Dylan O'Keeffe

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Dylan O'Keeffe
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 23)
Melbourne, Victoria
TCR Australia Touring Car Series career
Current teamGarry Rogers Motorsport
Car number33
Poles1
Previous series
2015
2016-18
2019		Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship
Supercars Championship career
Car number22 (Endurance Race Co-Driver)
Current teamTeam Sydney
Championships0
Races2
Wins0
Podiums0
Pole positions0

Dylan O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series with Garry Rogers Motorsport, driving the No. 33 Renault Megane.[1]

Biography[]

O'Keeffe started his career in karting before making his car-racing debut in the Victorian-based Porsche 944 Challenge in 2014.[2]

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[3] 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,[4] 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.[5]

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[6] but the car was classified as a non-finisher. O'Keeffe made his third Bathurst 12 Hour start in 2019 driving a MARC car.[7]

Super2 Series[]

For the 2019 racing season, O'Keeffe was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive in the Super2 Series, replacing Chris Pither[8]

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.[9]

Career Results[]

Season Series Position Vehicle Team
2014 Victorian Porsche 944 Challenge 18th Porsche 944 Dylan O'Keeffe
2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Ashley Seward Motorsport
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 10th Porsche 911 GT3 Ashley Seward Motorsport
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 6th Porsche 911 GT3 Ashley Seward Motorsport
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 3rd Porsche 911 GT3 Ashley Seward Motorsport
2019 TCR Australia Touring Car Series 5th Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ashley Seward Motorsport
Dunlop Super2 Series 5th Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 53rd Holden ZB Commodore
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 23rd Porsche 911 GT3 Ashley Seward Motorsport
2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 36th Ford Mustang GT Kelly Racing

Complete Super2 Series results[]

(key) (Round results only)

Super2 Series results
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[]

Supercars results
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 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

















BAT
R31
11 		36th 144

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
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 1000 results[]

Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2020 Kelly Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 11th 161
Team Sydney Holden ZB Commodore Australia Garry Jacobson

References[]

  1. ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe". Supercars. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "2008-2018: GT3 Cup Challenge's 10th anniversary - Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia". gt3cupchallenge.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe ready for Carrera Cup step". Speedcafe. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Evans and O'Keeffe complete Junior Shootout". Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2019. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Young-gun O'Keefe gearing up for 12-Hour start". Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "O'Keeffe gets MARC Car call-up". Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ "O'Keeffe replaces Pither in GRM Super2 line-up". Supercars. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. ^ O'Brien, Connor (28 October 2019). "Twenty-minute warning for Supercars debut". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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