Paul Morris (racing driver)
| Paul Morris | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
22 December 1967 Morwell, Victoria |
| ATCC / V8 Supercars | |
| Years active | 1992–94, 1999–2014 |
| Teams |
Tony Longhurst Racing Holden Racing Team Paul Morris Motorsport Ford Performance Racing |
| Starts | 341 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2001 Shell Championship Series |
| Previous series | |
| 1989–91 1991 1992-94 1995–01 1998 1999-2014 2009–16 |
Australian Formula Ford Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Touring Cars Australian Super Touring Indy Lights V8 Supercars Development V8 Series |
| Championship titles | |
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1995 1996-97 1997 1998 1999 2000-01 |
Australian Super Touring TraNZam Series Australian Super Touring Queensland Gemini Series Australian Super Touring Australian Super Touring |
Paul Morris (born 22 December 1967 in Morwell, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian motor racing driver and team owner. Morris currently competes in Queensland sprint car racing and Stadium Super Trucks. He is the only person to have won all three major car racing events at Mount Panorama; the Bathurst 1000, Bathurst 6 Hour and Bathurst 12 Hour.
Paul Morris started his motor racing career at the age of 19 in 1987, driving in the Queensland Gemini Series. He won Rookie of the Year in his debut season, and won the state championship the following year. He spent the next three years competing in Formula Ford.
Morris made his Bathurst debut in 1991, driving a Toyota Corolla. He won the Class C title that year with Geoff Full.
He joined the BMW Works team in 1992, and competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship for several years. Morris went on to compete in the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1994 to 2000 (excluding 1998), winning four championships. His notable sponsors during this time were Benson & Hedges and Diet Coke. He also competed in the V8 Touring Car Championship full-time in 1994, driving a Holden Commodore sponsored by Diet Coke. That same year, he would claim another class victory at the Bathurst 1000 with German driver Altfrid Heger in a BMW, having written off his Holden in testing prior to the race.
In 1998, Morris drove for PacWest Racing in the PPG Dayton Indy Lights Championship in the United States. His best result was sixth in the opening round at Homestead.
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