28 Facts About Steven Richards

Steven James Richards was born on 11 July 1972 and is a New Zealand-Australian racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.

In 1995, Steven Richards made his debut in the Bathurst 1000, finishing fourth for Gibson Motorsport with Anders Olofsson.

Steven Richards continued his association with Garry Rogers Motorsport in the years following, competing in the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1995 to 1997 driving an Alfa Romeo 155, Honda Accord and Nissan Primera and making his Australian Touring Car Championship debut for the team in 1996 in a Holden VR Commodore.

Steven Richards competed with his father Jim at the Bathurst 1000 in 1996 and 1997, finishing second in the latter.

Steven Richards continued with the team for 1998 before leaving to take up a testing role with Nissan in England.

At the 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Steven Richards finished second in a Nissan Primera, only two seconds behind his father Jim.

In 1999 Steven Richards took up a full-time drive with Gibson Motorsport in 1999, as a team-mate to Greg Murphy in a Holden VT Commodore.

Steven Richards finished seventh in the championship with the highlight being defending his Bathurst crown with Murphy.

Steven Richards continued with Gibson Motorsport in 2000, winning the inaugural Canberra 400 as well as a round at Calder Park Raceway.

Steven Richards finished 12th in the standings for the team in 2001.

Steven Richards continued with the team for five years and achieved consistent championship finishes between fifth and seventh.

Steven Richards won two rounds for the team, both at the Perth 400 at Barbagallo Raceway.

In 2007, Steven Richards made another manufacturer switch, joining Ford Performance Racing.

Steven Richards started competitively for the team, with championship finishes of seventh and eighth, but dropped off in 2009 and 2010 with finishes of thirteenth and fifteenth.

Steven Richards was replaced by Will Davison for 2011, and finished his full-time career with a podium in the final race of the season at the Sydney 500.

Steven Richards decided to stay on with Ford Performance Racing, renewing his partnership with Winterbottom.

In doing this Steven Richards joined Lowndes, who along with Tony Longhurst and Jamie Whincup had matched the feat of winning in both a Ford and Holden since Steven Richards had achieved it, as the only two drivers to win more than one Bathurst 1000 for both Ford and Holden.

Steven Richards won the race again with Lowndes in 2018 winning his Fifth Bathurst crown becoming one of the most successful winners of the great race throughout the current decade and sixth on the all-time list of Bathurst champions.

Steven Richards announced his retirement from Supercars racing after the 2019 season.

Steven Richards won the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour race in 2002 driving a Holden Monaro 427C for Garry Rogers Motorsport.

Steven Richards won the race alongside Garth Tander, Cameron McConville and Nathan Pretty.

Steven Richards competed in the 2014 24 Hours of Spa with Roger Lago, David Russell and Steve Owen, driving a Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3.

Steven Richards has achieved a class victory at the Bathurst 12 Hour, in 2012.

Steven Richards consistently became a top-five championship runner since joining the series.

Steven Richards's highlight was in 2014 when he won the championship title and broke the stranglehold on the series held by Craig Baird.

Steven Richards slipped back in the following two years before stepping back from the series to focus on his team's entry in the Australian GT Championship.

In 2013 and 2014, Steven Richards competed in selected events of the Australian GT Championship in a Lamborghini Gallardo alongside Justin McMillan.

Steven Richards then made a one-off appearance in the 2015 season in a Chevrolet Camaro.