Steven Richards
| Steven Richards | |
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| Nationality |
 New Zealander |
| Born |
11 July 1972 (age 44) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 888 |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 446 |
| Race wins | 9 |
| Podium finishes | 57 |
| Pole positions | 6 |
| 2016 Championship position | 31st (516 pts) |
Steven James Richards (born 11 July, 1972) is a New Zealand-Australian racing driver, currently competing in the Australian GT Championship. He also drives for Triple Eight Race Engineering as a co-driver alongside Craig Lowndes in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series.
Richards, the son of seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Jim Richards, is himself a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner, having won the event in 1998, 1999, 2013 and 2015. Colloquially known as 'Richo', he also won the Bathurst 24 Hour in 2002.
Richards' first major career success was winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship on his second attempt in 1994 for Garry Rogers Motorsport. In 1995, Richards made his debut in the Bathurst 1000, finishing fourth for Gibson Motorsport with Anders Olofsson. Richards continued his association with Garry Rogers Motorsport in the years following, competing in the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1995 to 1997 driving an Alfa Romeo 155, Honda Accord and Nissan Primera and making his Australian Touring Car Championship debut for the team in 1996 in a Holden VR Commodore. Richards competed with his father Jim at the Bathurst 1000 in 1996 and 1997, finishing second in the latter. Richards continued with the team for 1998 before leaving to take up a testing role with Nissan in England.
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