Cameron McConville

Cameron Eric "Conkers" McConville (born 22 January 1974) is an Australian racing driver and motorsport celebrity. While retired from full-time competition, McConville still races occasionally and is an in-demand endurance event co-driver. McConville spent 14 years as a professional driver, ten of those in the largest Australian domestic category, Supercars Championship. McConville has also written for several magazines and presented several television programs and up until the end of the 2009 season was the colour commentator for Network Ten's Australian coverage of Formula One. McConville announced his retirement from full-time racing for the end of the 2009 season. He is also rumoured to be The Stig in Top Gear Australia.

McConville now works with Porsche Centre Melbourne as the Motorsport Commercial Manager.

Early years McConville began his motor racing career at the age of eight, racing go-karts in first local then national championships, culminating in several Victorian titles. At the age of fifteen, he became the youngest ever holder of a CAMS racing licence with a brief foray into Formula Vee racing before moving onto the highly competitive Formula Ford racing category in 1991. In 1992, he was chosen to be the 'works' Van Diemen driver and won the prestigious Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, beating future champions such as Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.

This victory (he was the youngest ever winner of the series) drew national attention and a testing role with Dick Johnson's Shell Ultra-hi Racing. McConville impressed Johnson and was included in the driver line up for the 1992 Tooheys 1000 in the team's second Ford Sierra RS500. McConville easily qualified the car, but in the wet conditions that marred the race it was decided to let the more experienced pair of Terry Shiel and Greg Crick handle the driving of the tricky, but powerful, turbocharged car.

McConville's solid performance in practice at Bathurst meant he was invited back to DJR for the 1993 Tooheys 1000, where he paired with Paul Radisich in Shell team's second Ford EB Falcon V8. Unfortunately, whilst in third position, and under pressure from Tomas Mezera in the Holden Racing Team VP Commodore, McConville miscued going over Skyline, got the car sideways and clouted the wall, causing what turned out to be mostly cosmetic damage to the Falcon. However, the damage the #18 Shell car was done and Radisich/McConville would ultimately finish in eighth position, ten laps behind the winning Larry Perkins/Gregg Hansford Commodore. McConville's crash at Mount Panorama proved to be costly to his rising career.

After several years of driving for lesser teams, McConville's persistence finally paid off when he teamed up with prominent Melbourne businessman Tom Warwick to drive a Porsche 993 RSCS in the Australian GTP championship during the 1996 season. He won the series in the last race of the year beating championship favourite Jim Richards. In 1997, he was chosen to replace Greg Murphy as the Audi Australia 'works' driver (largely due to his success the previous year) where he finished third in the Australian Super Touring Championship. In 1998, he was narrowly beaten to the championship by team owner Brad Jones in somewhat controversial circumstances.

Supercars career An impressive part-time drive in the 1999 V8 Supercar championship saw the Holden Racing Team offer McConville an endurance co-drive, pairing up with the then championship leader Craig Lowndes. Together they finished in second place at the Bathurst 1000 race. This performance earned him a full-time contract with the newly expanded Rod Nash Racing for 2000. In 2001 he moved to the Sydney-based Lansvale racing team where he continued to impress in under-funded, less-developed machinery. He remained with the team until he was offered a contract with the Garry Rogers Motorsport outfit in 2004 after he was the outright winner of the Bathurst 24 hour race in 2002 in a Holden Monaro driving for the same team. The move to the Garry Rogers team proved fruitful for McConville when he took his first championship race win at Winton Raceway in 2004. In 2005 he took on team leader status at GRM with the departure of Garth Tander to the HSV dealer team. The following year, McConville was lured to Kees and Paul Weel's Supercheap Auto Racing outfit to pair with Greg Murphy after the retirement of Paul Weel in 2005.

In 2007, McConville began a new motorsport reporting role with Channel Ten, including co-hosting the Formula One coverage.

In 2008, McConville joined up with his former boss Brad Jones to drive the number 14 Commodore after the team made the switch from Ford to Holden with the support of Walkinshaw Performance in the pursuit of better results. WOW Sight and Sound soon signed on as McConville's major sponsor for the 2008 championship. McConville immediately highlighted the new relationship with an excellent third at the Adelaide 500. After two mixed seasons, McConville announced his decision to step down from full-time racing at the end of the season, the announcement came soon after a nasty crash at the Phillip Island 500K. During the off-season, it was also announced that McConville would not be returning to his on-screen role with Channel 10 and McConville set up a business franchise in tyre retailing. A change in V8 Supercar endurance race regulations made McConville hot property as a co-driver in 2010 and he was quickly announced as a co-driver for the Holden Racing Team.

McConville stepped back into a race car at the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour and co-drove a HSV R8 Tourer to third place. Subsequently, McConville picked up a drive in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driving the Eggleston Motorsport Commodore which also enjoyed support from Holden Racing Team's parent organisation Walkinshaw Performance eager to get McConville additional racing prior to the 2010 endurance races. In the lead up to the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400, Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport announced that McConville would be replacing Daniel Gaunt in the team in the short term.

McConville was a last minute entrant for Team BOC at the Falken Tasmania Challenge of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship. He replaced Jason Bright in Race 24, who withdrew after qualifying due to a rib injury. McConville started at the rear of the field and finished 19th.

Career results

Season Series Position Car Entrant / team 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 8th Van Diemen RF91 Ford Anderson Consulting / Ken McConville 1992 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1st Van Diemen RF92 Ford Anderson Consulting 1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship 1st Porsche 993 RSCS Warwick Fabrics 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship 3rd Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship 2nd Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Racing 1999 Shell Championship Series 17th Holden VS CommodoreHolden VT Commodore John Faulkner RacingHolden Racing Team 2000 Shell Championship Series 27th Holden VT Commodore Rod Nash Racing 2001 Shell Championship Series 21st Holden VX Commodore Lansvale Racing Team 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series 28th Holden VX Commodore Lansvale Racing Team 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series 18th Holden VX Commodore Lansvale Racing Team 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series 13th Holden VY Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 10th Holden VZ Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 13th Holden VZ Commodore Paul Weel Racing 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 34th Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 22nd Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 20th Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 22nd Holden VE Commodore Eggleston Motorsport V8 Supercar Championship Series 29th Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden Racing Team 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 34th Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing TeamBrad Jones Racing Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 24th Eggleston Motorsport Australian V8 Ute Racing Series 5th Holden VE Ute SS Walkinshaw Racing 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship 34th Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team Australian V8 Ute Racing Series 5th Holden VE Ute SS Walkinshaw Racing 2014 Australian GT Championship 34th Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Maranello Motorsport Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series 9th Holden VZ Commodore Eggleston Motorsport 2015 Australian GT Championship 41st Ferrari 458 Italia Maranello Motorsport Australian Carrera Cup Championship 14th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 OPS Gateway 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 33rd Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 54th Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Australian Carrera Cup Championship 7th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 Zagame Autosport

Supercars Championship results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Supercars results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Position Points 1999 John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VS) EASR1 EASR2 EASR3 ADER4 BARR5 BARR6 BARR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 SANR14 SANR15 SANR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 CALR20 CALR21 CALR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SYMR25 WINR26 WINR27 WINR28 ORAR29 ORAR30 ORAR31 QLDR32 BATR33 17th 770 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VT) EASR1 EASR2 EASR3 ADER4 BARR5 BARR6 BARR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 SANR14 SANR15 SANR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 CALR20 CALR21 CALR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SYMR25 WINR26 WINR27 WINR28 ORAR29 ORAR30 ORAR31 QLDR32 BATR33 2000 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VT) PHIR1 PHIR2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 ADER6 ADER7 EASR8 EASR9 EASR10 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 CANR14 CANR15 CANR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 WINR20 WINR21 WINR22 ORAR23 ORAR24 ORAR25 CALR26 CALR27 CALR28 QLDR29 SANR30 SANR31 SANR32 BATR33 27th 201 2001 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) PHIR1 PHIR2 ADER3 ADER4 EASR5 EASR6 HDVR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 CANR10 CANR11 CANR12 BARR13 BARR14 BARR15 CALR16 CALR17 CALR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 QLDR21 WINR22 WINR23 BATR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SANR28 SANR29 SANR30 21st 1275 2002 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) ADER1 ADER2 PHIR3 PHIR4 EASR5 EASR6 EASR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 CANR11 CANR12 CANR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 ORAR17 ORAR18 WINR19 WINR20 QLDR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SANR28 SANR29 28th 375 2003 Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) ADER1 ADER1 PHIR3 EASR4 WINR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 HDVR11 QLDR12 ORAR13 SANR14 BATR15 SURR16 SURR17 PUKR18 PUKR19 PUKR20 EASR21 EASR22 18th 1191 2004 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 PUKR6 HDVR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 QLDR13 WINR14 ORAR15 ORAR16 SANR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SYMR23 EASR24 EASR25 EASR26 13th 1292 2005 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) ADER1 ADER2 PUKR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 EASR9 EASR10 SHAR11 SHAR12 SHAR13 HDVR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 QLDR17 ORAR18 ORAR19 SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 SURR24 SYMR25 SYMR26 SYMR27 PHIR28 PHIR29 PHIR30 10th 1501 2006 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) ADER1 ADER2 PUKR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 ORAR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 SANR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 SURR25 SYMR26 SYMR27 SYMR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 13th 2099 2007 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 EASR12 EASR13 EASR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 ORAR21 ORAR22 ORAR23 SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 PHIR35 PHIR36 PHIR37 34th 35 2008 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 EASR4 EASR5 HAMR6 HAMR7 HAMR8 BARR9 BARR10 BARR11 SANR12 SANR13 SANR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 WINR21 WINR22 WINR23 PHIQ PHIR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 ORAR35 ORAR36 ORAR37 22nd 1370 2009 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) ADER1 ADER2 HAMR3 HAMR4 WINR5 WINR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 TOWR11 TOWR12 SANR13 SANR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 PHIQ PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SURR21 SURR22 PHIR23 PHIR24 BARR25 BARR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 20th 1565 2010 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 29th 669 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 2011 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 34th 406 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 2012 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQ SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 34th 406 2016 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 33rd 483 2017 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 54th 81

Bathurst 1000 results Year Car# Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 1992 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 Terry Shiel Greg Crick 11th 134 1993 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon Paul Radisich 8th 151 1994 39 Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore Chris Smerdon 13th 151 1996 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford EF Falcon Mark Larkham DNF 3 1997* 11 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro Jean-François Hemroulle 3rd 161 1998* 1 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones 3rd 161 1998 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford EL Falcon John Bowe DNF 80 1999 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore Craig Lowndes 2nd 161 2000 54 Rod Nash Racing Holden VT Commodore Geoff Brabham DNF 105 2001 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore Rick Bates 10th 160 2002 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore Warren Luff 15th 159 2003 3 Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore Tim Leahey 20th 144 2004 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VY Commodore Garth Tander DNF 133 2005 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore Andrew Jones 4th 161 2006 51 Paul Weel Racing Holden VZ Commodore Greg Murphy DNF 104 2007 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden VE Commodore David Reynolds DNS 0 2008 12 Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore Andrew Jones DNF 40 2009 8 Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore Jason Richards 2nd 161 2010 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore Garth Tander 3rd 161 2011 1 Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore James Courtney 7th 161 2012 22 Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore James Courtney 4th 161 2016 222 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore Nick Percat 3rd 161

Super Touring race

Complete Bathurst 24 Hour results