Renee Gracie
Renee Gracie | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Kuraby, Brisbane (Australia) | 5 January 1995
Dunlop Super2 Series career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Former teams | Paul Morris Motorsport Dragon Motor Racing |
Starts | 48 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 18th in 2015 |
Previous series | |
2012 2013-14 2015-16 | Aussie Racing Cars Porsche Carrera Cup Australia V8 Supercars |
Renee Gracie (born 5 January 1995) is a former Australian female racing driver and amateur porn actress. In 2017, she competed in the Dunlop Super2 Series with Dragon Motor Racing and Image Racing in the No. 98 Holden VF Commodore. Gracie split with the team before the season ended.
Racing career
2013–2014
After a successful stint in kart racing, Gracie contested the 2013 and 2014 seasons of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship. In 2013, she was the first female to compete in that championship. The following year, she achieved five top 10 race results and a 100 percent race finishing record.[1]
2015
In 2015, Gracie switched to the Supercars Dunlop Series, in which she drove for Paul Morris Motorsport, and was the first full-time female competitor in 14 years.[1][2][3] At the end of that year, she was classified 18th in the championship standings, with 634 points and a best race result of 12th.[4][5]
On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Gracie would partner Simona de Silvestro in a Ford FG X Falcon fielded by Prodrive Racing Australia in the Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars.[6][7] It was the first female pairing at Bathurst since Melinda Price and Kerryn Brewer finished 11th in 1998.[7][8] On lap 15 of the race, the Falcon, running under the "Harvey Norman Supergirls" banner,[9] was severely damaged in an oil slick-induced impact by Gracie with the wall at Forrest's Elbow. After undergoing extensive repairs, it was sent back out, with de Silvestro at the wheel, to finish 21st, 40 laps down on the winning pair of Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.[1][10][11]
2016
In 2016, Gracie competed in her second season of the Supercars Dunlop Series, once again for Paul Morris Motorsport.[12] She also teamed up with de Silvestro for a second assault at the Bathurst 1000, this time in a Nissan Altima L33 prepared by Nissan Motorsport.[1] Despite starting the race on the back row in 26th position, Gracie and de Silvestro had no major issues during the race, and managed stay out of trouble to finish 14th in the chaotic final laps.[13][14][15]
2017
Gracie moved to Dragon Motor Sport for a third season in the renamed Super2 Series. After a string of poor results with only one top-10 finish in 17 races and a lack of available funds, she was replaced with Kumho Series driver Jordan Boys.
Motorsports career results
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Points | Position |
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2012 | Aussie Racing Cars Super Series | Aussie Racing Cars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31st |
2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship | McElrea Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.5 | 19th |
2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship | McElrea Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322.5 | 15th |
2015 | V8 Supercars Dunlop Series | Paul Morris Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 18th |
International V8 Supercars Championship | Prodrive Racing Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 54th | |
2016 | Supercars Dunlop Series | Paul Morris Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 20th |
International V8 Supercars Championship | Nissan Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 54th | |
2017 | Dunlop Super2 Series | Dragon Motor Racing Image Racing |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 23rd |
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Round results only)
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Year | Team | Car | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 55 | ADE 21 |
BAR 16 |
WIN 21 |
TOW 20 |
QLD 20 |
BAT 19 |
HOM 14 |
18th | 634 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 98 | ADE 22 |
PHI 22 |
BAR 19 |
TOW 15 |
SAN 12 |
BAT | HOM 12 |
19th | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Dragon Motor Racing Image Racing |
Holden VF Commodore | ADE 12 |
SYM 19 |
PHI 20 |
TOW 12 |
SYD 19 |
SAN | BAT | NEW | 23rd | 534 |
Complete Supercars Championship results
V8 Supercar 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 | 35 | 36 | Position | Points | ||||
2015 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
SYM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
HID R15 |
TOW R16 |
TOW R17 |
QLD R18 |
QLD R19 |
QLD R20 |
SMP R21 |
SMP R22 |
SMP R23 |
SAN R24 |
BAT R25 21 |
SUR R26 |
SUR R27 |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
PUK R30 |
PHI R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
SYD R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
54th | 84 | ||||
2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PHI R6 |
PHI R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 14 |
SUR R22 |
SUR R23 |
PUK R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SYD R28 |
SYD R29 |
54th | 126 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2015 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X | Simona de Silvestro | 21st | 121 |
2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Simona de Silvestro | 14th | 159 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Renee Gracie: Biography". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (19 November 2014). "Paul Morris to field Gracie in Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (17 February 2015). "Flood of rookies among Dunlop Series entry". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (6 December 2015). "Waters seals Dunlop Series crown in Sydney". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (20 January 2016). "Gracie secures Caltex backing for Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Gracie/De Silvestro to share Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ a b DeGroot, Nick (19 August 2015). "Simona de Silvestro leads all-female Bathurst 1000 effort". motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Fogarty, Mark (22 August 2015). "Renee Gracie driving motor sport's push to remove gender barrier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (12 September 2015). "Sponsor confirmed for female Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "All-female team Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro hit wall at Bathurst but return". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Renee Gracie crashes early in the Bathurst 1000 to dent the all-female team's chances of finishing". news.com.au. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Gracie unveils Caltex Ford at Ipswich test". speedcafe.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (9 October 2016). "Simona De Silvestro declares she's ready for full-time racing after improved Bathurst 1000 result". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Staff writer (AAP) (10 October 2016). "Bathurst 1000: Bright future for Simona de Silvestro in supercars". news.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Results". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Renee Gracie career statistics at Driver Database