Holden Racing Team
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| Manufacturer | Holden |
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| Team Principal | Mark Skaife |
| Team Manager | Rob Starr |
| Race Drivers | 2. Mark Skaife 22. Todd Kelly |
| Chassis | VZ Commodore |
| Debut | 1990 |
| Drivers' Championships | 6 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Round wins | 53 |
| Pole positions | 59 |
| 2006 position | 7th (2414 points) |
Holden Racing Team is a V8 Supercar racing team that began following the establishment in 1988 of the joint venture between the TWR Group and General Motors Holden, in forming Holden Special Vehicles. It was created as a marketing link between the Special Vehicle’s division and the on-track heritage of Holden’s motor sport activities. In 1989 Perkins Engineering was contracted by Holden Special Vehicles to run the race cars under the HSV banner, with the Holden Racing Team being established the following year. The team's current drivers are Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly. The current Team Manager is Rob Starr.
In 1990 the team competed in the Bathurst 1000, with manager Win Percy and driver Alan Grice racing for them. They won that year's event, and finished runner-up at the next event.
The newly formed V8 Supercars series started in 1993, which gave the HRT team enough time to rebuild their cars and get ready for the battle with the other Ford teams competing in the competition.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1988
The Holden Racing Team was born in 1988 following the establishment of the joint venture between the TWR Group and General Motors Holden, in forming Holden Special Vehicles. It was a logical step to form a touring car team to create a marketing link between the Special Vehicles division and the on-track heritage of Holden's motor sport activities.
- Drivers: Larry Perkins & Tom Walkinshaw
- Co-Drivers: Denny Hulme, Armin Hahne & Jeff Allam
- Races Contested: 3
- Highest Placing: 1st (Larry Perkins)
- Championship Position(s): N/A
[edit] 1989
In 1989, Perkins Engineering was contracted by Holden Special Vehicles to run the racecars under the HSV banner.
- Drivers: Larry Perkins & Win Percy
- Co-Drivers: Neil Crompton, Thomas Mezera & Steve Harrington
- Races Contested: 3
- Highest Placing: 1st (Larry Perkins)
- Championship Position(s): N/A
[edit] 1990
The Holden Racing Team was established in 1990 under the management of Win Percy. Success was immediate, with Percy combining with Alan Grice to win that year's Toohey's 1000 at Mount Panorama
- Drivers: Win Percy & Allan Grice,
- Co-Drivers:Neil Crompton & Brad Jones
- Races Contested: 11
- Highest Placing: 1st (Win Percy & Allan Grice)
- Championship Position(s): Win Percy - 8th (32 points), Neil Crompton - Equal 15th (6 points)
[edit] 1991
1991 was a good year for HRT at the big motor races. The success at Mount Panorama continued with Win Percy & Allan Grice claiming second place in the Toohey's 1000 while In the Sandown 500 Thomas Mezera & Brad Jones also claimed 2nd. Only 3 championship races we're contested.
- Drivers: Tomas Mezera
- Co-Drivers: Win Percy, Allan Grice, Brad Jones
- Races Contested: 12
- Highest Placing: 4th, Mallala (Win Percy)
- Championship Position(s): Tomas Mezera 16th (129 points)
[edit] 1992
In '92'HRT had back to back 2nd placings at the Sandown 500, Thomas Mezera & Brad Jones were again at the wheel.
- Drivers: Win Percy & Neil Crompton
- Co-Drivers: Allan Grice, Brad Jones
- Races Contested: 12
- Highest Placing: 2nd,Sandwown 500 (Win Percy & Allan Grice)
- Championship Position(s):
[edit] 1993
- Drivers: Tomas Mezera & Wayne Gardner
- Co-Drivers: Win Percy, Brad Jones, Michael Preston & Allan Grice
- Races Contested: 13
- Highest Placing: 2nd Symmonds Plains (Tomas Mezera)
- Championship Position(s): Tomas Mezera: 7th, Wayne Gardner: 9th
[edit] 1994
- Drivers: Peter Brock & Tomas Mezera
- Co-Drivers: Brad Jones & Craig Lowndes
- Races Contested: 14
- Highest Placing: 1st, Sandwown 500 (Tomas Mezera & Peter Brock)
- Championship Position(s): Tomas Mezera 9th (111 points), Peter Brock 3rd (222 points)
[edit] 1995
- Drivers: Peter Brock & Tomas Mezera
- Co-Drivers: Greg Murphy & Craig Lowndes
- Races Contested: 13
- Highest Placing: 1st, Wanneroo (Peter Brock)
- Championship Position(s): Tomas Mezera 5th (163 points), Peter Brock 3rd (285 points)
[edit] 1996
- Drivers: Craig Lowndes & Peter Brock
- Co-Drivers: Greg Murphy & Tomas Mezera
- Races Contested: 16
- Highest Placing: 1st, Bathurst 1000 (Craig Lowndes & Greg Murphy)
- Championship Position(s): Craig Lowndes 1st (423 points), Peter Brock 4th (286 points)
[edit] 2006
The new 2006 HRT VZ Commodore continues many of the professional design elements that have come to be associated with the Holden Racing Team. Significant differences include the bold new lighter shade of red and the fading black on the lion’s head part of the logo on the sides of the car. The current season has seen an improvement in results compared to 2004 and 2005 with Skaife leading the Championship on adjusted points early in the season. While Kelly has not shared in Skaife’s success and the points have not come as easily during the winter months, qualifying results remain encouraging.
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| Teams contesting the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series | |||||||||
| Stone Brothers Racing | Holden Racing Team | Tasman Motorsport | Ford Performance Racing | Jack Daniel's Racing | WPS Racing | ||||
| 1 Russell Ingall 4 James Courtney |
2 Mark Skaife 22 Todd Kelly |
3 Jason Richards 23 Andrew Jones |
5 Mark Winterbottom 6 Jason Bright |
7 Steven Richards 11 Paul Dumbrell |
8 Max Wilson 10 Jason Bargwanna |
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| Team BOC | Toll HSV Dealer Team | Dick Johnson Racing | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Fujitsu Racing | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ||||
| 12 John Bowe 14 Brad Jones |
15 Rick Kelly 16 Garth Tander |
17 Steven Johnson 18 Will Davison |
20 Marcus Marshall | 25 Warren Luff 26 Jose Fernandez |
33 Lee Holdsworth 34 Dean Canto |
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| Team Sirromet Wines | Supercheap Auto Racing | Autobarn Racing | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Team Kiwi Racing | |||||
| 39 Alan Gurr 39 Fabian Coulthard 67 Paul Morris |
50 Cameron McConville 51 Greg Murphy |
55 Steve Owen | 88 Jamie Whincup 888 Craig Lowndes |
021 Paul Radisich | |||||
