Ashley Walsh Explained

Ashley Walsh
Nationality: Australia
Current Series:Supercars
First Year:2013
Former Teams:Dick Johnson Racing
Erebus Motorsport
Brad Jones Racing
Starts:51
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:25th
Year:2015
Prev Series:Queensland Formula Ford Ch.
Australian Formula Ford Ch.
Formula Renault WEC
A1 Grand Prix
Prev Series Years:2005
2006–07, 2009–10
2008
2008/09

Ashley Daniel Walsh (born 11 January 1988) is a former Australian racing driver.

Karting

Walsh was a dual Australian Karting Champion in 2003 at his local Ipswich Kart Track driving a Tony Kart. He won the Junior Clubman and Junior Piston Port categories. He also won the 2004 Australian CIK Karting Championships in a Trulli Kart/IAME Parilla with Remo Racing. Walsh took up motor racing in 1999 by racing karts at the Ipswich Kart Club.

Formula Racing

Walsh was part of the CAMS Rising Stars program for 2007 when he was runner-up in the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship whilst racing for Borland Racing Developments. In 2008 Walsh competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) for Hitech Junior. Walsh finished 4th in the 2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship.[1] Walsh only competed in limited races in 2009, including the final two rounds of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. Walsh was also the Rookie Driver for Australia in the A1 Grand Prix Series.[2] [3]

Touring Cars

In February 2011 he finished 16th in the 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour driving a Ryan McLeod run HSV VXR Turbo and then moved into the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series with the newly expanded Miles Racing. Walsh moved to Matt Stone Racing for the 2012 Dunlop Series and immediately achieved regular top-five finishes.

Walsh contested the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship for Erebus Motorsport in a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG before and including the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland, after which he was dropped in favour of experienced drivers Dean Canto and Alex Davison. He contested the 2016 Enduro Cup with Tim Slade at Brad Jones Racing, finishing 7th at Bathurst despite dropping two laps down early in the race with a brake fire.

Career results

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesPosition
2003Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Piston Port1st
Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman1st
2004CIK Asian-Pacific Championship ICA31st
Australian CIK Karting Championships1st

Circuit career

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2005Queensland Formula Ford Championship5thVan Diemen RF01 FordCAMS Rising Star
2006Australian Formula Ford Championship3rdVan Diemen RF06 FordVIP Petfoods
2007Australian Formula Ford Championship2ndSpectrum 011B FordCAMS Rising Star
2008Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup19th Tatuus – RenaultHitech Junior
2008-09A1 Grand Prix season8th †Ferrari A1 - Ferrari V8A1 Team Australia
2009Australian Formula Ford Championship11thMygale SJ08A Ford Muzz Buzz
2010Australian Formula Ford Championship4thSpectrum 012 – FordCAMS Rising Star
2011Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series27thFord Falcon (BF)Miles Racing
2012Dunlop V8 Supercar Series7thFord Falcon (BF)Matt Stone Racing
2013Dunlop V8 Supercar Series2ndFord Falcon (FG)Matt Stone Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship51stDick Johnson Racing
V8SuperTourers Championship24thHolden Commodore (VE)MPC Motorsport
2014Dunlop V8 Supercar Series3rdFord Falcon (FG)Matt Stone Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship48thDick Johnson Racing
2015International V8 Supercars Championship25thMercedes-Benz E63 AMGErebus Motorsport
2016Porsche Carrera Cup Australia6thPorsche 911 GT3 CupSonic Motor Racing Services
International V8 Supercars Championship34thHolden Commodore (VF)Brad Jones Racing
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championship56thHolden Commodore (VF)Brad Jones Racing
Australian GT Championship3rdAudi R8 LMSMelbourne Performance Centre
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championship43rdHolden Commodore (ZB)Brad Jones Racing
2019Dunlop Super2 Series9thHolden Commodore (VF)Matt Stone Racing
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship45thHolden Commodore (ZB)Brad Jones Racing
† Team result

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position		Class
position
2011 MARC Cars Australia Chaz Mostert
Gerard McLeod		HSV VXR TurboE22716th3rd
2017 Miedecke Stone Motorsport George Miedecke
Tony Bates		Aston Martin Vantage GT3AAM75DNFDNF
2018 Superbarn Supermarkets James Koundouris
Theo Koundouris
Duvashen Padayachee		Audi R8 LMSAAM26910th1st

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839PositionPoints
2013Dick Johnson RacingFord Falcon (FG)ADE
R1		ADE
R2		SYM
R3		SYM
R4		SYM
R5		PUK
R6		PUK
R7		PUK
R8		PUK
R9		BAR
R10		BAR
R11		BAR
R12		COA
R13		COA
R14		COA
R15		COA
R16		HID
R17		HID
R18		HID
R19		TOW
R20		TOW
R21		QLD
R22		QLD
R23		QLD
R24		WIN
R25		WIN
R26		WIN
R27		style=background:#efcfffSAN
Q
style=background:#efcfffSAN
R28
style=background:#dfffdfBAT
R29
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R30
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R31
PHI
R32		PHI
R33		PHI
R34		SYD
R35		SYD
R36		51st225
2014Dick Johnson RacingFord Falcon (FG)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		style=background:#cfcfffSAN
Q
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
R29
style=background:#efcfffBAT
R30
SUR
R31
SUR
R32
PHI
R33		PHI
R34		PHI
R35		SYD
R36		SYD
R37		SYD
R38		48th222
2015Erebus MotorsportMercedes-Benz E63 AMGstyle=background:#dfffdfADE
R1
style=background:#dfffdfADE
R2
style=background:#efcfffADE
R3
style=background:#efcfffSYM
R4
style=background:#dfffdfSYM
R5
style=background:#dfffdfSYM
R6
style=background:#dfffdfBAR
R7
style=background:#dfffdfBAR
R8
style=background:#dfffdfBAR
R9
style=background:#dfffdfWIN
R10
style=background:#dfffdfWIN
R11
style=background:#dfffdfWIN
R12
style=background:#dfffdfHID
R13
style=background:#dfffdfHID
R14
style=background:#efcfffHID
R15
style=background:#dfffdfTOW
R16
style=background:#dfffdfTOW
R17
style=background:#dfffdfQLD
R18
style=background:#efcfffQLD
R19
style=background:#dfffdfQLD
R20
style=background:#dfffdfSMP
R21
style=background:#dfffdfSMP
R22
style=background:#dfffdfSMP
R23
style=background:#cfcfffSAN
Q
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
R24
style=background:#efcfffBAT
R25
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R26
SUR
R27
style=background:#dfffdfPUK
R28
style=background:#dfffdfPUK
R29
style=background:#dfffdfPUK
R30
PHI
R31		PHI
R32		PHI
R33		SYD
R34		SYD
R35		SYD
R36		25th769
2016Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore (VF)ADE
R1		ADE
R2		ADE
R3		SYM
R4		SYM
R5		PHI
R6		PHI
R7		BAR
R8		BAR
R9		style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R10
style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R11
HID
R12		HID
R13		TOW
R14		TOW
R15		style=background: #f1f8ffQLD
R16
style=background: #f1f8ffQLD
R17
SMP
R18		SMP
R19		style=background:#cfcfffSAN
Q
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
R20
style=background:#dfffdfBAT
R21
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R22
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R23
PUK
R24		PUK
R25		PUK
R26		PUK
R27		SYD
R28		SYD
R29		35th468
2017Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore (VF)ADE
R1		ADE
R2		SYM
R3		SYM
R4		PHI
R5		PHI
R6		BAR
R7		BAR
R8		style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R9
style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R10
HID
R11		HID
R12		TOW
R13		TOW
R14		style=background:#F1F8FFQLD
R15
style=background:#F1F8FFQLD
R16
SMP
R17		SMP
R18		SAN
QR
SAN
R19
style=background:#F1F8FFBAT
R20
SUR
R21		SUR
R22		PUK
R23		PUK
R24		NEW
R25		NEW
R26		55th0
2018Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore (ZB)ADE
R1		ADE
R2		MEL
R3		MEL
R4		MEL
R5		MEL
R6		SYM
R7		SYM
R8		PHI
R9		PHI
R10		BAR
R11		BAR
R12		style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R13
style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R14
HID
R15		HID
R16		TOW
R17		TOW
R18		style=background:#F1F8FFQLD
R19
style=background:#F1F8FFQLD
R20
SMP
R21		BEN
R22		BEN
R23		style=background:#cfcfffSAN
QR
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
R24
style=background:#dfffdfBAT
R25
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R26
style=background:#ffffffSUR
R27
PUK
R28		PUK
R29		NEW
R30		NEW
R31		43rd270
2019Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore (ZB)ADE
R1		ADE
R2		MEL
R3		MEL
R4		MEL
R5		MEL
R6		style=background:#F1F8FFSYM
R7		style=background:#F1F8FFSYM
R8		PHI
R9		PHI
R10		BAR
R11		BAR
R12		style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R13		style=background:#F1F8FFWIN
R14		HID
R15		HID
R16		TOW
R17		TOW
R18		QLD
R19		QLD
R20		style=background:#F1F8FFBEN
R21		style=background:#F1F8FFBEN
R22		PUK
R23		PUK
R24		style=background:#efcfffBAT
R25
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R26
style=background:#dfffdfSUR
R27
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
QR
style=background:#dfffdfSAN
R28
NEW
R29		NEW
R30		45th266

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2013Dick Johnson RacingFord Falcon FG Tim Blanchard15th161
2014Dick Johnson RacingFord Falcon FG Scott PyeDNF70
2015Erebus MotorsportMercedes-Benz E63 W212 Jack Le BrocqDNF135
2016Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore VF Tim Slade7th161
2017Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore VF Tim Slade
Andre Heimgartner‡		9th161
2018Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB Tim Slade17th160
2019Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB Tim SladeDNF0

‡Walsh was entered as a co-driver to Slade but withdrew and was replaced with Heimgartner.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Formula Ford - Championship Info - Drivers . 2010-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819152616/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/champ_info_drivers.php . 19 August 2010 .
  2. http://www.motorsport.com/#/a1gp/news/kyalami-practice-1-times/?v=2&s=1&q=ashley%2Bwalsh&i=3 Retrieved Motorsport.com 11 June 2011.
  3. http://www.motorsport.com/#/a1gp/news/sepang-practice-1-times-2008-11-21/?v=2&s=1&q=ashley%2Bwalsh&i=4 Retrieved Motorsport.com 11 June 2011.

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