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Tony Longhurst

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Tony Longhurst (born 1957 in Sydney) is an Australian former racing driver. He is most noted for his career in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercar series.

Longhurst is a two-time winner of the Bathurst 1000, winning the event in 1988 and 2001, and is one of only three drivers to win Bathurst in both a Ford and a Holden (the others are Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards).

He announced his retirement from competitive racing after the 2005 Bathurst 1000, where he and co-driver Max Wilson failed to finish the race. He also made an appearance at the Targa Tasmania that year. He returned to this event in 2006, finishing 4th overall. He went one better in the event in 2007, placing 3rd overall in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI.

The Benson & Hedges Ford Sierra driven by Longhurst and Tomas Mezera to victory at Mount Panorama in 1988 is on display at the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst, New South Wales.

Longhurst now lives on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 1000
1988
(with Tomas Mezera) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 1000
2001
(with Mark Skaife) 		Succeeded by


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