Aaron Cameron
| Aaron Cameron | |
|---|---|
 Aaron Cameron driving in the 2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. He finished first in his class. | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 27 January 2000 Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia |
| TCR Australia career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 18 |
| Former teams | Melbourne Performance Centre (2019) |
| Starts | 95 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 29 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016-17 2017-18 2018 2018-19 | Australian Formula Ford Series Toyota 86 Racing Series SuperUtes Series Australian Production Car Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 & 23 | Tasman Series |
Aaron Cameron (born 27 January 2000) is an Australian racing driver, competing in the TCR Australia Series in the No. 18 Peugeot 308 TCR for Team Valvoline GRM.
Early career
[edit]Cameron's racing career began in karting in his home state of Victoria, with his breakthrough season coming aged 14 in 2014, as he won various state-level junior titles.[1] In 2015, as well as moving up to the national level, he competed in selected races in Europe, including the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals and the KF-Junior category of the Karting World Championship.[2]
Cameron made his first step out of karts in 2016, competing in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship,[3] where he finished third, and two rounds of the 2016 Australian Formula Ford Championship.
2017 saw Cameron race in several grassroots and amateur categories in addition to Formula Ford and karts, including the Toyota 86 Racing Series, the V8 Ute Racing Series, the Keema Cars Excel Cup (a one-make competition for the Hyundai Excel X3), and a one-make endurance race for the Holden HQ Kingswood.[3]
In 2018, Cameron won the KZ2 title in the Australian Kart Championship, driving for James Courtney's team, JC Kart.[4] He also competed in the 2018 SuperUtes Series, finishing fifth overall.
Touring car career
[edit]Cameron made his TCR debut in the 2018 24 Hours of Barcelona, one of five drivers for MARC Cars Australia[5] in the No. 138 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. However, the team was forced to retire nine hours into the race, and as they had not completed 60% of the total distance, they were not classified in the final results.[6]
On 16 May 2019, Cameron was announced as the driver of the No. 2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Melbourne Performance Centre in the inaugural season of the TCR Australia Series.[7] He won his first race in the series in the final round, achieving victory in the penultimate race at The Bend Motorsport Park.[8] He finished the season in third place, behind Will Brown in first and Tony D'Alberto in second.
For the 2020 season, Cameron was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive a Peugeot 308 TCR[9] under the banner of Team Valvoline GRM.[10]
Career results
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 4th |
| 2015 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior | 31st |
| 2016 | Race of Stars - KZ2 | 15th |
| Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 5th | |
| 2017 | Race of Stars - KZ2 | 5th |
| Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 4th | |
| 2018 | Race of Stars - KZ2 | 7th |
| Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 1st | |
| 2019 | Macao International Kart Grand Prix - KZ | 5th |
Circuit Career
[edit]TCR Australia results
[edit]Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MARC Cars Australia
|
Nick Percat Broc Feeney
|
Ford Mustang MARC II V8 | I-INV | 310 | 15th | 1st |
Complete S5000 results
[edit]| Year | Series | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tasman | Garry Rogers Motorsport | SMP R1 4 |
SMP R2 2 |
SMP R3 1 |
BAT R4 3 |
BAT R5 6 |
BAT R6 3 |
BAT R7 C |
1st | 165 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Australian | SYM R1 |
SYM R2 |
SYM R3 |
PHI R4 |
PHI R5 |
PHI R6 |
MEL R7 2 |
MEL R8 8 |
MEL R9 4 |
SMP R10 2 |
SMP R11 Ret |
SMP R12 1 |
HID R13 3 |
HID R14 4 |
HID R15 1 |
5th | 278 | ||||
| 2022 | Tasman | SUR R1 |
SUR R2 |
SUR R3 |
ADL R4 Ret |
ADL R5 6 |
ADL R6 1 |
8th | 88 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Australian | SYM R1 2 |
SYM R2 6 |
SYM R3 4 |
PHI R4 4 |
PHI R5 7 |
PHI R6 4 |
WIN R7 5 |
WIN R8 3 |
WIN R9 3 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 1 |
SMP R12 1 |
BEN R13 2 |
BEN R14 2 |
BEN R15 1 |
ADL R4 1' |
ADL R5 1 |
ADL R6 1 |
1st | 616 | |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | Aaron Love
|
23rd | 160 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Busy Year of Top Level Karting For Aaron Cameron". KartSportNews. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Heat Races: KF & KF-J World Championships". KartSportNews. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "YOUNG GUNS: AARON CAMERON". Auto Action. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONS CROWNED FOR 2019". Auto Action. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "AARON CAMERON AND MARC CARS TO SAMPLE TCR". Auto Action. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "24H GT Series and 24H TCE Series - Race - per class.pdf" (PDF). Creventic. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Howard, Tom (16 May 2019). "Cameron completes maiden TCR Australia grid". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Coch, Mat (17 November 2019). "Cameron storms to maiden TCR race win". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (12 February 2020). "Cameron joins GRM for second TCR Australia season". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Garry Rogers Motorsport unveil Peugeot livery". TouringCarTimes. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Career overview – years in numbers". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Aaron Cameron career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Melbourne
- Formula Ford drivers
- Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers
- Tasman Series drivers
- Australian Endurance Championship drivers
- Peugeot Sport drivers
- FIA Motorsport Games drivers
- People from Ferntree Gully, Victoria
- Racing drivers from Victoria (state)
- TCR Australia Touring Car Series drivers