Jason Bargwanna
Jason Eric Bargwanna (born 26 April, 1971) is an Australian motor racing driver. Best known as a Supercars Championship competitor, Bargwanna raced in the series for 25 years, the pinnacle of which was winning, with Garth Tander, the 2000 Bathurst 1000 in a Garry Rogers Motorsport prepared Holden Commodore. Bargwanna was the Driving Standards Observer for the Supercars Championship from 2014 until 2016.
Jason Eric Bargwanna | |
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![]() Bargwanna at the 2007 Bathurst 1000 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 26 April 1971 |
Related to | Harry Bargwanna (father) Ben Bargwanna (son) Alf Bargwanna (uncle) Scott Bargwanna (cousin) Jude Bargwanna (cousin) |
Supercars Championship career | |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 377 |
Wins | 7 |
Podiums | 23 |
Pole positions | 2 |
Career history
Bargwanna commenced his racing career in the late 1980s, initially competing in the Formula Vee category. He made his Bathurst 1000 début while still a teenager in 1990 and won the 1992 Bathurst 1600 cc class at 20, with his cousin Scott, however a lack of funding limited his motor sport participation for the next few seasons and he pursued a career in the financial sector.
His career finally started to move forward in 1995, racing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship. He impressed in his seven-year-old Reynard, racing against younger drivers with the latest cars from Van Diemen and Swift and against drivers of the calibre of Jason Bright and Mark Webber. His 1995 showing allowed him to attract the budget to run a campaign with late model equipment in 1996 and he finished second in the championship to Van Diemen's factory supported driver, David Besnard. He also represented Australia in the EFDA Nations Cup in both 1995 and 1996. A move to Formula Holden resulted in second place in the 1997 Australian Drivers' Championship with SH Racing.
V8 Supercars
As a member of the Holden Young Lions V8 Supercar program in 1997, he surprised many by taking provisional pole position in the #97 Holden Commodore at the Bathurst 1000 Classic only to damage the car beyond repair in a race day warm up accident. His career further advanced in 1998 with a move full-time to Garry Rogers Motorsport, where he stayed for five years. Bargwanna is best known for winning the 2000 Bathurst 1000 with Garth Tander for that team. He also scored two round wins at the Winton event in 1999 and 2000 and at the inaugural championship round supporting the Gold Coast Indy 300, the V8 Supercar Challenge, in 2002.
In 2003, Bargwanna switched to Ford and drove for Larkham Motor Sport from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, Larkham Motor Sport merged with WPS Racing, the team folding immediately prior to the 2008 season and leaving Bargwanna without a full-time drive. He did however co-drive a Holden Commodore (VE) for Rod Nash Racing alongside Tony D'Alberto in the 2008 Phillip Island 500 and the Bathurst 1000 endurance races.
Bargwanna joined Tasman Motorsport for 2009 and, following the closure of that team at the end of the season,[1] he joined Kelly Racing for 2010.[2] He was also voted in the top 50 all time Australian Touring car drivers in 2010.[3] In 2011 Bargwanna drove a Brad Jones Racing Commodore alongside his junior open-wheel rival, Jason Bright.[4]
In 2014, Bargwanna was appointed as the Driver Standards Observer for the Supercars Championship.[5] Bargwanna left the post at the end of 2016.[6]
New Zealand V8
In late 2011, Bargwanna left the V8 Supercars Australia and joined the New Zealand V8. He resulted runner-up in the 2011/12 season behind Angus Fogg, collecting a round win and podiums in the six rounds driving a Tulloch Ford Falcon. The team switched to a Holden Commodore for the 2013 season. The driver won nine out of 15 races and got the TLX title.
TCR
In 2020, Bargwanna was to make his debut in the TCR Australia and TCR Asia Pacific Cup driving a Peugeot 308. Both series were cancelled due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. In 2021, he and his son Ben, debuted in the series. Jason scored his first win at Phillip Island[7]
Personal life
Bargwanna is married to Debra and has two children, Jake and Ben. He lives in Nar Nar Goon, Victoria. His father, Harry Bargwanna, himself an Australian racing driver, owns and operates a mechanical repair shop in the Southern Sydney suburb of Engadine. His uncle Alf and cousin Scott are also national level race drivers. Bargwanna attended Heathcote High School in Sydney. Bargwanna owns four Red Rooster franchises in Hampton Park, Fountain Gate, Hastings, and Pakenham West.[8]
Career results


Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1994 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 18th | Reynard FF88 Ford | Ugly Kid Racing |
1995 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 9th | Reynard FF88 Ford | Ugly Kid Racing |
EFDA Nations Cup | 11th † | Van Diemen – Opel | Team Australia | |
1996 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Spectrum 05c Ford | Team Arrow |
EFDA Nations Cup | 8th † | Van Diemen – Opel | Team Australia | |
1997 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 2nd | Reynard 92D Holden | SH Racing |
1998 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Holden Commodore (VS) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
1999 | Shell Championship Series | 11th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
2000 | Shell Championship Series | 7th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
2001 | Shell Championship Series | 15th | Holden Commodore (VX) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 13th | Holden Commodore (VX) | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 14th | Ford Falcon (AU) Ford Falcon (BA) |
Larkham Motor Sport |
2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 8th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Larkham Motor Sport |
2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 26th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Larkham Motor Sport |
2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 14th | Ford Falcon (BA) | WPS Racing |
2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 18th | Ford Falcon (BF) | WPS Racing |
2008 | Australian Mini Challenge | 4th | Mini Cooper | Bargwanna Motorsport |
V8 Supercar Championship Series | 61st | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tony D'Alberto Racing | |
2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 25th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tasman Motorsport |
2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 24th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
2010-11 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars | 11th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Tulloch Motorsport |
2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 22nd | Holden Commodore (VE) | Brad Jones Racing |
2011-12 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars | 2nd | Ford Falcon (BA) | Tulloch Motorsport |
2013 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 1st | Holden Commodore (VE) | Tulloch Motorsport |
2013–14 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 2nd | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
2014–15 | New Zealand V8 Touring Cars - TLX Class | 1st | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
2015–16 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 4th | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
2016–17 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 3rd | Ford Falcon (FG) Toyota Camry |
Richards Team Motorsport |
2017–18 | New Zealand Touring Cars - Class one | 2nd | Toyota Camry | Richards Team Motorsport |
2020 | TCR Asia Pacific Cup | NC | Peugeot 308 TCR | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
2021 | TCR Australia | 9th | Peugeot 308 TCR | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
Trans Am Series | 29th | Ford Mustang | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
† team result
Supercars Championship results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Supercars 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 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Position | Points | |
1998 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | SAN R1 6 |
SAN R2 Ret |
SAN R3 DNS |
SYM R4 5 |
SYM R5 4 |
SYM R6 3 |
LAK R7 10 |
LAK R8 23 |
LAK R9 13 |
PHI R10 8 |
PHI R11 8 |
PHI R12 11 |
WIN R13 7 |
WIN R14 Ret |
WIN R15 11 |
MAL R16 20 |
MAL R17 9 |
MAL R18 6 |
BAR R19 27 |
BAR R20 Ret |
BAR R21 6 |
CAL R22 4 |
CAL R23 1 |
CAL R24 C |
HDV R25 8 |
HDV R26 2 |
HDV R27 2 |
ORA R28 10 |
ORA R29 3 |
ORA R30 3 |
7th | 603 | ||||||||||
1999 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | EAS R1 |
EAS R2 |
EAS R3 |
ADE R4 |
BAR R5 |
BAR R6 |
BAR R7 |
PHI R8 |
PHI R9 |
PHI R10 |
HDV R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
SAN R14 |
SAN R15 |
SAN R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
QLD R19 |
CAL R20 |
CAL R21 |
CAL R22 |
SYM R23 |
SYM R24 |
SYM R25 |
WIN R26 |
WIN R27 |
WIN R28 |
ORA R29 |
ORA R30 |
ORA R31 |
QLD R32 |
BAT R33 |
7th | 1310 | |||||||
2000 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | PHI R1 |
PHI R2 |
BAR R3 |
BAR R4 |
BAR R5 |
ADE R6 |
ADE R7 |
EAS R8 |
EAS R9 |
EAS R10 |
HDV R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
CAN R14 |
CAN R15 |
CAN R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
QLD R19 |
WIN R20 |
WIN R21 |
WIN R22 |
ORA R23 |
ORA R24 |
ORA R25 |
CAL R26 |
CAL R27 |
CAL R28 |
QLD R29 |
SAN R30 |
SAN R31 |
SAN R32 |
BAT R33 |
8th | 993 | |||||||
2001 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | PHI R1 |
PHI R2 |
ADE R3 |
ADE R4 |
EAS R5 |
EAS R6 |
HDV R7 |
HDV R8 |
HDV R9 |
CAN R10 |
CAN R11 |
CAN R12 |
BAR R13 |
BAR R14 |
BAR R15 |
CAL R16 |
CAL R17 |
CAL R18 |
ORA R19 |
ORA R20 |
QLD R21 |
WIN R22 |
WIN R23 |
BAT R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SAN R28 |
SAN R29 |
SAN R30 |
12th | 1912 | ||||||||||
2002 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
PHI R3 |
PHI R4 |
EAS R5 |
EAS R6 |
EAS R7 |
HDV R8 |
HDV R9 |
HDV R10 |
CAN R11 |
CAN R12 |
CAN R13 |
BAR R14 |
BAR R15 |
BAR R16 |
ORA R17 |
ORA R18 |
WIN R19 |
WIN R20 |
QLD R21 |
BAT R22 |
SUR R23 |
SUR R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SAN R28 |
SAN R29 |
6th | 1310 | |||||||||||
2003 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | ADE R1 15 |
ADE R1 19 |
PHI R3 26 |
EAS R4 14 |
WIN R5 13 |
BAR R6 Ret |
BAR R7 Ret |
BAR R8 DNS |
HDV R9 17 |
HDV R10 13 |
HDV R11 20 |
QLD R12 17 |
ORA R13 15 |
SAN R14 9 |
BAT R15 Ret |
SUR R16 17 |
SUR R17 13 |
PUK R18 4 |
PUK R19 5 |
PUK R20 13 |
EAS R21 9 |
EAS R22 6 |
14th | 1341 | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 2 |
ADE R2 2 |
EAS R3 4 |
PUK R4 6 |
PUK R5 5 |
PUK R6 4 |
HDV R7 5 |
HDV R8 3 |
HDV R9 3 |
BAR R10 Ret |
BAR R11 6 |
BAR R12 2 |
QLD R13 2 |
WIN R14 13 |
ORA R15 10 |
ORA R16 11 |
SAN R17 15 |
BAT R18 21 |
SUR R19 Ret |
SUR R20 Ret |
SYM R21 4 |
SYM R22 13 |
SYM R23 6 |
EAS R24 8 |
EAS R25 4 |
EAS R26 8 |
5th | 1819 | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Larkham Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
PUK R3 |
PUK R4 |
PUK R5 |
BAR R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
EAS R9 |
EAS R10 |
SHA R11 |
SHA R12 |
SHA R13 |
HDV R14 |
HDV R15 |
HDV R16 |
QLD R17 |
ORA R18 |
ORA R19 |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 |
SUR R22 |
SUR R23 |
SUR R24 |
SYM R25 |
SYM R26 |
SYM R27 |
PHI R28 |
PHI R29 |
PHI R30 |
7th | 1669 | ||||||||||
2006 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
PUK R3 |
PUK R4 |
PUK R5 |
BAR R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
WIN R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
HDV R14 |
QLD R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
ORA R18 |
ORA R19 |
ORA R20 |
SAN R21 |
BAT R22 |
SUR R23 |
SUR R24 |
SUR R25 |
SYM R26 |
SYM R27 |
SYM R28 |
BHR R29 |
BHR R30 |
BHR R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
PHI R34 |
7th | 2740 | ||||||
2007 | WPS Racing | Ford BF Falcon | ADE R1 11 |
ADE R2 8 |
BAR R3 22 |
BAR R4 13 |
BAR R5 9 |
PUK R6 5 |
PUK R7 18 |
PUK R8 12 |
WIN R9 2 |
WIN R10 16 |
WIN R11 12 |
EAS R12 6 |
EAS R13 6 |
EAS R14 7 |
HDV R15 7 |
HDV R16 9 |
HDV R17 8 |
QLD R18 13 |
QLD R19 Ret |
QLD R20 Ret |
ORA R21 5 |
ORA R22 6 |
ORA R23 5 |
SAN R24 3 |
BAT R25 10 |
SUR R26 Ret |
SUR R27 5 |
SUR R28 1 |
BHR R29 25 |
BHR R30 6 |
BHR R31 25 |
SYM R32 4 |
SYM R33 2 |
SYM R34 2 |
PHI R35 27 |
PHI R36 12 |
PHI R37 9 |
7th | 380 | |||
2008 | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 5 |
ADE R2 15 |
EAS R3 27 |
EAS R4 7 |
EAS R5 Ret |
HAM R6 3 |
HAM R7 2 |
HAM R8 2 |
BAR R9 4 |
BAR R10 7 |
BAR R11 9 |
SAN R12 23 |
SAN R13 16 |
SAN R14 9 |
HDV R15 2 |
HDV R16 2 |
HDV R17 1 |
QLD R18 7 |
QLD R19 7 |
QLD R20 11 |
WIN R21 5 |
WIN R22 24 |
WIN R23 Ret |
PHI Q 9 |
PHI R24 4 |
BAT R25 4 |
SUR R26 11 |
SUR R27 12 |
SUR R28 8 |
BHR R29 8 |
BHR R30 5 |
BHR R31 9 |
SYM R32 Ret |
SYM R33 Ret |
SYM R34 17 |
ORA R35 4 |
ORA R36 3 |
ORA R37 17 |
8th | 2416 | ||
2009 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 Ret |
ADE R2 9 |
HAM R3 15 |
HAM R4 12 |
WIN R5 3 |
WIN R6 16 |
SYM R7 15 |
SYM R8 15 |
HDV R9 21 |
HDV R10 14 |
TOW R11 21 |
TOW R12 20 |
SAN R13 14 |
SAN R14 12 |
QLD R15 11 |
QLD R16 7 |
PHI Q 1 |
PHI R17 3 |
BAT R18 Ret |
SUR R19 7 |
SUR R20 6 |
SUR R21 12 |
SUR R22 Ret |
PHI R23 17 |
PHI R24 14 |
BAR R25 23 |
BAR R26 8 |
SYD R27 8 |
SYD R28 15 |
13th | 1780 | |||||||||||
2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | YMC R1 16 |
YMC R2 17 |
BHR R3 Ret |
BHR R4 15 |
ADE R5 17 |
ADE R6 13 |
HAM R7 24 |
HAM R8 DSQ |
QLD R9 27 |
QLD R10 9 |
WIN R11 14 |
WIN R12 21 |
HDV R13 Ret |
HDV R14 10 |
TOW R15 9 |
TOW R16 5 |
PHI R17 21 |
BAT R18 11 |
SUR R19 Ret |
SUR R20 13 |
SYM R21 8 |
SYM R22 9 |
SAN R23 12 |
SAN R24 15 |
SYD R25 11 |
SYD R26 2 |
15th | 1630 | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | YMC R1 |
YMC R2 |
ADE R3 |
ADE R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
PHI R19 17 |
BAT R20 4 |
SUR R21 |
SUR R22 |
SYM R23 |
SYM R24 |
SAN R25 |
SAN R26 |
SYD R27 |
SYD R28 |
36th | 366 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Overall position |
Class position |
Laps |
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1990 | 43 | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore (VL) | ![]() ![]() |
21st | 19th | 143 |
1992 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | ![]() |
22nd | 1st | 126 |
1997 | 97 | Holden Young Lions | Holden Commodore (VS) | ![]() |
DNS | DNS | 0 |
1998 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | ![]() |
3rd | 3rd | 161 |
1999 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 41 |
2000 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | ![]() |
1st | 1st | 161 |
2001 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | ![]() |
6th | 6th | 161 |
2002 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 51 |
2003 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (BA) | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 118 |
2004 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | ![]() |
5th | 5th | 161 |
2005 | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 122 |
2006 | 10 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ![]() |
10th | 10th | 161 |
2007 | 8 | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | ![]() |
7th | 7th | 161 |
2008 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 159 |
2009 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
6th | 6th | 161 |
2010 | 11 | Kelly Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | DNF | 132 |
2011 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
23rd | 23rd | 158 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1993 | ![]() |
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Toyota MR2 | S | 228 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | ![]() |
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Toyota MR2 | S | 248 | 5th | 2nd |
2009 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | C | 238 | 3rd | 3rd |
2010 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X | A | 83 | DNF | DNF |
TCR Australia results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
TCR Australia results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Position | ||||||
2021 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYM R1 11 |
SYM R2 8 |
SYM R3 Ret |
PHI R4 7 |
PHI R5 5 |
PHI R6 1 |
BAT R7 11 |
BAT R8 9 |
BAT R9 8 |
SMP R10 DSQ |
SMP R11 14 |
SMP R12 Ret |
BAT R19 9 |
BAT R20 3 |
BAT R21 5 |
342 | 9th |
References
- "Tasman Quits V8 Racing". Tasman / Sprint Gas Racing. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/jason-bargwanna-gets-seat-team-with-kelly-racing/?v=2&s=1&q=Jason%2BBargwanna&i=98 Motorsport.com Retrieved 24 June 2011
- http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/kelly-racing-drivers-honoured-in-top-50-list/?v=2&s=1&q=Jason%2BBargwanna&i=20 Motorsport.com Retrieved 24 June 2011
- "Bargwanna Joins BJR". The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- Bargwanna appointed as V8 DSO Speedcafe 6 February 2014
- Bargwanna ousted as Supercars empire Speedcafe 7 December 2016
- [https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/03/14/jason-bargwanna-wins-after-mostert-misfortune/ Jason Bargwanna wins after Mostert misfortune. Speedcafe 14th March, 2021.>
- Bennett, Russell (29 March 2016). "Life in the fast lane". Grow Casey Carninia. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links

- Jason Bargwanna career summary at DriverDB.com
- Jason Bargwanna driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- News articles, pictures & videos on Motorsport.com
- News Articles on Speedcafe.com