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Josh Buchan

{{short description|Australian racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Josh Buchan

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|01|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lithgow, New South Wales

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = TCR Australia

| first year = 2021

| current team = HMO Customer Racing

| car number = 18

| former teams =

| starts = 76

| championships = 2

| wins = 8

| podiums = 31

| poles = 4

| fastest laps = 13

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2023 & 2024

| last finish = 1st

| prev series = NSW Formula Ford
Australian Formula 3

| prev series years = 2018
2019

| titles = TCR Australia
NSW Formula Ford

| title years = 2023-24
2018

| awards =

| award years =

| medaltemplates =

}}

Josh Buchan (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Buchan won the 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.hmocustomerracing.com.au/joshbuchan/|title=Josh Buchan|access-date=4 April 2024|website=hmocustomerracing.com.au|publisher=HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd.}}

Career

Buchan had a late start to racing, beginning karting in 2011 just before his 16th birthday. He participated in karting until 2017, when he moved up to competition in Formula Fords. Buchan won the 2018 New South Wales Formula Ford championship, winning 17 out of 19 races during the season. In 2019, he took victory in the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary event at Mount Panorama, earning him a scholarship to move up to the Australian Formula 3 championship, where he finished second in points. Plans were made for Buchan to move the S5000 championship for 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/motorsport/speedseries-news-2023-josh-buchan-bathurst-international-tcr-australia-series-points-world-tour/d042df1d-d5ad-405e-90ae-d58497d1899a|title=Cash-strapped racer with 'no right to be in this position' on brink of unlikely triumph|first=Simon|last=Chapman|date=8 November 2023|access-date=14 April 2024|website=wwos.nine.com.au|publisher=Nine Entertainment Co.}}

Buchan signed to race in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in 2021, driving for HMO Customer Racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcr-series.com/news/item/hmo-signs-josh-buchan-for-the-2021-tcr-australia|title=HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia|date=18 January 2021|access-date=14 April 2024|website=tcr-series.com|publisher=WSC Ltd.}} Buchan finished seventh in the championship in his first season. In 2022, he finished third in the championship standings, and in 2023, he won the championship over his teammate Bailey Sweeney.{{cite web|url=https://tcraustralia.com/2023/11/12/ehrlacher-wins-buchan-champion-in-dramatic-finale/|title=Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale|date=12 November 2023|access-date=14 April 2024|website=tcraustralia.com|publisher=TCR Australia}}

In 2024, Buchan signed a two-year deal to continue driving for HMO Customer Racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2024/01/18/tcr-australia-champion-josh-buchan-lands-two-year-extension-with-hmo/|title=TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO|date=18 January 2024|access-date=14 April 2024|website=www.touringcartimes.com|publisher=TouringCarTimes}}

Personal life

Buchan was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales. He currently resides in Sydney, New South Wales.

Racing record

= Karting career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Position

2011

| align="left" |Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

2017

| align="left" |Lithgow Kart Club - Junior

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

2018

| align="left" |Lithgow Kart Club - Senior

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

2020

| align="left" |Australian Kart Championship - TAG 125

| 17th

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class

|rowspan=2 align=left| Listec Racing Cars

|9

|8

|1

|7

|9

|302

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align=left| Australian Formula Ford Series - Kent class

|3

|3

|1

|3

|3

|61

|5th

rowspan=2| 2019

|align=left| Australian Formula 3 Championship

|align=left| Gilmour Racing

|18

|0

|1

|1

|16

|177

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align=left| New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class

|align=left| Listec Racing Cars

|3

|3

|1

|3

|3

|94

|10th

2021

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

|align=left| HMO Customer Racing

|15

|2

|0

|2

|4

|365

|7th

2022

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

|align=left| HMO Customer Racing

|20

|1

|1

|3

|6

|667

|style=background:#ffdf9f|3rd

rowspan=2 |2023

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| rowspan=2 align="left" | HMO Customer Racing

|21

|2

|1

|4

|8

|807

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align="left" | TCR World Tour

|6

|0

|0

|0

|1

|58

|16th

rowspan=2|2024

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

|align=left| HMO Customer Racing

|21

|3

|2

|3

|14

|747

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align=left| GT4 Australia Series

|align=left| DNA Racing

|5

|1

|1

|2

|2

|99

|4th

2025

|align=left| GT4 Australia Series

|align=left| Zagame Autosport

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

=Australian Formula 3=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Points

2019

!nowrap| Gilmour Racing

|style=background:#DFDFDF| WIN
1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#EFCFFF| WIN
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| WIN
3
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| MOR
1
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| MOR
2
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| MOR
3
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#EFCFFF| BEN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| BEN
2
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| BEN
3
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| SYD
1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| SYD
2''
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| SYD
3
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| WAK
1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| WAK
2
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| WAK
3
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| QLD
1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| QLD
2
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF| QLD
3
{{small|2}}

!style=background:#DFDFDF| 2nd

!style=background:#DFDFDF| 177

= TCR Australia results =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
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

2021

! HMO Customer Racing

! Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style=background:#ffdf9f| SYM
R1
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|13}}

|style=background:#efcfff| PHI
R5
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R6
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R7
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R8
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R10
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R11
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP
R12
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#ffffff| BAT
R13
{{small|DNS}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R14
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R15
{{small|10}}

!colspan=6|

!7th

!365

rowspan="2"| 2022

!rowspan="2"| HMO Customer Racing

! Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SYM
R1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#efcfff| PHI
R4
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R5
{{small|19}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R6
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R7
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R8
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R10
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R11
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP
R12
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R13
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R15
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R17
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R18
{{small|4}}

!colspan="3"|

!style=background:#ffdf9f rowspan="2"| 3rd

!style=background:#ffdf9f rowspan="2"| 667

Hyundai Elantra N TCR

!colspan="18"|

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAT
R19
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#ffffff| BAT
R20
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R21
{{small|3}}

2023

! HMO Customer Racing

! Hyundai Elantra N TCR

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| PHI
R4
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R5
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| PHI
R6
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R7
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| WIN
R8
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| WIN
R9
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R13
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R15
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R17
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R18
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R19
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP
R20
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SMP
R21
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| BAT
R22
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R23
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R24
{{small|11}}

!style=background:#ffffbf| 1st

!style=background:#ffffbf| 809

rowspan="2"| 2024

!rowspan="2"| HMO Customer Racing

! Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SAN
R1
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R2
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| SAN
R3
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#cfcfff| SYM
R4
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R5
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R6
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| PHI
R7
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#efcfff| PHI
R8
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| PHI
R9
{{small|3}}

!colspan="12"|

!style=background:#ffffbf rowspan="2"| 1st

!style=background:#ffffbf rowspan="2"| 747

Hyundai Elantra N TCR

!colspan="9"|

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BND
R10
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BND
R11
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| BND
R12
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R13
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| QLD
R14
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| QLD
R15
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R19
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| SMP
R20
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R21
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R22
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R23
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R24
{{small|6}}

* Season still in progress

=TCR World Tour results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! Position

! Points

2023

! HMO Customer Racing

! Hyundai Elantra N TCR

| ALG
R1

| ALG
R2

| SPA
R3

| SPA
R4

| VAL
R5

| VAL
R6

| HUN
R7

| HUN
R8

| VBF
R9

| VBF
R10

| JCB
R11

| JCB
R12

|style=background:#cfcfff| SMP
R13
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R14
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R15
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R16
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R17
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R18
{{small|11}}

| MAC
R19

| MAC
R20

! 16th

! 58

=Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"

! Year

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
pos.|Class position}}

2025

|align="left" nowrap| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Method Motorsport

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Santalucia
{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Levitt

|align="left" nowrap| McLaren Artura GT4

| GT4

| align=center|276

| 14th

| style="background: #ffffbf"| 1st

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|josh-buchan}}
  • [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Josh_Buchan Josh Buchan] at Third Turn

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box | before = Tony D'Alberto | title = Winner of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series | years = 2023-2024 | after = Incumbent}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchan, Josh}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from New South Wales

Category:Formula Ford drivers

Category:Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers

Category:TCR Australia Touring Car Series drivers

Category:TCR World Tour drivers