Todd Kelly

Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly
Born	October 9, 1979 (age 47); Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Professional race car driver (former)
Years active	1996–2017
Known for	Bathurst 1000 winner, Virgin Australia Supercars Championship competitor

Todd Evan Kelly (born 9 October 1979) is a former Australian professional race car driver who participated in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He is the elder sibling of fellow Supercars competitor and ex-Bathurst 1000 champion, Rick Kelly. Todd was part of the Holden Racing Team roster from 2003 through 2007, then raced with Perkins Engineering in 2008. Beginning in 2009, he has driven for his family-operated squad, Kelly Racing (currently known as Kelly Grove Racing). Notably, he holds the distinction of being the youngest driver to reach 100 starts within the series.

Supercars Championship

Kelly embarked on his first full-time V8 Supercars season in 2001, representing the K-Mart Racing Team alongside Greg Murphy. The duo secured third place at Bathurst, while Kelly concluded the year ranked sixth overall and achieved his inaugural round win at the season finale held at Sandown Raceway. In 2002, he secured four runner-up finishes and ended fifth in the championship standings.

In 2003, following Jason Bright's exit, Kelly joined the Holden Racing Team, partnering with Mark Skaife. Together, they triumphed at the Sandown 500 amid difficult wet weather conditions. That same year, Kelly contributed to Garry Rogers Motorsport’s victory in the Bathurst 24 Hour event, teaming up with Jason Bright, Greg Murphy, and Peter Brock. He finished ninth in the championship, narrowly trailing his brother Rick.

During the 2004 season, Kelly placed seventh overall, finishing two spots ahead of Rick. His peak performance came in 2005, when he achieved five podiums including three victories: notably winning the Bathurst 1000 alongside Skaife on his 26th birthday and claiming victory at the series’ sole race held in China. He ended fourth in the championship, surpassing Skaife.

Kelly’s 2006 season was marked by inconsistency due to mechanical setbacks but saw improvement midway through with strong results such as second-place finishes at both the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 alongside his brother Rick. He wrapped up the year with a win and a runner-up position in the final events, securing sixth place overall.

In 2007, Kelly claimed victory at the Clipsal 500 and earned podium finishes at Phillip Island and during the Grand Finale, ultimately ranking seventh in the championship. After five years with HRT, he transitioned to Jack Daniel's Racing (operated by Perkins Engineering) for the 2008 season—a move supported by champion Garth Tander’s team change.

Kelly’s campaign in 2008 experienced fluctuations; after a promising start with a fifth-place finish at Clipsal, mid-season results declined until suspension problems were addressed at Bathurst. This led to an upswing including a fourth-place finish at Surfers Paradise and a rain-affected win at Symmons Plains—the first triumph for Perkins Engineering since 2006. He concluded that season twelfth overall.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1996	Australian Formula Ford Championship	12th	Van Diemen RF93 Ford	Todd Kelly
1997	Australian Formula Ford Championship	3rd	Van Diemen RF95 Ford	Todd Kelly
1998	Australian Drivers' Championship	2nd	Reynard 92D Holden	Todd Kelly
1999	Shell Championship Series	36th	Holden Commodore (VS) Holden Commodore (VT)	Holden Young Lions
1999	Australian Drivers' Championship	8th	Reynard 92D Holden	Greg Murphy Racing
2000	Shell Championship Series	17th	Holden Commodore (VT)	Holden Racing Team
2001	Shell Championship Series	6th	Holden Commodore (VX)	K-mart Racing
2002	V8 Supercar Championship Series	5th	Holden Commodore (VX)	K-mart Racing
2003	V8 Supercar Championship Series	9th	Holden Commodore (VY)	Holden Racing Team
2004	V8 Supercar Championship Series	7th	Holden Commodore (VY)	Holden Racing Team
2005	V8 Supercar Championship Series	4th	Holden Commodore (VZ)	Holden Racing Team
2006	V8 Supercar Championship Series	6th	Holden Commodore (VZ)	Holdon Racing Team, HSV Dealer Team

Supercars Championship outcomes

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

Supercars performance summary
Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	Final Standing	Total Points
1999	Holden Young Lions	Holden VT Commodore	EAS R1 Retired	EAS R2 Did Not Start	EAS R3 Did Not Start	ADE R4	BAR R5	BAR R6	BAR R7	PHI R8	PHI R9	PHI R10	HDV R11	HDV R12	HDV R13	SAN R14 23rd	SAN R15 24th	SAN R16 22nd	QLD R17 14th	QLD R18 15th	QLD R19 14th	CAL R20	CAL R21	CAL R22	SYM R23	SYM R24	SYM R25	WIN R26	WIN R27	WIN R28	ORA R29	ORA R30	ORA R31	QLD R32 Retired	BAT R33 6th place							36th place	304 points
2000 ... (rest of the table remains unchanged) ...	Holden Young Lions	Holden VT Commodore

Bathurst 1000 performance

Year	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Final Position	Completed Laps
1998	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	John Faulkner	Did Not Finish	136
1999	Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore (VT)	Mark Noske	6th place	161
2000	Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore VT	Nathan Pretty	5th place	161
2001	\Kmart Racing\	Holden Commodore (VX)	Greg Murphy	3rd place	161
\2002\	Kmart Racing	Holden Commodore VX	Greg Murphy	13th place	159
\2003\	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VY)	Mark Skaife	8th place	161
\2004\	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VY	Mark Skaife	14th place	159
\2005\	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VZ)	Mark Skaife	Winner	161
\2006\	HSV Dealer Team	Holden Commodore VZ	Rick Kelly	2nd place	161
\2007\ + Holden Racing Team + Holden Commodore (VE) + Mark Skaife + DNF +149 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
\2008\ + Perkins Engineering + Holden Commodore VE +Shane Price +17th place +157 laps
\2009\ + Kelly Racing + Holden Commodore VE + Rick Kelly +8th place +161 laps
\2010\ + Kelly Racing + Holden Commodore VE +Dale Wood +20th place +161 laps
\2011\ + Kelly Racing + Holden Commodore VE +David Russell +24th place +154 laps
\2012\ + Kelly Racing + Holden Commodore VE +Tim Blanchard +18th place +154 laps
\2013\ + Nissan Motorsport +"Nissan Altima L33" + David Russell + Did Not Finish +20 laps completed
\2014\ + Nissan Motorsport + Nissan Altima L33 +Alex Buncombe +7th place +161 laps
\2015\ + Nissan Motorsport + Nissan Altima L33 + Alex Buncombe +20th place +156 laps
\2016\ Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Matthew Campbell DNF Completed laps:157
\2017\ Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Jack Le Brocq Finished in seventh Completed all161 laps

Bathurst 24 Hour Race Outcomes

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Finish	Category Finish
2003	Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Brock Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Greg Murphy Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Jason Bright	Holden Monaro 427C	A	527	1st	1st

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