Given the question: Tim Blanchard (born 30 June 1987 in Melbourne Victoria) is an Australian motor racing driver. Blanchard has raced in several motor racing series including the British Formula Ford Championship and was the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship. As of 2013 he is competing in the V8 Supercar category for Dick Johnson Racing. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
The answer is:
Athlete