Ashley Walsh

Ashley Walsh
Ashley Walsh
Born	January 11, 1988 (age 38); Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1999–2019
Known for	Australian racing competitor in karting, formula racing, and touring cars

Ashley Daniel Walsh (born 11 January 1988) is a retired Australian racing competitor.

Karting

Walsh claimed two Australian Karting Championship titles in 2003 at the Ipswich Kart Track, triumphing in both the Junior Clubman and Junior Piston Port divisions while piloting a Tony Kart. The following year, he earned the championship in the 2004 Australian CIK Karting Championships representing Remo Racing with a Trulli Kart powered by an IAME Parilla engine. His karting career commenced in 1999 at the Ipswich Kart Club.

Formula Racing

In 2007, Walsh was selected for the CAMS Rising Stars initiative and secured second place in the Australian Formula Ford Championship driving for Borland Racing Developments. The next year, he participated in the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup with Hitech Junior, finishing 19th overall. In 2010, he achieved fourth position in the Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship. During 2009, Walsh competed sporadically, including appearances in the concluding rounds of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. Additionally, he represented Australia as the Rookie Driver in the A1 Grand Prix Series.

Touring Cars

February 2011 saw Walsh finish 16th at the 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour event behind the wheel of an HSV VXR Turbo managed by Ryan McLeod. Subsequently, he joined Miles Racing's expanded lineup for the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. For the 2012 Dunlop Series, Walsh transitioned to Matt Stone Racing and consistently secured finishes within the top five.

Walsh drove for Erebus Motorsport during the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship season, competing in a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG up to the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland, after which Dean Canto and Alex Davison took over his seat. In the 2016 Enduro Cup, he partnered with Tim Slade at Brad Jones Racing, overcoming early difficulties to place seventh at Bathurst.

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Position
2003	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Piston Port	1st
2003	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman	1st
2004	CIK Asian-Pacific Championship ICA	31st
2004	Australian CIK Karting Championships	1st

Circuit career

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
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
2008-09	A1 Grand Prix season	8th †	Ferrari A1 - Ferrari V8	A1 Team Australia
2009	Australian Formula Ford Championship	11th	Mygale SJ08A Ford	Muzz Buzz
2010	Australian Formula Ford Championship	4th	Spectrum 012 – Ford	CAMS Rising Star
2011	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	27th	Ford Falcon (BF)	Miles Racing
2012	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	7th	Ford Falcon (BF)	Matt Stone Racing
2013	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	2nd	Ford Falcon (FG)	Matt Stone Racing
	International V8 Supercars Championship	51st	Ford Falcon (FG)	Dick Johnson Racing

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2013	V8SuperTourers Championship	24th	Holden Commodore (VE)	MPC Motorsport
rowspan=2\| 2014	2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	align=center style=background:#ffdf9f;\| 3rd	rowspan=2\| Ford Falcon (FG)	Matt Stone Racing
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship	48th	Dick Johnson Racing
2015	2015 International V8 Supercars Championship	25th	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (V8 Supercar)	Erebus Motorsport
rowspan=2\| 2016	2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia	6th	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2016 International V8 Supercars Championship	34th	Holden Commodore (VF)	Brad Jones Racing
rowspan=2\| 2017	2017 Supercars Championship	56th	Holden Commodore (VF)	Brad Jones Racing
2017 Australian GT Championship	align=center style=background:#ffdf9f; \| 3rd	Audi R8 LMS	Melbourne Performance Centre
2018	2018 Supercars Championship	43rd	Holden Commodore (ZB)	Brad Jones Racing
rowspan=2 \| 2019	2019 Super2 Series	9th	Holden Commodore (VF)	Matt Stone Racing
2019 Supercars Championship	45th	Holden Commodore (ZB)	Brad Jones Racing

† Team result

Full A1 Grand Prix results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Total 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 place	36 points

Full Bathurst 12 Hour results

Season	Racing Team	Co-drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Finish	Class Finish
2011	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall MARC Cars Australia	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Chaz Mostert Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Gerard McLeod	HSV VXR Turbo	E Class	227 laps	16th overall	3rd in class
2017	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Miedecke Stone Motorsport	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall George Miedecke Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tony Bates	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	AAM category	75 laps completed	Did Not Finish (DNF)	DNF in class and overall
2018	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Superbarn Supermarkets team	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall James Koundouris Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Theo Koundouris Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Duvashen Padayachee	Audi R8 LMS	AAM classification	269 laps completed	Finished 10th overall	Class Winner

Supercars Championship outcomes

Results in the Supercars Championship

Year

Racing Team

Car Model

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Final Position

Points Scored

2013 International V8 Supercars Championship

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon (FG)

style=background:#efcfff | Ret | Ret | style=background:#dfffdf |15 |19 |16 |

51st place !225 points |- ! 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship ! Dick Johnson Racing ! Ford Falcon (FG) |

style=background:#dfffdf |5 | style=background:#efcfff | Ret | DSQ | DSQ |

48th place !222 points |- ! 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship ! Erebus Motorsport ! Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (V8 Supercar) | 20 |8 |Retired |Retired |22 |21 |17 |18 |22 |22 |15 |22 |21 |20 |Retired |22 |23 |18 |Retired |22 | 25 |16 |21 | 19 |Retired |20 |21 |24 |

25th position !769 points |- ! 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship ! Brad Jones Racing ! Holden Commodore (VF) |

style=background:#F1F8FF; PO | style=background:#F1F8FF; PO | 16 |16 |7 |11 |8 | 16 | 7 |

43rd overall !270 points |- ! 2019 Supercars Championship ! Brad Jones Racing ! Holden Commodore (ZB) | style=background:#F1F8FF; PO | style=background:#F1F8FF; PO | Retired at Bathurst but earned points in other events.

45th final position !266 points |-}

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Result	Laps completed
2013	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Blanchard	15th place	161
2014	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Scott Pye	Did Not Finish (DNF)	70
2015	Erebus Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Jack Le Brocq	Did Not Finish (DNF)	135
2016	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Slade	7th place	161
2017	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Slade Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Andre Heimgartner‡	9th place	161
2018	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Slade	17th place	160
2019	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Slade	Did Not Finish (DNF)	0

‡ Although Walsh was initially registered as co-driver alongside Slade, he withdrew and was substituted by Heimgartner.

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