Thomas Randle

Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Dunlop Super2 Series with MW Motorsport in the No. 16 Nissan Altima. 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 and in 2020, the The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy.[1]

Thomas Randle
Nationality Australian
Born (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Super2 Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamMW Motorsport
Car number16
Former teamsTickford Racing
Starts30
Wins3
Podiums10
Poles4
Best finish1st in 2020
Previous series
201517
2016
2016
2015
201415
201314
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

Career

Karting

Prior 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.[2][3]

Formula Ford and Formula 4

Randle 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.[4] He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd.[5]

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.[6]

Formula 3

For 2016, Randle moved to Europe to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Douglas Motorsport.[7] He won races at Rockingham and Spa and finished fourth in the drivers' standings.[8][9]

Formula V8 3.5

In 2016 Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing.[10]

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

In 2017 Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés.[11] He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at Red Bull Ring).[12] He ended season fourteenth.

Super2 Series

In 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.[13]

Personal life

Randle was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2020.[14]

He has a business called Dream Simulation which helps drivers to hone their skills in Supercars racing.[15]

He plays volleyball in his pastimes.

He is a university student

Racing record

Career summary

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 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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
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

As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(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

(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

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 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT ADE
R1
ADE
R2
MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
SYM
R7

PO
SYM
R8

PO
PHI
R9
PHI
R10
BAR
R11
BAR
R12
WIN
R13

PO
WIN
R14

PO
HID
R15
HID
R16
TOW
R17
TOW
R18
QLD
R19
QLD
R20
BEN
R21

17
BEN
R22

17
PUK
R23
PUK
R24
BAT
R25

9
SUR
R26

6
SUR
R27

6
SAN
QR

5
SAN
R28

3
NEW
R29
NEW
R30
26th 732
2020 Brad Jones Racing Holden ZB Commodore 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

18
43rd 102

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2019 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 Lee Holdsworth 9th 161
2020 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Nick Percat 18th 133

References

  1. "Randle receives prestigious trophy for courage and sportsmanship". MAT COCH. Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Clubman 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "Australian Rotax Nationals — Rotax Junior 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. "Australian Formula Ford Championship 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. "Australian Formula Ford Series 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. "CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. Allen, Peter (19 February 2016). "Thomas Randle heads to BRDC F4 with Douglas Motorsport". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. Chokhani, Darshan (1 May 2016). "Rockingham BF3: Randle secures maiden win as Bortoleto rolls". motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. "Comtec in line for V8 3.5 return at Jerez". GPUpdate.net. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  11. "THREE RACES IN BUDAPEST TO INCREASE THE TENSION". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. Allen, Peter (22 July 2017). "Fewtrell wins, Fenestraz gets Eurocup lead as rivals clash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  13. "Randle declared Super2 winner". Supercars. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. "Randle reveals testicular cancer operation". Speedcafe. 16 January 2020.
  15. "Randle launches sim racing hire and coaching business". Speedcafe. 22 April 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Anton de Pasquale
Australian Formula Ford
Champion

2014
Succeeded by
Cameron Hill
Preceded by
Lando Norris
Toyota Racing Series
Champion

2017
Succeeded by
Robert Shwartzman
Preceded by
Bryce Fullwood
Super2 Series
Champion

2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Will Brown
Mike Kable Young Gun Award
2018
Succeeded by
Tyler Everingham
Preceded by
Sophia Flörsch
The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy
2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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