Josh Buchan

Josh Buchan
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)
Lithgow, New South Wales
TCR Australia career
Debut season2021
Current teamHMO Customer Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number18
Starts74
Championships1
Wins8
Podiums30
Poles4
Fastest laps13
Best finish1st in 2023
Finished last season1st
Previous series
2018
2019		NSW Formula Ford
Australian Formula 3
Championship titles
2023
2018		TCR Australia
NSW Formula Ford

Josh Buchan (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Buchan won the 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championship.[1]

Career

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Buchan had a late start to racing, beginning karting in 2011 just before his 16th birthday. He participated in karting until 2017, when he moved up to competition in Formula Fords. Buchan won the 2018 New South Wales Formula Ford championship, winning 17 out of 19 races during the season. In 2019, he took victory in the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary event at Mount Panorama, earning him a scholarship to move up to the Australian Formula 3 championship, where he finished second in points. Plans were made for Buchan to move the S5000 championship for 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[1][2]

Buchan signed to race in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in 2021, driving for HMO Customer Racing.[3] Buchan finished seventh in the championship in his first season. In 2022, he finished third in the championship standings, and in 2023, he won the championship over his teammate Bailey Sweeney.[4]

In 2024, Buchan signed a two-year deal to continue driving for HMO Customer Racing.[5]

Personal life

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Buchan was born and raised in Lithgow, New South Wales.[2] He currently resides in Glenmore Park, New South Wales.[1]

Racing record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Position
2011 Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy 1st
2017 Lithgow Kart Club - Junior 1st
2018 Lithgow Kart Club - Senior 1st
2020 Australian Kart Championship - TAG 125 17th

Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class Listec Racing Cars 9 8 1 7 9 302 1st
Australian Formula Ford Series - Kent class 3 3 1 3 3 61 5th
2019 Australian Formula 3 Championship Gilmour Racing 18 0 1 1 16 177 2nd
New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class Listec Racing Cars 3 3 1 3 3 94 10th
2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 15 2 0 2 4 365 7th
2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 20 1 1 3 6 667 3rd
2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 21 2 1 4 8 807 1st
TCR World Tour 6 0 0 0 1 58 16th
2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 18 3 2 3 13 640* 1st*
GT World Challenge Australia DNA Racing 3 1 1 2 2 - NA

Australian Formula 3

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Gilmour Racing WIN
1
2 		WIN
2
Ret 		WIN
3
2 		MOR
1
3 		MOR
2
3 		MOR
3
3 		BEN
1
Ret 		BEN
2
2 		BEN
3
2 		SYD
1
2 		SYD
2
2 		SYD
3
2 		WAK
1
2 		WAK
2
2 		WAK
3
2 		QLD
1
2 		QLD
2
2 		QLD
3
2 		2nd 177

TCR Australia results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Position Points
2021 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR SYM
R1
3 		SYM
R2
6 		SYM
R3
6 		PHI
R4
13 		PHI
R5
Ret 		PHI
R6
9 		BAT
R7
14 		BAT
R8
11 		BAT
R9
10 		SMP
R10
1 		SMP
R11
1 		SMP
R12
2 		BAT
R13
DNS 		BAT
R14
Ret 		BAT
R15
10 		7th 365
2022 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR SYM
R1
2 		SYM
R2
5 		SYM
R3
4 		PHI
R4
Ret 		PHI
R5
19 		PHI
R6
14 		BAT
R7
8 		BAT
R8
3 		BAT
R9
4 		SMP
R10
1 		SMP
R11
11 		SMP
R12
2 		QLD
R13
14 		QLD
R14
9 		QLD
R15
8 		SAN
R16
5 		SAN
R17
8 		SAN
R18
4 		3rd 667
Hyundai Elantra N TCR BAT
R19
9 		BAT
R20
C 		BAT
R21
3
2023 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR SYM
R1
6 		SYM
R2
9 		SYM
R3
9 		PHI
R4
1 		PHI
R5
10 		PHI
R6
1 		WIN
R7
4 		WIN
R8
3 		WIN
R9
2 		QLD
R13
5 		QLD
R14
6 		QLD
R15
6 		SAN
R16
8 		SAN
R17
5 		SAN
R18
7 		SMP
R19
16 		SMP
R20
5 		SMP
R21
5 		BAT
R22
8 		BAT
R23
11 		BAT
R24
11 		1st 809
2024 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR SAN
R1
2 		SAN
R2
6 		SAN
R3
2 		SYM
R4
2 		SYM
R5
6 		SYM
R6
11 		PHI
R7
1 		PHI
R8
Ret 		PHI
R9
3 		2nd* 504*
Hyundai Elantra N TCR BND
R10
3 		BND
R11
3 		BND
R12
2 		QLD
R13
6 		QLD
R14
3 		QLD
R15
3 		SMP
R19
1 		SMP
R20
3 		SMP
R21
1 		BAT
R22
 BAT
R23
 BAT
R24

* Season still in progress

TCR World Tour results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Position Points
2023 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG
R1 		ALG
R2 		SPA
R3 		SPA
R4 		VAL
R5 		VAL
R6 		HUN
R7 		HUN
R8 		VBF
R9 		VBF
R10 		JCB
R11 		JCB
R12 		SMP
R13
16 		SMP
R14
5 		SMP
R15
5 		BAT
R16
8 		BAT
R17
11 		BAT
R18
11 		MAC
R19 		MAC
R20 		16th 58

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Chapman, Simon (8 November 2023). "Cash-strapped racer with 'no right to be in this position' on brink of unlikely triumph". wwos.nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia". tcr-series.com. WSC Ltd. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale". tcraustralia.com. TCR Australia. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". www.touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series
2023 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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