The Man

NAME

Nathan Antunes (pronounced Antune-es) 

BORN

23 April 1988 

HEIGHT

175 cm 

WEIGHT

68 kg 

SPORTS AND HOBBIES

Soccer, Water skiing, Swimming, Bike riding 

EDUCATION

Trinity Grammar School, Sydney 

AMBITION

To win the Australian GT championship, the Nürburgring 24 Hour and the Dubai 24 Hour

NATIONALITY

Australian 

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One of the most talented GT3 drivers today

Following a successful career in karting in Australia from age 8 to 14, Nathan joined the 2004 New South Wales Formula Ford Championship. Contesting five rounds out of six due to age restrictions, he took sixth position in his first Championship.

At age 16, Nathan moved to England to contest the 2005 Formula BMW UK Championship with Motaworld Racing. He took three Pole positions, one win, three third positions and came seventh in the UK Championship. He also contested the first ever Formula BMW World Championships in Bahrain where he finished in fifth position.

His performance impressed many including Red Bull, who signed him on as a contracted driver for the Red Bull Junior Team for Formula Renault 2.0 for 2006. During 2006 Nathan also competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault NEC.

After leaving Red Bull, Nathan raced in Formula 3 Recaro Cup, German F3 Championship. He won his third F3 race and secured pole positions and podium finishes. With team HS Technik he achieved one eighth, one sixth, one fourth, one third, one win and one Pole position. In the same year, he tested for World Series by Renault, Eurointernational. GP2 tests followed, A1GP Team Australia Rookie and TRS New Zealand.

Returning to Australia, Nathan spent the next three years reshaping his racing career as a successful and well respected professional driver from open wheelers in Europe to GT3 racing in Australia and Southeast Asia.

In 2014 Nathan competed in the Australian GT Championships with car owner Rod Salmon in an Audi R8 LMS GT3 Ultra. Together they won the Australian GT Trophy Championship. In 2014 Nathan also drove for Dilango Racing in a Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 GT3 the GT Asia Series in Japan and Malaysia.

Nathan entered the 2015 Australian GT Championships in the Skwirk / Beechwood Homes Audi R8 LMS Ultra as a solo driver. In Round 1 at Adelaide he came first in the first two races and third in the third race, winning the round and the prestigious Murray Walker Trophy. In Round 2 at Phillip Island he was eleventh. In the two races in Round 3 in Townsville he came fourth and first. In Round 4 in Sydney he took second in race one and third in race two. In Round 5 at Sandown he was seventh in race one and ninth in race two.

In strong contention for the Championship, at the final Round 6 at Highlands NZ, another competitor made contact with Nathan forcing him out of the final race of the season. As a result Nathan finished the 2015 Australian GT Championships in fourth place.

During the 2015 season Nathan also drove for the FFF Racing Team by ACM in the GT Asia Series Championship in Japan, Malaysia and China in a McLaren 650S GT3.

Nathan opened the 2016 motor racing season with a win at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race, finishing first in AA class and in sixth place overall with co-drivers Greg Taylor, Barton Mawer in an Audi R8 LMS.

In 2016, Nathan Antunes competed in the Australian GT Championship with Tekno Autosports, driving a McLaren 650S GT3.

At the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour, Nathan was the only Audi driver to make the Top 10 shootout in qualifying. Fastest Audi in the race and placed as high as 3rd during his drive.

Download Nathan’s Racing Resume.

The Tracks

Tracks raced on and tested at include some of the most challenging in the world…

 

Adelaide Street Circuit

Adelaide Street Circuit

Australia
Eastern Creek

Eastern Creek

Australia
Mount Panorama

Mount Panorama

Australia
Mallalla

Mallalla

Australia
Oran Park

Oran Park

Australia
Phillip Island

Phillip Island

Australia
Queensland Raceway

Queensland Raceway

Australia
Sandown

Sandown

Australia
Townsville Circuit

Townsville Circuit

Australia
Wakefield Park

Wakefield Park

Australia
Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

United Kingdom
Croft Circuit

Croft Circuit

United Kingdom
Donington

Donington

United Kingdom
Knockhill Racing Circuit

Knockhill Racing Circuit

United Kingdom
Oulton Park

Oulton Park

United Kingdom
Rockingham Speedway

Rockingham Speedway

United Kingdom
Silverstone

Silverstone

United Kingdom
Thruxton

Thruxton

United Kingdom
Salzburgring

Salzburgring

Austria
Bahrain International

Bahrain International

Bahrain
Spa-Francochamps

Spa-Francochamps

Belgium
Zolder Circuit

Zolder Circuit

Belgium
Shanghai International

Shanghai International

China
Pau Arnos

Pau Arnos

France
Paul Ricard

Paul Ricard

France
Euro Speedway

Euro Speedway

Germany
Hockenheim

Hockenheim

Germany
Nurburgring

Nurburgring

Germany
Oschersleben

Oschersleben

Germany
Assen Circuit

Assen Circuit

Holland
Zandvoort Circuit

Zandvoort Circuit

Holland
Mondello Park

Mondello Park

Ireland
Misano World Circuit

Misano World Circuit

Italy
Autopolis International

Autopolis International

Japan
Fuji Int’l Speedway

Fuji Int’l Speedway

Japan
Sepang Int’l Circuit

Sepang Int’l Circuit

Malaysia
Hamilton Street Circuit

Hamilton Street Circuit

New Zealand
Hampton Downs

Hampton Downs

New Zealand
Manfeild Autocourse

Manfeild Autocourse

New Zealand
Pukekohe Park

Pukekohe Park

New Zealand
Ruapuna Raceway

Ruapuna Raceway

New Zealand
Taupo Motorsport Park

Taupo Motorsport Park

New Zealand
Teretonga Park Raceway

Teretonga Park Raceway

New Zealand
Timaru International

Timaru International

New Zealand
Estoril

Estoril

Portugal
Inje Speedium

Inje Speedium

South Korea

The Cars

The Partners

We are grateful to our partners for their generous support.

 

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The Sponsors

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The Blog

digiDIRECT get on board with Nathan on the Audi R8 LMS

The distinctive orange and white logo of digiDIRECT made it’s debut on board the #5 Audi R8 LMS with me at the first round of the Australian GT Championship in Adelaide at the Clipsal 500 Supercars…

Successful last weekend in New Zealand for Australian GT 2016

Traditionally, the final race of the Australian GT Championship year is held across the ditch in New Zealand at the spectacular Highlands Motorsport Park. This year both the Australian GT Championship (sprint races) and the Australian…

Podium for Antunes and Taylor in the Endurance race in Sydney

A podium finish is exactly what we came here to do! After a very successful test day a couple of weeks ago, Greg Taylor and I came into the Australian Endurance Championship (AEC) weekend at the…

Antunes joins Taylor in the Audi R8 for Endurance race in Sydney

I am very excited to also be competing in the 2016 Australian Endurance Championship (AEC) this weekend with Greg Taylor at Sydney Motorsport Park. I’ll be jumping back into the beautifully turned out Audi R8 LMS…

 

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