Ashley Walsh

Ashley Walsh
Nationality  Australia
Born (1988-01-11) January 11, 1988
V8 Supercars career
Debut season 2013
Current team Brad Jones Racing
Car no. 14
Starts 38
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 25th in 2015
Previous series
2005
2006–07, 2009–10
2008
2008/09
Queensland Formula Ford Ch.
Australian Formula Ford Ch.
Formula Renault WEC
A1 Grand Prix
Last updated on: 18 Feb 2013.

Ashley Daniel Walsh (born 11 January 1988) is a racing driver from Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In 2015, he raced a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG for Erebus Motorsport in the V8 Supercars Championship.

Karting

Walsh was a dual Australian Karting Champion in 2003 at his local Ipswich Kart Track driving a Tony Kart. He won the Junior Clubman and Junior Piston Port categories. He also won the 2004 Australian CIK Karting Championships in a Trulli Kart. Walsh took up motor racing in 1999 by racing karts at the Ipswich Kart Club.

Formula Racing

Walsh was part of the CAMS Rising Stars program for 2007 when he was runner up in the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship whilst racing for Borland Racing Developments. In 2008 Walsh competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) for Hitech Junior. Walsh finished 4th in the 2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship.[1] Walsh only competed in limited races in 2009, including the final two rounds of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. Walsh was also the Rookie Driver for Australia in the A1 Grand Prix Series.[2][3]

Touring Cars

In February 2011 he finished 16th in the 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour driving a Ryan McLeod run HSV VXR Turbo and then moved into the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series with the newly expanded Miles Racing. Walsh moved to Matt Stone Racing for the 2012 Dunlop Series and immediately achieved regular top five finishes.

Walsh contested the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship for Erebus Motorsport in a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG before and including the 2015 ITM Auckland 500, after which he was dropped in favour of experienced drivers Dean Canto and Alex Davison. He contested the 2016 Enduro Cup with Tim Slade at Brad Jones Racing, finishing 7th at Bathurst despite dropping two laps down early in the race with a brake fire.

Career results

Walsh placed second in the 2013 Dunlop Series driving this Ford FG Falcon for Matt Stone Racing
Season Series Position Car Team
2003 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship Junior Clubman 1st Tony Kart Tony Kart
2003 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship Junior Piston Port 1st Tony Kart Tony Kart
2004 Australian CIK Karting Championships 1st Trulli – Parilla
2004 Asia-Pacific Championship ICA 31st Trulli – Parilla
2005 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 5th Van Diemen RF01 Ford CAMS Rising Star
2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship 3rd Van Diemen RF06 Ford VIP Petfoods
2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2nd Spectrum 011B Ford CAMS Rising Star
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup 19th Tatuus – Renault Hitech Junior
2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship 11th Mygale SJ08A Ford Muzz Buzz
2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship 4th Spectrum 012 – Ford CAMS Rising Star
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 27th Ford BF Falcon Miles Racing
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 7th Ford BF Falcon Matt Stone Racing
2013 V8SuperTourers Championship 24th Holden VE Commodore MPC Motorsport
2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 2nd Ford FG Falcon Matt Stone Racing
2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 51st Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford FG Falcon Matt Stone Racing
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 48th Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 25th Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus Motorsport

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year No. Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2013 12 Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon Australia Tim Blanchard 15th 161
2014 16 Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon Australia Scott Pye DNF 70
2015 4 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Australia Jack Le Brocq DNF 135
2016 14 Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore Australia Tim Slade 7th 161

* Events highlighted in green denote designated co-driver role

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2008–09 Australia NED
SPR

NED
FEA

CHN
SPR

CHN
FEA

MYS
SPR

PO
MYS
FEA

PO
NZL
SPR

PO
NZL
FEA

PO
RSA
SPR

PO
RSA
FEA

PO
POR
SPR

POR
FEA

GBR
SPR

GBR
FEA

8th 36

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