Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 1
Sydney Motorsport Park
Published on Friday, 7th of March 2025
Clay Osborne
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Pro, Michelin Junior
#15
Clay competed in karting from the age of 5 -16 winning multiple New Zealand and Australian championships and titles, as well as winning a Karting World Championship in 2019.
He then moved on to a season of Formula Ford in 2020, where he finished third in the Northland Championship. He competed in the 2021 Toyota 86 series in New Zealand going on to have multiple podium and round rookie wins. In his second year of competing in the Toyota series Clay had multiple race wins and round wins finishing up second in the championship.
He then joined MR late in 2023 and competed in the 2024 Sprint Challenge championship and the final two Carrera Cup Australia rounds. He is doing his first full season of Carrera Cup in 2025. Clay's longterm motorsport goal is to become a Porsche factory or V8 supercar driver.
Background
What are your top 3 career highlights?
- Winning my first New Zealand karting title at the age of nine.
- Winning the 2019 Rotox World finals.
- Finishing second in the 2022/23 Toyota 86 Championship.
What is your Motorsport background?
- Karting from age of 6 till 17 in Cadets, Mini Rok, Junior Rotax, Senior Rotax, KZ2 and DD2, including 7 months racing in Europe. 1 season of NZ Formula Ford in 2020, 2 seasons of NZ Toyota 86 in 2021 & 2022.
Any other personal interests or achievements you would like to share?
- I played provincial rugby for Waikato aged 13 and love snowboarding, jetskiing, wakeboarding and raced downhill mountain bikes throughout my childhood.
What is your favourite Motorsport moment?
- Winning the Junior Rotax Karting World Championship at Sarno Italy in 2019.
What is your all time favourite race car?
- My favourite race car of all time would have to be the Porsche GT3RSR.
What is your favourite circuit?
- My favourite racetrack is Highlands Cromwell.
Driver Statistics
| Championships | Rounds | Races | Driver Stats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Podiums | Wins | Podiums | Qual P1 | Wins | Podiums | Starts | Win % | Podium % | MR Score |
| - | - | - |
3
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
48
|
4% | 23% | 818 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2025
| Rnd | Circuit | Engineer | Mechanic | QUAL | R1 | R2 | R3 | RND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13th |
| 2 | Australian Grand Prix | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6th |
| 3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13th |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6th |
| 5 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 17 | 13 | 7 | DNF | 15th |
| 6 | Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst | Leigh Geyer | Dan Ensor | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 2
Australian Grand Prix
Published on Friday, 28th of March 2025
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 3
Hidden Valley Raceway
Published on Wednesday, 9th of July 2025
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 4
Queensland Raceway
Published on Wednesday, 13th of August 2025
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 5
The Bend Motorsport Park
Published on Monday, 15th of September 2025
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Round 6
Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst
Published on Tuesday, 14th of October 2025
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge 2024
| Rnd | Circuit | Engineer | Mechanic | QUAL | R1 | R2 | R3 | RND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Island Circuit | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 3 | 3 | 2 | DNF | 6th |
| 2 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5th |
| 3 | Townsville Street Circuit | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4th |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2nd |
| 5 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3rd |
| 6 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2nd |
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 1
Phillip Island Circuit
Published on Thursday, 18th of April 2024
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 2
The Bend Motorsport Park
Published on Thursday, 6th of June 2024
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 3
Townsville Street Circuit
Published on Wednesday, 10th of July 2024
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 4
Queensland Raceway
Published on Wednesday, 14th of August 2024
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 5
Symmons Plains Raceway
Published on Monday, 26th of August 2024
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Round 6
Sydney Motorsport Park
Published on Wednesday, 23rd of October 2024
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2024
| Rnd | Circuit | Engineer | Mechanic | QUAL | R1 | R2 | R3 | RND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Andy McElrea | Dan Ensor | 12 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 14th |
| 8 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Andy McElrea | Dan Ensor | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9th |
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge 2023
| Rnd | Circuit | Engineer | Mechanic | QUAL | R1 | R2 | R3 | RND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7th |
| 6 | Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst | Andy McElrea | Rob Clark | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8th |
Clay Osborne
First Practice @Taupo New Zealand 2023
Clay Osborne
Porsche Sprint Challenge @Bathurst 2023
Clay Osborne
KZ2 @Auckland 2022
Clay Osborne
Toyota 86 @Pukekohe New Zealand 2022
Clay Osborne
Junior Rotax @Sarno Italy World Championships 2019
Clay Osborne
New Zealand Cadet Nationals @Palmerston North 2015