Steven Johnson (racing driver)
| Steven Johnson | |
|---|---|
 Steven Johnson at Albert Park in 2007 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
6 September 1974 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Current team | Dick Johnson Racing |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 419 |
| Race wins | 3 |
| Podium finishes | 16 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| 2014 Championship position | 47th (231 pts) |
Steven Johnson (born 6 September 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of former racer and now team-owner Dick Johnson.[1] He competed full-time for Dick Johnson Racing from 2000–2012. Johnson is married and has two children.
Johnson's best season result so far was in 2001, where he led the championship for two rounds and took two round wins, including the last-ever Canberra round win, where he victory from pole position in the first race, before finishing the rest of the races in the top five. Near season's end, he dropped to fifth, still his best ever effort. Then came a period he would rather forget, finishing the 2002 and 2003 seasons well outside of the top ten. He improved to tenth in the 2004 season. He was looking for a top five in 2005, but had a poor Bathurst 1000 to place him outside the top ten.
In 2007, Johnson recorded his best Bathurst 1000 result with a podium finish in third after leading late in the drama-charged closing laps as intermittent rain swept across the Mountain in an entertaining scrap with Craig Lowndes, James Courtney and Greg Murphy.[2]
In early 2013, it was announced that Steven Johnson would step down from competing in the V8 Supercars championship and instead become general manager of Dick Johnson Racing.[3] He currently competes in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship.[4] In the endurance events in the 2013 season, Johnson teamed up with Erebus Motorsport, as a co-driver in car No. 9 SP Tools Racing's Maro Engel.
Career results
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Co-driver | Pos | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon |  Allan Grice |
7th | 160 |
| 1995 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | Charlie O'Brien |
7th | 158 |
| 1996 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon |  Tommy Kendall |
8th | 158 |
| 1997 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon |  Craig Baird |
4th | 158 |
| 1998 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | Dick Johnson |
DNF | 60 |
| 1999 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Dick Johnson |
4th | 161 |
| 2000 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Cameron McLean |
4th | 161 |
| 2001 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Paul Radisich |
DNF | 63 |
| 2002 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Paul Radisich |
DNF | 29 |
| 2003 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Warren Luff |
13th | 156 |
| 2004 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Warren Luff |
7th | 161 |
| 2005 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Will Davison |
19th | 133 |
| 2006 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Will Davison |
DNF | 27 |
| 2007 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BF Falcon | Will Davison |
3rd | 161 |
| 2008 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BF Falcon | Will Davison |
6th | 161 |
| 2009 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | James Courtney |
24th | 131 |
| 2010 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | Marcus Marshall |
12th | 161 |
| 2011 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | David Besnard |
DNF | 112 |
| 2012 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon |  Allan Simonsen |
17th | 161 |
| 2013 | 9 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG |  Maro Engel |
20th | 160 |
| 2014 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | David Wall |
DNF | 64 |
References
- ↑ Johnson Jr a driving force
- ↑ Lynch, Michael (8 October 2007) Defending champions win a desperate dash
- ↑ "Steven Johnson out of driver's seat at DJR". speedcafe.com. 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Steve Johnson to compete in entire Carrera Cup title". speedcafe.com. 27 February 2013.