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Todd Hazelwood
Todd Hazelwood in 2017
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (age 30) Adelaide, South Australia
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Supercars Championship career
Car number	38
Current team	Dick Johnson Racing
Championships	0
Races	193
Wins	2
Podiums	3
Pole positions	2
2024 position	25th (603 pts)

Todd Matthew Hazelwood (born 25 September 1995) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in theRepco Supercars Championship for Dick Johnson Racing as a co-driver in the Shell V-Power Racing Ford Mustang.

2024 saw Hazelwood achieve the biggest moment of his career by winning the prestigious 2024 Repco Bathurst 1000 with Brodie Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport. It was the fastest Bathurst 1000 of all time and he become just the 66th winner of the great race. He also managed to win the 2024 Trico Trans Am Series in his debut season with TFH Racing, adding to an incredible 2024 racing season.

Hazelwood's career in Supercars Championship includes 150+ races with podium finishes and pole positions during this time with multiple teams.

Hazelwood previously competed in theDunlop Super2 Series, and won the series withMatt Stone Racing in aHolden VF Commodore in2017.^[1]

Hazelwood also won the prestigiousMike Kable Young Gun Award in 2014.^[2]

Hazelwood started his racing career at the age of seven with his first event at the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club. He managed to progress quickly as a rookie in 2003 and instantly moved into the Juniors division at the age of 8. He went on to claim 2nd in his first ever Australian Title and went on to win 3x State Titles before making the switch to Bitumen Karts.

In 2008, Hazelwood won his first race meeting on Bitumen and went on to achieve at the highest level around Australia. This included winning 5x Open State Titles, 4x Closed State Titles and 2x Pole Positions at Australian Titles. He also managed to win plenty of major karting events including the City of Melbourne and City of Adelaide Titles.

At the end of the 2010 season, Hazelwood was selected from Arrow Racing Karts to test drive a Formula Ford at Winton Raceway. Along with many other karters, this was his first time in a race car on an open circuit. After being very successful on his first test, he was then selected to drive a race meeting in the 2011 South Australian State Series Championships where he finished 2nd on debut. Hazelwood and his family couldn't continue to fund the remaining rounds for 2011 and elected to start fundraise and save for the 2012 season.

After a slim year of racing and lots of fundrasing, Hazelwood was chosen to be the next Fujitsu 'Cool Driver' for the 2012 Victorian Formula Ford State Series. In a year that was super competitive with fields over 40+ at some events, he managed to finish 4th in the series with one of the oldest chassis/engine combinations in the field.

In 2013, Hazelwood made his debut in theAustralian Formula 3 National Championship with R-Tek Motorsport in a Dallara F304. He raced the full season with the team and finished 2nd in the Championship standings in his rookie season.

Highlights include his first pole position and round win at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Hazelwood started hisDevelopment Series career by winning theShannons Supercar Showdown in 2013 with Supercars teamProdrive Racing Australia (then Ford Performance Racing).^[3] The team helped field a car for Hazelwood to race in the final round of the2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, with Minda Motorsport. Hazelwood came back in 2014 withMatt Stone Racing driving the iSeek backedFord FG Falcon.^[4] He finished 8th overall, and was the highest placed rookie with four top 5 finishes and being awarded the V8 Supercars Mike Kable Young Gun Award.

In 2015, Hazelwood returned in the same car with Matt Stone Racing. He achieved his very first overall podium at the Sydney 500 and finished 4th overall in the series standings.

For 2016, Hazelwood had a few changes over the offseason including changing to aHolden VF Commodore, with a Car of the Future (COTF) specification chassis.^[5] Todd finished in the top 3 four times throughout the season. He finished 3rd in the series and also won the Supercars Privateers Cup for the highest placed team/driver not affiliated with a main series team.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Hazelwood again drove a VF Holden Commodore from Matt Stone Racing supported by Bigmate. He consistently qualified and finished in the top 10 all year long. This included 14 front row starts, 13 podiums and 6 race wins. A total of three pole positions also helped him receive the Armor All Pole Position Award. With his dominant and consistent results, Hazelwood won the Dunlop Super2 Series Title by 95 points over Paul Dumbrell.

Hazelwood made hisSupercars Championship debut with Matt Stone Racing as a wildcard entry at the2017 Ipswich SuperSprint, finishing 22nd and 18th.^[6] He made hisEnduro Cup debut driving withTim Blanchard at the2017 Sandown 500, though the car did not start the race after Hazelwood was involved in a major accident during the first qualifying race.^[7] The duo finished 12th at theBathurst 1000 and 15th and 20th at theGold Coast 600 to finish 22nd in the Enduro Cup.

Hazelwood made his full-time debut in2018, moving up with Matt Stone Racing with the team acquiring an ex-DJR Team PenskeFord Falcon FG X.^[8] The team and driver struggled with the adjustment, leading to a mid-season switch of chassis to theHolden VF Commodore used in Super2 in 2017 atThe Bend SuperSprint.^[9] A trying season continued, and Hazelwood finished 26th in the championship with a best race finish of 13th at theNewcastle 500. He andBryce Fullwood would finish in 20th and two laps down at theBathurst 1000 after Fullwood spun into the sand-trap at Murrays' Corner on lap 94.

Hazelwood continued with Matt Stone Racing in2019, with the team acquiring an ex-Jamie WhincupHolden ZB Commodore and a technical alliance withTriple Eight Race Engineering.^[10][11] Results immediately improved, with Hazelwood making his first Top 10 Shootout and achieving his first top 10 finish during the second race at theAdelaide 500.^[12] Hazelwood achieved a career best finish during the 2019 season, a 5th placing during the Pukekohe round. Hazelwood finished his final race with MSR on a high in a very strong 10th at the Newcastle 500.

Hazelwood famously returned to MSR in 2022 after a two-year absence with Brad Jones Racing. Racing in the #35 Truck Assist ZB Commodore, The start of the year was very promising which included multiple top five and top ten finishes. After being placed inside the Top Ten of the Championship standings after round #5, the back half of the season would take a turn for the worse as Hazelwood and his team suffered from failures and unlucky racing incidents, tumbling down to 18th in the Championship standings.

Hazelwood confirmed his move from Matt Stone Racing toBrad Jones Racing^[13] in November 2019, replacingTim Slade who left to joinScott McLaughlin andDJR Team Penske in a co-driver role.^[14]2020 proved to be a breakthrough season for Hazelwood with the 24 year old achieving his maiden podium finish with a 3rd at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden Pole Position at Townsville. The year produced many highlights, including fighting for a race wins at Sydney and Townsville. The year did come with some battles as Hazelwood suffered from a number of setbacks hurting the overall Championship finish ending 17th in the points.

BJR re-signed Hazelwood for 2021 and will start the season opener at the Bathurst 500 in the #14 Dunlop Super Dealer Racing livery. He then raced at the Sandown SuperSprint in the #14 Cub Cadet Mowers Racing livery. For Bathurst 1000, he drove withDean Fiore where they finished 8th, being a personal best Bathurst 1000 result for Hazelwood. Hazelwood managed to achieve 12x Top Ten Race results along with 4x Top Five results, finishing the season in 13th.

Hazelwood raced for Melbourne-based Supercars team, Blanchard Racing Team in the #3 CoolDrive Auto Parts Ford Mustang. 2023 was the introduction of the new Supercars platform, 'Gen3' and was a huge challenge for all teams to be equipped and ready for the season ahead. He had a solid start to the year and was 8th in the Championship after round four. The team suffered from a severe staff loss during the race season and results took a turn for the worse for the single car operation. Hazelwood finished the season strong featuring in the Top Ten Shootout at Sandown 500 and Adelaide 500, but ultimately was a disappointing year for Hazelwood finishing 21st in the Championship.

For 2024, Hazelwood signed with Erebus Motorsport as a co-driver for the first time since 2017, stepping down from racing full time in the Supercars Championship. Initially signed withJack Le Brocq for the season ahead, Todd was sensationally called up to fill in for reigning Supercars Champion,Brode Kostecki for the start of the 2024 season. He stepped up and raced at both the Bathurst 500 and Formula 1 AGP in the #99 Erebus Motorsport Camaro before Kostecki made the call to return and drive once again. During this time, the team elected for Hazelwood to drive with Kostecki for the Enduro Season with Todd stepping in behind the wheel of the #1 Camaro at Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. After running in podium contention during the Sandown 500, the team suffered from a mechanical failure putting both drivers out of the race. With a high level of motivation to be better, Kostecki and Hazelwood went to Bathurst full of confidence and determined to fight back after a disappointing Sandown. Brodie qualified on Pole Position and both drivers never looked back all day on race day. Leading from start to finish, it was a dominant race from the team and drivers. The winning time of 5 hours and 58 minutes was the fastest in the history of the Bathurst 1000, aided by just one safety car period, and the first to be completed in less than six hours. Ironically, it was also Hazelwood's maiden Supercars race win whislt becoming just the 66th winner of the Bathurst 1000.

Hazelwood has joined the most historic team in Australian Motorsport driving a Shell V-Power Ford Mustang as a co-driver forBrodie Kostecki. It had been a lifelong dream for Hazelwood to join the team at Dick Johnson Racing and he will feature at the Supercars Championship endurance events including The Bend 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000.

Hazelwood made his debut in the Trico Trans Am Series for 2024 with newly founded team, TFH Racing. The striking black, yellow and red #111 TFH Hire Ford Mustang made a steady start to the year, but finished the final four events very strong. Hazelwood managed to claim 7x Race wins over seven rounds, 2x Pole Positions and won the Trans Am Series on debut, wrapping up the win on the streets for the Adelaide 500. It was a satisfying with for the team and driver after beating Garry Rogers Motorsport who had dominated the series for the last three seasons. Hazelwood will run #1 for 2025 and will aim to defend his title with TFH Racing once again.

Hazelwood made his debut in time attack racing at the 2025 World Time Attack Challenge with Tanuki Racing. Driving at Sydney Motorsport Park with the #5 Tanuki Racing Nissan Silvia S13 time attack car, he suffered some setbacks on the Thursday practice day when the car presented with gear shift pressure pump issues. The team managed to temporarily mend the car and with limited seat time, Hazelwood managed to post a 1:21.093 on the Friday session which put him firmly at the top of the leaderboard. On Saturday morning, h had already managed to improve on his previous lap time, bringing it down to a 1:19.365. However, during the superlap shootout session at night, he managed to post a personal best time for the Tanuki Racing Nissan Silvia by posting a 1:18.169 and claiming the outright fastest lap time for the 2025 event.

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2017	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Tim Blanchard	12th	160
2018	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Bryce Fullwood	20th	159
2019	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jack Smith	DNF	98
2020	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jordan Boys	DNF	50
2021	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Dean Fiore	8th	161
2022	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jayden Ojeda	20th	159
2023	Blanchard Racing Team	Ford Mustang S650	Tim Blanchard	DNF	156
2024	Erebus Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6	Brodie Kostecki	1st	161

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Overall position	Class position
2019	Matt Stone Racing	Roger Lago David Russell	Audi R8 LMS	APA	308	10th	2nd

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2023	OnTrack Motorsport	Robert Rubis	BMW 130i E87	C	111	18th	1st
2025	MLB	Aaron Seton Jason Gomersall	Ford Mustang Mach 1	A2	122	3rd	1st

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• Todd Hazelwood career summary at DriverDB.com

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