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Full name (born ...) is/was an (a former/retired) Australian racing driver, currently driving a CAR for TEAM in SERIES. [He has won the ATCC/V8SC X times, in years, and the Bathurst 1000 X times, in years.]

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Craig Lowndes, OAM (born 21 June 1974) is an Australian racing driver, currently driving a Holden VF Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering in V8 Supercars. He has won the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars Championship three times, in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and the Bathurst 1000 six times, in 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2015.

Lowndes took part in his first Bathurst 1000 in 1994 and debuted in the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1996. He is the only driver to win the championship at the first attempt, aside from David McKay who won the inaugural title. He has won the most races in the combined history of the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars, with 103, and is the only driver to have reached 100 race wins. He has recorded 13 podium finishes in the Bathurst 1000, more than any other driver. He has won the Sandown 500 five times.

Early and personal life

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Birth date and location, parentage if notable, partners, children, living

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Lowndes was born on 21 June 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria. His father, Frank, was a long-time chief scrutineer for the Confederation of Australian Motorsport. Lowndes married his first wife, Natalie, in 1997 and together they had two children: their son, Levi, and their daughter, Chilli. The pair separated in 2011 and now share custody of the children. In January 2016 Lowndes married Lara McDonald. He currently lives on Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

Career

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Early career

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Go-karts, Formula Ford, other junior categories

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Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars

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Year

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Other racing exploits

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Team 1

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Option 3: by year only

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Year

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Outside motorsport

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Racing record

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Championship results

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Season Series Position Team Car

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Season Series Position Team Car
1991 Champion of Winton Formula Ford Series 1st Van Diemen RF85-Ford
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2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 2nd Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore

Bathurst 1000 wins

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Only for multiple winners.

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Year Team Car Co-driver
1996 Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore Greg Murphy
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2015 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Steven Richards

Other series results

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Only for series that have a results table for driver articles as standard.

References

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