Steven Johnson (racing driver)
| Steven Johnson | |
|---|---|
 Steven Johnson at Albert Park in 2007 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 6 September 1974 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Current team | Dick Johnson Racing |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 419 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 16 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| 2014 position | 47th (231 pts) |
Steven Johnson (born 6 September 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of former racer and now team-owner Dick Johnson.[1] He competed full-time for Dick Johnson Racing from 2000–2012. Johnson is married and has two children.
Johnson's best season result so far was in 2001, where he led the championship for two rounds and took two round wins, including the last-ever Canberra round win, where he record victory from pole position in the first race, before finishing the rest of the races in the top five. Near season's end, he dropped to fifth, still his best ever effort. Then came a period he would rather forget, finishing the 2002 and 2003 seasons well outside the top ten. He improved to tenth in the 2004 season. He was looking for a top five in 2005, but had a poor Bathurst 1000 to place him outside the top ten.
In 2007, Johnson recorded his best Bathurst 1000 result with a podium finish in third after leading late in the drama-charged closing laps as intermittent rain swept across the Mountain in an entertaining scrap with Craig Lowndes, James Courtney and Greg Murphy.[2]
In early 2013, it was announced that Steven Johnson would step down from competing in the V8 Supercars championship and instead become general manager of Dick Johnson Racing.[3] He currently competes in the Touring Car Masters. In the endurance events in the 2013 season, Johnson teamed up with Erebus Motorsport, as a co-driver in car No. 9 SP Tools Racing's Maro Engel.
Career results
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Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EB |  Allan Grice
|
7th | 160 |
| 1995 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF | Charlie O'Brien
|
7th | 158 |
| 1996 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF |  Tommy Kendall
|
8th | 158 |
| 1997 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF |  Craig Baird
|
4th | 158 |
| 1998 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EL | Dick Johnson
|
DNF | 60 |
| 1999 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Dick Johnson
|
4th | 161 |
| 2000 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Cameron McLean
|
4th | 161 |
| 2001 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Paul Radisich
|
DNF | 63 |
| 2002 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Paul Radisich
|
DNF | 29 |
| 2003 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Warren Luff
|
13th | 156 |
| 2004 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Warren Luff
|
7th | 161 |
| 2005 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Will Davison
|
19th | 133 |
| 2006 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Will Davison
|
DNF | 27 |
| 2007 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Will Davison
|
3rd | 161 |
| 2008 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Will Davison
|
6th | 161 |
| 2009 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | James Courtney
|
24th | 131 |
| 2010 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Marcus Marshall
|
12th | 161 |
| 2011 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | David Besnard
|
DNF | 112 |
| 2012 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG |  Allan Simonsen
|
17th | 161 |
| 2013 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 |  Maro Engel
|
20th | 160 |
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | David Wall
|
DNF | 64 |
References
- ^ Johnson Jr a driving force
- ^ Lynch, Michael (8 October 2007) Defending champions win a desperate dash
- ^ "Steven Johnson out of driver's seat at DJR". speedcafe.com. 24 February 2013.