Josh Buchan
Australian racing driver
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Joshua Buchan (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in various TCR Touring Car series worldwide as a factory Hyundai driver and also the GT World Challenge Australia. Buchan won the 2023, 2024 and 2025 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championships.[1]
| Josh Buchan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 22 January 1995 |
| TCR Australia career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | HMO Customer Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 81 |
| Championships | 3 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 35 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 14 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023, 2024 & 2025 |
| Finished last season | 1st |
| Previous series | |
| 2018-19 2019 2021-25 2023,25 2024-25 2025-26 | NSW Formula Ford Australian Formula 3 TCR Australia TCR World Tour GT4 Australia GT World Chall. Aus. |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023,24,25 2018 | TCR Australia NSW Formula Ford |
Career
Buchan had a late start to racing, beginning karting in 2011 just before his 16th birthday. He participated in karting until 2017, when he moved up to competition in Formula Fords. Buchan won the 2018 New South Wales Formula Ford championship, winning 17 out of 19 races during the season. In 2019, he took victory in the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary event at Mount Panorama, earning him a scholarship to move up to the Australian Formula 3 championship, where he finished second in points. Plans were made for Buchan to move the S5000 championship for 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
Buchan signed to race in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in 2021, driving for HMO Customer Racing.[3] Buchan finished seventh in the championship in his first season. In 2022, he finished third in the championship standings, and in 2023, he won the championship over his teammate Bailey Sweeney.[4]
In 2024, Buchan signed a two-year deal to continue driving for HMO Customer Racing.[5]
Personal life
Buchan was born and raised in Lithgow, New South Wales.[2] He currently resides in Sydney, New South Wales.[1]
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy - Juniors | 1st |
| 2012 | Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy - National Light | 2nd |
| 2017 | Combined Districts Kart Club - Junior Championship | 1st |
| Combined Districts Kart Club - KA4 Junior Light | 1st | |
| Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy - KA4 Junior Light | 3rd | |
| Race of Stars - KA3 Junior | 13th | |
| 2018 | Combined Districts Kart Club - KA3 Senior Light | 1st |
| Combined Districts Kart Club - Senior Champion | 1st | |
| SP Tools Club Driver Rankings - KA4 Senior Light | 2nd | |
| Clyde Marshall Memorial Trophy - KA3 Junior Light | 1st | |
| 2019 | Race of Stars - KA3 Senior | 13th |
| Brian Farley Memorial - TAG Light | 15th | |
| 2020 | Australian Kart Championship - TAG 125 | 17th |
| 2022 | Nicole & Rod Franks Memorial - TAG 125 | 12th |
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class | Listec Racing Cars | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 302 | 1st |
| Australian Formula Ford Series - Kent class | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 5th | ||
| 2019 | Australian Formula 3 Championship | Gilmour Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 177 | 2nd |
| New South Wales Formula Ford - Kent class | Listec Racing Cars | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 10th | |
| 2021 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 7th |
| 2022 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 667 | 3rd | |
| 2023 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 807 | 1st | |
| TCR World Tour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 16th | ||
| 2024 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 747 | 1st | |
| GT4 Australia Series | DNA Racing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 4th | |
| 2025 | GT4 Australia Series - Silver-Am | Zagame Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13th |
| GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | ||
| TCR World Tour | HMO Customer Racing | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 11th | |
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 1st | ||
| TCR Australia Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 1st | ||
| 2026 | Michelin Pilot Sport Challenge - TCR | Bryan Herta Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 18th |
| GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Zagame Autosport |
Complete Australian Formula 3
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete TCR Australia results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 3 |
SYM R2 6 |
SYM R3 6 |
PHI R4 13 |
PHI R5 Ret |
PHI R6 9 |
BAT R7 14 |
BAT R8 11 |
BAT R9 10 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 1 |
SMP R12 2 |
BAT R13 DNS |
BAT R14 Ret |
BAT R15 10 |
7th | 365 | ||||||
| 2022 | SYM R1 2 |
SYM R2 5 |
SYM R3 4 |
PHI R4 Ret |
PHI R5 19 |
PHI R6 14 |
BAT R7 8 |
BAT R8 3 |
BAT R9 4 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 11 |
SMP R12 2 |
QLD R13 14 |
QLD R14 9 |
QLD R15 8 |
SAN R16 5 |
SAN R17 8 |
SAN R18 4 |
3rd | 667 | |||||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | BAT R19 9 |
BAT R20 C |
BAT R21 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | SYM R1 6 |
SYM R2 9 |
SYM R3 9 |
PHI R4 1 |
PHI R5 10 |
PHI R6 1 |
WIN R7 4 |
WIN R8 3 |
WIN R9 2 |
QLD R13 5 |
QLD R14 6 |
QLD R15 6 |
SAN R16 8 |
SAN R17 5 |
SAN R18 7 |
SMP R19 16 |
SMP R20 5 |
SMP R21 5 |
BAT R22 8 |
BAT R23 11 |
BAT R24 11 |
1st | 809 | ||
| 2024 | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SAN R1 2 |
SAN R2 6 |
SAN R3 2 |
SYM R4 2 |
SYM R5 6 |
SYM R6 11 |
PHI R7 1 |
PHI R8 Ret |
PHI R9 3 |
1st | 747 | |||||||||||||
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | BND R10 3 |
BND R11 3 |
BND R12 2 |
QLD R13 6 |
QLD R14 3 |
QLD R15 3 |
SMP R19 1 |
SMP R20 3 |
SMP R21 1 |
BAT R22 3 |
BAT R23 6 |
BAT R24 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | BND R1 C |
BND R2 44 |
BND R3 5 |
MAC R4 7 |
MAC R5 1 |
1st | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
Complete TCR World Tour results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG R1 |
ALG R2 |
SPA R3 |
SPA R4 |
VAL R5 |
VAL R6 |
HUN R7 |
HUN R8 |
VBF R9 |
VBF R10 |
JCB R11 |
JCB R12 |
SMP R13 16 |
SMP R14 5 |
SMP R15 5 |
BAT R16 8 |
BAT R17 11 |
BAT R18 11 |
MAC R19 |
MAC R20 |
16th | 58 |
| 2025 | AHR 1 |
AHR 2 |
AHR 3 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CRT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CVR 1 |
CVR 2 |
BEN 1 C |
BEN 2 44 |
BEN 3 5 |
INJ 1 12 |
INJ 2 9 |
INJ 3 6 |
ZHZ 1 |
ZHZ 2 |
MAC 1 7 |
MAC 2 1 |
11th | 154 |
Complete GT World Challenge Australia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Australian GT4 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Method Motorsport |
Jake Santalucia Anthony Levitt |
McLaren Artura GT4 | GT4 | 276 | 14th | 1st |
Complete IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)