Josh Buchan

Josh Buchan
Josh Buchan
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 30); Lithgow, New South Wales
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; 2019	NSW Formula Ford; Australian Formula 3
Championship titles
2023,24,25; 2018	TCR Australia; NSW Formula Ford

Australian racing driver

Joshua Buchan (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Buchan won the 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championship.^[1]

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 Sydney, 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
2019	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
2018	Australian Formula Ford Series - Kent class	Listec Racing Cars	3	3	1	3	3	61	5th
2019	Australian Formula 3 Championship	Gilmour Racing	18	0	1	1	16	177	2nd
2019	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	HMO Customer Racing	20	1	1	3	6	667	3rd
2023	TCR Australia Touring Car Series	HMO Customer Racing	21	2	1	4	8	807	1st
2023	TCR World Tour	HMO Customer Racing	6	0	0	0	1	58	16th
2024	TCR Australia Touring Car Series	HMO Customer Racing	21	3	2	3	14	747	1st
2024	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	Zagame Autosport	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	4	0	0	4	186	1st
	TCR Australia Cup		2	2	0	0	2	93	1st
2026	IMSA Michelin Pilot Sport Challenge - TCR	Bryan Herta Autosport

Complete Australian Formula 3

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2019	Gilmour Racing	Dallara F311-Mercedes	WIN 1 2	WIN 2 Ret	WIN 3 2	MOR 1 3	MOR 2 3	MOR 3 3	BEN 1 Ret	BEN 2 2	BEN 3 2	SYD 1 2	SYD 2 2	SYD 3 2	WAK 1 2	WAK 2 2	WAK 3 2	QLD 1 2	QLD 2 2	QLD 3 2	2nd	177

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	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai i30 N TCR	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
2022	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR																			BAT R19 9	BAT R20 C	BAT R21 3	3rd	667
2023	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	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	HMO Customer Racing	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
2024	HMO Customer Racing	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	1st	747
2025	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	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	HMO Customer Racing	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	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)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2025	Zagame Autosport	Ferrari 296 GT3	Pro-Am	PHI 1	PHI 2	SYD 1	SYD 2	QLD 1	QLD 2	PHI 1	PHI 2	BEN 1	BEN 2	HMP 1 10	HMP 2 8	NC	-

Complete Australian GT4 results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2024	Zagame Autosport	McLaren Artura GT4	Pro-Am	PHI 1 9	PHI 2 DNS	BEN 1 6	BEN 2 6	QLD 1	QLD 2	PHI 1	PHI 2	SYD 1 8	SYD 2 2	BAT 1	BAT 2	4th	111
2025	Zagame Autosport	McLaren Artura GT4	Silver-Am	PHI 1 12	PHI 2 13	SYD 1	SYD 2	QLD 1	QLD 2	PHI 1	PHI 2	BEN 1	BEN 2	HMP 1	HMP 2	12th	18

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)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Points
2026	Bryan Herta Autosport	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	TCR	DAY	SEB	LGS	MID	WAT	MOS	RDA	VIR	IND	ATL

References

^ a b c "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ a b Chapman, Simon (8 November 2023). "Cash-strapped racer with 'no right to be in this position' on brink of unlikely triumph". wwos.nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia". tcr-series.com. WSC Ltd. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale". tcraustralia.com. TCR Australia. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". www.touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

Josh Buchan career summary at DriverDB.com
Josh Buchan at Third Turn

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Tony D'Alberto

Winner of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series
2023, 2024 & 2025

Succeeded by

Incumbent

[HMO-1] "Josh Buchan". hmocustomerracing.com.au. HMO Customer Racing Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[cash-strapped-2] Chapman, Simon (8 November 2023). "Cash-strapped racer with 'no right to be in this position' on brink of unlikely triumph". wwos.nine.com.au. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[3] "HMO signs Josh Buchan for the 2021 TCR Australia". tcr-series.com. WSC Ltd. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[4] "Ehrlacher Wins, Buchan Champion in Dramatic Finale". tcraustralia.com. TCR Australia. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[5] "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". www.touringcartimes.com. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.