Craig Lowndes
Craig Andrew Lowndes OAM (born 21 June 1974) is an Australian racing car driver in the Repco Supercars Championship racing for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is also a TV commentator.
| Craig Lowndes OAM | |
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Lowndes in 2015 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 21 June 1974 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 888 |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 3 (1996, 1998, 1999) |
| Races | 674 |
| Wins | 110 |
| Podiums | 266 |
| Pole positions | 42 |
| 2020 position | NC (0 pts) |
Lowndes is a three-time V8 Supercar champion, a five-time Barry Sheene Medalist, and a seven-time winner of Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000 and two-time winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour.
On 6 July 2018, Lowndes announced his intention to step down from full-time driving at the end of the 2018 season, continuing as a co-driver.
Among all his other achievements, Lowndes has claimed nine 500 kilometre V8 Supercar/ATCC endurance titles (six Sandown 500 victories, two Phillip Island 500 crowns and one Queensland 500 win). He is also the first driver in ATCC/V8SC history to win 100 races and holds the record for the most Bathurst 1000 podiums with 14.
On 11 June 2012, Lowndes received the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his success in motorsport and contribution to the broader Australian community, "particularly through road safety education programs and charitable organisations."
In 2018 Lowndes was also recognised in the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards, as the ABC Sports Personality of the Year. On 16 March 2019, Lowndes was inducted into the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame.
Lowndes also voices Conrod in Roary the Racing Car in both the UK and US.