Nathan Morcom
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| Nathan Morcom | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 April 1992 Sydney |
| Relatives | Barry Morcom (father) |
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | HMO Customer Racing |
| Car number | 11 |
| Starts | 57 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017-18 2016 2015–16 2014 2012–13 2011–12 2010 2008–10 | Super2 Series Australian Endurance Championship Australian GT Championship ADAC GT Championship Australian Drivers' Championship USA F2000 Series Toyota Racing Series Australian Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Australian Endurance Championship |
Nathan Morcom (born 5 April 1992) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the GT4 Australia Series. Morcom won the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship, 2011 Eastern Creek Six Hour and the 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.[1]
Junior formula
Morcom started in Formula Ford in the 2008 season with mixed success. He raced in 2010 Toyota Racing Series before moving into the United States F2000 Championship Series in 2011[2][3][4] and 2012.[5]
Australian Formula 3
Morcom competed in the Australian Drivers' Championship for Australian Formula 3 cars in 2010, 2012[6] and 2013 with the latter bringing him his best championship result of sixth place.[7]
Production Cars
Morcom moved in to the Australian Production Car Championship initially for the endurance races finishing fifth at the 2011 Phillip Island Six Hour and winning the 2011 Eastern Creek Six Hour with Chaz Mostert. He again teamed with Chaz Mostert to finish third at the 2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour, winning the 2016 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour[8] and runner up in the 2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.
In 2013, Morcom finished third in the championship driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X and again in 2017 Australian Production Car Series driving a Ford LZ Focus RS.
GT racing
Morcom travelled to Europe to compete in the 2014 ADAC GT Masters Endurance championship for Farnbacher Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 R. He did all sixteen races finishing thirty seventh in the series.[9]
Moving back to Australia, Morcom competed in the 2015 Australian GT Championship and 2016 Australian GT Championship finishing third in 2016.[10][11] The same year he and Grant Denyer won the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship.[12]
In 2016, Morcom competed in the GT Asia Series for Matt Stone Racing.[13]
In 2024, Morcom moved back to GT racing in the 2024 GT4 Australia Series. He finished fifth in the Silver Class championship.[14]
Supercars
Morcom drove the No. 54 Holden VF Commodore for Eggleston Motorsport in the Dunlop Super2 Series in 2017 and 2018 with limited success.[15]
TCR Australia
In 2019, Morcom competed in the newly formed TCR Australia Touring Car Series. He signed for HMO Customer Racing and competed in the 2019,[16] 2021[17] and 2022[18][19] years. He was set to drive in the 2020 season,[20] but this was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
