Cameron McLean (born 14 December 1967) is an
Australian
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former racing driver.
Career
McLean began racing at age 14 in
karts. He came to prominence when he won the
1995 Australian Sports Sedan Championship in a
BMW M3. McLean won the
1997
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and
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
Privateers’ Cup in the
Australian Super Touring Championship
The Australian Super Touring Championship (formerly known as the Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship) was a CAMS-sanctioned national motor racing title for Super Touring Cars.
History
Super Touring was introduced into Australia in 1993 ...
. In 1999 he moved to the
V8 Supercars
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
category with
Greenfield Mowers Racing
Greenfield Mowers Racing was a motor racing team that competed in Australia from the early 1990s until 2000.
History
Greenfield Mowers Racing first came to national prominence competing in the 1995 Australian Sports Sedan Championship with C ...
, winning the Privateers award in the
1999 Shell Championship Series
The 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. The Australian Touring Car Championship w ...
. From there, he raced in selected events, but was always a regular in the endurance races. For 2001 and 2002, he drove for private team
Paragon Motorsports, but was never able to land a full-time drive with a professional outfit. McLean drove with a number of different leading teams in the enduros, including
Dick Johnson Racing
Dick Johnson Racing (formerly DJR Team Penske), is Australia's oldest motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. The team currently fields the #11 and #17 Ford Mustang (sixth generation), Ford Mustang GTs for Anton de Pasqu ...
,
Kmart Racing,
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the International V8 Supercars Championship between 1998 and 2012. The team was formed in 1998 when Ross and Jim Stone bought Alan Jones's shares in Alan Jones ...
,
Ford Performance Racing
Tickford Racing (formerly known as Prodrive Racing Australia and Ford Performance Racing) is an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Supercars Championship. The team currently campaigns three Ford Mustangs, with their current drive ...
and
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team. It is owned by retired racing driver Garry Rogers who began the team to further his own racing efforts. Based in Melbourne, originally out of a Nissan dealership owned by Rogers, the te ...
. His best
V8 Supercar
The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
result came in the
2004 Sandown 500 where he finished second for Stone Brothers Racing, driving with
Russell Ingall
Russell Ingall (born 24 February 1964 in London, England) is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. He won his V8 Supercars title in 2005, and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000, in 1 ...
. McLean also finished fourth in the
2001 Bathurst 1000 with
Greg Ritter
Greg Ritter (born 20 February 1973, in Victoria) is an Australian racing driver. He was the winner of the 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for ...
, driving for Dick Johnson Racing.
Career results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
* Super Touring
Super Touring, Class 2 or Class II was a motor racing Touring Cars category defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for national touring car racing in 1993. It was based on the "2 litre Touring Car Formula" created ...
race
References
External links
Super Touring register
Driver Database statsRacing reference profile
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Living people
1967 births
Racing drivers from Brisbane
Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers
Supercars Championship drivers