David Wall(born 19 January 1983) is an Australian racing driver competing in thePorsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.He currently drives the No. 38Porsche 911 GT3 Cupfor Wall Racing.
| David Wall | |
|---|---|
 Wall in 2013 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 19 January 1983(age41) Sydney,New South Wales |
| Supercars Championshipcareer | |
| Car number | 4 |
| Current team | Brad Jones Racing (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 151 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Biography
editAs the son of long-time Sports Sedan racer and2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Serieswinner Des Wall, he started in sedan cars rather the conventional formula cars.
His mainstay has been sports car racing, particularly Porsches. He has won theAustralian GT Championshiptwice in2009and2010driving aPorsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997as well as competed in theAustralian Carrera Cup Championship.He has also won theAustralian Tourist Trophyin 2009 and 2010.
He has also competed inProduction Carsfinishing third in Class A of theBathurst 12 Hourrace in 2008.[1]
In 2009, he followed his father intoV8 Supercarscompeting in the long-distance races and in 2011 doing a full season in theFujitsu V8 Supercar Series.[2]His first preference was to join the series full-time in 2012[3]and this was accommodated byBrad Jones Racingby signing Wall for the full 2012 season with backing from Wilson Security.[4]
Wall contested the2014 V8 Supercars Championshipin aDick Johnson RacingenteredFord Falcon (FG).In 2015 Wall joinedGarry Rogers Motorsport,replacingRobert Dahlgren.[5]It marked Wall's third team in four seasons ofV8 Supercarsracing.
In 2016, he drove for GRM as a co-driver alongsideScott McLaughlinin thePirtek Enduro Cup,before moving toNissan Motorsportto co-drive withRick Kellyin the No. 15Nissan Altima.
Career results
editSupercars Championship results
editComplete Bathurst 1000 results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | Leanne Tander
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18th | 160 |
| 2010 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | Karl Reindler
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15th | 161 |
| 2011 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | Karl Reindler
|
14th | 161 |
| 2012 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) |  Chris Pither
|
14th | 161 |
| 2013 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | Chris Pither
|
22nd | 156 |
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | Steven Johnson
|
DNF | 64 |
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 Mk.2 | Chris Pither
|
DNF | 15 |
| 2016 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 Mk.2 | Scott McLaughlin
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15th | 159 |
| 2017 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Rick Kelly
|
13th | 159 |
| 2021 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Jack Smith
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17th | 161 |
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References
edit- ^http:// natsoft.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?10/02/2008.MOUN.R11Archived16 April 2008 at theWayback Machine2008 Bathurst 12 Hour Results - Natsoft 2008
- ^http:// speedcafe /2011/01/22/david-wall-to-make-fujitsu-series-debut/Speedcafe 22 January 2011
- ^http:// speedcafe /2011/10/31/david-wall-eyes-2012-main-series-berth/Speedcafe 31 October 2011
- ^http:// speedcafe /2012/01/18/wall-wilson-security-confirmed-at-bjr/Speedcafe 18 January 2012
- ^http://velocityemag /wall-looking-long-termArchived4 April 2015 at theWayback MachineVelocity Magazine 4 March 2015
External links
edit- V8 Supercars Official Profile
- David Wallcareer summary at DriverDB
- David Walldriver statistics at Racing-Reference