# Jason Bargwanna

Jason Eric Bargwanna (born 26 April, 1971) is an Australian motor racing driver. Best known as a Supercars Championship competitor, Bargwanna raced in the series for 25 years, the pinnacle of which was winning, with Garth Tander, the 2000 Bathurst 1000 in a Garry Rogers Motorsport prepared Holden Commodore. Bargwanna was the Driving Standards Observer for the Supercars Championship from 2014 until 2016.

## Career history

Bargwanna commenced his racing career in the late 1980s, initially competing in the Formula Vee category. He made his Bathurst 1000 début while still a teenager in 1990 and won the 1992 Bathurst 1600 cc class at 20, with his cousin Scott, however a lack of funding limited his motor sport participation for the next few seasons and he pursued a career in the financial sector.
His career finally started to move forward in 1995, racing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship. He impressed in his seven-year-old Reynard, racing against younger drivers with the latest cars from Van Diemen and Swift and against drivers of the calibre of Jason Bright and Mark Webber. His 1995 showing allowed him to attract the budget to run a campaign with late model equipment in 1996 and he finished second in the championship to Van Diemen's factory supported driver, David Besnard. He also represented Australia in the EFDA Nations Cup in both 1995 and 1996. A move to Formula Holden resulted in second place in the 1997 Australian Drivers' Championship with SH Racing.

### V8 Supercars

As a member of the Holden Young Lions V8 Supercar program in 1997, he surprised many by taking provisional pole position in the #97 Holden Commodore at the Bathurst 1000 Classic only to damage the car beyond repair in a race day warm up accident. His career further advanced in 1998 with a move full-time to Garry Rogers Motorsport, where he stayed for five years. Bargwanna is best known for winning the 2000 Bathurst 1000 with Garth Tander for that team. He also scored two round wins at the Winton event in 1999 and 2000 and at the inaugural championship round supporting the Gold Coast Indy 300, the V8 Supercar Challenge, in 2002.
In 2003, Bargwanna switched to Ford and drove for Larkham Motor Sport from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, Larkham Motor Sport merged with WPS Racing, the team folding immediately prior to the 2008 season and leaving Bargwanna without a full-time drive. He did however co-drive a Holden Commodore (VE) for Rod Nash Racing alongside Tony D'Alberto in the 2008 Phillip Island 500 and the Bathurst 1000 endurance races.
Bargwanna joined Tasman Motorsport for 2009 and, following the closure of that team at the end of the season, he joined Kelly Racing for 2010. He was also voted in the top 50 all time Australian Touring car drivers in 2010. In 2011 Bargwanna drove a Brad Jones Racing Commodore alongside his junior open-wheel rival, Jason Bright.
In 2014, Bargwanna was appointed as the Driver Standards Observer for the Supercars Championship. Bargwanna left the post at the end of 2016.

### New Zealand V8

In late 2011, Bargwanna left the V8 Supercars Australia and joined the New Zealand V8. He resulted runner-up in the 2011/12 season behind Angus Fogg, collecting a round win and podiums in the six rounds driving a Tulloch Ford Falcon. The team switched to a Holden Commodore for the 2013 season. The driver won nine out of 15 races and got the TLX title.

### TCR

In 2020, Bargwanna was to make his debut in the TCR Australia and TCR Asia Pacific Cup driving a Peugeot 308. Both series were cancelled due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. In 2021, he and his son Ben, debuted in the series. Jason scored his first win at Phillip Island

## Personal life

Bargwanna is married to Debra and has two children. He lives in Nar Nar Goon, Victoria. His father, Harry Bargwanna, himself an Australian racing driver, owns and operates a mechanical repair shop in the Southern Sydney suburb of Engadine. His uncle Alf and cousin Scott are also national level race drivers. Bargwanna attended Heathcote High School in Sydney. Bargwanna owns four Red Rooster franchises in Hampton Park, Fountain Gate, Hastings, and Pakenham West.

## Career results

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1994 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 18th | Reynard FF88 Ford | Ugly Kid Racing |
| 1995 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 9th | Reynard FF88 Ford | Ugly Kid Racing |
| 1995 | EFDA Nations Cup | 11th † | Van Diemen – Opel | Team Australia |
| 1996 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Spectrum 05c Ford | Team Arrow |
| 1996 | EFDA Nations Cup | 8th † | Van Diemen – Opel | Team Australia |
| 1997 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 2nd | Reynard 92D Holden | SH Racing |
| 1998 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Holden Commodore (VS) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 1999 | Shell Championship Series | 11th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2000 | Shell Championship Series | 7th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 15th | Holden Commodore (VX) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 13th | Holden Commodore (VX) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 14th | Ford Falcon (AU) Ford Falcon (BA) | Larkham Motor Sport |
| 2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 8th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Larkham Motor Sport |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 26th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Larkham Motor Sport |
| 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 14th | Ford Falcon (BA) | WPS Racing |
| 2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 18th | Ford Falcon (BF) | WPS Racing |
| 2008 | Australian Mini Challenge | 4th | Mini Cooper | Bargwanna Motorsport |
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 61st | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tony D'Alberto Racing |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 25th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tasman Motorsport |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 24th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2010-11 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars | 11th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 22nd | Holden Commodore (VE) | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2011-12 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars | 2nd | Ford Falcon (BA) | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2013 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 1st | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 2013–14 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 2nd | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2014–15 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 1st | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2015–16 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 4th | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2016–17 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 3rd | Ford Falcon (FG) Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2017–18 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 2nd | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2020 | TCR Asia Pacific Cup | NC | Peugeot 308 TCR | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
| 2021 | TCR Australia | 9th | Peugeot 308 TCR | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
| 2021 | Trans Am Series | 29th | Ford Mustang | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
† team result

### Supercars Championship results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | Position | Points |
| 1998 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | SAN R1 6 | SAN R2 Ret | SAN R3 DNS | SYM R4 5 | SYM R5 4 | SYM R6 3 | LAK R7 10 | LAK R8 23 | LAK R9 13 | PHI R10 8 | PHI R11 8 | PHI R12 11 | WIN R13 7 | WIN R14 Ret | WIN R15 11 | MAL R16 20 | MAL R17 9 | MAL R18 6 | BAR R19 27 | BAR R20 Ret | BAR R21 6 | CAL R22 4 | CAL R23 1 | CAL R24 C | HDV R25 8 | HDV R26 2 | HDV R27 2 | ORA R28 10 | ORA R29 3 | ORA R30 3 | | | | | | | | | 7th | 603 |
| 1999 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | EAS R1 8 | EAS R2 5 | EAS R3 15 | ADE R4 8 | BAR R5 9 | BAR R6 24 | BAR R7 16 | PHI R8 Ret | PHI R9 DNS | PHI R10 DNS | HDV R11 8 | HDV R12 8 | HDV R13 4 | SAN R14 10 | SAN R15 17 | SAN R16 Ret | QLD R17 7 | QLD R18 26 | QLD R19 6 | CAL R20 Ret | CAL R21 15 | CAL R22 10 | SYM R23 4 | SYM R24 2 | SYM R25 3 | WIN R26 1 | WIN R27 1 | WIN R28 1 | ORA R29 28 | ORA R30 9 | ORA R31 Ret | QLD R32 2 | BAT R33 Ret | | | | | | 11th | 1148 |
| 2000 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | PHI R1 31 | PHI R2 21 | BAR R3 5 | BAR R4 7 | BAR R5 28 | ADE R6 7 | ADE R7 3 | EAS R8 Ret | EAS R9 14 | EAS R10 21 | HDV R11 Ret | HDV R12 15 | HDV R13 Ret | CAN R14 2 | CAN R15 13 | CAN R16 Ret | QLD R17 12 | QLD R18 7 | QLD R19 19 | WIN R20 6 | WIN R21 3 | WIN R22 1 | ORA R23 19 | ORA R24 7 | ORA R25 4 | CAL R26 13 | CAL R27 11 | CAL R28 11 | QLD R29 2 | SAN R30 10 | SAN R31 17 | SAN R32 14 | BAT R33 1 | | | | | | 7th | 1054 |
| 2001 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | PHI R1 18 | PHI R2 13 | ADE R3 9 | ADE R4 14 | EAS R5 Ret | EAS R6 17 | HDV R7 13 | HDV R8 7 | HDV R9 13 | CAN R10 9 | CAN R11 3 | CAN R12 Ret | BAR R13 11 | BAR R14 Ret | BAR R15 12 | CAL R16 12 | CAL R17 29 | CAL R18 17 | ORA R19 9 | ORA R20 Ret | QLD R21 15 | WIN R22 7 | WIN R23 18 | BAT R24 6 | PUK R25 10 | PUK R26 12 | PUK R27 15 | SAN R28 9 | SAN R29 7 | SAN R30 12 | | | | | | | | | 15th | 1821 |
| 2002 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | ADE R1 10 | ADE R2 9 | PHI R3 Ret | PHI R4 DNS | EAS R5 24 | EAS R6 26 | EAS R7 13 | HDV R8 13 | HDV R9 8 | HDV R10 13 | CAN R11 27 | CAN R12 8 | CAN R13 17 | BAR R14 18 | BAR R15 13 | BAR R16 8 | ORA R17 Ret | ORA R18 28 | WIN R19 22 | WIN R20 12 | QLD R21 3 | BAT R22 Ret | SUR R23 5 | SUR R24 1 | PUK R25 19 | PUK R26 19 | PUK R27 12 | SAN R28 20 | SAN R29 11 | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 765 |
| 2003 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | ADE R1 15 | ADE R1 19 | PHI R3 26 | EAS R4 14 | WIN R5 13 | BAR R6 Ret | BAR R7 Ret | BAR R8 DNS | HDV R9 17 | HDV R10 13 | HDV R11 20 | QLD R12 17 | ORA R13 15 | SAN R14 9 | BAT R15 Ret | SUR R16 17 | SUR R17 13 | PUK R18 4 | PUK R19 5 | PUK R20 13 | EAS R21 9 | EAS R22 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 1431 |
| 2004 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 21 | ADE R2 5 | EAS R3 8 | PUK R4 27 | PUK R5 Ret | PUK R6 21 | HDV R7 7 | HDV R8 7 | HDV R9 19 | BAR R10 18 | BAR R11 Ret | BAR R12 19 | QLD R13 25 | WIN R14 15 | ORA R15 6 | ORA R16 14 | SAN R17 6 | BAT R18 5 | SUR R19 5 | SUR R20 3 | SYM R21 22 | SYM R22 11 | SYM R23 21 | EAS R24 10 | EAS R25 11 | EAS R26 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 1526 |
| 2005 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 Ret | ADE R2 Ret | PUK R3 Ret | PUK R4 14 | PUK R5 Ret | BAR R6 9 | BAR R7 10 | BAR R8 12 | EAS R9 17 | EAS R10 21 | SHA R11 21 | SHA R12 Ret | SHA R13 13 | HDV R14 Ret | HDV R15 24 | HDV R16 19 | QLD R17 19 | ORA R18 11 | ORA R19 12 | SAN R20 16 | BAT R21 Ret | SUR R22 Ret | SUR R23 19 | SUR R24 Ret | SYM R25 19 | SYM R26 30 | SYM R27 28 | PHI R28 16 | PHI R29 17 | PHI R30 17 | | | | | | | | | 26th | 883 |
| 2006 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 Ret | ADE R2 11 | PUK R3 11 | PUK R4 Ret | PUK R5 13 | BAR R6 15 | BAR R7 16 | BAR R8 20 | WIN R9 24 | WIN R10 Ret | WIN R11 17 | HDV R12 21 | HDV R13 11 | HDV R14 10 | QLD R15 Ret | QLD R16 12 | QLD R17 21 | ORA R18 15 | ORA R19 9 | ORA R20 14 | SAN R21 7 | BAT R22 10 | SUR R23 9 | SUR R24 9 | SUR R25 11 | SYM R26 18 | SYM R27 8 | SYM R28 21 | BHR R29 22 | BHR R30 16 | BHR R31 22 | PHI R32 21 | PHI R33 19 | PHI R34 26 | | | | | 14th | 2053 |
| 2007 | WPS Racing | Ford BF Falcon | ADE R1 15 | ADE R2 Ret | BAR R3 25 | BAR R4 22 | BAR R5 23 | PUK R6 20 | PUK R7 Ret | PUK R8 DNS | WIN R9 11 | WIN R10 22 | WIN R11 15 | EAS R12 15 | EAS R13 15 | EAS R14 13 | HDV R15 Ret | HDV R16 16 | HDV R17 13 | QLD R18 14 | QLD R19 Ret | QLD R20 21 | ORA R21 15 | ORA R22 27 | ORA R23 13 | SAN R24 Ret | BAT R25 7 | SUR R26 14 | SUR R27 7 | SUR R28 12 | BHR R29 9 | BHR R30 10 | BHR R31 11 | SYM R32 23 | SYM R33 23 | SYM R34 Ret | PHI R35 23 | PHI R36 18 | PHI R37 16 | | 18th | 109 |
| 2008 | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | EAS R3 | EAS R4 | EAS R5 | HAM R6 | HAM R7 | HAM R8 | BAR R9 | BAR R10 | BAR R11 | SAN R12 PO | SAN R13 PO | SAN R14 PO | HDV R15 | HDV R16 | HDV R17 | QLD R18 PO | QLD R19 PO | QLD R20 PO | WIN R21 PO | WIN R22 PO | WIN R23 PO | PHI Q 22 | PHI R24 Ret | BAT R25 Ret | SUR R26 | SUR R27 | SUR R28 | BHR R29 | BHR R30 | BHR R31 | SYM R32 | SYM R33 | SYM R34 | ORA R35 | ORA R36 | ORA R37 | 61st | 38 |
| 2009 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 Ret | ADE R2 20 | HAM R3 Ret | HAM R4 Ret | WIN R5 26 | WIN R6 10 | SYM R7 19 | SYM R8 8 | HDV R9 22 | HDV R10 Ret | TOW R11 14 | TOW R12 Ret | SAN R13 20 | SAN R14 9 | QLD R15 18 | QLD R16 25 | PHI Q 18 | PHI R17 Ret | BAT R18 16 | SUR R19 11 | SUR R20 10 | SUR R21 9 | SUR R22 Ret | PHI R23 23 | PHI R24 19 | BAR R25 18 | BAR R26 7 | SYD R27 7 | SYD R28 Ret | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1192 |
| 2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | YMC R1 13 | YMC R2 15 | BHR R3 15 | BHR R4 14 | ADE R5 Ret | ADE R6 24 | HAM R7 15 | HAM R8 9 | QLD R9 19 | QLD R10 Ret | WIN R11 23 | WIN R12 Ret | HDV R13 19 | HDV R14 21 | TOW R15 22 | TOW R16 10 | PHI R17 20 | BAT R18 Ret | SUR R19 11 | SUR R20 20 | SYM R21 Ret | SYM R22 17 | SAN R23 17 | SAN R24 20 | SYD R25 9 | SYD R26 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 1208 |
| 2011 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | YMC R1 19 | YMC R2 12 | ADE R3 10 | ADE R4 Ret | HAM R5 13 | HAM R6 Ret | BAR R7 11 | BAR R8 3 | BAR R9 9 | WIN R10 Ret | WIN R11 14 | HID R12 8 | HID R13 10 | TOW R14 23 | TOW R15 11 | QLD R16 22 | QLD R17 13 | QLD R18 17 | PHI R19 11 | BAT R20 23 | SUR R21 17 | SUR R22 17 | SYM R23 18 | SYM R24 25 | SAN R25 Ret | SAN R26 14 | SYD R27 Ret | SYD R28 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 1352 |

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Overall position | Class position | Laps |
| 1990 | 43 | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore (VL) | Brian Callaghan, Jr. John Gerwald | 21st | 19th | 143 |
| 1992 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | Scott Bargwanna | 22nd | 1st | 126 |
| 1997 | 97 | Holden Young Lions | Holden Commodore (VS) | Mark Noske | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | Jim Richards | 3rd | 3rd | 161 |
| 1999 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | Garth Tander | DNF | DNF | 41 |
| 2000 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | Garth Tander | 1st | 1st | 161 |
| 2001 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | Garth Tander | 6th | 6th | 161 |
| 2002 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | Garth Tander | DNF | DNF | 51 |
| 2003 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (BA) | Mark Larkham | DNF | DNF | 118 |
| 2004 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | 5th | 5th | 161 |
| 2005 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | DNF | DNF | 122 |
| 2006 | 10 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Craig Baird | 10th | 10th | 161 |
| 2007 | 8 | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | Max Wilson | 7th | 7th | 161 |
| 2008 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tony D'Alberto | DNF | DNF | 159 |
| 2009 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | Mark Noske | 6th | 6th | 161 |
| 2010 | 11 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Glenn Seton | DNF | DNF | 132 |
| 2011 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Shane Price | 23rd | 23rd | 158 |

### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 1993 | Fowler Bathroom Products | Stephen Shedden Scott Bargwanna | Toyota MR2 | S | 228 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | Mercantile Mutual Dealer Team | John Smith Scott Bargwanna | Toyota MR2 | S | 248 | 5th | 2nd |
| 2009 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Steve Knight Brad Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | C | 238 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2010 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Steve Glenney | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | A | 83 | DNF | DNF |

### TCR Australia results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
TCR Australia results :
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Position |
| 2021 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYM R1 11 | SYM R2 8 | SYM R3 Ret | PHI R4 7 | PHI R5 5 | PHI R6 1 | BAT R7 11 | BAT R8 9 | BAT R9 8 | SMP R10 DSQ | SMP R11 14 | SMP R12 Ret | BAT R19 9 | BAT R20 3 | BAT R21 5 | 342 | 9th |