1. Lee Robert Holdsworth was born on 2 February 1983 and is an Australian semi-retired racing driver.
16 Facts About Lee Holdsworth
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Lee Holdsworth won the 2021 Bathurst 1000 alongside Chaz Mostert and finished his full-time career after the 2022 season, after nearly two decades of racing.
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Lee Holdsworth started racing cars in 2001 at just 17, when he contested the Commodore Cup national series.
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Lee Holdsworth recorded some impressive results in 2004, including finishing his first-ever round in the top-10 and winning the reverse-grid race at Eastern Creek, as well as finishing third overall in Queensland.
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In 2005, Lee Holdsworth ran a limited campaign in the renamed HPDC V8 Supercar Development Series and the Australian Formula Ford Championship, as well as contesting the two endurance races with Garry Rogers Motorsport.
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In 2007, Lee Holdsworth won his first V8 Supercar round at Oran Park.
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In 2008 Lee Holdsworth began working with The John Bowe Institute of Driving, helping to teach the techniques of performance driving to the public.
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Lee Holdsworth moved to Stone Brothers Racing for the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship, ending a six-year association with Garry Rogers Motorsport.
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Lee Holdsworth scored the team's first race win at Winton in April 2014.
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In 2015, Lee Holdsworth moved to Team 18, who operated as a satellite team to the Holden Racing Team.
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Lee Holdsworth won the 2015 Drivers' Driver award at the 2015 V8 Gala awards.
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At the Sydney SuperSprint, Lee Holdsworth was still unfit to race, so Enduro Cup driver Karl Reindler drove the car for the event before returning as a co-driver at the Sandown 500 with Lee Holdsworth competing in his first race since his accident.
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In 2017, Lee Holdsworth continued with Team 18 and finished the season in 16th place with a best finish of 4th place being recorded at the Newcastle 500.
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For 2018, Lee Holdsworth will continue with the team and race the new Holden ZB Commodore.
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On 30 August 2022, Lee Holdsworth announced that he would retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2022 season.
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Lee Holdsworth stated that he desired to spend more time with his family, while pursuing a career as a real estate agent.