Charlie O'Brien (racing driver)
Appearance
Charlie O'Brien | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 26 March 1955 |
Related to | Troy Dunstan (nephew) Shannon O'Brien (nephew) |
V8 Utes | |
Years active | 2010–11 |
Starts | 46 |
Wins | 3 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 12th in 2011 |
Previous series | |
1976–86 1982–83 1987 1995–96 2003–05 2004 2010–11 | Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Drivers' Champ. World Touring Car Championship Australian Super Touring Australian Carrera Cup V8 Supercar Australian V8 Ute Series |
Championship titles | |
1987 1992 | New Zealand Touring Car National Series Bathurst 12 Hour |
Charles Lindsay O'Brien (born 26 March 1955) is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.[1]
Career results
[edit]Season | Title | Position | Car | Team |
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1976 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 6th | Holden LH Torana SLR/5000 L34 | |
1977 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 15th | Holden LH Torana SLR/5000 L34 Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door |
Holden Dealer Team |
1978 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 19th | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Bob Forbes Motorsport |
1979 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door | Gown-Hindaugh Roadways Racing |
1980 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 10th | Holden VC Commodore | Roadways Racing |
1982 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 5th | Ralt RT4 Ford | |
1982 | National Panasonic Series[2] | 1st[2] | Ralt RT4[2] | O'Brien's Heavy Haulage[2] |
1983 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 9th | Ralt RT4 Ford | |
1983 | North American Formula Atlantic Series | 25th | Ralt RT4 Ford | Theodore Racing |
1986 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 12th | BMW 635 CSi | Charlie O'Brien |
1986 | South Pacific Touring Car Championship | 4th | BMW 635 CSi | Bob Jane T-Marts State Coal BMW |
1987 | New Zealand Touring Car National Series | 1st | BMW 635 CSi | |
1995 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 10th | BMW 318i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
1996 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 7th | BMW 318i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
2003 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 17th | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
2004 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 16th | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 60th | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
2005 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 25th | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
2010 | Australian V8 Ute Series | 14th | Ford Falcon XR8 Ute | Madashell Motorsport |
2011 | Australian V8 Ute Series | 12th | Ford Falcon XR8 Ute | Rentco |
2015 | Australian Trans-Am Series | 1st | Pontiac Trans-Am | Fataz Competition |
2016 | Australian Trans-Am Series | 1st | Chevrolet Camaro | Fataz Competition |
Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
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1976 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | SYM 11 |
CAL 6 |
ORA 5 |
SAN | AMA 1 |
AIR 5 |
LAK 3 |
SAN 4 |
AIR 3 |
SUR 5 |
PHI 2 |
6th | 43 | |||
1977 | Holden Dealer Team | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door |
SYM 6 |
CAL 5 |
ORA 4 |
SAN 5 |
AMA 6 |
AIR | LAK | SAN Ret |
AIR | SUR | PHI 8 |
15th | 10 | ||
1978 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | SYM 8 |
ORA | AMA | SAN | WAN | CAL Ret |
LAK 3 |
AIR | 19th | 6 | |||||
1979 | Gown-Hindaugh Roadways Racing |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door | SYM | CAL | ORA 5 |
SAN 2 |
WAN | SUR 2 |
LAK 3 |
AIR | 5th | 26 | |||||
1980 | Roadways Racing | Holden VB Commodore | SYM | CAL | LAK | SAN | WAN | SUR 2 |
AIR 3 |
ORA | 10th | 15 | |||||
1986 | Charlie O'Brien | BMW 635 CSi | AMA 5 |
SYM Ret |
SAN | AIR 3 |
WAN | SUR 5 |
CAL | LAK 10 |
WIN | ORA | 12th | 56 | |||
2004 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ADE | ECR | PUK | HID | BAR | QLD | WIN | ORA | SAN 16 |
BAT | SUR | SYM | ECR | 60th | 132 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
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1987 | ![]() |
Ford Sierra RS500 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL | BAT Ret |
CLD ovr:13 cls:9 |
NC | 0 | ||
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BMW 635 CSi | WEL ovr:20 cls:12 |
FJI |
† Not registered for series & points
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Winning Drivers". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d Bev Wright, O'Brien All the Way, Racing Car News, October 1982, pages 41 to 43
External links
[edit]- Charlie O'Brien career summary at DriverDB.com
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian Touring Car Championship drivers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Racing drivers from Queensland
- Supercars Championship drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- Australian Endurance Championship drivers
- BMW M drivers
- Dick Johnson Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers
- V8 Utes drivers