Josh Burdon

Josh Burdon
Josh Burdon
Born	September 5, 1992 (age 34); Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Competing in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Asian Formula Renault Series champion

Josh Burdon (born 5 September 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver currently participating in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Riley Motorsports, piloting the No. 74 Oreca LMP2. His previous engagements include competing for the Hong Kong-based KC Motorgroup in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie, and GT World Challenge Europe.

Career

As a third-generation competitor in motorsports, Burdon initiated his karting journey at the age of eight, where he amassed several titles. At sixteen, he secured a fully funded scholarship from the Confederation of Australian Motorsport to advance into car racing. His career expanded internationally in 2012, taking part in multiple global racing series.

In 2013, Burdon relocated to France and joined Scorpus Racing in the Whelen Euro Series. He led the championship during its early stages and achieved seven wins out of twelve races before a contentious event at Le Mans resulted in him finishing second overall. Additionally, he claimed victory in both French Formula Premium rounds he contested that year. Financial constraints limited his ability to compete full-time during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Burdon moved to China in 2016 to spearhead BlackArts Racing Team’s efforts in the Asian Formula Renault Series, where he captured the championship by winning seven of twelve races. The following season, he raced in the Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 category for KC Motorgroup alongside teammates Neric Wei and Louis Prette. The trio secured four pole positions and won races at Zhuhai and Thailand but ultimately finished as runners-up due to a mechanical failure in the final event.

In 2018, Burdon signed with Taiwanese outfit PTRS, owned by celebrity Jimmy Lin, to contest the China LMP3 Series, where he secured the championship despite reported internal team difficulties. That same year marked his debut in GT3 competition with Absolute Racing in GT World Challenge Asia, where he earned pole position at his first outing in Sepang driving an Audi R8 LMS GT3.

Prior to the 2019 season, KC Motorgroup expanded its GT3 program by bringing Burdon on board to pilot the No. 35 Nissan GT-R GT3 alongside factory drivers Tsugio Matsuda and Katsumasa Chiyo in both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie. During the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour, Burdon recorded the fastest lap despite mechanical setbacks that ended their podium aspirations. He escaped serious injury after a high-speed collision caused by a slower vehicle failing to observe a code 60 zone during the 2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Personal life

Born in Hobart, Tasmania’s capital city, Burdon attended St Virgil's College, a Catholic boys’ institution with a strong sporting focus. After completing high school, he dedicated himself entirely to his racing career without pursuing further academic studies.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	No.	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2021	Andretti Autosport	36	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	WGL	WGL	ELK	PET 10	33rd	240
2022	Andretti Autosport	36	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 4	SEB 10	MDO	WGL 11			PET 1	18th	822
2023	Riley Motorsports	74	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 9	SEB 1	WGL 1		ELK 1	IMS 2	PET 3	5th	1777
2024	Riley Motorsports	74	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 3	SEB 5	WGL 2			IMS 5	ATL 2	16th	1587

Source: Motorsport Stats

External links

Driver profile available at Driver Database

References

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/11/12/moore-and-burdon-take-chinese-endurance-championship-win.html