Renee Gracie

Renee Gracie
Nationality  Australian
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995
Kuraby, Brisbane (Australia)
Dunlop Super2 Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Dragon Motor Racing
Car no. 98
Former teams Paul Morris Motorsport
Starts 43
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Poles 0
Best finish 18th in 2015
Previous series
2013-14
2012		 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Aussie Racing Cars

Renee Gracie (born 5 January 1995) is an Australian female racing driver.

Racing career

2013–2014

After a successful stint in kart racing, Gracie contested the 2013 and 2014 seasons of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship. In 2013, she was the first female to compete in that championship. The following year, she achieved five top 10 race results and a 100 per cent race finishing record.[1]

2015

In 2015, Gracie switched to the Supercars Dunlop Series, in which she drove for Paul Morris Motorsport, and was the first full-time female competitor in 14 years.[1][2][3] At the end of that year, she was classified 18th in the championship standings, with 634 points and a best race result of 12th.[4][5]

The Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro wildcard entry at the 2016 Bathurst 1000

On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Gracie would partner Simona de Silvestro in a Ford FG X Falcon fielded by Prodrive Racing Australia in the Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars.[6][7] It was the first female pairing at Bathurst since Melinda Price and Kerryn Brewer finished 11th in 1998.[7][8] On lap 15 of the race, the Falcon, running under the "Harvey Norman Supergirls" banner,[9] was severely damaged in an oil slick-induced impact by Gracie with the wall at Forrest's Elbow. After undergoing extensive repairs, it was sent back out, with de Silvestro at the wheel, to finish 21st, 40 laps down on the winning pair of Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.[1][10][11]

2016

In 2016, Gracie competed in her second season of the Supercars Dunlop Series, once again for Paul Morris Motorsport.[12] She also teamed up with de Silvestro for a second assault at the Bathurst 1000, this time in a Nissan Altima L33 prepared by Nissan Motorsport.[1] Despite starting the race on the back row in 26th position, Gracie and de Silvestro had no major issues during the race, and managed stay out of trouble to finish 14th in the chaotic final laps.[13][14][15]

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Points Position
2012 Aussie Racing Cars Super Series Aussie Racing Cars 4 0 0 0 38 49th
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship McElrea Racing 19 0 0 0 173.5 19th
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship McElrea Racing 22 0 0 0 322.5 15th
2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series Paul Morris Motorsport 16 0 0 0 634 18th
International V8 Supercars Championship Prodrive Racing Australia 1 0 0 0 84 54th
2016 Supercars Dunlop Series Paul Morris Motorsport 12 0 0 0 468 21st
International V8 Supercars Championship Nissan Motorsport 1 0 0 0 126 54th

Complete Supercars Championship results

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Renee Gracie: Biography". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (19 November 2014). "Paul Morris to field Gracie in Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (17 February 2015). "Flood of rookies among Dunlop Series entry". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (6 December 2015). "Waters seals Dunlop Series crown in Sydney". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (20 January 2016). "Gracie secures Caltex backing for Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gracie/De Silvestro to share Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 DeGroot, Nick (19 August 2015). "Simona de Silvestro leads all-female Bathurst 1000 effort". motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Fogarty, Mark (22 August 2015). "Renee Gracie driving motor sport's push to remove gender barrier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (12 September 2015). "Sponsor confirmed for female Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "All-female team Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro hit wall at Bathurst but return". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Renee Gracie crashes early in the Bathurst 1000 to dent the all-female team’s chances of finishing". news.com.au. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gracie unveils Caltex Ford at Ipswich test". speedcafe.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Williams, Rebecca (9 October 2016). "Simona De Silvestro declares she’s ready for full-time racing after improved Bathurst 1000 result". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Staff writer (AAP) (10 October 2016). "Bathurst 1000: Bright future for Simona de Silvestro in supercars". news.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Results". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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