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Taz Douglas

{{Short description|Australian racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Taz Douglas

| image = File:Holden Commodore VF of Taz Douglas (2017).jpg

| caption =

| nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|11 February 1984}}

| birth_place = Frankston, Victoria

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

|record template1={{Infobox V8 Supercar record|embed=yes

| Car number =

| Team =

| Races = 60

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 1

| Poles = 0

| Position year = 2017

| Championship position = 44th (348 pts)

}}}}

Taz Douglas (born 11 February 1984) is a part-time Australian race driver. Douglas came 2nd at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with James Moffat in 2014

Biography

Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000.

He returned to motorsport in 2005, making his Formula Ford debut in the Victorian Championship, finishing fourth.

In 2006, Douglas won the title and began working with the squad for HSV dealer team in V8 Supercars and testing their Commodore in the second half of the season.

In 2012, Taz Douglas was called up to drive for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport as their full-time driver.

In 2013, Taz Douglas did not retain his full-time International V8 Supercars Championship seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. Douglas would return to the Dunlop Series where he had spent his time driving his own team prior to getting his main game call-up. Douglas would race with Image Racing in 2013 in the ex-Shane van Gisbergen, Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon. In 2013 Douglas will also make his fourth start in the V8 Supercars Endurance races, getting a call-up from Nissan Motosport to partner James Moffat in the Norton backed Nissan Altima.

Career results

File:Taz Douglas Start of The 2007 Season.jpg driving a Mygale SJ06 Ford]]

File:Holden VE Commodore of Taz Douglas 2012.JPG]]

File:Holden Commodore VF of Taz Douglas (2017).jpg driving a Holden VF Commodore for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport]]

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

! Series

! Position

! Car

! Team

2000

| Australian Ford Kart Stars

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

|

| Douglas Racing

2005

| Victorian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 4th

| Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford

| Douglas Racing

rowspan=3| 2006

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 17th

| Van Diemen RF 05 - Ford

| Minda Motorsport

Victorian Formula Ford Championship

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

| Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford

| Douglas Racing

New South Wales Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 17th

| Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford

| Minda Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2007

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 8th

| Mygale SJ06 - Ford

| G-Force Motorsport

Victorian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 20th

| Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford

| Douglas Racing

2008

| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

|align="center" | 32nd

| Ford AU Falcon
Holden VZ Commodore

| Image Racing
Eggleston Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2009

| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

|align="center"| 9th

| Holden VZ Commodore

| Fastaz Motorsport

V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 62nd

| Holden VE Commodore

| Greg Murphy Racing

rowspan=2| 2010

| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

|align="center"| 19th

| Holden VZ Commodore

| Fastaz Motorsport

V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 55th

| Holden VE Commodore

| Kelly Racing

rowspan=2| 2011

| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

|align="center"| 19th

| Holden VZ Commodore

| Fastaz Motorsport

International V8 Supercars Championship

|align="center" | 73rd

| Ford FG Falcon

| Tony D'Alberto Racing

2012

| International V8 Supercars Championship

|align="center" | 26th

| Holden VE Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2013

| Dunlop V8 Supercar Series

|align="center"| 6th

| Ford FG Falcon

| Image Racing

International V8 Supercars Championship

|align="center" | 55th

| Nissan Altima

| Nissan Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2014

| Dunlop V8 Supercar Series

|align="center"| 24th

| Ford FG Falcon

| Image Racing

International V8 Supercars Championship

|align="center" | 40th

| Nissan Altima

| Nissan Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2015

| V8 Supercars Dunlop Series

|align="center" | 21st

| Holden VE Commodore

| THR Developments

International V8 Supercars Championship

|align="center" | 39th

| Nissan Altima

| Nissan Motorsport

rowspan=2| 2016

| Supercars Dunlop Series

|align="center" | 5th

|rowspan=2| Holden VE Commodore

| THR Developments
Eggleston Motorsport

Australian V8 Touring Car Series

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

| SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments

2017

| Australian Supercars Championship

|align="center"| 44th

| Holden VF Commodore

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

{{-}}

=Supercars Championship results=

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

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! 36

! 37

! 38

! 39

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

! Pts

2009

! Greg Murphy Racing

! Holden VE Commodore

| ADE
R1

| ADE
R2

| HAM
R3

| HAM
R4

| WIN
R5

| WIN
R6

| SYM
R7

| SYM
R8

| HDV
R9

| HDV
R10

| TOW
R11

| TOW
R12

| SAN
R13

| SAN
R14

| QLD
R15

| QLD
R16

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

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R17
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| BAT
R18
{{small|Ret}}

| SUR
R19

| SUR
R20

| SUR
R21

| SUR
R22

| PHI
R23

| PHI
R24

| BAR
R25

| BAR
R26

| SYD
R27

| SYD
R28

!colspan=10|

! 63rd

! 70

2010

! Kelly Racing

! Holden VE Commodore

| YMC
R1

| YMC
R2

| BHR
R3

| BHR
R4

| ADE
R5

| ADE
R6

| HAM
R7

| HAM
R8

| QLD
R9

| QLD
R10

| WIN
R11

| WIN
R12

| HDV
R13

| HDV
R14

| TOW
R15

| TOW
R16

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

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R17
{{small|25}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAT
R18
{{small|22}}

| SUR
R19

| SUR
R20

| SYM
R21

| SYM
R22

| SAN
R23

| SAN
R24

| SYD
R25

| SYD
R26

!colspan=12|

! 55th

! 140

2011

! Tony D'Alberto Racing

! Ford FG Falcon

| 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

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
Q
{{small|26}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R19
{{small|21}}

| BAT
R20

| SUR
R21

| SUR
R22

| SYM
R23

| SYM
R24

| SAN
R25

| SAN
R26

| SYD
R27

| SYD
R28

!colspan=10|

! 73rd

! 93

2012

! Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

! Holden VE Commodore

|style="background: #efcfff"| ADE
R1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| ADE
R2
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SYM
R3
{{small|12}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SYM
R4
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| HAM
R5
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| HAM
R6
{{small|19}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAR
R7
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAR
R8
{{small|26}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAR
R9
{{small|25}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R10
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R11
{{small|18}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| HID
R12
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| HID
R13
{{small|16}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| TOW
R14
{{small|23}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| TOW
R15
{{small|17}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| QLD
R16
{{small|23}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| QLD
R17
{{small|22}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SMP
R18
{{small|21}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SMP
R19
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SAN
Q
{{small|28}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SAN
R20
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| BAT
R21
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SUR
R22
{{small|14}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SUR
R23
{{small|16}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| YMC
R24
{{small|26}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| YMC
R25
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| YMC
R26
{{small|22}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| WIN
R27
{{small|23}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| WIN
R28
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SYD
R29
{{small|18}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SYD
R30
{{small|13}}

!colspan=8|

! 26th

! 1079

2013

! Nissan Motorsport

! Nissan Altima L33

| ADE
R1

| ADE
R2

| SYM
R3

| SYM
R4

| SYM
R5

| PUK
R6

| PUK
R7

| PUK
R8

| PUK
R9

| BAR
R10

| BAR
R11

| BAR
R12

| COA
R13

| COA
R14

| COA
R15

| COA
R16

| HID
R17

| HID
R18

| HID
R19

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| TOW
R20
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| TOW
R21
{{small|PO}}

| QLD
R22

| QLD
R23

| QLD
R24

| WIN
R25

| WIN
R26

| WIN
R27

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAN
QR
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SAN
R28
{{small|26}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAT
R29
{{small|18}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SUR
R30
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SUR
R31
{{small|Ret}}

| PHI
R32

| PHI
R33

| PHI
R34

| SYD
R35

| SYD
R36

!colspan=2|

! 57th

! 156

2014

! Nissan Motorsport

! Nissan Altima L33

| ADE
R1

| ADE
R2

| ADE
R3

| SYM
R4

| SYM
R5

| SYM
R6

| WIN
R7

| WIN
R8

| WIN
R9

| PUK
R10

| PUK
R11

| PUK
R12

| PUK
R13

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R14
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R15
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R16
{{small|PO}}

| HID
R17

| HID
R18

| HID
R19

| TOW
R20

| TOW
R21

| TOW
R22

| QLD
R23

| QLD
R24

| QLD
R25

| SMP
R26

| SMP
R27

| SMP
R28

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAN
QR
{{small|23}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SAN
R29
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #dfdfdf"| BAT
R30
{{small|2}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SUR
R31
{{small|13}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SUR
R32
{{small|Ret}}

| PHI
R33

| PHI
R34

| PHI
R35

| SYD
R36

| SYD
R37

| SYD
R38

! 40th

! 342

2015

! Nissan Motorsport

! Nissan Altima L33

| ADE
R1

| ADE
R2

| ADE
R3

| SYM
R4

| SYM
R5

| SYM
R6

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R7
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R8
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| BAR
R9
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| WIN
R10
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| WIN
R11
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| WIN
R12
{{small|PO}}

| HID
R13

| HID
R14

| HID
R15

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| TOW
R16
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| TOW
R17
{{small|PO}}

|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| QLD
R18
{{small|PO}}

| QLD
R19

| QLD
R20

| SMP
R21

| SMP
R22

| SMP
R23

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAN
QR
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SAN
R24
{{small|18}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAT
R25
{{small|10}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SUR
R26
{{small|10}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| SUR
R27
{{small|8}}

| PUK
R28

| PUK
R29

| PUK
R30

| PHI
R31

| PHI
R32

| PHI
R33

| SYD
R34

| SYD
R35

| SYD
R36

!colspan=2|

! 39th

! 416

2017

! Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

! Holden VF Commodore

|style="background: #dfffdf"| ADE
R1
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| ADE
R2
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SYM
R3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #ffffff"| SYM
R4
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R5
{{small|20}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| PHI
R6
{{small|24}}

| BAR
R7

| BAR
R8

|style="background: #dfffdf"| WIN
R9
{{small|24}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| WIN
R10
{{small|27}}

| HID
R11

| HID
R12

| TOW
R13

| TOW
R14

| QLD
R15

| QLD
R16

| SMP
R17

| SMP
R18

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAN
QR
{{small|26}}

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

|style="background: #dfffdf"| BAT
R20
{{small|17}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SUR
R21
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #efcfff"| SUR
R22
{{small|Ret}}

| PUK
R23

| PUK
R24

|style="background: #efcfff"| NEW
R25
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background: #dfffdf"| NEW
R26
{{small|21}}

!colspan=12|

! 44th

! 348

=Complete Bathurst 1000 results=

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

! Team

! Car

! Co-driver

! Position

! Laps

2009

| Greg Murphy Racing

| Holden Commodore VE

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Walter

|align="center"| DNF

|align="center"| 84

2010

| Kelly Racing

| Holden Commodore VE

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Ricciardello

|align="center"| 22nd

|align="center"| 158

2012

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| Holden Commodore VE

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye

|align="center"| DNF

|align="center"| 97

2013

| Nissan Motorsport

| Nissan Altima L33

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

|align="center"| 18th

|align="center"| 161

2014

| Nissan Motorsport

| Nissan Altima L33

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

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

|align="center"| 161

2015

| Nissan Motorsport

| Nissan Altima L33

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

|align="center"| 10th

|align="center"| 161

2017

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| Holden Commodore VF

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaren Russell

|align="center"| 17th

|align="center"| 154

References

{{reflist}}

  • [http://www.formulaford.com.au/ Australian Formula Ford]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819152616/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/champ_info_drivers.php Formula Ford Drivers]

External links

  • [http://racing-reference.info/driver/Taz_Douglas Tax Douglas profile at Racing Reference]
  • {{DriverDB driver|taz-douglas}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Taz}}

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