Matt Campbell (born 17 February 1995) is an Australian racing car driver, specialising in sports car racing. He is a Porsche factory driver, having formerly been a junior then young professional. He is one of 3 factory drivers whose driver categorisation is gold alongside Sven Müller and Mathieu Jaminet. Campbell won the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia driving for McElrea Racing. Campbell moved to Germany in 2017 and was third in the

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. Campbell is currently driving for

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in the

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in the LMGTE Am class driving a

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. He has taken three victories including at the

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. Campbell also won the

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driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Earl Bamber Motorsport.

Racing career

Early career

When Campbell was 14, he got a

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coupe, he raced with that with the support of his mother. He then got some driver coaching and entered the

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championship.

Supercars

Campbell made his

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debut for

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in 2016, co-driving with

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in the

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. In 2017, Campbell joined defending champion

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Sports cars

In 2014, Campbell competed in the

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. He moved up to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in

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, finishing third in the series, and then won the 2016 series. In 2017, he drove for Fach Auto Tech in the

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, finishing third overall. This led to a drive for

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- Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the

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. He won the class at the second round of the series, the

, driving with Christian Ried and Julien Andlauer. The same driver combination also took victory in the third round, the

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As Campbell was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Supercars Championship results

Bathurst 1000 results

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Notes * – All points earned by the team prior to the Shanghai round were nullified.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Dubai results

24 Hours of Daytona results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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Matt Campbell profile on US Racing Reference
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