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Nathan Morcom

{{short description|Australian racing driver (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Notability|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Nathan Morcom

| image = File:Morcom Mostert 2016 Bathurst 6 Hour winner.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney

| related to = Barry Morcom (father)

| current series = TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| first year = 2019

| current team = HMO Customer Racing

| car number = 11

| former teams =

| starts = 57

| wins = 3

| poles = 2

| podiums = 8

| best finish = 4th

| year = 2019

| prev series = {{nowrap|Super2 Series
Australian Endurance Championship}}
Australian GT Championship
ADAC GT Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
USA F2000 Series
Toyota Racing Series
Australian Formula Ford

| prev series years = 2017-18
2016
2015–16
2014
2012–13
2011–12
2010
2008–10

| titles = Australian Endurance Championship

| title years = 2016

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Nathan Morcom (born 5 April 1992) is an Australian racing driver currently racing the GT4 Australia championship. Morcom won the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship, 2011 Eastern Creek Six Hour and the 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/03/27/308448/ | title=Mostert/Morcom win Bathurst 6 Hour | work=Speedcafe | date=27 March 2016 | accessdate=28 March 2016}}

Career Summery

=Junior formula=

Morcom started in Formula Ford in the 2008 season with mixed success. He raced in 2010 Toyota Racing Series before moving into the United States F2000 Championship Series in 2011{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/two-australians-set-for-usf2000-championship/ | title=Two Australians set for USF2000 | work=Speedcafe | date=28 February 2011 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/issues-for-morcom-as-aussie-chassis-impresses/ | title=Morcom in 10 as Spectrum debuts | work=Speedcafe | date=4 July 2011 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/nathan-morcom-focusing-on-2012/ | title=Nathan Morcom focusing on 2012 | work=Speedcafe | date=25 October 2011 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} and 2012.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/morcom-secures-f2000-championship-seat/ | title=Morcom secures F2000 Championship seat | work=Speedcafe | date=13 February 2012 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

=Australian Formula 3=

Morcom competed in the Australian Drivers' Championship for Australian Formula 3 cars in 2010, 2012{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/f3-field-bolstered-by-new-competitors-for-island-finale/ | title=F3 field bolstered by new competitors for Island finale | work=Speedcafe | date=14 September 2012 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} and 2013 with the latter bringing him his best championship result of sixth place.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/morcom-takes-maiden-f3-win-at-bathurst/ | title=Morcom takes maiden F3 win at Bathurst | work=Speedcafe | date=31 March 2013 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

=Production Cars=

Morcom moved in to the Australian Production Car Championship initially for the endurance races finishing fifth at the 2011 Phillip Island Six Hour and winning the 2011 Eastern Creek Six Hour with Chaz Mostert. He again teamed with Chaz Mostert to finish third at the 2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour, winning the 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/308448-2/ | title=Mostert/Morcom win Bathurst 6 Hour | work=Speedcafe | date=27 March 2016 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} and runner up in the 2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.

In 2013 he finished third in the championship driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X and again in 2017 Australian Production Car Series driving a Ford LZ Focus RS.

=GT racing=

Morcom travelled to Europe to compete in the 2014 ADAC GT Masters Endurance championship for Farnbacher Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 R. He did all sixteen races finishing thirty seventh in the series.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/morcom-cements-european-gt-drive-farnbacher/ | title=Morcom cements Euro GT drive with Farnbacher | work=Speedcafe | date=4 February 2014 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

Moving back to Australia he competed in the 2015 Australian GT Championship and 2016 Australian GT Championship finishing third in 2016.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/quinn-wins-aus-gt-title-morcom-exclusion/ | title=Quinn wins Aus GT title after Morcom exclusion | work=Speedcafe | date=12 November 2016 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/morcom-no-regrets-aus-gt-exclusion/ | title=Morcom: No regrets over Quinn tangle | work=Speedcafe | date=12 November 2016 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} The same year he and Grant Denyer won the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/denyermorcom-win-inaugural-aus-gt-endurance-crown/ | title=Denyer/Morcom win inaugural AEC title | work=Speedcafe | date=13 November 2016 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

In 2016, he competed in the GT Asia Series for Matt Stone Racing.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/morcom-secures-aston-martin-gt-asia-drive/ | title=Morcom secures Aston Martin GT Asia drive | work=Speedcafe | date=9 June 2016 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

In 2024, he moved back to GT racing in the 2024 GT4 Australia Series. He finished fifth in the Silver Class championship.{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/mclaren-on-top-in-gt4-practice-as-rain-hits-phillip-island/ | title=McLaren on top in GT4 practice as rain hits Phillip Island | work=Speedcafe | date=12 April 2024 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}

=Supercars=

Morcom drove the No. 54 Holden VF Commodore for Eggleston Motorsport in the Dunlop Super2 Series in 2017 and 2018 with limited success.{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/drivers/nathan-morcom/|title=Nathan Morcom|publisher=Supercars.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}

=TCR Australia=

In 2019, Morcom competed in the newly formed TCR Australia Touring Car Series. He signed for HMO Customer Racing and competed in the 2019,{{cite news | url=https://tcraustralia.com/2019/04/17/nathan-morcom-joins-hmo-customer-racing-for-2019/ | title=Nathan Morcom joins HMO Customer Racing for 2019 | work=TCR Australia | date=17 April 2019 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} 2021{{cite news | url=https://tcraustralia.com/2021/07/06/nathan-morcom-on-hmo-customer-racings-journey-and-expansion/ | title=Nathan Morcom on HMO Customer Racing's journey and expansion | work=TCR Australia | date=6 July 2021 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} and 2022{{cite news | url=https://tcraustralia.com/2022/06/25/a-return-to-the-winners-circle-highlights-nathan-morcoms-season/ | title=A return to the winner's circle highlights Nathan Morcom's season | work=TCR Australia | date=25 June 2022 | accessdate=5 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://speedcafe.com/dalberto-wins-tcr-series-title-in-bathurst-cliffhanger/ | title=D'Alberto wins TCR series title in Bathurst cliffhanger | work=Speedcafe | date=13 November 2022 | accessdate=5 January 2025}} years. He was set to drive in the 2020 season,{{cite news|url=https://tcraustralia.com/2020/02/14/nathan-morcom-returns-for-second-tilt-at-tcr-australia-title/|title=Nathan Morcom returns for second tilt at TCR Australia title|work=TCR Australia|accessdate=14 Feb 2020}} but this was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Career results

=Karting career summary=

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

! Season

! Series

! Position

2006

| align=left| Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Junior National Light

| 6th

rowspan=2| 2007

| align=left| Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Junior National Light

| 10th

align=left| Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Junior Clubman

| 11th

rowspan=2| 2008

| align=left| Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Junior National Heavy

| align=center style="background: #ffdf9f"| 3rd

align=left| Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Junior Clubman

| 10th

=Circuit racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Season

! Series

! Position

! Car

! Team

rowspan=2| 2008

| New South Wales Formula Ford Championship

| align=center| 5th

| Comtec Spirit K08

| Anglo Australian Motorsport

Australian Formula Ford Championship

| align=center| 19th

| Spectrum

| CAMS Rising Star

rowspan=2| 2009

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

| align=center| 13th

|rowspan=2| Spectrum

|rowspan=2| CAMS Rising Star

Victorian Formula Ford Championship

| align=center| 5th

rowspan=4| 2010

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

| align=center| 10th

| Spectrum

| Synergy Motorsport

Toyota Racing Series

| align=center| 12th

| Tatuus - Toyota

| ETEC Motorsport

Australian Drivers' Championship

| align=center| 16th

|rowspan=2| Dallara F304

|rowspan=2| R-Tek Motorsport

Australian Formula 3 - National Class

| align=center| 10th

rowspan=3| 2011

| Australian Manufacturers' Championship

| align=center| 7th

|rowspan=2| BMW 335i

|rowspan=2| Eastern Creek Karts

Australian Manufacturers' Championship - Class B

| align=center style=background:#dfdfdf| 2nd

United States F2000 Championship Series

| align=center| 8th

| Van Diemen RF06

| Primus Racing

rowspan=3| 2012

| Australian Drivers' Championship

| align=center| 14th

| Dallara F307

| Astuti Motorsport

Australian Manufacturers' Championship - Class B

| align=center| 6th

| BMW 335i

| Eastern Creek Karts

United States F2000 Championship Series

| align=center| 45th

| RFR F2000

| Primus Racing

rowspan=3| 2013

| Australian Manufacturers' Championship

| align=center style="background: #ffdf9f"| 3rd

|rowspan=2| Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution X

|rowspan=2| Eastern Creek Karts

Australian Manufacturers' Championship - Class B

| align=center style="background: #ffdf9f"| 3rd

Australian Drivers' Championship

| align=center| 6th

| Dallara F307

| R-Tek Motorsport

2014

| ADAC GT Masters

| align=center| 37th

| Porsche 911 GT3-R

| Farnbacher Racing

2015

| Australian GT Championship

| align=center| 42nd

| Lamborghini Gallardo

| Interlloy M Motorsport

rowspan=3| 2016

| Australian GT Championship

| align=center style="background: #ffdf9f"| 3rd

| rowspan=2| McLaren 650S GT3

| rowspan=2| Tekno Autosports

Australian Endurance Championship

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

GT Asia Series

| align=center| 25th

| Aston Martin Vantage GT3

| Matt Stone Racing

rowspan=2| 2017

| Australian Production Car Series

| align=center style="background: #ffdf9f"| 3rd

| Ford LZ Focus RS

| Team DPO

Dunlop Super2 Series

| align=center| 13th

| Holden VF Commodore

| Eggleston Motorsport

2018

| Dunlop Super2 Series

| align=center| 19th

| Holden VF Commodore

| Eggleston Motorsport

2019

| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| align=center| 4th

| Hyundai i30 N TCR

| HMO Customer Racing

2021

| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| align=center| 6th

| Hyundai i30 N TCR

| HMO Customer Racing

2022

| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| align=center| 7th

| Hyundai i30 N TCR

| HMO Customer Racing

2024

| GT4 Australia Series - Silver Class

| align=center| 5th

| McLaren Artura GT4

| Method Motorsport

= Complete Toyota Racing Series results =

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

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

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|D.C.|Drivers' Championship position}}

! Points

2010

! ETEC Motorsport

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TER
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TER
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TER
3
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TIM
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TIM
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TIM
3
{{small|10}}

| HMP
1

| HMP
2

| HMP
3

| MAN
1

| MAN
2

| MAN
3

| TAU
1

| TAU
2

| TAU
3

! 12th

! 219

=USF2000 National Championship results=

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

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Pos

! Points

2011

! Primus Racing

! Van Diemen RF06

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| VIR1
{{small|1}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| VIR2
{{small|8}}

|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| ATL1
{{small|5}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| ATL2
{{small|23}}

|style="background-color:#FFFFFF"| WGI1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| WGI2
{{small|7}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| MDO1
{{small|8}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| MDO2
{{small|6}}

| MOS1

| MOS2

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| LRP1
{{small|7}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| LRP2
{{small|7}}

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| WGI3
{{small|25}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| WGI4
{{small|29}}

!style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| 8th

!style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| 246

2012

! Primus Racing

! RFR F2000

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| VIR1
{{small|15}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| VIR2
{{small|32}}

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| ATL1
{{small|15}}

|style="background-color:#FFFFFF"| ATL2
{{small|DNS}}

| LRP1

| LRP2

| NJ1

| NJ2

| MDO1

| MDO2

| SP1

| SP2

| WGI3

| WGI4

!style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 45th

!style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 31

=Complete Development Series results=

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

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

! 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

2017

! Eggleston Motorsport

! Holden Commodore VF

|style=background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|13}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
{{small|13}}

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

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
{{small|12}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| TOW
{{small|16}}

|style=background:#efcfff| TOW
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
{{small|17}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
{{small|22}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
{{small|15}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
{{small|18}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
{{small|20}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| NEW
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| NEW
{{small|8}}

! 13th

! 876

2018

! Eggleston Motorsport

! Holden Commodore VF

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADE
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SYM
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SYM
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff| SYM
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| TOW
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| TOW
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff| SAN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff| SAN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAT
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| NEW
{{small|10}}

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

!colspan=5|

! 19th

! 691

=TCR Australia results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| TCR Australia results
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

! rowspan=3| HMO Customer Racing

! rowspan=3| Hyundai i30 N TCR

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R1
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R2
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R3
{{small|11}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R5
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| PHI
R6
{{small|2}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| BEN
R8
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BEN
R9
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R10
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R11
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R12
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R13
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R14
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R15
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R17
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R18
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BEN
R19
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BEN
R20
{{small|6}}

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

! 4th

! 510

2021

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R1
{{small|9}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|19}}

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

|style=background:#ffdf9f| PHI
R6
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R7
{{small|18}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R8
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R10
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R11
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| SMP
R12
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R13
{{small|11}}

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

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R15
{{small|Ret}}

!colspan=6|

! 6th

! 377

2022

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|13}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|19}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R5
{{small|9}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R7
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R8
{{small|20}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|15}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R10
{{small|6}}

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

|style=background:#ffffbf| SMP
R12
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#efcfff| QLD
R13
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|10}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|12}}

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

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

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R19
{{small|3}}

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

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R21
{{small|6}}

! 10th

! 471

=Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results=

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

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! Overall
position

! Class
position

2015

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Erebus Motorsport

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Austin Cindric
{{Flagicon|AUS}} Simon Hodge

|align="left"| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

| AA

| 251

| 21st

| 7th

=Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results=

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

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

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

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

2016

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Direct Plasterboard Outlet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert

|align="left"| BMW 335i E92

| B1

| align=center|125

!style="background:#ffffbf| 1st

!style="background:#ffffbf| 1st

2017

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Direct Plasterboard Outlet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert

|align="left"| Ford Focus RS

| A1

| align=center|113

!style=background:#dfdfdf| 2nd

!style=background:#dfdfdf| 2nd

2018

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Direct Plasterboard Outlet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert

|align="left"| Ford Focus RS

| A1

| align=center|106

| 16th

| 11th

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|nathan-morcom}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Nathan_Morcom}}
  • [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Nathan_Morcom Nathan Morcom] Career stats at Third Turn Database.

{{S-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{Succession box|title=Australian Endurance Championship
Champion|before=Grant Sherrin |after=Peter Hackett
Dominic Storey|years=2016}}

{{S-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morcom, Nathan}}

Category:Living people

Category:1992 births

Category:Racing drivers from Sydney

Category:Racing drivers from New South Wales

Category:TCR Australia Touring Car Series drivers

Category:Formula Ford drivers

Category:Toyota Racing Series drivers

Category:Australian Endurance Championship drivers

Category:ADAC GT Masters drivers