24 Facts About Will Davison

William Davison was born on 30 August 1982 and is an Australian professional racing driver.

Will Davison continued with Menu F3 into 2004 but his campaign was cut short for financial reasons.

In 2004, Will Davison made his first appearance in Australia's premier touring car series, V8 Supercars, driving a third car for Team Dynamik at Winton.

Will Davison then reappeared in the next round at Oran Park before co-driving with Dale Brede in the endurance events, the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000, with the latter event marking his final appearance of the season.

In 2005, Will Davison was not able to find a full-time drive.

For Will Davison, 2006 was a quiet year as Will Davison was plagued by technical difficulties.

Will Davison recorded only modest results, with a fourth place with team-mate Steven Johnson at Sandown being his lone highlight.

In 2007, Will Davison continued to drive the No 18 Falcon under the team's new naming rights sponsor, Jim Beam.

Will Davison remained at the team to race the No 18 Falcon in 2008, winning his first championship race and round at Eastern Creek Raceway the second round of 2008.

Will Davison scored a further 2 podiums in the year, one of these with teammate Steven Johnson at the Phillip Island 500.

In 2009, Will Davison moved to the Holden Racing Team to drive the No 22 Holden VE Commodore.

Will Davison scored several other podiums during the year and won the Barry Sheene Medal at the post-season awards night.

In 2010, Will Davison continued with HRT, but technical issues and bad luck plagued him throughout the entire year and he finished the championship in 22nd place.

Midway through the season, Will Davison decided to end his relationship with Holden Racing Team and signed with Ford Performance Racing for 2011 to drive the No 6 Trading Post FPR Falcon.

However, after a stroke of bad luck in the endurance races, despite scoring his maiden Bathurst 1000 pole position, Will Davison only managed to finish fourth overall.

Will Davison confirmed in early 2014 that he would be joining Erebus Motorsport on a four-year contract.

In both years, Will Davison drove with his brother Alex in the Enduro Cup, narrowly missing a Bathurst podium in 2014.

Financial pressures on the team resulted in Will Davison being given permission in mid-2015 to negotiate a drive elsewhere.

Will Davison moved to Tekno Autosports in 2016, returning to Holden for the first time since 2010.

At the Bathurst 1000, Will Davison achieved an even better result, capitalising on late drama between the race leaders to take his second Bathurst crown, despite not leading any laps.

Will Davison contested the Supercars Championship with 23Red Racing from 2018 through to the demise of the team in 2020.

Will Davison has competed multiple times in the Bathurst 12 Hour, with a best result of 3rd in 2014 in an Erebus Motorsport-prepared Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Will Davison's stepgrandfather Tony Gaze was a decorated fighter pilot in World War II and a Formula One driver.

Will Davison is married to Riana Crehan as of early 2020, a pit reporter for Supercars Media.