Ashley Walsh

Ashley Walsh
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1988-01-11) January 11, 1988
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series career
Debut season	2011
Current team	Matt Stone Racing
Car no.	87
Starts	30
Best finish	7th in 2012
Previous series
2005 2006–07, 2009–10 2008 2008/09	Formula Ford Queensland Formula Ford Australia 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. Walsh presently races a Ford Falcon for the Matt Stone Racing in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series.

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.

Career results

The Matt Stone Racing Ford FG Falcon in which Ashley Walsh is contesting the 2013 Dunlop Series

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
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

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

Teams, drivers and events of the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship

Scheduled events

Clipsal 500 Adelaide Tyrepower Tasmania Super Sprint Ubet Perth Super Sprint Winton Super Sprint Skycity Triple Crown Darwin Castrol Townsville 400 Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint

Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint Wilson Security Sandown 500 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600 ITM 500 Auckland Phillip Island Super Sprint Sydney 500

Events in italics are part of the Endurance Cup.

Teams and drivers contesting the championship

Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Racing Team	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Erebus Motorsport	Prodrive Racing Australia
1. Jamie Whincup 888. Craig Lowndes	2. Garth Tander 22. James Courtney	3. Tim Blanchard 222. Nick Percat	4. Ashley Walsh 9. Will Davison	5. Mark Winterbottom 6. Chaz Mostert

Nissan Motorsport		Brad Jones Racing	DJR Team Penske	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Satellite team of the Holden Racing Team	Britek Motorsport Satellite team of Brad Jones Racing
7. Todd Kelly 15. Rick Kelly	23. Michael Caruso 99. James Moffat	8. Jason Bright 14. Fabian Coulthard	17. Scott Pye	18. Lee Holdsworth	21. Dale Wood

Garry Rogers Motorsport	Walkinshaw Racing Satellite team of the Holden Racing Team	Rod Nash Racing Satellite team of Prodrive Racing Australia	Tekno Autosports	Super Black Racing Satellite team of Prodrive Racing Australia
33. Scott McLaughlin 34. David Wall	47. Tim Slade	55. David Reynolds	97. Shane Van Gisbergen	111. Andre Heimgartner

References

↑ http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/champ_info_drivers.php
↑ http://www.motorsport.com/#/a1gp/news/kyalami-practice-1-times/?v=2&s=1&q=ashley%2Bwalsh&i=3 Retrieved Motorsport.com 11 June 2011.
↑ http://www.motorsport.com/#/a1gp/news/sepang-practice-1-times-2008-11-21/?v=2&s=1&q=ashley%2Bwalsh&i=4 Retrieved Motorsport.com 11 June 2011.