# Tim Blanchard

Timothy William John Blanchard (born 30 June 1987) is an Australian racing driver.
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

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. 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 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 following a standout 6th place at the 2011 L&H 500.
2012 saw Blanchard retained by Kelly Racing 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.
In 2013 Blanchard was given a full-time drive with Dick Johnson Racing, Driving the No. 17 Entry.
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, Blanchard Racing Team, purchased from Super Black Racing.

### Mike Kable Young Gun Award

Following the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Blanchard collected the coveted Mike Kable Young Gun Award.

## Motor racing record

| 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 Falcon (BF) | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 18 | | 1 | 1520 | 2nd |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | Holden Commodore (VE) | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 59th |
| 2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | Ford Falcon (BF) | MW Motorsport | 17 | | 1 | 1262 | 5th |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 39th |
| 2012 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | Ford Falcon (FG) | MW Motorsport | 13 | | 1 | 808 | 14th |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 32nd |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Ford Falcon (FG) | Dick Johnson Racing | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1080 | 26th |
| 2014 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VF) | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 43rd |
| 2015 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VF) | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1272 | 21st |
| 2016 | International V8 Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VF) | Britek Motorsport | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1266 | 23rd |
| 2017 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (VF) | Tim Blanchard Racing | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1302 | 22nd |
| 2018 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Tim Blanchard Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1277 | 24th |
| 2019 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Brad Jones Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 34th |
| 2019 | Dunlop Super2 Series | Holden Commodore (VF) | Brad Jones Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 20th |
| 2020 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Tim Blanchard Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 38th |
| 2021 | Repco Supercars Championship | Ford Mustang GT | Tim Blanchard Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 35th |
| 2021 | Dunlop Super2 Series | Holden Commodore (VF) | Eggleston Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 15th |
| 2022 | Repco Supercars Championship | Ford Mustang GT | Blanchard Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2022 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Mygale SJ2012 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |

### Super2 Series results

(key) (Round results only), (2021 Race results only)
Super2 Series results :
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
| 2010 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADE 4 | QLD 4 | WIN 7 | TOW 1 | BAT 8 | SAN 4 | HOM 4 | | | | | | | | 2nd | 1520 |
| 2011 | MW Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADE 2 | BAR 10 | TOW 7 | QUE 9 | BAT 6 | SAN 7 | HOM 10 | | | | | | | | 5th | 1262 |
| 2012 | MW Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADE 19 | BAR 5 | TOW 5 | QUE 13 | BAT 6 | WIN | HOM | | | | | | | | 14th | 808 |
| 2014 | MW Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADE | WIN | BAR | TOW | QUE 11 | BAT | HOM | | | | | | | | 37th | 126 |
| 2019 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (VF) | ADE | BAR | TOW 2 | QLD | BAT | SAN | NEW | | | | | | | | 20th | 258 |
| 2021 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | BAT | BAT | TOW 3 | TOW 2 | TOW | TOW | TOW | SMP | SMP | SMP | BAT | BAT | SUR | SUR | 15th* | 267* |

### 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 Commodore (VE) | 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 Commodore (VE) | 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 Commodore (VE) | 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 Falcon (FG) | 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 Commodore (VF) | 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 Commodore (VF) | 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 Commodore (VF) | 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 Commodore (VF) | 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 Commodore (ZB) | 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 Commodore (ZB) | 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 |
| 2020 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore (ZB) | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SMP1 R7 | SMP1 R8 | SMP1 R9 | SMP2 R10 | SMP2 R11 | SMP2 R12 | HID1 R13 | HID1 R14 | HID1 R15 | HID2 R16 | HID2 R17 | HID2 R18 | TOW1 R19 | TOW1 R20 | TOW1 R21 | TOW2 R22 | TOW2 R23 | TOW2 R24 | BEN1 R25 | BEN1 R26 | BEN1 R27 | BEN2 R28 | BEN2 R29 | BEN2 R30 | BAT R31 13 | | | | | | | | | 38th | 132 |
| 2021 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Ford Mustang GT | BAT1 R1 | BAT1 R2 | SAN R3 | SAN R4 | SAN R5 | SYM R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | BEN R9 | BEN R10 | BEN R11 | HID R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | TOW1 R15 | TOW1 R16 | TOW2 R17 | TOW2 R18 | TOW2 R19 | SMP1 R20 | SMP1 R21 | SMP1 R22 | SMP2 R23 | SMP2 R24 | SMP2 R25 | SMP3 R26 | SMP3 R27 | SMP3 R28 | SMP4 R29 | SMP4 R30 | BAT2 R31 9 | | | | | | | | | 35th | 168 |
| 2022 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang GT | SYD R1 | SYD R2 | SYM R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | MEL R6 | MEL R7 | MEL R8 | MEL R9 | WAN R10 | WAN R11 | WAN R12 | WIN R13 | WIN R14 | WIN R15 | HID R16 | HID R17 | HID R18 | TOW R19 | TOW R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | BEN R23 | SAN R24 | SAN R25 | SAN R26 | PUK R27 | PUK R28 | PUK R29 | BAT R30 19 | SUR R31 | SUR R32 | ADE R33 | ADE R34 | | | | | | 50th | 96 |
| 2023 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang GT | NEW R1 | NEW R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | SYM R10 | SYM R11 | SYM R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | HID R15 | TOW R16 | TOW R17 | SMP R18 | SMP R19 | BEN R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | SAN R23 17 | BAT R24 Ret | SUR R25 | SUR R26 | ADE R27 | ADE R28 | | | | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 108 |

### 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 |
| 2020 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Macauley Jones | 13th | 161 |
| 2021 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S550 | Tim Slade | 9th | 161 |
| 2022 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S550 | Tim Slade | 19th | 161 |
| 2023 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | Todd Hazelwood | DNF | 156 |