Tony D'Alberto Racing,was a motor racing team which competed in theV8 Supercars Championship,anAustralianbased motor racing series. The team, which was owned by the D'Alberto family, operated a single entry forTony D'Albertowhile on occasion fielding a second car in the second tierDunlop V8 Supercar Series.
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| Team Principal | Al D'Alberto |
|---|---|
| Debut | 2008 |
| Final Season | 2013 |
| Round wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2013 position | 14th (1,541 points) |
Racing history
editEarly days
editFormed originally as aFormula Fordracing team running a two-year-oldMygalechassis in 2002, the team sat dormant as D'Alberto moved into theFujitsu V8 Supercar Seriesracing for other teams, including Independent Racing Cars Australia. In 2005 D'Alberto restarted his own team and made steady progress through the Fujitsu Series ranks before winning the series in2007.
V8 Supercars
editDuring the 2007 endurance racing season, D'Alberto co-drove with his old team Independent Racing Cars Australia, who were now operating theRod Nash RacingV8 Supercar Racing Entitlement Contract. For 2008 Nash switched his franchise over to the D'Alberto team allowing TDR to race in the V8 Supercar Championship Series for the first time. The team, like all single car teams, has struggled to make progress, and has not matched performances to that of IRCA when they operated the Nash owned franchise.
2009 sawAndrew Thompsonjoin D'Alberto for the endurance event races. Tony finished 26th in qualifying race A at the2009 L&H 500and Thompson finished 7th in race B and together a commendable 15th in the feature race. At the2009 Bathurst 1000the pair finished 10th in the 1000 km race. TDR and Nash went separate ways for 2010 when TDR brought a franchise to run in the series themselves.[1]
The team ran under the banner of Centaur Racing in 2010 and acquired the services ofShane Pricefor the endurance races atPhillip IslandandBathurst,while PortugueseWorld Touring Car ChampionshipdriverTiago Monteirowas signed to compete alongside D'Alberto in theGold Coast 600atSurfers Paradise.
In 2011, the team received sponsorship from Wilson Security and would compete under the banner of Wilson Security Racing, and following the season opening round at Abu Dhabi, D'Alberto switched to aFord FG Falconbuilt by Ford Performance Racing. D'Alberto's former Walkinshaw built VE Commodore was campaigned as the team's Development Series entry driven by David Wall.Dale Woodjoined the team for the endurance events at Phillip Island and Bathurst. Italian formula one driverVitantonio Liuzzijoined the team for the Gold Coast 600.
For 2012, Wilson Security left the team, being replaced by Hiflex Mobile Hose Service. Dale Wood remained with the team for the endurance events at Sandown and Bathurst. Vitantonio Liuzzi returned for the Gold Coast 600.
The team moved back to Holden for 2013, with technical assistance fromWalkinshaw Racing.Hiflex remained with the team for 2013 but the team folded at the end of the 2013 season. Its equipment was sold toWalkinshaw Racing,including the #3 Holden Commodore. After unsuccessfully trying to form an alliance withTekno Autosports,the Racing Entitlement Contract was returned to V8Supercars.[2][3]
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TheFord FG Falconof Tony D'Alberto Racing at the2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide -
TheHolden VF Commodoreof Tony D'Alberto Racing at the2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
edit| Year | No. | Car | Drivers | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | Holden Commodore VE |  Tony D'AlbertoShane Price
|
DNF | 38 |
| 2011 | 3 | Ford Falcon FG | Tony D'AlbertoDale Wood
|
9th | 161 |
| 2012 | 3 | Ford Falcon FG | Tony D'AlbertoDale Wood
|
DNF | 122 |
| 2013 | 3 | Holden Commodore VF | Tony D'Alberto Jonny Reid
|
24th | 149 |
Drivers
editSupercars Championship Drivers
editPart Time Drivers are listed inItalics
- Tony D'Alberto(2008-2013)
- Jason Bargwanna(2008)
- Andrew Thompson(2009)
- Shane Price(2010)
Tiago Monteiro(2010)- Taz Douglas(2011)
- Dale Wood(2011-2012)
Vitantonio Liuzzi(2011-2012)- Jonny Reid(2013)
Super2 Drivers
editPart Time Drivers are listed inItalics
- Tony D'Alberto(2005-2007)
- Mark McNally(2006-2007)
- David Reynolds(2008)
- David Wall(2011)
- Dale Wood(2011)
- Nick McBride (2013)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^Rowley, Grant (8–14 September 2009)."D'Alberto Hunt For Licence".Motorsport eNews(121). Brighton East: Australasian Motorsport News: 8. Archived fromthe originalon 26 March 2009.Retrieved8 September2009.
- ^"Tony D'Alberto chasing funding for team alliance".SpeedCafe.21 December 2013.Retrieved5 February2014.
- ^"V8 Supercars confirms 25 car grid for 2014".SpeedCafe.5 February 2014.Retrieved5 February2014.