Matt Chahda

Matthew Chahda (born 12 September 1993) is an Australian racing car driver. He currently competes in the Dunlop Super2 Series with his parents money in the No. 18 Ford FG X Falcon

Matt Chahda
Nationality Australian
Born (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993
Albury, New South Wales
Super2 Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamMatt Chahda Motorsport
Car number18
Starts80
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish5th in 2020
Previous series
2013-14, 16
2012
2012		Kumho V8 Touring Car Series
V8 Utes
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship
Awards
2012NSW Formula Ford Rookie of the Year

Racing career

Super2 Series

After competing in the 2013 and 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series, Chahda graduated to the Dunlop Series competing in the first two rounds in 2015 for RSport Engineering and his own family team for the rest of the season and the full series in 2016, again with the family run team.[1][2] After being refused for the Superlicence dispensation, Chada continued in the Super2 Series with a Holden VF Commodore and finished the championship in 16th place.

Supercars

On 9 February 2017 it was announced that Chahda would be stepping up to the main game, driving a Holden VF Commodore for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, despite having only finished 20th in the previous DVS season with not even a top 10 finish. This came off the back of the controversial decision the day before to allow 16 year old Alex Rullo to drive for the same team.[3] Shortly after the announcement the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport released a statement which stated that Chahda had been refused dispensation for a Superlicence for the 2017 season.[4]

Career results
Season Series Position Car Team
2012 New South Wales Formula Ford Championship 3rd Van Diemen RF04K Matt Chahda Motorsport
Australian V8 Utes Series 53rd Holden VE Ute SS
2013 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series 10th Ford AU Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport
2014 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series 4th Ford BA Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport
2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series 22nd Holden VE Commodore
Ford FG Falcon		 RSport Engineering
Matt Chahda Motorsport
2016 Supercars Dunlop Series 20th Ford FG Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport
Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series 25th Ford BA Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport
2017 Dunlop Super2 Series 16th Holden VF Commodore Matt Chahda Motorsport
2018 Dunlop Super2 Series 20th Holden VF Commodore Matt Chahda Motorsport
2019 Dunlop Super2 Series 15th Ford FG X Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport
2020 Dunlop Super2 Series 5th Ford FG X Falcon Matt Chahda Motorsport

References
  1. "All Matt wants is a bit of luck". Border Mail. 6 June 2014.
  2. "Matt Chahda Motorsport joins the grid". V8 Supercars. 12 May 2015.
  3. "Rullo to make history as youngest Supercars driver". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. "CAMS STATEMENT: MATT CHAHDA SUPERLICENCE". The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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