Steve Owen (racing driver)

Steve Owen (born 18 December 1974) is an Australian racing driver. He has competed in many forms of motorsport, including Karts, Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Sprint cars and Supercars. He is one of three dual champions of the Dunlop Super2 Series, alongside Dean Canto and Paul Dumbrell.

Steve Owen
Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Nationality Australian
Born18 December 1974 (1974-12-18) (age 45)
Melbourne, Victoria
Supercars Record
Series championships0
Races186
Race wins3
Podium finishes7
Pole positions2
2018 Championship position51st (168 pts)

Career

Owen is a two-time winner of the V8 Supercar Development series, having won it in 2008 for Scott Loadsman Racing and 2010 for Greg Murphy Racing. Owen also has many years experience racing in Australia's leading motor racing series, the Supercars Championship.

Owen's most significant achievements in the Supercars Championship have been winning the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 driving with Mark Winterbottom and a race win at the 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 as a co-driver for Jamie Whincup. He has also scored several podiums, most notably second at the 2010 and 2015 editions of the Bathurst 1000, and third at the 2013 Wilson Security Sandown 500.

Career results
Season Series Position Car Team
1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship 9th Spectrum 06B - Ford Team Arrow
1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2nd Spectrum 07 - Ford Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins
Shell Championship Series 41st Holden VT Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport
2000 Australian Drivers' Championship 10th Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport
Formula Holden Tasman Cup 5th
2001 Shell Championship Series 70th Holden VT Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden VT Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 48th Ford AU Falcon Briggs Motor Sport
2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series 26th Holden VX Commodore Imrie Motor Sport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 60th Robert Smith Racing
2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship 3rd Spectrum 010 - Ford Bosch Batteries
Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series 38th Holden VX Commodore John Faulkner Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 49th Holden VY Commodore K-Mart Racing
2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Ford BA Falcon Britek Motorsport
2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 22nd Holden VZ Commodore Rod Nash Racing
2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 19th Holden VZ Commodore Rod Nash Racing
2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 1st Holden VZ Commodore Scott Loadsman Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
Team Kiwi Racing
2009 V8 Touring Car National Series 7th Holden VX Commodore Power Plus 98
V8 Supercar Championship Series 39th Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 1st Holden VE Commodore Greg Murphy Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 31st Triple Eight Race Engineering
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 17th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport
2012 V8SuperTourer Championship 34th Holden VE Commodore MPC Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 20th Ford FG Falcon Paul Morris Motorsport
2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 5th Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 32nd Ford Performance Racing
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 29th Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing
Australian GT Championship 15th Porsche 911 GT3-R Supabarn Supermarkets
2015 Australian GT Championship (Trophy Div.) 6th Porsche 911 GT3-S
Ford GT GT3		 Supabarn Supermarkets
Supaloc Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 29th Ford FG X Falcon Prodrive Racing Australia
2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 32nd Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing
2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 25th Ford FG X Falcon Rod Nash Racing
2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 51st Ford FG X Falcon Tickford Racing

Bathurst 1000 Results
The Ford FG Falcon of Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
1999 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VT Greg Ritter 9th 160
2000 MW Motorsport Holden Commodore VS Matthew White 24th 143
2001 Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore VX James Brock DNF 12
2002 Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon AU Dale Brede 17th 158
2003 Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore VX Phillip Scifleet 21st 141
2004 K-Mart Racing Team Holden Commodore VY Tim Leahey 8th 160
2005 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA Matthew White DNF 136
2006 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ Tony Longhurst 7th 161
2007 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ Tony D'Alberto 6th 161
2008 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF Warren Luff 11th 161
2009 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VE Shane Price 16th 160
2010 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VE Jamie Whincup 2nd 161
2011 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Paul Morris 11th 161
2012 Paul Morris Motorsport Ford Falcon FG Paul Morris DNF 53
2013 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon FG Will Davison 7th 161
2014 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon FG Mark Winterbottom 6th 161
2015 Prodrive Racing Australia Ford Falcon FG X Mark Winterbottom 2nd 161
2016 Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon FG X Chaz Mostert 19th 147
2017 Rod Nash Racing Ford Falcon FG X Chaz Mostert 10th 161
2018 Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X Richie Stanaway 22nd 152

References
    • VESRIX
    • V8 Supercar profile
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Tony D'Alberto    		 Winner of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
    2008    		 Succeeded by
    Jonathon Webb
    Preceded by
    Jonathon Webb    		 Winner of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
    2010    		 Succeeded by
    Andrew Thompson
    Preceded by
    Shane van Gisbergen
    Alexandre Prémat    		 Winner of the Pirtek Enduro Cup
    2017
    (with Chaz Mostert)    		 Succeeded by
    Craig Lowndes
    Steven Richards
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