Dylan O'Keeffe
Dylan Christopher O'Keeffe (born 4 February 1998) is an Australian racing driver who has competed in categories including Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and TCR Australia Touring Car Series. BiographyO'Keeffe started his career in karting before making his car-racing debut in the Victorian-based Porsche 944 Challenge in 2014.[1] O'Keeffe attended St Bede's College (Mentone) during his secondary education. Porsche GT3 Cup ChallengeO'Keeffe competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in 2015, driving for Ashley Seward Motorsport. He finished second overall in the standings[2] with one race win and 12 top-three finishes. Porsche Carrera CupFor the 2016 racing season, O'Keeffe progressed to the Porsche Carrera Cup,[3] remaining with the Ashley Seward Motorsport team. He finished 10th in the points, with a best race result of fourth at the Hidden Valley round. He remained in Carrera Cup for the 2017 season, achieving top-three race finishes at Adelaide and Phillip Island, before recording a season-best second place at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. He finished sixth in the 2017 series standings. In the 2018 Carrera Cup, O'Keeffe recorded his first race win at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden round win at Darwin, finishing third in the standings. In both 2017 and '18, O'Keeffe represented Australia at the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme Shootout.[4] In 2022, O'Keeffe returned to Carrera Cup, driving for the Garth Walden Racing Australia team. He finished fourth in the 2022 and 2023 series standings, and third in the 2024 series standings. Bathurst 12 HourO'Keeffe made his Bathurst 12 Hour debut in 2017, winning Class B and finishing 15th outright in a Steven Richards Motorsport Porsche.[citation needed] He returned to the event in 2018, driving an Audi R8[5] but the car was classified as a non-finisher. O'Keeffe made further Bathurst 12 Hour starts in 2019 (driving a MARC car),[6] 2020 and 2023 (driving an Audi R8). He achieved his second Bathurst 12 Hour class win in 2023, alongside Daniel Gaunt and Andrew Fawcet. Super2 SeriesFor the 2019 racing season, O'Keeffe was signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport to drive in the Super2 Series, replacing Chris Pither[7] Supercars ChampionshipAt the 2019 Gold Coast 600, O'Keeffe made his Supercars Championship racing debut for Garry Rogers Motorsport after Richie Stanaway was stood down from Race 27 for disciplinary reasons.[8] Career resultsComplete Super2 Series results(key) (Round results only)
Supercars Championship resultsComplete Bathurst 1000 results
TCR Australia results
Complete World Touring Car Cup results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ As O'Keeffe was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points. Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
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