Ashley Walsh


Ashley Daniel Walsh is an Australian racing driver who currently drives for Brad Jones Racing as a co-driver alongside Tim Slade in the Pirtek Enduro Cup.

Karting

Walsh was a dual Australian Karting Champion in 2003 at his local Ipswich Kart Track driving a Tony Kart. He won the Junior Clubman and Junior Piston Port categories. He also won the 2004 Australian CIK Karting Championships in a Trulli Kart. Walsh took up motor racing in 1999 by racing karts at the Ipswich Kart Club.

Formula Racing

Walsh was part of the CAMS Rising Stars program for 2007 when he was runner-up in the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship whilst racing for Borland Racing Developments. In 2008 Walsh competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup for Hitech Junior. Walsh finished 4th in the 2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship. Walsh only competed in limited races in 2009, including the final two rounds of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. Walsh was also the Rookie Driver for Australia in the A1 Grand Prix Series.

Touring Cars

In February 2011 he finished 16th in the 2011 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour driving a Ryan McLeod run HSV VXR Turbo and then moved into the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series with the newly expanded Miles Racing. Walsh moved to Matt Stone Racing for the 2012 Dunlop Series and immediately achieved regular top-five finishes.
Walsh contested the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship for Erebus Motorsport in a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG before and including the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland, after which he was dropped in favour of experienced drivers Dean Canto and Alex Davison. He contested the 2016 Enduro Cup with Tim Slade at Brad Jones Racing, finishing 7th at Bathurst despite dropping two laps down early in the race with a brake fire.

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2003Australian National Sprint Kart Championship Junior Clubman1stTony KartTony Kart
2003Australian National Sprint Kart Championship Junior Piston Port1stTony KartTony Kart
2004Australian CIK Karting Championships1stTrulli – Parilla
2004Asia-Pacific Championship ICA31stTrulli – Parilla
2005Queensland Formula Ford Championship5thVan Diemen RF01 FordCAMS Rising Star
2006Australian Formula Ford Championship3rdVan Diemen RF06 FordVIP Petfoods
2007Australian Formula Ford Championship2ndSpectrum 011B FordCAMS Rising Star
2008Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup19thTatuus – RenaultHitech Junior
2008-09A1 Grand Prix season8th †Ferrari A1 - Ferrari V8A1 Team Australia
2009Australian Formula Ford Championship11thMygale SJ08A FordMuzz Buzz
2010Australian Formula Ford Championship4thSpectrum 012 – FordCAMS Rising Star
2011Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series27thFord BF FalconMiles Racing
2012Dunlop V8 Supercar Series7thFord BF FalconMatt Stone Racing
2013Dunlop V8 Supercar Series2ndFord FG FalconMatt Stone Racing
2013International V8 Supercars Championship51stFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing
2013V8SuperTourers Championship24thHolden VE CommodoreMPC Motorsport
2014Dunlop V8 Supercar Series3rdFord FG FalconMatt Stone Racing
2014International V8 Supercars Championship48thFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing
2015International V8 Supercars Championship25thMercedes-Benz E63 AMGErebus Motorsport
2016Porsche Carrera Cup Australia6thPorsche 911 GT3 CupSonic Motor Racing Services
2016International V8 Supercars Championship34thHolden VF CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championship56thHolden VF CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2017Australian GT Championship3rdAudi R8 LMSMelbourne Performance Centre
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championship43rdHolden ZB CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2019Dunlop Super2 Series9thHolden VF CommodoreMatt Stone Racing
2019Virgin Australia Supercars Championship45thHolden ZB CommodoreBrad Jones Racing

† Team result

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2008–09AustraliaNED
SPR		NED
FEA		CHN
SPR		CHN
FEA		MYS
SPR
PO		MYS
FEA
PO		NZL
SPR
PO		NZL
FEA
PO		RSA
SPR
PO		RSA
FEA
PO		POR
SPR		POR
FEA		GBR
SPR		GBR
FEA		8th36

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Supercars Championship results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

‡Walsh was entered as a co-driver to Slade but withdrew and was replaced with Heimgartner.