Garth Walden

Garth William Walden (born 6 December 1981) is a racing driver from Australia. He is the son of Sydney-based racecar builder and driver Brian Walden.

Biography Walden began his career in supersprints in a Holden Monaro HQ, before switching to NSW Sports Sedans in a modified Holden Torana LJ.

Walden entered V8 Supercars in 2004, running an older-specification ex-Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon AU. Having originally intended to run in the Konica Series, the Waldens' purchased the Romano Racing main series Racing Entitlements Contract. Running with support from Bap Romano and Ford Performance Racing, Walden contested six of the thirteen events – failing to qualify for the Winton round and crashing out of the Bathurst 1000. AVESCO stripped the team of their licence at the conclusion of the season, handing it over to Perkins Engineering.

Following his V8 Supercars foray, Walden opened his own vehicle preparation shop – running in Australian Formula 3 in 2005 and the Australian Production Car Championship in 2007, as well as operating the HPM Racing outfit in the 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

In 2008, Walden re-secured his V8 Supercars REC with the intention of operating a Holden Commodore VE. With a car not forthcoming, and an attempt to purchase an ex-WPS Racing Ford Falcon BF falling through, the team did not participate in any races that season and the licence was sold to Walkinshaw Racing at the end of the year. Walden later made two one-off starts in the Development Series, in 2009 and 2014 respectively.

Walden was employed as a factory Radical Sportscars driver and manager in the late-2000s, and later ran in the World Time Attack Challenge and Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Since 2020, Walden has been a semi-regular competitor in GT World Challenge Australia.

Career stats Season Series Position Car Team 2004 V8Supercar Championship Series 47th Ford Falcon (AU) Walden Motorsport 2007 Australian Production Car Championship 8th Holden Commodore VY Walden Motorsport Australian Production Car Championship - Class A 3rd 2008 Australian GT Championship 28th Lotus Exige S Report Factory 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 30th Holden Commodore (VZ) Jay Motorsport 2010 Supersports & Sports 1300 Interstate Challenge Australia 2nd Radical SR3 - Suzuki Walden Motorsport 2014 New South Wales Supersports Championship 9th Radical SR8 Electric Walden Motorsport Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 41st Holden Commodore (VE) RSport Engineering 2015 World Time Attack Challenge 1st Mitsubishi Evo 9 Tilton Racing 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 15th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Walden Motorsport 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 23rd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Walden Motorsport Australian Production Car Series 25th Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG 2019 New South Wales Supersports Championship 7th Radical SR3 - Suzuki Walden Motorsport

Complete Supercar results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Position Points 2004 Walden Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU)ADEEASPUK HID BAR QLDWINORASANBATSUR SYM EAS 47th 185 2008 Walden Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE)ADEWDEASHAMBARSANHIDQLDWINPHI BAT SURBHRSYMORA NC 0

Complete Super2 Series results (key) (Round results only) Super2 Series results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points 2009 Jay Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) ADE WIN TOW SAN QLD BAT HOM12 30th 123 2014 RSport Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) ADE WIN23 BAR TOW QLD BAT HOM 41st 75

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition 2007 Walden Motorsport Michael Auld Brian Walden Holden Commodore (VY) SS D 188 24th 4th 2008 Walden Motorsport Michael Auld Brian Walden Holden Commodore (VY) SS D 236 9th 1st 2009 Walden Motorsport Michael Auld Brian Walden Holden Commodore (VY) SS E 228 9th 1st 2010 Walden Motorsport Michael Auld Brian Walden Holden Commodore (VY) SS C 68 DNF 2013 AMAC Motorsport Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Mosler MT900 GT3 A 55 DNF 2014 AMAC Motorsport Andrew MacPherson Benjamin Porter Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S B 237 21st 7th 2020 Hobson Motorsport/GWR Brett Hobson Kurt Kostecki Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015) Silver 288 21st 5th 2022 RAM Motorsport Brett Hobson Mike Sheargold Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo AAM 170 DNF 2024 Erebus Motorsport Jack Le Brocq Justin McMillan Glen Wood Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am 259 16th 5th

Complete Dubai 24 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition 2025 GWR Australia Brett Hobson Justin McMillan Glen Wood Michael Sheargold Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3-Am 280 31st 10th