# Charlie O'Brien (racing driver)

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.

## Career results

| Season | Title | Position | Car | Team |
| 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 | 1st | Ralt RT4 | O'Brien's Heavy Haulage |
| 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

(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 |
| 1975 | Charlie O'Brien | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | SYM | CAL | AMA | ORA | SUR 6 | SAN | AIR | LAK Ret | | | | | | 28th | 1 |
| 1976 | O'Brien's Transport | 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

(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 |
| 1987 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL | BAT Ret | CLD ovr:13 cls:9 | | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | Viacard Services | BMW 635 CSi | | | | | | | | | | WEL ovr:20 cls:12 | FJI | NC | 0 |
† Not registered for series & points

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 1975 | C O'Brien | Graham Ryan | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | D | 22 | DNF | DNF |
| 1976 | Holden Dealer Team | Wayne Negus | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 3001cc - 6000cc | 160 | 4th | 4th |
| 1977 | Holden Dealer Team | Ron Harrop | Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door | 3001cc - 6000cc | 162 | 5th | 5th |
| 1978 | Holden Dealer Team | John Harvey | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | A | 139 | 19th | 9th |
| 1979 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Garth Wigston | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | A | 147 | 8th | 8th |
| 1980 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Garth Wigston | Holden VC Commodore | 3001-6000cc | 157 | 5th | 5th |
| 1981 | Citizen Watches Australia P/L | Mike Quinn | Holden VC Commodore | 8 Cylinder & Over | 16 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | Soundwave Discos | Clive Benson-Browne | Holden VH Commodore SS | A | 143 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 | Peter Williamson Toyota | Peter Williamson | Toyota Celica Supra | Group A | 0 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | Erle McRae Motorsport | John English | BMW 635 CSi | C | 106 | DNF | DNF |
| 1986 | / Goold Motorsport | Garry Rogers | BMW 635 CSi | C | 19 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team | Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | 0 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Mobil 1 Racing | Andrew Miedecke David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1 | 149 | 11th | 11th |
| 1991 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1 | 158 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1992 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Gary Brabham | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | 124 | 25th | 20th |
| 1993 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Andrew Miedecke | Ford EB Falcon | A | 41 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Holden VP Commodore | A | 161 | 4th | 4th |
| 1995 | Shell FAI Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford EF Falcon | | 158 | 7th | 7th |
| 1997 | Castrol Longhurst Ford | Tony Longhurst | Ford EL Falcon | L1 | 110 | DNF | DNF |