Dylan O'Keeffe
Dylan O'Keeffe | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26) Melbourne, Victoria |
TCR Australia Touring Car Series career | |
Current team | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 11 |
Former teams | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
Starts | 69 |
Wins | 5 |
Podiums | 15 |
Poles | 2 |
Best finish | 5th in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2015 2016-18 2019 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship |
Supercars Championship career | |
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Car number | 31 (Endurance race co-driver) |
Current team | PremiAir Racing |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 6 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Dylan Christopher O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series with Ashley Seward Motorsport.
Biography
O'Keeffe started his career in karting before making his car-racing debut in the Victorian-based Porsche 944 Challenge in 2014.[1] O'Keeffe attended St Bede's College (Mentone) during his secondary education.
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
O'Keeffe competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in 2015, driving for Ashley Seward Motorsport. He finished second overall in the standings[2] with one race win and 12 top-three finishes.
Porsche Carrera Cup
For the 2016 racing season, O'Keeffe progressed to the Porsche Carrera Cup,[3] remaining with the Ashley Seward Motorsport team. He finished 10th in the points, with a best race result of fourth at the Hidden Valley round. He remained in Carrera Cup for the 2017 season, achieving top-three race finishes at Adelaide and Phillip Island, before recording a season-best second place at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. He finished sixth in the 2017 series standings.
O'Keeffe's final full season in Carrera Cup was in 2018. After recording his first race win at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden round win at Darwin, O'Keeffe finished third in the standings.
In both 2017 and '18, O'Keeffe represented Australia at the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme Shootout.[4]
Bathurst 12 Hour
O'Keeffe made his Bathurst 12 Hour debut in 2017, winning Class B and finishing 15th outright in a Steven Richards Motorsport Porsche.[citation needed] He returned to the event in 2018, driving an Audi R8[5] but the car was classified as a non-finisher. O'Keeffe made his third Bathurst 12 Hour start in 2019 driving a MARC car.[6]
Super2 Series
For the 2019 racing season, O'Keeffe was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive in the Super2 Series, replacing Chris Pither[7]
Supercars Championship
At the 2019 Gold Coast 600, O'Keeffe made his Supercars Championship racing debut for Garry Rogers Motorsport after Richie Stanaway was stood down from Race 27 for disciplinary reasons.[8]
Career results
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Round results only)
Super2 Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 8 | BAR 11 | TOW 10 | QLD 5 | BAT 6 | SAN 13 | NEW 7 | 5th | 1142 |
Supercars Championship 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Position | Points | ||||||
2019 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | PHI R9 | PHI R10 | BAR R11 | BAR R12 | WIN R13 | WIN R14 | HID R15 | HID R16 | TOW R17 | TOW R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | PUK R23 | PUK R24 | BAT R25 | SUR R26 | SUR R27 18 | SAN QR | SAN R28 | NEW R29 | NEW R30 | 53rd | 81 | |||||||||
2020 | Kelly Racing | Ford Mustang GT | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SMP1 R7 | SMP1 R8 | SMP1 R9 | SMP2 R10 | SMP2 R11 | SMP2 R12 | HID1 R13 | HID1 R14 | HID1 R15 | HID2 R16 | HID2 R17 | HID2 R18 | TOW1 R19 | TOW1 R20 | TOW1 R21 | TOW2 R22 | TOW2 R23 | TOW2 R24 | BEN1 R25 | BEN1 R26 | BEN1 R27 | BEN2 R28 | BEN2 R29 | BEN2 R30 | BAT R31 11 | 36th | 144 | |||||||||
2021 | Team Sydney | Holden ZB Commodore | BAT1 R1 | BAT1 R2 | SAN R3 | SAN R4 | SAN R5 | SYM R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | BEN R9 | BEN R10 | BEN R11 | HID R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | TOW1 R15 | TOW1 R16 | TOW2 R17 | TOW2 R18 | TOW2 R19 | SMP1 R20 | SMP1 R21 | SMP1 R22 | SMP2 R23 | SMP2 R24 | SMP2 R25 | SMP3 R26 | SMP3 R27 | SMP3 R28 | SMP4 R29 PO | SMP4 R30 PO | BAT2 R31 14 | 38th | 126 | |||||||||
2022 | PremiAir Racing | Holden ZB Commodore | SYD R1 | SYD R2 | SYM R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | MEL R6 | MEL R7 | MEL R8 | MEL R9 | WAN R10 | WAN R11 | WAN R12 | WIN R13 | WIN R14 | WIN R15 | HID R16 | HID R17 | HID R18 | TOW R19 | TOW R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | BEN R23 | SAN R24 PO | SAN R25 PO | SAN R26 PO | PUK R27 | PUK R28 | PUK R29 | BAT R30 12 | SUR R31 | SUR R32 | ADE R33 | ADE R34 | 41st | 138 | ||||||
2023 | PremiAir Racing | Camaro ZL1-1LE | NEW R1 | NEW R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | SYM R10 | SYM R11 | SYM R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | HID R15 | TOW R16 | TOW R17 | SMP R18 | SMP R19 | BEN R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | SAN R23 15 | BAT R24 10 | SUR R25 | SUR R26 | ADE R27 | ADE R28 | 39th | 276 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2020 | Kelly Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | ![]() | 11th | 161 |
2021 | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() | 14th | 161 |
2022 | PremiAir Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() | 12th | 161 |
2023 | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | ![]() | 10th | 161 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | SMP R1 4 | SMP R2 2 | SMP R3 2 | PHI R4 1 | PHI R5 1 | PHI R6 Ret | BEN R7 Ret | BEN R8 11 | BEN R9 11 | QLD R10 2 | QLD R11 1 | QLD R12 1 | WIN R13 3 | WIN R14 15 | WIN R15 8 | SAN R16 8 | SAN R17 8 | SAN R18 11 | BEN R19 DNS | BEN R20 Ret | BEN R21 DNS | 5th | 483 | |||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | SYM R1 14 | SYM R2 11 | SYM R3 10 | PHI R4 15 | PHI R5 14 | PHI R6 7 | BAT R7 Ret | BAT R8 18 | BAT R9 14 | SMP R10 10 | SMP R11 6 | SMP R12 17 | BAT R19 10 | BAT R20 Ret | BAT R21 13 | 15th | 342 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYM R1 9 | SYM R2 7 | SYM R3 Ret | PHI R4 3 | PHI R5 5 | PHI R6 4 | BAT R7 3 | BAT R8 5 | BAT R9 3 | SMP R10 4 | SMP R11 7 | SMP R12 5 | QLD R13 11 | QLD R14 Ret | QLD R15 11 | SAN R16 Ret | SAN R17 7 | SAN R18 8 | BAT R19 2 | BAT R20 C | BAT R21 16 | 9th | 577 | |||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | SAN R1 9 | SAN R2 9 | SAN R3 9 | SYM R4 10 | SYM R5 1 | SYM R6 3 | PHI R7 3 | PHI R8 Ret | PHI R9 8 | BND R10 4 | BND R11 8 | BND R12 5 | QLD R13 Ret | QLD R14 7 | QLD R15 6 | SMP R19 | SMP R20 | SMP R21 | BAT R22 | BAT R23 | BAT R24 | 9th | 403 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2020 | Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | BEL 1 13 | BEL 2 12 | GER 1 | GER 2 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | SVK 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | ESP 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As O'Keeffe was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2017 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | B | 274 | 15th | 1st |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS | AAM | 66 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | MARC Ford Focus V8 | Invitational | 136 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT3 Silver | 84 | DNF | DNF |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT3 Silver | 136 | 12th | 1st |
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2022 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG | A1 | 130 | 4th | 1st |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG | A1 | 112 | 10th | 2nd |
References
- ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "2008-2018: GT3 Cup Challenge's 10th anniversary - Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia". gt3cupchallenge.com.au. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe ready for Carrera Cup step". Speedcafe. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Evans and O'Keeffe complete Junior Shootout". Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2019. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Young-gun O'Keefe gearing up for 12-Hour start". Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "O'Keeffe gets MARC Car call-up". Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "O'Keeffe replaces Pither in GRM Super2 line-up". Supercars. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (28 October 2019). "Twenty-minute warning for Supercars debut". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
- Dylan O'Keeffe career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile on Racing Reference