Charlie O'Brien (racing driver)

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Charles Lindsay O'Brien (born 26 March 1955) is an Australian former race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.[1]

Career results

Season Title Position Car Team
1976 Australian Touring Car Championship 6th Holden LH Torana SLR/5000 L34
1977 Australian Touring Car Championship 15th Holden LH Torana SLR/5000 L34
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door 		Holden Dealer Team
1978 Australian Touring Car Championship 19th Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback Bob Forbes Motorsport
1979 Australian Touring Car Championship 5th Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door Gown-Hindaugh
Roadways Racing
1980 Australian Touring Car Championship 10th Holden VC Commodore Roadways Racing
1982 Australian Drivers' Championship 5th Ralt RT4 Ford
1982 National Panasonic Series[2] 1st[2] Ralt RT4[2] O'Brien's Heavy Haulage[2]
1983 Australian Drivers' Championship 9th Ralt RT4 Ford
1983 North American Formula Atlantic Series 25th Ralt RT4 Ford Theodore Racing
1986 Australian Touring Car Championship 12th BMW 635 CSi Charlie O'Brien
1986 South Pacific Touring Car Championship 4th BMW 635 CSi Bob Jane T-Marts
State Coal BMW
1987 New Zealand Touring Car National Series 1st BMW 635 CSi
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship 10th BMW 318i Paul Morris Motorsport
1996 Australian Super Touring Championship 7th BMW 318i Paul Morris Motorsport
2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 17th Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 16th Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series 60th Ford BA Falcon WPS Racing
2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 25th Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
2010 Australian V8 Ute Series 14th Ford Falcon XR8 Ute Madashell Motorsport
2011 Australian V8 Ute Series 12th Ford Falcon XR8 Ute Rentco
2015 Australian Trans-Am Series 1st Pontiac Trans-Am Fataz Competition
2016 Australian Trans-Am Series 1st Chevrolet Camaro Fataz Competition

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Points
1975 Charlie O'Brien Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 SYM
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AMA
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ORA
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAK
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28th 1
1976 O'Brien's Transport Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 SYM
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ORA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN AMA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAK
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHI
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6th 43
1977 Holden Dealer Team Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door 		SYM
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ORA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AMA
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR LAK SAN
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR SUR PHI
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15th 10
1978 Bob Forbes Motorsport Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback SYM
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ORA AMA SAN WAN CAL
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAK
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR 19th 6
1979 Gown-Hindaugh
Roadways Racing 		Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door SYM CAL ORA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		WAN SUR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAK
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR 5th 26
1980 Roadways Racing Holden VB Commodore SYM CAL LAK SAN WAN SUR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		AIR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ORA 10th 15
1986 Charlie O'Brien BMW 635 CSi AMA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SYM
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAN AIR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		WAN SUR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL LAK
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		WIN ORA 12th 56
2004 WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon ADE ECR PUK HID BAR QLD WIN ORA SAN
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BAT SUR SYM ECR 60th 132

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1987 Template:Flagicon Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ JAR DIJ NUR SPA BNO SIL BAT
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLD
ovr:13
cls:9 		NC 0
Template:Flagicon Viacard Services BMW 635 CSi WEL
ovr:20
cls:12 		FJI

† Not registered for series & points

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class
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1975 Template:Flagicon C O'Brien Template:Flagicon Graham Ryan Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 D 22 DNF DNF
1976 Template:Flagicon Holden Dealer Team Template:Flagicon Wayne Negus Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 3001cc - 6000cc 160 4th 4th
1977 Template:Flagicon Holden Dealer Team Template:Flagicon Ron Harrop Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door 3001cc - 6000cc 162 5th 5th
1978 Template:Flagicon Holden Dealer Team Template:Flagicon John Harvey Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback A 139 19th 9th
1979 Template:Flagicon Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh Template:Flagicon Garth Wigston Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback A 147 8th 8th
1980 Template:Flagicon Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh Template:Flagicon Garth Wigston Holden VC Commodore 3001-6000cc 157 5th 5th
1981 Template:Flagicon Citizen Watches Australia P/L Template:Flagicon Mike Quinn Holden VC Commodore 8 Cylinder & Over 16 DNF DNF
1982 Template:Flagicon Soundwave Discos Template:Flagicon Clive Benson-Browne Holden VH Commodore SS A 143 DNF DNF
1984 Template:Flagicon Peter Williamson Toyota Template:Flagicon Peter Williamson Toyota Celica Supra Group A 0 DNF DNF
1985 Template:Flagicon Erle McRae Motorsport Template:Flagicon John English BMW 635 CSi C 106 DNF DNF
1986 Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon Goold Motorsport Template:Flagicon Garry Rogers BMW 635 CSi C 19 DNF DNF
1987 Template:Flagicon Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Template:Flagicon Neville Crichton Ford Sierra RS500 1 2 DNF DNF
1989 Template:Flagicon Miedecke Motorsport Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 A 0 DNF DNF
1990 Template:Flagicon Mobil 1 Racing Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke
Template:Flagicon David Parsons 		Ford Sierra RS500 1 149 11th 11th
1991 Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat Enterprises Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Brancatelli Ford Sierra RS500 1 158 DSQ DSQ
1992 Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat Enterprises Template:Flagicon Gary Brabham Ford Sierra RS500 A 124 25th 20th
1993 Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat Enterprises Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke Ford EB Falcon A 41 DNF DNF
1994 Template:Flagicon Benson & Hedges Racing Template:Flagicon Tony Longhurst Holden VP Commodore A 161 4th 4th
1995 Template:Flagicon Shell FAI Racing Template:Flagicon Steven Johnson Ford EF Falcon 158 7th 7th
1997 Template:Flagicon Castrol Longhurst Ford Template:Flagicon Tony Longhurst Ford EL Falcon L1 110 DNF DNF

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ a b c d Bev Wright, O'Brien All the Way, Racing Car News, October 1982, pages 41 to 43

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
1992
(with Garry Waldon & Mark Gibbs) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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