Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Supercars Championship for Tickford Racing in the No. 55 Castrol Racing Ford Mustang GT. Randle has also won the 2014 Australian Formula Ford Series, 2017 Toyota Racing Series and 2020 Super2 Series. In 2018, he was awarded the Mike Kable Young Gun Award, The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy[1] in 2020, and the Peter Brock Medal in 2023.[2]
| Thomas Randle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 7 April 1996 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Tickford Racing |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 55 |
| Former teams | Brad Jones Racing |
| Starts | 92 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2018–2020 2015–17 2016 2016 2015 2014–15 2013–14 | Australian S5000 Championship Dunlop Super2 Series Toyota Racing Series Formula V8 3.5 Series BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Australian Formula 4 Championship Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australian Formula Ford Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2017 2014 | Dunlop Super2 Series Toyota Racing Series Australian Formula Ford Series |
| Awards | |
| 2018 2020 2023 | Mike Kable Young Gun Award The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy Peter Brock Medal |
Career
editKarting
editPrior to his single-seater career, Randle enjoyed a successful period in karting in his native Australia. In 2012, he won Junior Clubman class of the Australian National Sprint Kart Championship and Rotax Junior class of the Australian Rotax Nationals.[3][4]
Formula Ford and Formula 4
editRandle made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Evans Motorsport Group. He finished seventh with two podiums and another thirteen point-scoring finishes.[5] He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd.[6]
Randle continued his collaboration with Dream Motorsport into the new-for-2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship. He again battled with Lloyd for the championship, but this time he finished as runner-up and was outscored by 54 points and five wins.[7]
Formula 3
editFor 2016, Randle moved to Europe to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Douglas Motorsport.[8] He won races at Rockingham and Spa and finished fourth in the drivers' standings.[9][10]
Formula V8 3.5
editIn 2016 Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing.[11]
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
editIn 2017 Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés.[12] He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at Red Bull Ring).[13] He ended season fourteenth.
Super2 Series
editIn 2018 Randle moved to the Dunlop Super2 Series to race with Tickford Racing in a Ford FG X Falcon. Thomas Randle has joined illustrious company in being crowned champion of the 2020 Dunlop Super2 Series.[14]
S5000 Championship
editIn 2021 Randle left the Super2 Series and moved to the Australian S5000 Championship to race with Team BRM in a Onroak Ligier JS F3-S5000. after he couldn't find a ride for 2021 Super2 season.
Supercars Championship
editThomas Randle commenced full-time driving in the Supercars Championship in 2022 for Castrol Racing and finished his rookie seasons sitting 21st in the Drivers Championship.[15]
In 2023, Thomas Randle recorded his first Supercars podium finish at The Bend in Race 20 (3rd Place), and a day later recorded his first ever Pole Position (Race 21) which he converted to 2nd Place. He finished up with four podiums in 2023.[16]
Personal life
editRandle was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2020.[17]
He has a business called Dream Simulation which helps drivers to hone their skills in all types of racing categories.[18]
He plays volleyball in his spare time.
He is a university student studying Mechanical Engineering.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Evans Motorsport Group | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 7th |
| Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 184 | 7th | ||
| Morgan Park Raceway Production Sports 1 Hour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2014 | Australian Formula Ford Series | Dream Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 266 | 1st |
| Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 10th | ||
| New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 12th | ||
| Winton 400 Sports Sedan support event | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14th | ||
| Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2015 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 386 | 2nd |
| Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 514 | 3rd | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | ETEC Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 518 | 10th | |
| 2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 424 | 4th |
| Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 20th | |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Double R Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
| Formula V8 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 14th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 855 | 1st | |
| British LMP3 Cup | Douglas Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 5th | |
| 2018 | Super2 Series | Tickford Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 915 | 11th |
| 2019 | Super2 Series | Tickford Racing | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1396 | 3rd |
| Supercars Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 732 | 26th | ||
| Australian Touring Car Masters | Skye Sands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9th | |
| 2020 | Super2 Series | MW Motorsport | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 860 | 1st |
| Supercars Championship | Brad Jones Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 43rd | |
| 2021 | S5000 Championship | Team BRM | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 346 | 2nd |
| 2022 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156 | 23rd |
| 2023 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1700 | 13th |
| 2024 | Supercars Championship | Tickford Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 8th |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Scott Taylor Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 8 |
† As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team BRM | TOW 1 5 |
TOW 2 9 |
TOW 3 6 |
QLD 1 2 |
QLD 2 1 |
QLD 3 2 |
SMP 1 2 |
SMP 2 2 |
SMP 3 2 |
SAN 1 2 |
SAN 2 2 |
SAN 3 4 |
SUR 1 1 |
SUR 2 1 |
SUR 3 1 |
PHI 1 3 |
PHI 2 9 |
PHI 3 4 |
SYD 1 1 |
SYD 2 1 |
SYD 3 1 |
2nd | 386 |
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Comtec Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 13 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 11 |
20th | 0 |
Super2 Series results
edit(key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only)
| Super2 Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tickford Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE Ret |
SYM 9 |
BAR 3 |
TOW 8 |
SAN 4 |
BAT 8 |
NEW 21 |
11th | 915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE 11 |
BAR 7 |
TOW 12 |
QLD 2 |
BAT 1 |
SAN 15 |
NEW 3 |
3rd | 1396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | MW Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | ADE 2 |
ADE 2 |
ADE 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 1 |
1st | 860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results
editComplete Bathurst 1000 results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 9th | 161 | |
| 2020 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 18th | 133 | |
| 2021 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | 7th | 161 | |
| 2022 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | DNF | 0 | |
| 2023 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 12th | 161 | |
| 2024 | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 11th | 161 |
Complete S5000 results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team BRM | SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN M |
BMP R1 1 |
BMP R2 6 |
BMP M 2 |
N/C | - | ||||||||
| 2020 | Team BRM | APC R1 PO |
APC R2 PO |
SMP R3 C |
SMP R4 C |
WIN R5 C |
WIN R6 C |
BMP R7 C |
BMP R8 C |
PHI R9 C |
PHI R10 C |
SAN R11 C |
SAN R12 C |
BAT NC1 C |
BAT NC2 C |
N/C | - |
| 2021 | Team BRM | SYM R1 2 |
SYM R2 6 |
SYM R3 1 |
PHI R4 2 |
PHI R5 2 |
PHI R6 4 |
SAN R7 DNS |
SAN R8 3 |
SAN R9 6 |
SMP R10 5 |
SMP R11 3 |
SMP R12 4 |
2nd | 346 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Randle receives prestigious trophy for courage and sportsmanship". MAT COCH. Speedcafe.com. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Randle wins Brock Medal, team owners honoured". JAMES PAVEY. Supercars.com. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Clubman 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Australian Rotax Nationals — Rotax Junior 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Australian Formula Ford Championship 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Australian Formula Ford Series 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Allen, Peter (19 February 2016). "Thomas Randle heads to BRDC F4 with Douglas Motorsport". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Chokhani, Darshan (1 May 2016). "Rockingham BF3: Randle secures maiden win as Bortoleto rolls". motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Allen, Peter (9 July 2016). "Randle storms to Spa BRDC British F3 race two win, Norris gets race three". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Comtec in line for V8 3.5 return at Jerez". GPUpdate.net. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "THREE RACES IN BUDAPEST TO INCREASE THE TENSION". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Allen, Peter (22 July 2017). "Fewtrell wins, Fenestraz gets Eurocup lead as rivals clash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Randle declared Super2 winner". Supercars. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "2022 Repco Supercars Championship Points". Supercars. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Repco Supercars Championship Results". Supercars. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Randle reveals testicular cancer operation". Speedcafe. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Randle launches sim racing hire and coaching business". Speedcafe. 22 April 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Thomas Randle career summary at DriverDB.com
- V8 Supercars Official Profile
- Profile on Racing Reference