Tony D'Alberto

Antonio Alvano "Tony" D'Alberto (born 9 December 1985) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently drives the No.38 Ford Mustang GT for Dick Johnson Racing as a co-driver in the Supercars Championship.

Racing career

Formula Ford

D'Alberto began his career in the early 2000s running a Formula Ford in his home state of Victoria, making a brief appearance in the 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

V8 Supercar Development Series 2003 saw D'Alberto venture into V8Supercars for the first time, stepping into a John Faulkner Racing Commodore at the third round of the second tier Konica V8 Supercar Series held at Eastern Creek Raceway. In just his sixth race, he had climbed into the top ten at Phillip Island and finished his first partial season with a fifth place overall at the series final at Mallala Motor Sport Park.

Joining the Independent Racing Cars team for 2004 D'Alberto evolved into a regular top-ten runner, but podiums eluded him as he raced to eighth place in the championship. That first podium came, though, on the biggest stage at the non-championship round held as a support race for the 2004 Bathurst 1000, driving a Ford Falcon for the first and thus far only time he gave his temporary Howard Racing team a third-place finish.

Tony D'Alberto Racing was formed around the developing racer and a serious attempt for the champion was run for the first time in the 2005 season and he claimed third places at the Adelaide Street Circuit, Eastern Creek and Bathurst rounds of the championship on his way to fifth place. His form, however, did translate to his first invite to race in the main series endurance races and he stepped into the second Tasman Motorsport Commodore but did not finish either enduro.

2006 was frustrating for D'Alberto as the team expanded to a second car for Mark McNally but slid backwards and apart from again starring at the Bathurst round, heading for the familiar third place, was absent from the Fujitsu Series podiums, although the enduros this year saw him join the championship winning team HSV Dealer Team although a confused driver swapping situation with Holden Racing Team saw D'Alberto deposited into the combined squads fourth car and results were not strong.

Series champion 2007 would see a season long battle between a revitalised Tony D'Alberto Racing team and the big new team in the Fujitsu series, the Jim Morton run Ford team, Ford Rising Stars Racing and its lead driver Michael Caruso. Second at the Adelaide Clipsal 500 round lead to his first race win at Wakefield Park Raceway in the third race of the weekend, which also gave him his first round win, and the points lead as Caruso faltered. Consistent seconds and a third at Winton gave D'Alberto another round win, but Queensland Raceway was a miss-step and Caruso gained ground. Owen Kelly took over the Oran Park Raceway round as D'Alberto slid to sixth for the round but it was worse for Caruso. Bathurst, too, was a mixed result, but Caruso gained ground as Luke Youlden took the win. At the Phillip Island finale Caruso reigned supreme but a late race collision with Dale Wood saw D'Alberto limp to the line for the first race in ninth place. A repaired Commodore raced home to fifth position, more than enough to secure the crown despite Caruso's race win.

In the 2007 enduro season might have looked modest as D'Alberto joined the smallest team in the series, the Independent Race Cars run Rod Nash Racing Commodore driven by Steve Owen. Eleventh place had been a good result at the 2007 Sandown 500 but the team starred at Bathurst. Despite the team's relative lack of resources, they were involved in the fight at the fringe of the lead pack in the desperate, rain-affected final stage of the race and Owen brought the car home in a superb sixth position.

Supercars Championship

Tony D'Alberto Racing ran under the Rod Nash Racing franchise for the team's first assault on the V8 Supercar Championship Series in 2008, fulfilling the team's long held ambitions. While a long running court case over past ownership of the No. 55 franchise threw some doubt over the team's entry in that series, it was able to compete in all events in the 2008 championship.thumb D'Alberto's Holden VF Commodore at the 2013 Clipsal 500 AdelaideIn 2013, under the new Car of the Future rules, D'Alberto drove the Walkinshaw Racing-backed No. 3 VF Commodore under the standalone team of Tony D'Alberto Racing. Although his success was limited, with his best race results being a fourth at Winton, and a fourth at Surfers Paradise (with co-driver Jonny Reid), D'Alberto finished the Championship season in 16th place, his best result yet.

In 2014, due to insufficient sponsorship and funding, Tony D'Alberto Racing sold their car and equipment to Walkinshaw Racing, leaving D'Alberto without a full-time drive. D'Alberto would drive with Walkinshaw Racing's Tim Slade, as co-driver of the No. 47 VF Commodore in the enduro races in 2014.

In 2016, D'Alberto would join Scott Pye in No. 17 as co-driver at DJR Penske FG X Falcon for the enduro series (Sandown, Bathurst and Gold Coast) of the V8 Supercar Championship.

Racing record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition 1997 J.C. Maddox Karting Trophy 1st

Racing career summary

Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2005 Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ Fabian Coulthard DNF 108 2006 HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ Anthony Tratt DNF 93 2007 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ Steve Owen 6th 161 2008 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VE Jason Bargwanna DNF 159 2009 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VE Andrew Thompson 10th 161 2010 Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden Commodore VE Shane Price DNF 38 2011 Tony D'Alberto Racing Ford Falcon FG Dale Wood 9th 161 2012 Tony D'Alberto Racing Ford Falcon FG Dale Wood DNF 122 2013 Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden Commodore VF Jonny Reid 24th 149 2014 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VF Tim Slade DNF 102 2015 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VF Tim Slade 14th 161 2016 DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X Scott Pye 5th 161 2017 DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X Fabian Coulthard 3rd 161 2018 DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X Fabian Coulthard 9th 161 2019 DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang Mk.6 Fabian Coulthard 21st 161 2020 DJR Team Penske Ford Mustang Mk.6 Fabian Coulthard 4th 161 2021 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 Anton de Pasquale DNF 139 2022 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 Anton de Pasquale 7th 161 2023 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Anton de Pasquale 3rd 161 2024 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Anton de Pasquale 7th 161 2025 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Will Davison DNF 53 2026 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Rylan Gray

Super2 Series results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Supercars Championship results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

TCR Australia results TCR Australia 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 Position Points 2019 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BENR7 BENR8 BENR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 QLDR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 SANR16 SANR17 SANR18 BENR19 BENR20 BENR21 2nd 567 2021 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) SYMR1 SYMR2 SYMR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BATR7 BATR8 BATR9 SMPR10 SMPR11 SMPR12 BATR13 BATR14 BATR15 14th 290 2022 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) SYMR1 SYMR2 SYMR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BATR7 BATR8 BATR9 SMPR10 SMPR11 SMPR12 QLDR13 QLDR14 QLDR15 SANR16 SANR17 SANR18 BATR19 BATR20 BATR21 1st 658 2023 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) SYMR1 SYMR2 SYMR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 QLDR13 QLDR14 QLDR15 SANR16 SANR17 SANR18 SMPR19 SMPR20 SMPR21 BATR22 BATR23 BATR24 2nd 759 2024 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) SANR1 SANR2 SANR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 PHIR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 BNDR10 BNDR11 BNDR12 QLDR13 QLDR14 QLDR15 SMPR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 BATR19 BATR20 BATR218th490