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Cameron Hill

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Cameron Hill
Nationality Australian
Born (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Supercars Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamMatt Stone Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number35
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Previous series
2022
20182021
Dunlop Super2 Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship
Championship titles
2021Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship

Cameron James Hill (born 26 November 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Supercars Championship for Matt Stone Racing in the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.[1]  Hill won the 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series[2] and 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.[3]

Career

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Karting

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Hill started karting at the age of ten, winning numerous state championships in his junior years. In 2012, Hill won the National Pro Junior (KF3) Australian Championship.[4][5]

Formula Ford

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Hill progressed to the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2014. Driving for his privately-run family team, Hill achieved several podium finishes in his rookie season. In 2015, Hill won the Championship[6][7] with 12 race wins.

Toyota 86 Racing Series

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In 2016 and 2017 Hill competed in the Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series,[8] finishing 3rd in the Championship in 2016 and 2nd in the Championship in 2017.[9]

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

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Hill competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship from 2018 to 2021, winning the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.[10][11]

Bathurst 6 Hour

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On 17 April 2022, Hill and co-driver Thomas Sargent won the outright honours in the Bathurst 6 hour endurance race. Hill and Sargent took the event after starting 63rd and last on the grid.[12]

Dunlop Super 2 Series

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Hill competed in the 2022 Dunlop Super 2 Series for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the No. 111 Holden Commodore.[13][14]

Supercars Championship

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Hill made his Supercars debut at the 2022 Bathurst 1000, driving for PremiAir Racing. He made his full time debut in 2023 for Matt Stone Racing.[citation needed]

Career race results

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Season Series Car Team Position
2014 Australian Formula Ford Series Mygale SJ10a CHE 6th
2015 Australian Formula Ford Series Mygale SJ10a CHE 1st
2016 Toyota 86 Racing Series Toyota 86 Cameron Hill Racing 3rd
2017 Toyota 86 Racing Series Toyota 86 Cameron Hill Racing 2nd
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche 911 GT3 991.II Cameron Hill Racing 9th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche 911 GT3 991.II Cameron Hill Racing 6th
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche 911 GT3 991.II Cameron Hill Racing NC
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche 911 GT3 991.II Cameron Hill Racing 1st
2022 Dunlop Super2 Series Holden Commodore VF Triple Eight Race Engineering 5th
Bathurst 6 Hour BMW M2 Competition CHE Racing 1st
Repco Supercars Championship Holden Commodore ZB PremiAir Racing 51st
2023 Repco Supercars Championship Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Matt Stone Racing

Super2 Series results

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(key) (Race results only)

Super2 Series results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2022 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore SMP
7
SMP
11
WAN
2
WAN
4
TOW
6
TOW
3
SAN
14
SAN
11
BAT
4
BAT
C
ADE
3
ADE
Ret
5th 1047

Supercars Championship results

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

Supercars results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Position Points
2022 PremiAir Racing Holden ZB Commodore SMP
R1

SMP
R2

SYM
R3

SYM
R4

SYM
R5

MEL
R6

MEL
R7

MEL
R8

MEL
R9

BAR
R10

BAR
R11

BAR
R12

WIN
R13

WIN
R14

WIN
R15

HID
R16

HID
R17

HID
R18

TOW
R19

TOW
R20

BEN
R21

BEN
R22

BEN
R23

SAN
R24

SAN
R25

SAN
R26

PUK
R27

PUK
R28
PUK
R29

BAT
R30

21
SUR
R31

SUR
R32
ADE
R33
ADE
R34
51st 84
2023 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NEW
R1
20
NEW
R2
21
MEL
R3
18
MEL
R4
15
MEL
R5
17
MEL
R6
Ret
BAR
R7
23
BAR
R8
25
BAR
R9
16
SYM
R10
8
SYM
R11
11
SYM
R12
11
HID
R13
13
HID
R14
15
HID
R15
16
TOW
R16
17
TOW
R17
22
SMP
R18
17
SMP
R19
24
BEN
R20
Ret
BEN
R21
20
BEN
R22
19
SAN
R23
Ret
BAT
R24
15
SUR
R25
23
SUR
R26
15
ADE
R27
22
ADE
R28
17
23rd 1080
2024 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 BAT1
R1

5
BAT1
R2

23
MEL
R3

13
MEL
R4

20
MEL
R5

15
MEL
R6

Ret
TAU
R7

20
TAU
R8

12
BAR
R9

11
BAR
R10

11
HID
R11

16
HID
R12

9
TOW
R13

10
TOW
R14

9
SMP
R15

11
SMP
R16

14
SYM
R17

6
SYM
R18

12
SAN
R19

10
BAT
R20

10
SUR
R21

23
SUR
R22

14
ADE
R23

ADE
R24

13th* 1507*

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2022 PremiAir Racing Holden Commodore ZB New Zealand Chris Pither 21st 153
2023 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Australia Jaylyn Robotham 15th 161
2024 Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Australia Cameron Crick 10th 161

References

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  1. ^ Pavey, James (18 November 2022). "Rookie Hill scores second MSR seat". Supercars.
  2. ^ Speedweek (20 October 2015). "Cameron Hill Seals Formula Ford Title". Speedweek. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Triple Eight-bound Hill wins Carrera Cup crown". Speedcafe. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Karting Australia – Champions". Karting Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "HAYS, HUGHES AND HILL WIN STARS OF KARTING TITLES". Karting Australia. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Australia Formula Ford Series 2015 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Shannons Wrap: Hill takes Formula Ford title". Speedcafe. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "National Formula Ford champion Cameron Hill to compete in the Toyota 86 Pro-Am Racing Series". Speedcafe. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "About Cam". Cameron Hill Racing. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Canberra racer joins 2018 Porsche grid". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2022. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Triple Eight-bound Hill wins Carrera Cup crown". Speedcafe. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "'Extraordinary' pass seals epic Bathurst win". wwos.nine.com.au. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ Vandersyde, Rhys (10 November 2021). "TRIPLE EIGHT SIGN HILL TO SUPER2 PROGRAM". Auto Action. p. 1. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  14. ^ Gavel, Tim. "Canberra driver Cameron Hill closer to Supercars dream after signing with Triple Eight Race Engineering". Riotact. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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