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| Manufacturer | Holden |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Lucas Dumbrell |
| Race Drivers | 3.Aaren Russell 62.Taz Douglas |
| Chassis | Holden VF Commodore |
| Debut | 2010 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 1 |
| Race wins | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2017 position | 15th (1470 pts) |
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport was an Australianmotor racing team that competed in theVirgin Australia Supercars Championship. The team was sold to Phil Munday and re-branded as23Red Racing at the end of 2017.
Lucas Dumbrell comes from a strong motor racing family; both his father Garry and his brotherPaul raced inopen wheel andtouring car racing. Garry had also ownedGibson Motorsport in2000. Lucas was making his own way through the junior ranks of Australian motorsport when a 2008Formula Ford accident atOran Park Raceway left him aquadraplegic.[1]
Dumbrell refocussed his career ambitions and began developing a V8 Supercar team to race in the2010 season. At the end of 2009, a Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) was purchased fromTasman Motorsport, and aHolden VE Commodore was sourced fromWalkinshaw Racing.[2]Daniel Gaunt was signed to drive for the team.[2]
In the lead-up to the2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400, it was announced that Gaunt had left the team and been replaced in the short term byCameron McConville. With McConville unavailable for the endurance races, the team also announcedNathan Pretty andMark Noske as the team's drivers for thePhillip Island 500 andBathurst 1000 endurance races, having previously announcedScott Pruett as their international driver for theGold Coast 600. After the Gold Coast 600, it was announcedWarren Luff would drive full-time for the rest of the 2010 season and in2011.[3] Luff remained with the team for 2011, with Nathan Pretty returning for thePhillip Island andBathurst endurance races. For the Gold Coast 600,Marino Franchitti joined the team.[4]
For2012, Luff left the team and was replaced byTaz Douglas.[5] The team purchased aTriple Eight Race Engineering-builtHolden VE Commodore fromPaul Morris Motorsport to run for Douglas.[6]Scott Pye joined the team for the endurance races in his series debut.[7]
In2013, the team expanded to two cars, with two newVF Commodores built by Triple Eight, driven byDean Fiore and Scott Pye. To race the second car, a REC was purchased from Paul Morris Motorsport.[8][9] In2014 the team scaled back to one car withRussell Ingall driving.[10] The second REC was returned to V8 Supercars Australia.[11] In the first race of the2014 Tyrepower Tasmania 400, Ingall finished in 4th.
For the2015 season,Tim Blanchard and formerJames Rosenberg Racing driver and2011 Bathurst 1000 winnerNick Percat were signed as the team once again expanded to two cars.[12][13] At thePhillip Island round, with Percat out injured, Paul Dumbrell drove for his brother's team as a substitute.Jack Perkins was used as a substitute for the final round, theSydney 500.
In the2016 season,Andre Heimgartner replaced Blanchard in the team's line-up, alongside Percat.[14] Their season began with near-immediate success, with Percat winning a chaotic Sunday race at the2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, and therefore winning theClipsal 500 title.[15] The win was the team's first, and Percat's first individual win having previously won the2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 withGarth Tander.
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The following is a list of drivers who have driven for the team in V8 Supercars, in order of their first appearance. Drivers who only drove for the team on a part-time basis are listed in italics.
Daniel Gaunt (2010)Cameron McConville (2010, 2016–17)Mark Noske (2010)Nathan Pretty (2010–11)
Scott Pruett (2010)Warren Luff (2010–11)
Marino Franchitti (2011)Taz Douglas (2012, 2017)Scott Pye (2012–13)Mike Conway (2012)Dean Fiore (2013)Paul Morris (2013)
Matt Halliday (2013)Russell Ingall (2014)Tim Blanchard (2014–15)Nick Percat (2015–16)Karl Reindler (2015)Oliver Gavin (2015)Paul Dumbrell (2015)Jack Perkins (2015, 2017)Andre Heimgartner (2016)Alex Rullo (2017)Alex Davison (2017)Matthew Brabham (2017)Aaren Russell (2016–17)