Dylan O'Keeffe
{{Short description|Australian racing driver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
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Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship|prev series years=2015
2016-18
2019|titles=|title years=2016
2016}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar record
|car number=10 (Endurance race co-driver)
|team=Matt Stone Racing
|championships=0
|races=8
|wins=0
|podiums=0
|race wins=0
|poles=0
}}
Dylan Christopher O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver who has competed in categories including Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and TCR Australia Touring Car Series.
Biography
O'Keeffe started his career in karting before making his car-racing debut in the Victorian-based Porsche 944 Challenge in 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/dylan-okeefe/ |title=Dylan O'Keeffe racing career profile |website=Driver Database |accessdate=2019-08-06}} O'Keeffe attended St Bede's College (Mentone) during his secondary education.
= Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge =
O'Keeffe competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in 2015, driving for Ashley Seward Motorsport. He finished second overall in the standings{{Cite web |url=https://www.gt3cupchallenge.com.au/2008-2018-gt3-cup-challenges-10th-anniversary/ |title=2008-2018: GT3 Cup Challenge's 10th anniversary - Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia |website=gt3cupchallenge.com.au |date=17 May 2018 |access-date=2019-08-06}} with one race win and 12 top-three finishes.
= Porsche Carrera Cup =
For the 2016 racing season, O'Keeffe progressed to the Porsche Carrera Cup,{{Cite web |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/16/dylan-okeeffe-ready-for-carrera-cup-step/ |title=Dylan O'Keeffe ready for Carrera Cup step |date=2016-02-16 |website=Speedcafe |access-date=2019-08-06}} remaining with the Ashley Seward Motorsport team. He finished 10th in the points, with a best race result of fourth at the Hidden Valley round. He remained in Carrera Cup for the 2017 season, achieving top-three race finishes at Adelaide and Phillip Island, before recording a season-best second place at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. He finished sixth in the 2017 series standings.
In the 2018 Carrera Cup, O'Keeffe recorded his first race win at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden round win at Darwin, finishing third in the standings.
In both 2017 and '18, O'Keeffe represented Australia at the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme Shootout.{{Cite web |url=https://www.carreracup.com.au/evans-and-okeeffe-complete-junior-shootout/ |title=Evans and O'Keeffe complete Junior Shootout |date=2018-11-02 |website=Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia {{!}} Season 2019 |access-date=2019-08-06}}
In 2022, O'Keeffe returned to Carrera Cup, driving for the Garth Walden Racing Australia team. He finished fourth in the 2022 and 2023 series standings, and third in the 2024 series standings.
= Bathurst 12 Hour =
O'Keeffe made his Bathurst 12 Hour debut in 2017, winning Class B and finishing 15th outright in a Steven Richards Motorsport Porsche.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} He returned to the event in 2018, driving an Audi R8{{Cite web |url=https://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/news/young-gun-okeefe-gearing-12-hour-start/ |title=Young-gun O'Keefe gearing up for 12-Hour start |website=Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour |access-date=2019-08-06}} but the car was classified as a non-finisher.
O'Keeffe made further Bathurst 12 Hour starts in 2019 (driving a MARC car),{{Cite web |url=https://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/news/okeeffe-gets-marc-car-call-up/ |title=O'Keeffe gets MARC Car call-up |website=Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour |access-date=2019-08-06}} 2020 and 2023 (driving an Audi R8). He achieved his second Bathurst 12 Hour class win in 2023, alongside Daniel Gaunt and Andrew Fawcet.
= Super2 Series =
For the 2019 racing season, O'Keeffe was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive in the Super2 Series, replacing Chris Pither{{Cite web |url=https://www.supercars.com/news/super2/okeeffe-replaces-pither-in-grm-super2-line-up/ |title=O'Keeffe replaces Pither in GRM Super2 line-up |website=Supercars |access-date=2019-08-06}}
= Supercars Championship =
At the 2019 Gold Coast 600, O'Keeffe made his Supercars Championship racing debut for Garry Rogers Motorsport after Richie Stanaway was stood down from Race 27 for disciplinary reasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/twenty-minute-warning-for-supercars-debut/|title=Twenty-minute warning for Supercars debut|publisher=Supercars Championship|first=Connor|last=O'Brien|date=28 October 2019|accessdate=28 October 2019}}
Career results
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! Season ! Series ! Position ! Vehicle ! Team |
2014
| Victorian Porsche 944 Challenge | align="center" | 18th | Porsche 944 | Dylan O'Keeffe |
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2015
| align="center" style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2nd | Porsche 911 GT3 | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
2016
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center" | 10th | Porsche 911 GT3 | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
2017
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center" | 6th | Porsche 911 GT3 | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
2018
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center" style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3rd | Porsche 911 GT3 | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
rowspan=4 | 2019
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series | align="center" | 5th | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
Dunlop Super2 Series
| align="center" | 5th | rowspan=2 | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
| align="center" | 53rd |
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
| align="center" | 23rd | Porsche 911 GT3 | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
2020
| Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | align="center" | 36th |
rowspan=2 | 2021
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series | align="center" | 15th |
Supercars Championship
| align="center" | 38th |
rowspan="3" |2022
|Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center"| 4th |
TCR Australia Touring Car Series
| align="center" | 9th |
Supercars Championship
| align="center" | 41st |
rowspan=2 | 2023
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center" | 4th |
Supercars Championship
| align="center" | 39th |
rowspan="3" |2024
|Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | align="center" style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3rd |
TCR Australia
| align="center" | 4th | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
Supercars Championship
| align="center" | 47th |
= Complete Super2 Series results =
(key) (Round results only)
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! colspan="44" |Super2 Series results |
Year
! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! Position ! Points |
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2019
| style=background:#dfffdf| ADE | style=background:#dfffdf| BAR | style=background:#dfffdf| TOW | style=background:#dfffdf| QLD | style=background:#dfffdf| BAT | style=background:#dfffdf| SAN | style=background:#dfffdf| NEW ! 5th ! 1142 |
=Supercars Championship results=
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colspan=45| 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 ! Position ! Points |
2019
| ADE | ADE | MEL | MEL | MEL | MEL | SYM | SYM | PHI | PHI | BAR | BAR | WIN | WIN | HID | HID | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | BEN | BEN | PUK | PUK | BAT | SUR |style="background: #dfffdf| SUR | SAN | SAN | NEW | NEW ! ! ! ! 53rd ! 81 |
2020
| ADE | ADE | MEL | MEL | MEL | MEL | SMP1 | SMP1 | SMP1 | SMP2 | SMP2 | SMP2 | HID1 | HID1 | HID1 | HID2 | HID2 | HID2 | TOW1 | TOW1 | TOW1 | TOW2 | TOW2 | TOW2 | BEN1 | BEN1 | BEN1 | BEN2 | BEN2 | BEN2 |style="background: #dfffdf| BAT ! ! ! ! 36th ! 144 |
2021
| BAT1 |
| BAT1
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| SAN
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| SAN
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| SAN
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| SYM
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| SYM
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| SYM
R8
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| BEN
R9
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| BEN
R10
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| BEN
R11
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| HID
R12
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| HID
R13
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| HID
R14
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| TOW1
R15
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| TOW1
R16
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| TOW2
R17
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| TOW2
R18
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| TOW2
R19
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| SMP1
R20
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| SMP1
R21
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| SMP1
R22
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| SMP2
R23
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| SMP2
R24
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| SMP2
R25
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| SMP3
R26
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| SMP3
R27
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| SMP3
R28
{{small|}}
|style="background: #f1f8ff| SMP4
R29
{{small|PO}}
|style="background: #f1f8ff| SMP4
R30
{{small|PO}}
|style="background: #dfffdf| BAT2
R31
{{small|14}}
!
!
!
! 38th
! 126
|-
! 2022
| SYD
R1
| SYD
R2
| SYM
R6
| SYM
R7
| SYM
R8
| MEL
R6
| MEL
R7
| MEL
R8
| MEL
R9
| WAN
R10
| WAN
R11
| WAN
R12
| WIN
R13
| WIN
R14
| WIN
R15
| HID
R16
| HID
R17
| HID
R18
| TOW
R19
| TOW
R20
| BEN
R21
| BEN
R22
| BEN
R23
|style="background: #f1f8ff| SAN
R24
{{small|PO}}
|style="background: #f1f8ff| SAN
R25
{{small|PO}}
|style="background: #f1f8ff| SAN
R26
{{small|PO}}
| PUK
R27
| PUK
R28
| PUK
R29
|style="background: #dfffdf| BAT
R30
{{small|12}}
| SUR
R31
| SUR
R32
| ADE
R33
| ADE
R34
! 41st
! 138
|-
! 2023
| NEW
R1
| NEW
R2
| MEL
R3
| MEL
R4
| MEL
R5
| MEL
R6
| BAR
R7
| BAR
R8
| BAR
R9
| SYM
R10
| SYM
R11
| SYM
R12
| HID
R13
| HID
R14
| HID
R15
| TOW
R16
| TOW
R17
| SMP
R18
| SMP
R19
| BEN
R20
| BEN
R21
| BEN
R22
|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R23
{{small|15}}
|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R24
{{small|10}}
| SUR
R25
| SUR
R26
| ADE
R27
| ADE
R28
!colspan=6|
! 39th
! 276
|-
! 2024
! Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6
| BAT1
R1
| BAT1
R2
| MEL
R3
| MEL
R4
| MEL
R5
| MEL
R6
| TAU
R7
| TAU
R8
| BAR
R9
| BAR
R10
| HID
R11
| HID
R12
| TOW
R13
| TOW
R14
| SMP
R15
| SMP
R16
| BEN
R17
| BEN
R18
|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R19
{{small|23}}
|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R20
{{small|17}}
| SUR
R21
| SUR
R22
| ADE
R23
| ADE
R24
!colspan=10|
! 47th
! 180
|}
=Complete Bathurst 1000 results=
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! Year ! Team ! Car ! Co-driver ! Position ! Laps |
2020
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" | 11th | align="center" | 161 |
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2021
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Jacobson | align="center" | 14th | align="center" | 161 |
2022
| Holden Commodore ZB | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" | 12th | align="center" | 161 |
2023
| PremiAir Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |align="center" | 10th |align="center" | 161 |
2024
| Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" | 17th | align="center" | 161 |
=Complete Australian Carrera Cup Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (
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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 ! Pos ! Pts |
2016
! Dexion Supply Centre |style="background:#ffffff;"| ADE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ADE |style="background:#efcfff;"| ADE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP |style="background:#efcfff;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SUR |style="background:#efcfff;"| SUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SUR !colspan=1| ! 10th ! 435 |
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2017
! Ashley Seward Motorsport |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ADE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ADE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ADE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALB |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| PHI |style="background:#efcfff;"| PHI |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SEP |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SEP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SUR !colspan=1| ! 6th ! 855 |
2018
! Dexion Supply Centre |style="background:#;"| ADE |
|style="background:#;"| ADE
R2
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|style="background:#;"| ADE
R3
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| ALB
R4
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|style="background:#;"| ALB
R5
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|style="background:#;"| ALB
R6
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| ALB
R7
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SMP
R8
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SMP
R9
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| HID
R10
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| HID
R11
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| HID
R12
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SMP
R13
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SMP
R14
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SMP
R15
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SAN
R16
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| SAN
R17
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R18
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|style="background:#;"| BAT
R19
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|style="background:#;"| BAT
R20
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|style="background:#;"| SUR
R21
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|style="background:#;"| SUR
R22
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|style="background:#;"| SUR
R23
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!
!
|}
=TCR Australia results=
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colspan=45| 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 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! Position ! Points |
2019
! Ashley Seward Motorsport ! Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR |style="background:#dfffdf| SMP |style="background:#dfdfdf| SMP |style="background:#dfdfdf| SMP |style="background:#ffffbf| PHI |style="background:#ffffbf| PHI |style="background:#efcfff| PHI |style="background:#efcfff| BEN |style="background:#dfffdf| BEN |style="background:#dfffdf| BEN |style="background:#dfdfdf| QLD |style="background:#ffffbf| QLD |style="background:#ffffbf| QLD |style="background:#ffdf9f| WIN |style="background:#dfffdf| WIN |style="background:#dfffdf| WIN |style="background:#dfffdf| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf| SAN |style="background:#ffffff| BEN |style="background:#efcfff| BEN |style="background:#ffffff| BEN ! 5th ! 483 |
2021
|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM |style=background:#dfffdf| SYM |style=background:#dfffdf| SYM |style=background:#dfffdf| PHI |style=background:#dfffdf| PHI |style=background:#dfffdf| PHI |style=background:#efcfff| BAT |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT |style=background:#dfffdf| SMP |style=background:#dfffdf| SMP |style=background:#dfffdf| SMP |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT |style=background:#efcfff| BAT |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT !colspan=6| !15th !342 |
2022
|style="background:#dfffdf| SYM |style="background:#dfffdf| SYM |style="background:#efcfff| SYM |style="background:#ffdf9f| PHI |style="background:#dfffdf| PHI |style="background:#dfffdf| PHI |style="background:#ffdf9f| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf| BAT |style="background:#ffdf9f| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf| SMP |style="background:#dfffdf| QLD |style="background:#efcfff| QLD |style="background:#dfffdf| QLD |style="background:#efcfff| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf| SAN |style="background:#dfffdf| SAN |style="background:#dfdfdf| BAT |style="background:#ffffff| BAT |style="background:#dfffdf| BAT ! 9th ! 577 |
2024
! Ashley Seward Motorsport |style=background:#dfffdf| SAN |style=background:#dfffdf| SAN |style=background:#dfffdf| SAN |style=background:#cfcfff| SYM |style=background:#ffffbf| SYM |style=background:#ffdf9f| SYM |style=background:#ffdf9f| PHI |style=background:#efcfff| PHI |style=background:#dfffdf| PHI |style=background:#dfffdf| BND |style=background:#dfffdf| BND |style=background:#dfffdf| BND |style=background:#efcfff| QLD |style=background:#dfffdf| QLD |style=background:#dfffdf| QLD |style=background:#ffdf9f| SMP |style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP |style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP |style=background:#dfdfdf| BAT |style=background:#dfffdf| BAT |style=background:#ffffbf| BAT !4th !654 |
=Complete World Touring Car Cup results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! DC ! Points |
2020
! Vuković Motorsport |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL | GER | GER | SVK | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | HUN | ESP | ESP | ESP | ARA | ARA | ARA ! NC‡ ! 0‡ |
‡ As O'Keeffe was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
=Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results=
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! Year ! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
2017
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Steven Richards Motorsport |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Grant |align="left"| Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | B | align=center|274 | 15th |style="background:#ffffbf| 1st |
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2018
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Team ASR |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ash Samadi |align="left"| Audi R8 LMS | AAM | align=center|66 | DNF | DNF |
2019
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} MARC Cars Australia |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Taunton |align="left"| MARC Ford Focus V8 | Invitational | align=center|136 | DNF | DNF |
2020
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Bates Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Bates |align="left"| Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT3 Silver | align=center|84 | DNF | DNF |
2023
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZ}} Myland Team IMS |align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Fawcet |align="left"| Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT3 Silver | align=center|136 | 12th | style="background:#ffffbf| 1st |
=Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results=
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! Year ! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
2022
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} GWR Australia |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Sheargold |align="left"| Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG | A1 | align=center|130 | 4th | style="background:#ffffbf| 1st |
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2023
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} RAM Motorsport |align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Sheargold |align="left"| Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG | A1 | align=center|112 | 10th | style="background:#dfdfdf| 2nd |
References
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External links
- {{driverDB|id=dylan-okeefe}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:OKeeffe, Dylan}}
Category:Supercars Championship drivers
Category:World Touring Car Cup drivers
Category:Australian Endurance Championship drivers
Category:Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers
Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers
Category:Racing drivers from Melbourne
Category:Racing drivers from Victoria (state)