Dylan O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the
TCR Australia Touring Car Series
The TCR Australia Touring Car Series is a touring car racing series based in Australia. The series is run as part of the Shannons Nationals series.
Background
The TCR Touring Car formula, introduced in 2014, is based on four or five door fron ...
with
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 ...
, driving the No. 8 Peugeot 308.
Biography
O'Keeffe started his career in karting before making his car-racing debut in the Victorian-based Porsche 944 Challenge in 2014.
O'Keeffe attended
St Bede's College (Mentone)
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during his secondary education.
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
O'Keeffe competed in the
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in 2015, driving for Ashley Seward Motorsport. He finished second overall in the standings with one race win and 12 top-three finishes.
Porsche Carrera Cup
For the 2016 racing season, O'Keeffe progressed to the
Porsche Carrera Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with, initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup, then later Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The cars are specifically built by Porsche for one-m ...
, remaining with the Ashley Seward Motorsport team. He finished 10th in the points, with a best race result of fourth at the Hidden Valley round. He remained in Carrera Cup for the 2017 season, achieving top-three race finishes at Adelaide and Phillip Island, before recording a season-best second place at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. He finished sixth in the 2017 series standings.
O'Keeffe's final full season in Carrera Cup was in 2018. After recording his first race win at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden round win at Darwin, O'Keeffe finished third in the standings.
In both 2017 and '18, O'Keeffe represented Australia at the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme Shootout.
Bathurst 12 Hour
O'Keeffe made his Bathurst 12 Hour debut in 2017, winning Class B and finishing 15th outright in a Steven Richards Motorsport Porsche. He returned to the event in 2018, driving an Audi R8 but the car was classified as a non-finisher. O'Keeffe made his third Bathurst 12 Hour start in 2019 driving a MARC car.
Super2 Series
For the 2019 racing season, O'Keeffe was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive in the Super2 Series, replacing
Chris Pither
Chris Pither (born 3 December 1986) is a New Zealand professional racing driver, currently competing in the Supercars Championship driving the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore for PremiAir Racing.
Pither has won eight national championships inclu ...
Supercars Championship
At the 2019
Gold Coast 600
The Gold Coast 500 (formally known as the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. The event has been a regular part o ...
, O'Keeffe made his
Supercars Championship
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 ...
racing debut for
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 ...
after
Richie Stanaway
Richie Stanaway (born 24 November 1991) is a racing car driver from New Zealand.
Career New Zealand
Born in Tauranga, Stanaway was originally from a motocross background, before making the switch to speedway at the age of twelve. Following tha ...
was stood down from Race 27 for disciplinary reasons.
Career results
Complete Super2 Series results
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) (Round results only)
Supercars Championship results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
TCR Australia results
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ As O'Keeffe was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
References
External links
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Profile on Racing Reference
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1998 births
Living people
Australian racing drivers
Supercars Championship drivers
World Touring Car Cup drivers
Australian Endurance Championship drivers
Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers
Kelly Racing drivers