Ash Walsh Motorsport Australia
Ash Walsh is an Australian racing driver whose career has run from an Australian Karting Championship title in 2003, through Formula Renault in Europe, into the V8 Supercars Development Series, the BNT V8 SuperTourers and the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship.
Race reports and team updates from Ash Walsh Motorsport.
The Sydney round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship proved costly for Ash Walsh, with a grid penalty weighing on the results for the weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Read in MediaPreviewing the Sydney round, Ash Walsh was looking forward to the challenge of the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship and the chance to convert his earlier form into strong finishes.
Read in MediaA hard-fought Darwin round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship saw Ash Walsh battling through the field at Hidden Valley Raceway, 17–19 June 2016.
Read in MediaAnnounced on Friday, 15 February 2013, a last minute deal saw Ash Walsh take a full-time seat in the BNT V8 SuperTourer series, running alongside the full V8 SuperTourer campaign.
Read in MediaAs Infants’ Friend V8 Supercar driver, Ash Walsh returned to one of his favourite tracks and delivered the fastest time in practice with a strong 26 car field in Perth.
Read in MediaA career built step by step, from the karting circuit to touring and sports car racing.
Ash Walsh was the Australian Karting Champion in 2003, the foundation of a career that would take him to Europe and the national touring car categories.
Competing in the Formula Renault Western European Championship, Walsh qualified 21st for round four at the famous Le Mans circuit on a wet and drying track, then moved through the pack to take seventh place — his best finish of that year.
Driving for Infants’ Friend in the V8 Supercars Development Series (Dunlop Series), Ash topped the time sheets during practice in Perth with a 26 car field — the circuit he regards as one of his favourites.
After a strong 2012 campaign, Ash secured a full-time seat in the BNT V8 SuperTourer series, announced in February 2013.
Ash joined the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship after parting ways with V8 Supercars Team Erebus Motorsport following the break-up of the 2015 season, and finished fourth overall after Round 3 in August 2016.
Ash Walsh Motorsport Australia follows the season-long story of a young driver competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship, and the homepage gathers race reports, qualifying notes and podium finishes into one place. Entries cover the Sydney round at Sydney Motorsport Park, Darwin, and other venues on the Australian championship calendar, alongside Supercars and GT3 coverage. The writing stays close to the paddock: grid positions, tyre performance, race starts, safety cars and the small margins that decide a championship result.
Race weekend features often focus on the difficult side of motorsport, such as a grid penalty that costs valuable positions, or a car that simply refuses to cooperate. Ash's summaries balance the highs and the lows, describing strong fourth, sixth and seventh place finishes with the same attention given to incidents and mechanical problems. Practice sessions, fastest laps and qualifying order are treated as the groundwork of the weekend, while the feature races are where the championship narrative really takes shape.
The site also traces the wider community around the team: fellow competitors such as drivers from the field, family and supporters, and the fans who follow the series through social feeds. An Instagram grid and Pinterest collection give a visual window into paddock life, race cars and event weekends, while a video module brings the atmosphere of track days closer to visitors. Behind-the-scenes material is presented alongside the results, so supporters can follow the driver's progress round by round rather than only reading the final outcomes.
Navigating the site is straightforward, with a clean layout, soft off-white backgrounds, blush pink accents and rounded cards that keep a large archive of posts easy to browse. A category list helps readers move between race reports, championship updates and featured articles, and a blog archive offers a chronological view of everything published across the season. The overall tone is warm and encouraging, treating each round as a chapter in a developing career and each weekend behind the wheel as part of a longer journey toward the championship title.
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship rounds, test days and promotional appearances.
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Circuit Length | Lap Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Adelaide Parklands | 3 – 6 March 2016 | 3.22km | 1:22.2914 |
| Round 2 | Albert Park | 17 – 20 March 2016 | 5.28km | 1:58.3646 |
| Round 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 29 April – 1 May 2016 | — | — |
| Round 4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 17 – 19 June 2016 | — | — |
| Round 5 | Sandown | 2016 | — | — |
| Round 6 | Mount Panorama | 2016 | — | — |
| Round 7 | Surfers Paradise | 2016 | — | — |
Adelaide Parklands ran clockwise over 3.22km with a lap record of 1:22.2914, while Albert Park ran clockwise over 5.28km with a lap record of 1:58.3646. Maximum and minimum speed figures and circuit directions are listed for each round.
Images from races, testing sessions and promotional events.
Australian racing driver, Australian Karting Champion in 2003 and a former V8 Supercars Development Series, V8 SuperTourer and Porsche Carrera Cup competitor.
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