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| Rick Kelly | |
|---|---|
 Rick Kelly in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 17 January 1983 (1983-01-17) (age 42) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Championships | 1 (2006) |
| Races | 580 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Podiums | 60 |
| Pole positions | 12 |
Rick Kelly (born 17 January 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver who previously competed in theSupercars Championship. He last drove the No. 15Ford Mustang GT forKelly Racing. Previously, he drove for theHSV Dealer Team with whom he won theBathurst 1000 alongsideGreg Murphy in2003 and2004.[1] In 2006, Kelly extended his success by winning theV8 Supercar Championship for the HSV Dealer Team.[2] His older brotherTodd Kelly was also a racing driver who won theBathurst 1000 in2005. His parents John and Margaret Kelly formedKelly Racing in 2009 with Rick and Todd Kelly as lead drivers, expanding to a 4 car operation.[3]
In 2006, Kelly won the AustralianV8 Supercar Championship Series after being one of the most consistent performers throughout the season.[citation needed] The victory, however, was not without its share of controversy. Despite not winning a single round overall (though he did win an individual race), or scoring a pole position in any individual race, Kelly entered the final round of the series atPhillip Island seven points ahead of his nearest competitor,Craig Lowndes, (who had won four rounds) due to consistent high points finishes in all twelve of the previous 2006 rounds.
Coming into the third and final race of the round, Lowndes had managed to pull back the deficit to be even on points with Kelly, meaning that the driver out of the two who finished first would clinch the championship. Two laps into the final race, Kelly collided with Lowndes, who then slid intoTodd Kelly. Damage to Lowndes’s car resulted in him finishing 29th, whereas Rick Kelly finished 18th and was awarded the series title despite not having won a single round.[4][5]
Kelly has joined other publicly known figures in support of the "Oscar's Law" campaign, a protest against the factory farming ofcompanion animals. The campaign is named after a neglected dog found incentral Victoria, Australia, and was launched in 2010. The list of supporters includes singersKate Ceberano,Jon Stevens, andSia.[6] Kelly not only appears on the campaign's website, but he has also promoted the campaign on hisTwitter account.[7]
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| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore VX | Nathan Pretty | 14th | 158 |
| 2002 | Holden Young Lions | Holden Commodore VX | Nathan Pretty | 4th | 161 |
| 2003 | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore VY |  Greg Murphy | 1st | 161 |
| 2004 | K-mart Racing Team | Holden Commodore VY | Greg Murphy | 1st | 161 |
| 2005 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | Garth Tander | 16th | 149 |
| 2006 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | Todd Kelly | 2nd | 161 |
| 2007 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VE | Garth Tander | DNF | 134 |
| 2008 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VE | Paul Radisich | DNS | 0 |
| Paul DumbrellDavid Reynolds | 20th | 127 | |||
| 2009 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Todd Kelly | 8th | 161 |
| 2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Owen Kelly | 16th | 161 |
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Owen Kelly | 22nd | 159 |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | David Russell | 15th | 161 |
| 2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Karl Reindler | 19th | 161 |
| 2014 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | David Russell | 8th | 161 |
| 2015 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | David Russell | 16th | 161 |
| 2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Russell Ingall | DNF | 156 |
| 2017 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | David Wall | 13th | 159 |
| 2018 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Garry Jacobson | 11th | 161 |
| 2019 | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | Dale Wood | 8th | 161 |
| 2020 | Kelly Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | Dale Wood | 17th | 144 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of theAustralian Drivers' Championship 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theBathurst 1000 2003,2004 (withGreg Murphy) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theV8 Supercar Championship Series 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theClipsal 500 2007 | Succeeded by |
