP R27	SMP R28	SAN Q 19	SAN R29 14	BAT R30 Ret	SUR R31 8	SUR R32 8	PHI R33	PHI R34	PHI R35	SYD R36	SYD R37	SYD R38	43rd	306
2015	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1 19	ADE R2 19	ADE R3 17	SYM R4 21	SYM R5 21	SYM R6 20	BAR R7 20	BAR R8 23	BAR R9 12	WIN R10 23	WIN R11 16	WIN R12 20	HID R13 17	HID R14 Ret	HID R15 23	TOW R16 21	TOW R17 21	QLD R18 20	QLD R19 18	QLD R20 23	SMP R21 23	SMP R22 23	SMP R23 18	SAN Q 15	SAN R24 8	BAT R25 Ret	SUR R26 12	SUR R27 22	PUK R28 22	PUK R29 23	PUK R30 12	PHI R31 20	PHI R32 22	PHI R33 16	SYD R34 25	SYD R35 21	SYD R36 14			21st	1272
2016	Britek Motorsport	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1 24	ADE R2 24	ADE R3 11	SYM R4 15	SYM R5 Ret	PHI R6 22	PHI R7 17	BAR R8 23	BAR R9 22	WIN R10 20	WIN R11 22	HID R12 19	HID R13 21	TOW R14 19	TOW R15 17	QLD R16 18	QLD R17 25	SMP R18 19	SMP R19 22	SAN Q 19	SAN R20 20	BAT R21 10	SUR R22 14	SUR R23 18	PUK R24 18	PUK R25 20	PUK R26 26	PUK R27 20	SYD R28 19	SYD R29 Ret										23rd	1266
2017	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1 19	ADE R2 21	SYM R3 Ret	SYM R4 Ret	PHI R5 15	PHI R6 15	BAR R7 26	BAR R8 23	WIN R9 17	WIN R10 21	HID R11 12	HID R12 21	TOW R13 14	TOW R14 20	QLD R15 21	QLD R16 17	SMP R17 10	SMP R18 13	SAN Q DNS	SAN R19 DNS	BAT R20 12	SUR R21 15	SUR R22 20	PUK R23 19	PUK R24 16	NEW R25 12	NEW R26 16													22nd	1302
2018	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1 Ret	ADE R2 23	MEL R3 23	MEL R4 21	MEL R5 11	MEL R6 20	SYM R7 21	SYM R8 16	PHI R9 21	PHI R10 23	BAR R11 Ret	BAR R12 24	WIN R13 24	WIN R14 18	HID R15 19	HID R16 18	TOW R17 24	TOW R18 24	QLD R19 23	QLD R20 22	SMP R21 16	BEN R22 15	BEN R23 21	SAN QR 14	SAN R24 19	BAT R25 18	SUR R26 17	SUR R27 C	PUK R28 12	PUK R29 26	NEW R30 Ret	NEW R31 22								24th	1277
2019	Brad Jones Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	MEL R3	MEL R4	MEL R5	MEL R6	SYM R7 PO	SYM R8 PO	PHI R9	PHI R10	BAR R11 21	BAR R12 18	WIN R13	WIN R14	HID R15	HID R16	TOW R17	TOW R18	QLD R19 PO	QLD R20 PO	BEN R21	BEN R22	PUK R23	PUK R24	BAT R25 14	SUR R26 14	SUR R27 10	SAN QR 16	SAN R28 11	NEW R29	NEW R30									34th	499

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Car	Co-Driver	Position	Laps
2011	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore VE	David Reynolds	19th	161
2012	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore VE	Todd Kelly	18th	161
2013	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Ashley Walsh	15th	161
2014	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore VF	Russell Ingall	DNF	137
2015	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore VF	Karl Reindler	DNF	78
2016	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore VF	Macauley Jones	10th	161
2017	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Todd Hazelwood	12th	160
2018	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Dale Wood	18th	159
2019	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Nick Percat	14th	160

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References

"Super Black sells REC to Tim Blanchard Racing | Supercars". Supercars. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/blanchard-signs-with-mw-motorsport/tabid/70/newsid/10915/default.aspx%5B%5D.
http://www.kellyracing.com.au/kr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1186:kelly-racing-confirms-eight-man-endurance-driver-line-up&catid=4:news&Itemid=155%5B%5D
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
http://www.kellyracing.com.au/kr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1206:reynolds-and-blanchard-grab-sixth-in-lah-500-&catid=4:news&Itemid=155%5B%5D
http://kellyracing.com.au/2012/index.php/jdr/news/187-jack-daniel-s-racing-confirms-endurance-driver-line-up%5B%5D
http://kellyracing.com.au/2012/index.php/jdr/news/293-tim-blanchard-substitutes-for-todd-kelly%5B%5D
"Tim Blanchard confirmed at Dick Johnson Racing". speedcafe.com. 15 February 2013.
"Blanchards purchase Super Black REC". speedcafe.com. 2 December 2016.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by John Martin	Australian Formula Ford Championship Champion 2007	Succeeded by Paul Laskazeski
Awards and achievements
Preceded by James Moffat	Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2010	Succeeded by Chaz Mostert

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[1] "Super Black sells REC to Tim Blanchard Racing | Supercars". Supercars. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[2] ttp://www.v8supercars.com.au/blanchard-signs-with-mw-motorsport/tabid/70/newsid/10915/default.aspx%5B%5D.

[3] ttp://www.kellyracing.com.au/kr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1186:kelly-racing-confirms-eight-man-endurance-driver-line-up&catid=4:news&Itemid=155%5B%5D

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttp://www.kellyracing.com.au/kr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1206:reynolds-and-blanchard-grab-sixth-in-lah-500-&catid=4:news&Itemid=155%5B%5D

[6] ttp://kellyracing.com.au/2012/index.php/jdr/news/187-jack-daniel-s-racing-confirms-endurance-driver-line-up%5B%5D

[7] ttp://kellyracing.com.au/2012/index.php/jdr/news/293-tim-blanchard-substitutes-for-todd-kelly%5B%5D

[8] "Tim Blanchard confirmed at Dick Johnson Racing". speedcafe.com. 15 February 2013.

[9] "Blanchards purchase Super Black REC". speedcafe.com. 2 December 2016.

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)