Steve Owen (racing driver)
| Steve Owen | |
|---|---|
 Steve Owen in 2012 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
18 December 1974 Melbourne, Victoria |
| International V8 Supercars Championship career | |
| Debut season | 1999 |
| Current team | Ford Performance Racing |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Former teams |
Garry Rogers Motorsport Imrie Motor Sport Briggs Motor Sport Robert Smith Racing K-Mart Racing Britek Motorsport Rod Nash Racing Walkinshaw Racing Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Performance Racing |
| Starts | 171 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 1998-99,2004 2000 2002-04, 2008,2010 2009 |
Australian Formula Ford Australian Drivers' Champ. Development V8 Supercar V8 Touring Car National Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2010 |
Development V8 Supercar Development V8 Supercar |
Steve Owen is an Australian racing driver. Owen has an extensive driving CV, from Karts, to Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Sprintcars, V8 Supercar and is a dual champion of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Owen was introduced to Karting when he commenced working at the Carroll & Richardson International Go-Kart Entertainment Centre on a casual basis in Nunawading, Victoria, in the early 1990s. Owen worked initially as a Track Marshal and then as a Mechanic.
Owen is a two-time winner of the V8 Supercar Development series, having won it in 2008 for Scott Loadsman Racing and 2010 for Greg Murphy Racing. Owen also has years experience racing in Australia's leading motor racing series, the International V8 Supercars Championship. Owen's most significant achievements in the International V8 Supercars Championship was a race win at the 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 as a co-driver for Jamie Whincup, and has appeared on the podium in second and third place several times, most notably second at the Bathurst 1000 endurance race in 2010, and third at the Sandown 500 endurance race in 2013.
Career results
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 9th | Spectrum 06B - Ford | Team Arrow |
| 1999 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Spectrum 07 - Ford | Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins |
| 1999 | Shell Championship Series | 41st | Holden VT Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2000 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 10th | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport |
| 2000 | Formula Holden Tasman Cup | 5th [1] | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 70th | Holden VT Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2002 | Konica V8Supercar Series | 4th | Holden VT Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2002 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 48th | Ford AU Falcon | Briggs Motor Sport |
| 2003 | Konica V8Supercar Series | 26th | Holden VX Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2003 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 60th | Holden VX Commodore | Robert Smith Racing |
| 2004 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 3rd | Spectrum 010 - Ford | Bosch Batteries |
| 2004 | Konica Minolta V8Supercar Series | 38th | Holden VX Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2004 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 49th | Holden VY Commodore | K-Mart Racing |
| 2005 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 32nd | Ford BA Falcon | Britek Motorsport |
| 2006 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 22nd | Holden VZ Commodore | Autobarn Racing |
| 2007 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 19th | Holden VZ Commodore | Autobarn Racing |
| 2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 1st | Holden VZ Commodore | Scott Loadsman Racing |
| 2008 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 32nd | Ford BF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2009 | V8 Touring Car National Series | 7th | Holden VX Commodore | Power Plus 98 |
| 2009 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 39th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 1st | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing |
| 2010 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 31st | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 17th | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 34th | Holden VE Commodore | MPC Motorsport |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 20th | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 2013 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 5th | Ford FG Falcon | MW Motorsport |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 32nd | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing |
| 2014 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 29th | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing |
| 2014 | Australian GT Championship | 15th | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Supabarn Supermarkets |
Bathurst 1000 Results
The Ford FG Falcon of Steve Owen at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
| Year | Number | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | Greg Ritter | 9th | 160 |
| 2000 | 76 | Matthew White Racing | Holden VS Commodore | Matthew White | 24th | 143 |
| 2001 | 14 | Imrie Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | James Brock | DNF | 12 |
| 2002 | 600 | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | Dale Brede | 17th | 158 |
| 2003 | 13 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden VX Commodore | Phillip Scifleet | 21st | 141 |
| 2004 | 51 | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | Tim Leahey | 8th | 160 |
| 2005 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | Matthew White | DNF | 136 |
| 2006 | 55 | Autobarn Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | Tony Longhurst | 7th | 161 |
| 2007 | 55 | Autobarn Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | Tony D'Alberto | 6th | 161 |
| 2008 | 17 | Jim Beam Racing | Ford BF Falcon | Warren Luff | 11th | 161 |
| 2009 | 10 | Team Autobarn | Holden VE Commodore | Shane Price | 16th | 160 |
| 2010 | 1 | Team Vodafone | Holden VE Commodore | Jamie Whincup | 2nd | 161 |
| 2011 | 49 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris | 11th | 161 |
| 2012 | 49 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Morris | DNF | 53 |
| 2013 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford FG Falcon | Will Davison | 7th | 161 |
References
- ↑ Formula Holden: Tasman Cup Retrieved on 6 April 2012
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tony D'Alberto |
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series 2008 |
Succeeded by Jonathon Webb |
| Preceded by Jonathon Webb |
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series 2010 |
Succeeded by Andrew Thompson |