Steven Richards

Template:About Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox racing driver Steven James Richards<ref name="westrac">Template:Cite news</ref> (born 11 July 1972) is a New Zealand-Australian racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.

Richards, the son of seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Jim Richards, is himself a five-time Bathurst 1000 winner, having won the event in 1998, 1999, 2013, 2015 and 2018. Colloquially known as 'Richo', he also won the Bathurst 24 Hour in 2002.

Career history

Early career

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.<ref name="westrac"/> 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.<ref name="50yrschamp">Template:Cite book</ref>

At the 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Richards finished second in a Nissan Primera, only two seconds behind his father Jim. A month later driving a Ford EL Falcon, he won the FAI 1000 with Jason Bright for Stone Brothers Racing.

Supercars Championship

In 1999 Richards took up a full-time drive with Gibson Motorsport in 1999, as a team-mate to Greg Murphy in a Holden VT Commodore. Richards finished seventh in the championship with the highlight being defending his Bathurst crown with Murphy. By winning his second Bathurst title in a Holden, he became the first driver to win the Bathurst 1000 in both a Ford and Holden, and remains the only driver to do so in consecutive years.<ref name="50yrsbathurst">Template:Cite book</ref> Richards continued with Gibson Motorsport in 2000, winning the inaugural Canberra 400 as well as a round at Calder Park Raceway.<ref name="50yrschamp"/>

In 2001, Richards moved to Ford Tickford Racing. Richards finished 12th in the standings for the team in 2001. With Ford Tickford Racing scaling back to one car, Richards moved to Perkins Engineering in 2002. He continued with the team for five years and achieved consistent championship finishes between fifth and seventh. Richards won two rounds for the team, both at the Perth 400 at Barbagallo Raceway.<ref name="50yrschamp"/>

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Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon of Steven Richards at the 2010 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

In 2007, Richards made another manufacturer switch, joining Ford Performance Racing. Richards started competitively for the team, with championship finishes of seventh and eighth, but dropped off in 2009 and 2010 with finishes of thirteenth and fifteenth. Richards was subsequently replaced by Will Davison for 2011, and finished his full-time career with a podium in the final race of the season at the Sydney 500. Richards' highlights for the team were winning the Skycity Triple Crown in 2008, and podium finishes at the 2007 Sandown 500 and 2009 Phillip Island 500 with Owen Kelly and Mark Winterbottom respectively. Richards and Winterbottom were leading the 2007 Bathurst 1000 late in the race before Winterbottom went off the track in wet conditions.<ref name="50yrsbathurst"/>

Endurance co-driver

Following his full-time career ending, Richards became a highly sought-after co-driver for V8 Supercars' two endurance events, the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. He decided to stay on with Ford Performance Racing, renewing his partnership with Winterbottom. In 2013, Richards and Winterbottom won the 2013 Bathurst 1000 on their sixth attempt together. It was the first Bathurst victory for Winterbottom and the team, and Richards' first since 1999.

After his success in 2013, Richards was poached by Triple Eight Race Engineering to drive with Craig Lowndes from 2014 onwards in what had become known as the Pirtek Enduro Cup. The move brought Richards a fourth Bathurst victory in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In doing this Richards joined Lowndes, who along with Tony Longhurst and Jamie Whincup had matched the feat of winning in both a Ford and Holden since Richards had achieved it, as the only two drivers to win more than one Bathurst 1000 for both Ford and Holden. Richards won the race again with Lowndes in 2018 winning his Fifth Bathurst crown becoming one of the most successful winners of the great race throughout the current decade and sixth on the all-time list of Bathurst champions.

Richards announced his retirement from Supercars racing after the 2019 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Endurance racing

Richards won the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour race in 2002 driving a Holden Monaro 427C for Garry Rogers Motorsport. Richards won the race alongside Garth Tander, Cameron McConville and Nathan Pretty. Driving the same car in the 2003 race, the same quartet finished in second place, less than a second behind their teammates Greg Murphy, Todd Kelly, Jason Bright, and Peter Brock, who had formed a famous partnership with his father Jim in the 1970s and 1980s.

Richards competed in the 2014 24 Hours of Spa with Roger Lago, David Russell and Steve Owen, driving a Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3. They did not finish the race. Richards has also achieved a class victory at the Bathurst 12 Hour, in 2012.

Carrera Cup

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Richards placed fourth in the 2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

After the conclusion of his full-time V8 Supercars career, Richards entered the Australian Carrera Cup Championship in 2011 in a team backed by Laser Plumbing & Electrical. He consistently became a top-five championship runner since joining the series. His highlight was in 2014 when he won the championship title and broke the stranglehold on the series held by Craig Baird. It was Richards' first championship title in twenty years. Richards slipped back in the following two years before stepping back from the series to focus on his team's entry in the Australian GT Championship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Australian GT

In 2013 and 2014, Richards competed in selected events of the Australian GT Championship in a Lamborghini Gallardo alongside Justin McMillan. They finished fifth in the 2014 championship. Richards then made a one-off appearance in the 2015 season in a Chevrolet Camaro.

In 2016, Richards re-joined the series full-time, this time with his own team, Steven Richards Motorsport. The team became the factory-supported customer entrant for the new BMW M6 GT3 in Australia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The team has also entered two cars in the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour.

Personal life

Before taking up motor racing full-time, Richards served his apprenticeship as an aircraft engineer.

Richards is married to Angela (m. 1998) and has two children, Clayton (born 2000) and Priya (born 2001).<ref name="westrac"/>

Richards lives with his family in Melbourne, Victoria.

Career results

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Richards won the 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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Richards placed fifth in the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia series

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Richards placed 14th in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving a BMW M6 GT3

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1992	Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series	7th	Van Diemen RF91 Ford	Steven Richards
1993	Australian Formula Ford Championship	5th	Van Diemen RF93 Ford	Team Valvoline / Garry Rogers
1994	Australian Formula Ford Championship	1st	Van Diemen RF94 Ford	Garry Rogers Motorsport
1995	Australian Super Touring Championship	9th	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	Garry Rogers Motorsport
1996	Australian Touring Car Championship	12th	Holden VR Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
	Australian Super Touring Championship	5th	Honda Accord Alfa Romeo 155 TS
1997	Australian Touring Car Championship	12th	Holden VS Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
	Australian Super Touring Championship	7th	Nissan Primera Honda Accord
1998	Australian Touring Car Championship	18th	Holden VS Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
1999	Shell Championship Series	7th	Holden VT Commodore	Gibson Motorsport
2000	Shell Championship Series	9th	Holden VT Commodore	Gibson Motorsport
2001	Shell Championship Series	12th	Ford AU Falcon	Ford Tickford Racing
2002	V8 Supercar Championship Series	6th	Holden VX Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2003	V8 Supercar Championship Series	6th	Holden VX Commodore Holden VY Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2004	V8 Supercar Championship Series	5th	Holden VY Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2005	V8 Supercar Championship Series	7th	Holden VY Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2006	V8 Supercar Championship Series	7th	Holden VZ Commodore	Perkins Engineering
2007	V8 Supercar Championship Series	7th	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2008	V8 Supercar Championship Series	8th	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2009	V8 Supercar Championship Series	13th	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2010	V8 Supercar Championship Series	15th	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2011	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	4th	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R	Laser Racing
	International V8 Supercars Championship	36th	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2012	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	5th	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R	Laser Racing
	V8SuperTourer Championship	11th	Ford FG Falcon	John McIntyre Racing
	International V8 Supercars Championship	38th		Ford Performance Racing
2013	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	4th	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Laser Racing
	Australian GT Championship	33rd	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	M Motorsport
	International V8 Supercars Championship	31st	Ford FG Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2014	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	1st	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991	Laser Plumbing & Electrical
	Australian GT Championship	5th	Lamborghini Gallardo FL2	Interlloy M Motorsport
	International V8 Supercars Championship	31st	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering
2015	Australian GT Championship	43rd	Chevrolet Camaro	DPM Motorsport
	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	4th	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991	Laser Plumbing & Electrical
	International V8 Supercars Championship	31st	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering
2016	Porsche Carrera Cup Australia	5th	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991	Laser Plumbing & Electrical
	Australian GT Championship	28th	BMW M6 GT3	Steven Richards Motorsport
	Australian Endurance Championship	29th	BMW M6 GT3
	International V8 Supercars Championship	31st	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering
2017	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	32nd	Holden VF Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering
	Australian GT Championship	14th	BMW M6 GT3	BMW Team SRM
2018	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	27th	Holden ZB Commodore	Triple Eight Race Engineering
2019	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	37th	Holden ZB Commodore	Team 18

Supercars Championship results

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

Supercars 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	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	Position	Points
1996	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VR Commodore	EAS R1 Template:Small	EAS R2 Template:Small	EAS R3 Template:Small	SAN R4 Template:Small	SAN R5 Template:Small	SAN R6 Template:Small	BAT R7 Template:Small	BAT R8 Template:Small	BAT R9 Template:Small	SYM R10 Template:Small	SYM R11 Template:Small	SYM R12 Template:Small	PHI R13 Template:Small	PHI R14 Template:Small	PHI R15 Template:Small	CAL R16 Template:Small	CAL R17 Template:Small	CAL R18 Template:Small	LAK R19 Template:Small	LAK R20 Template:Small	LAK R21 Template:Small	BAR R22 Template:Small	BAR R23 Template:Small	BAR R24 Template:Small	MAL R25 Template:Small	MAL R26 Template:Small	MAL R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small										12th	84
1997	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	CAL R1 Template:Small	CAL R2 Template:Small	CAL R3 Template:Small	PHI R4 Template:Small	PHI R5 Template:Small	PHI R6 Template:Small	SAN R7 Template:Small	SAN R8 Template:Small	SAN R9 Template:Small	SYM R10 Template:Small	SYM R11 Template:Small	SYM R12 Template:Small	WIN R13	WIN R14	WIN R15	EAS R16 Template:Small	EAS R17 Template:Small	EAS R18 Template:Small	LAK R19 Template:Small	LAK R20 Template:Small	LAK R21 Template:Small	BAR R22 Template:Small	BAR R23 Template:Small	BAR R24 Template:Small	MAL R25 Template:Small	MAL R26 Template:Small	MAL R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small										12th	263
1998	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	SAN R1 Template:Small	SAN R2 Template:Small	SAN R3 Template:Small	SYM R4 Template:Small	SYM R5 Template:Small	SYM R6 Template:Small	LAK R7 Template:Small	LAK R8 Template:Small	LAK R9 Template:Small	PHI R10 Template:Small	PHI R11 Template:Small	PHI R12 Template:Small	WIN R13 Template:Small	WIN R14 Template:Small	WIN R15 Template:Small	MAL R16 Template:Small	MAL R17 Template:Small	MAL R18 Template:Small	BAR R19 Template:Small	BAR R20 Template:Small	BAR R21 Template:Small	CAL R22 Template:Small	CAL R23 Template:Small	CAL R24 Template:Small	HDV R25 Template:Small	HDV R26 Template:Small	HDV R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small										18th	188
1999	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	EAS R1	EAS R2	EAS R3	ADE R4	BAR R5	BAR R6	BAR R7	PHI R8	PHI R9	PHI R10	HDV R11	HDV R12	HDV R13	SAN R14	SAN R15	SAN R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	QLD R19	CAL R20	CAL R21	CAL R22	SYM R23	SYM R24	SYM R25	WIN R26	WIN R27	WIN R28	ORA R29	ORA R30	ORA R31	QLD R32 Template:Small	BAT R33 Template:Small							7th	1310
2000	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	PHI R1	PHI R2	BAR R3	BAR R4	BAR R5	ADE R6	ADE R7	EAS R8	EAS R9	EAS R10	HDV R11	HDV R12	HDV R13	CAN R14	CAN R15	CAN R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	QLD R19	WIN R20	WIN R21	WIN R22	ORA R23	ORA R24	ORA R25	CAL R26	CAL R27	CAL R28	QLD R29 Template:Small	SAN R30	SAN R31	SAN R32	BAT R33 Template:Small							8th	993
2001	Ford Tickford Racing	Ford AU Falcon	PHI R1	PHI R2	ADE R3	ADE R4	EAS R5	EAS R6	HDV R7	HDV R8	HDV R9	CAN R10	CAN R11	CAN R12	BAR R13	BAR R14	BAR R15	CAL R16	CAL R17	CAL R18	ORA R19	ORA R20	QLD R21 Template:Small	WIN R22	WIN R23	BAT R24 Template:Small	PUK R25	PUK R26	PUK R27	SAN R28	SAN R29	SAN R30										12th	1912
2002	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	PHI R3	PHI R4	EAS R5 Template:Small	EAS R6 Template:Small	EAS R7 Template:Small	HDV R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	HDV R10 Template:Small	CAN R11 Template:Small	CAN R12 Template:Small	CAN R13 Template:Small	BAR R14 Template:Small	BAR R15 Template:Small	BAR R16 Template:Small	ORA R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small	WIN R19 Template:Small	WIN R20 Template:Small	QLD R21 Template:Small	BAT R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small	SUR R24 Template:Small	PUK R25 Template:Small	PUK R26 Template:Small	PUK R27 Template:Small	SAN R28 Template:Small	SAN R29 Template:Small											6th	1310
2003	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R1 Template:Small	PHI R3 Template:Small	EAS R4 Template:Small	WIN R5 Template:Small	BAR R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	HDV R10 Template:Small	HDV R11 Template:Small	QLD R12 Template:Small	ORA R13 Template:Small	SAN R14 Template:Small	BAT R15 Template:Small	SUR R16 Template:Small	SUR R17 Template:Small	PUK R18 Template:Small	PUK R19 Template:Small	PUK R20 Template:Small	EAS R21 Template:Small	EAS R22 Template:Small																		6th	1709
2004	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	EAS R3 Template:Small	PUK R4 Template:Small	PUK R5 Template:Small	PUK R6 Template:Small	HDV R7 Template:Small	HDV R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	BAR R10 Template:Small	BAR R11 Template:Small	BAR R12 Template:Small	QLD R13 Template:Small	WIN R14 Template:Small	ORA R15 Template:Small	ORA R16 Template:Small	SAN R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	SUR R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small	SYM R21 Template:Small	SYM R22 Template:Small	SYM R23 Template:Small	EAS R24 Template:Small	EAS R25 Template:Small	EAS R26 Template:Small														5th	1819
2005	Perkins Engineering	Holden VZ Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	PUK R3	PUK R4	PUK R5	BAR R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	EAS R9 Template:Small	EAS R10 Template:Small	SHA R11	SHA R12	SHA R13 Template:Small	HDV R14 Template:Small	HDV R15 Template:Small	HDV R16 Template:Small	QLD R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small	ORA R19 Template:Small	SAN R20 Template:Small	BAT R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small	SUR R24 Template:Small	SYM R25 Template:Small	SYM R26 Template:Small	SYM R27 Template:Small	PHI R28 Template:Small	PHI R29 Template:Small	PHI R30 Template:Small										7th	1669
2006	Perkins Engineering	Holden VZ Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	PUK R3 Template:Small	PUK R4 Template:Small	PUK R5 Template:Small	BAR R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	WIN R9 Template:Small	WIN R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	HDV R12 Template:Small	HDV R13 Template:Small	HDV R14 Template:Small	QLD R15 Template:Small	QLD R16 Template:Small	QLD R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small	ORA R19 Template:Small	ORA R20 Template:Small	SAN R21 Template:Small	BAT R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small	SUR R24 Template:Small	SUR R25 Template:Small	SYM R26 Template:Small	SYM R27 Template:Small	SYM R28 Template:Small	BHR R29 Template:Small	BHR R30 Template:Small	BHR R31 Template:Small	PHI R32 Template:Small	PHI R33 Template:Small	PHI R34 Template:Small						7th	2740
2007	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BF Falcon	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	BAR R3 Template:Small	BAR R4 Template:Small	BAR R5 Template:Small	PUK R6 Template:Small	PUK R7 Template:Small	PUK R8 Template:Small	WIN R9 Template:Small	WIN R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	EAS R12 Template:Small	EAS R13 Template:Small	EAS R14 Template:Small	HDV R15 Template:Small	HDV R16 Template:Small	HDV R17 Template:Small	QLD R18 Template:Small	QLD R19 Template:Small	QLD R20 Template:Small	ORA R21 Template:Small	ORA R22 Template:Small	ORA R23 Template:Small	SAN R24 Template:Small	BAT R25 Template:Small	SUR R26 Template:Small	SUR R27 Template:Small	SUR R28 Template:Small	BHR R29 Template:Small	BHR R30 Template:Small	BHR R31 Template:Small	SYM R32 Template:Small	SYM R33 Template:Small	SYM R34 Template:Small	PHI R35 Template:Small	PHI R36 Template:Small	PHI R37 Template:Small			7th	380
2008	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BF Falcon	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	EAS R3 Template:Small	EAS R4 Template:Small	EAS R5 Template:Small	HAM R6 Template:Small	HAM R7 Template:Small	HAM R8 Template:Small	BAR R9 Template:Small	BAR R10 Template:Small	BAR R11 Template:Small	SAN R12 Template:Small	SAN R13 Template:Small	SAN R14 Template:Small	HDV R15 Template:Small	HDV R16 Template:Small	HDV R17 Template:Small	QLD R18 Template:Small	QLD R19 Template:Small	QLD R20 Template:Small	WIN R21 Template:Small	WIN R22 Template:Small	WIN R23 Template:Small	PHI Q Template:Small	PHI R24 Template:Small	BAT R25 Template:Small	SUR R26 Template:Small	SUR R27 Template:Small	SUR R28 Template:Small	BHR R29 Template:Small	BHR R30 Template:Small	BHR R31 Template:Small	SYM R32 Template:Small	SYM R33 Template:Small	SYM R34 Template:Small	ORA R35 Template:Small	ORA R36 Template:Small	ORA R37 Template:Small		8th	2416
2009	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	HAM R3 Template:Small	HAM R4 Template:Small	WIN R5 Template:Small	WIN R6 Template:Small	SYM R7 Template:Small	SYM R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	HDV R10 Template:Small	TOW R11 Template:Small	TOW R12 Template:Small	SAN R13 Template:Small	SAN R14 Template:Small	QLD R15 Template:Small	QLD R16 Template:Small	PHI Q Template:Small	PHI R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	SUR R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	PHI R23 Template:Small	PHI R24 Template:Small	BAR R25 Template:Small	BAR R26 Template:Small	SYD R27 Template:Small	SYD R28 Template:Small											13th	1780
2010	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	YMC R1 Template:Small	YMC R2 Template:Small	BHR R3 Template:Small	BHR R4 Template:Small	ADE R5 Template:Small	ADE R6 Template:Small	HAM R7 Template:Small	HAM R8 Template:Small	QLD R9 Template:Small	QLD R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	WIN R12 Template:Small	HDV R13 Template:Small	HDV R14 Template:Small	TOW R15 Template:Small	TOW R16 Template:Small	PHI R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	SUR R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small	SYM R21 Template:Small	SYM R22 Template:Small	SAN R23 Template:Small	SAN R24 Template:Small	SYD R25 Template:Small	SYD R26 Template:Small														15th	1630
2011	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	YMC R1 Template:Small	YMC R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ADE R4 Template:Small	HAM R5 Template:Small	HAM R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	BAR R9 Template:Small	WIN R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	HID R12 Template:Small	HID R13 Template:Small	TOW R14 Template:Small	TOW R15 Template:Small	QLD R16 Template:Small	QLD R17 Template:Small	QLD R18 Template:Small	PHI R19 Template:Small	BAT R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	SYM R23 Template:Small	SYM R24 Template:Small	SAN R25 Template:Small	SAN R26 Template:Small	SYD R27 Template:Small	SYD R28 Template:Small												36th	366
2012	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE R1	ADE R2	SYM R3	SYM R4	HAM R5	HAM R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	BAR R9	PHI R10	PHI R11	HID R12	HID R13	TOW R14	TOW R15	QLD R16	QLD R17	SMP R18	SMP R19	SAN QR Template:Small	SAN R20 Template:Small	BAT R21 Template:Small	SUR R22	SUR R23	YMC R24	YMC R25	YMC R26	WIN R27	WIN R28	SYD R29	SYD R30									38th	347
2013	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE R1	ADE R2	SYM R3	SYM R4	SYM R5	PUK R6	PUK R7	PUK R8	PUK R9	BAR R10	BAR R11	BAR R12	COA R13	COA R14	COA R15	COA R16	HID R17	HID R18	HID R19	TOW R20	TOW R21	QLD R22	QLD R23	QLD R24	WIN R25	WIN R26	WIN R27	SAN R28 Template:Small	BAT R29 Template:Small	SUR R30 Template:Small	SUR R31 Template:Small	PHI R32	PHI R33	PHI R34	SYD R35 Template:Small	SYD R36 Template:Small				31st	684
2014	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	ADE R3	SYM R4	SYM R5	SYM R6	WIN R7	WIN R8	WIN R9	PUK R10	PUK R11	PUK R12	PUK R13	BAR R14 Template:Small	BAR R15 Template:Small	BAR R16 Template:Small	HID R17	HID R18	HID R19	TOW R20 Template:Small	TOW R21 Template:Small	TOW R22 Template:Small	QLD R23	QLD R24	QLD R25	SMP R26	SMP R27	SMP R28	SAN QR Template:Small	SAN R29 Template:Small	BAT R30 Template:Small	SUR R31 Template:Small	SUR R32 Template:Small	PHI R33	PHI R34	PHI R35	SYD R36	SYD R37	SYD R38	31st	522
2015	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	ADE R3	SYM R4	SYM R5	SYM R6	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	BAR R9 Template:Small	WIN R10	WIN R11	WIN R12	HID R13	HID R14	HID R15	TOW R16	TOW R17	QLD R18 Template:Small	QLD R19 Template:Small	QLD R20 Template:Small	SMP R21	SMP R22	SMP R23	SAN QR Template:Small	SAN R24 Template:Small	BAT R25 Template:Small	SUR R26 Template:Small	SUR R27 Template:Small	PUK R28	PUK R29	PUK R30	PHI R31	PHI R32	PHI R33	SYD R34	SYD R35	SYD R36			31st	681
2016	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	ADE R3	SYM R4	SYM R5	PHI R6	PHI R7	BAR R8	BAR R9	WIN R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	HID R12	HID R13	TOW R14	TOW R15	QLD R16 Template:Small	QLD R17 Template:Small	SMP R18	SMP R19	SAN QR Template:Small	SAN R20 Template:Small	BAT R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small	PUK R24	PUK R25	PUK R26	PUK R27	SYD R28	SYD R29										31st	516
2017	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	SYM R3	SYM R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	WIN R9 Template:Small	WIN R10 Template:Small	HID R11	HID R12	TOW R13	TOW R14	QLD R15 Template:Small	QLD R16 Template:Small	SMP R17	SMP R18	SAN R19 Template:Small	BAT R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	PUK R23	PUK R24	NEW R25	NEW R26														32nd	504
2018	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	MEL R3	MEL R4	MEL R5	MEL R6	SYM R7	SYM R8	PHI R9	PHI R10	BAR R11	BAR R12	WIN R13	WIN R14	HID R15	HID R16	TOW R17	TOW R18	QLD R19 Template:Small	QLD R20 Template:Small	SMP R21	BEN R22	BEN R23	SAN R24 Template:Small	BAT R25 Template:Small	SUR R26 Template:Small	SUR R27 Template:Small	PUK R28	PUK R29	NEW R30	NEW R31									27th	696
2019	Team 18	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	MEL R3	MEL R4	MEL R5	MEL R6	SYM R7	SYM R8	PHI R9	PHI R10	BAR R11	BAR R12	WIN R13	WIN R14	HID R15	HID R16	TOW R17	TOW R18	QLD R19	QLD R20	BEN R21	BEN R22	PUK R23	PUK R24	BAT R25 Template:Small	SUR R26 Template:Small	SUR R27 Template:Small	SAN QR Template:Small	SAN R28 Template:Small	NEW R29	NEW R30									37th	438

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	No.	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
1995	2	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VR	Template:Flagicon Anders Olofsson	4th	161
1996	32	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VR	Template:Flagicon Jim Richards	DNF	33
1997*	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Nissan Primera	Template:Flagicon Matt Neal	DNF	84
1997	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	Template:Flagicon Jim Richards	2nd	161
1998*	34	Team Dynamics	Nissan Primera	Template:Flagicon Matt Neal	2nd	161
1998	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon EL	Template:Flagicon Jason Bright	1st	161
1999	7	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	Template:Flagicon Greg Murphy	1st	161
2000	7	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	Template:Flagicon Greg Murphy	3rd	161
2001	5	Ford Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon AU	Template:Flagicon Glenn Seton	9th	161
2002	16	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VX	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	2nd	161
2003	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VY	Template:Flagicon Larry Perkins	4th	161
2004	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VY	Template:Flagicon Jim Richards	21st	148
2005	24	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VZ	Template:Flagicon Paul Dumbrell	DNF	28
2006	7	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VZ	Template:Flagicon Paul Dumbrell	5th	161
2007	6	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon BF	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	10th	161
2008	6	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon BF	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	4th	161
2009	6	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	DNF	49
2010	6	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Flagicon James Moffat	11th	161
2011	5	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	4th	161
2012	5	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	11th	161
2013	5	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	1st	161
2014	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes	10th	161
2015	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes	1st	161
2016	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes	16th	156
2017	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore VF	Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes	11th	160
2018	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes	1st	161
2019	18	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB	Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	6th	161

* Super Touring race

Complete Australian Carrera Cup Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
2011	Jim Richards Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ALB R1 Template:Small	ALB R2 Template:Small	ALB R3 Template:Small	BAR R4 Template:Small	BAR R5 Template:Small	BAR R6 Template:Small	TOW R7 Template:Small	TOW R8 Template:Small	TOW R9 Template:Small	PHI R10 Template:Small	PHI R11 Template:Small	PHI R12 Template:Small	BAT R13 Template:Small	BAT R14 Template:Small	BAT R15 Template:Small	SUR R16 Template:Small	SUR R17 Template:Small	SUR R18 Template:Small	HOM R19 Template:Small	HOM R20 Template:Small	HOM R21 Template:Small				4th	882
2012	Laser Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ALB R4 Template:Small	ALB R5 Template:Small	ALB R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	BAR R9 Template:Small	TOW R10 Template:Small	TOW R11 Template:Small	TOW R12 Template:Small	PHI R13 Template:Small	PHI R14 Template:Small	PHI R15 Template:Small	BAT R16 Template:Small	BAT R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	SUR R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	HOM R22 Template:Small	HOM R23 Template:Small	HOM R24 Template:Small	5th	884
2013	Steve Richards Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ALB R4 Template:Small	ALB R5 Template:Small	ALB R6 Template:Small	SYD R7 Template:Small	SYD R8 Template:Small	TOW R9 Template:Small	TOW R10 Template:Small	TOW R11 Template:Small	WIN R12 Template:Small	WIN R13 Template:Small	WIN R14 Template:Small	BAT R15 Template:Small	BAT R16 Template:Small	BAT R17 Template:Small	SUR R18 Template:Small	SUR R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small					4th	879
2014	Steve Richards Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ALB R4 Template:Small	ALB R5 Template:Small	ALB R6 Template:Small	PHI R7 Template:Small	PHI R8 Template:Small	TOW R9 Template:Small	TOW R10 Template:Small	TOW R11 Template:Small	SMP R12 Template:Small	SMP R13 Template:Small	SMP R14 Template:Small	SAN R15 Template:Small	SAN R16 Template:Small	SAN R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	BAT R19 Template:Small	BAT R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small		1st	954
2015	Steve Richards Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ALB R4 Template:Small	ALB R5 Template:Small	ALB R6 Template:Small	PHI R7 Template:Small	PHI R8 Template:Small	TOW R9 Template:Small	TOW R10 Template:Small	TOW R11 Template:Small	SMP R12 Template:Small	SMP R13 Template:Small	SMP R14 Template:Small	SAN R15 Template:Small	SAN R16 Template:Small	SAN R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	BAT R19 Template:Small	SUR R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small			4th	846.5
2016	Steve Richards Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	ADE R3 Template:Small	ALB R4 Template:Small	ALB R5 Template:Small	ALB R6 Template:Small	ALB R7 Template:Small	SMP R8 Template:Small	SMP R9 Template:Small	HID R10 Template:Small	HID R11 Template:Small	HID R12 Template:Small	SMP R13 Template:Small	SMP R14 Template:Small	SMP R15 Template:Small	SAN R16 Template:Small	SAN R17 Template:Small	BAT R18 Template:Small	BAT R19 Template:Small	BAT R20 Template:Small	SUR R21 Template:Small	SUR R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small		5th	898.5

Complete Bathurst 24 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Overall position	Class position
2002	Template:Flagicon Garry Rogers Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Garth Tander Template:Flagicon Nathan Pretty Template:Flagicon Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	1	532	1st	1st
2003	Template:Flagicon Garry Rogers Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Garth Tander Template:Flagicon Nathan Pretty Template:Flagicon Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	A	527	2nd	2nd

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Overall position	Class position
1993	Template:Flagicon Garry Rogers Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Paul Fordham	Nissan Pulsar SSS	B	234	21st	3rd
2012	Template:Flagicon Hunter Sports Group	Template:Flagicon Steven Johnson Template:Flagicon Nathan Tinkler	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	B	254	4th	1st
2013	Template:Flagicon GB Galvanising	Template:Flagicon Ross Lilley Template:Flagicon Justin McMillan	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560	A	247	13th	10th
2014	Template:Flagicon M Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Ross Lilley Template:Flagicon Justin McMillan Template:Flagicon Dale Wood	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4	A	78	DNF	DNF
2015	Template:Flagicon M Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Craig Baird Template:Flagicon Justin McMillan	Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4	AP	129	DNF	DNF
2017	Template:Flagicon BMW Team SRM	Template:Flagicon Marco Wittmann Template:Flagicon Mark Winterbottom	BMW M6 GT3	AP	281	14th	7th
2018	Template:Flagicon BMW Team SRM	Template:Flagicon Timo Glock Template:Flagicon Philipp Eng	BMW M6 GT3	AP	270	9th	5th

External links

• Official Website of Steven Richards
• Official Laser Racing Porsche Carrera Cup Team Website
• V8 Supercars Official Profile
• Template:DriverDB driver
• Template:Racing-Reference driver