Matt Campbell (racing driver)


Matt Campbell is an Australian racing car driver, specialising in sports car racing, whom is a Porsche factory driver having been a former junior then young professional. He is one of 3 factory driver whose driver categorisation is gold alongside Sven Müller and Mathieu Janine Campbell won the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia driving for McElrea Racing. Campbell moved to Germany in 2017 and was third in the 2017 Porsche Supercup. Campbell is currently driving for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Am class driving a Porsche 911 RSR and has taken three victories including at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. Campbell also won the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Earl Bamber Motorsport.

Racing career

Early Career

When Campbell was 14, he got a Datsun 1200 coupe, he raced with that with the support of his mother. He then got some driver coaching and entered the Formula Ford championship.

Supercars

Campbell made his Supercars debut for Nissan Motorsport in 2016, co-driving with Todd Kelly in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. In 2017, Campbell joined defending champion Shane van Gisbergen at Triple Eight Race Engineering.

Sports cars

In 2014, Campbell competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. He moved up to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2015, finishing third in the series, and then won the 2016 series.
In 2017, he drove for Fach Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup, finishing third overall. This led to a drive for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship. He won the class at the second round of the series, the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving with Christian Ried and Julien Andlauer. The same driver combination also took victory in the third round, the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Career results

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011Queensland Formula Ford ChampionshipGreg Fahey Motorsport1201161472nd
2011Queensland Race Car SeriesGreg Fahey Motorsport70024943rd
2012Queensland Formula Ford ChampionshipGreg Fahey Motorsport129411122411st
2012New South Wales Formula Ford ChampionshipGreg Fahey Motorsport300137715th
2012Australian Formula Ford ChampionshipSynergy Motorsport900004112th
2013Australian Formula Ford ChampionshipSynergy Motorsport2200106711th
2013Queensland Sports Sedan and Invited Championship200001820th
2013Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship400104719th
2014Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge AustraliaMcElrea Racing1831353254th
2014Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy classHHH Racing600012368th
2014Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship8001110310th
2015Australian Carrera Cup ChampionshipMcElrea Racing22625108603rd
2015Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy classHHH Racing40010351st
2015Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship600006013th
2016Australian Carrera Cup ChampionshipMcElrea Racing241478181204.51st
2016International V8 Supercars ChampionshipNissan Motorsport Australia4001032443rd
2016Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship500002320th
2017Porsche SupercupFach Auto Tech1145151513rd
2017Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyFach Auto Tech21112-N/A
2017Supercars ChampionshipTriple Eight Race Engineering4000059130th
2017Pirtek Enduro CupTriple Eight Race Engineering400005914th
201824 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing11001N/A1st
2018Intercontinental GT ChallengePorsche100001218th
2018-19FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing852231102nd
2019Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupRowe Racing500002212th
2019Blancpain GT World Challenge AmericaWright Motorsports801104614th
2019Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-AmWright Motorsports802471117th
2019WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTDWright Motorsports100108530th
2019WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTDPark Place Motorsports100008530th
2019WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTDPfaff Motorsports110018530th
2019Intercontinental GT ChallengePorsche51002527th
2019ADAC GT MastersFrikadelli Racing Team200000NC†
2019ADAC GT MastersSSR Performance200000NC†
201924 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing10000N/A4th
2019-20FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing50010439th*
2020GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGPX Racing10001182nd*
2020WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLMPorsche GT Team10101309th*
2020Intercontinental GT ChallengePorsche10101153rd*

As Campbell was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Supercars Championship results

Bathurst 1000 results

Complete Porsche Supercup results

YearTeam1234567891011DCPoints
2017Fach Auto TechCAT
5
CAT
3
MON
5
RBR
1
SIL
7
HUN
16
SPA
6
SPA
5
MNZ
1
MEX
1
MEX
1
3rd151

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPts
2018–19Dempsey-Proton RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SPA
4
LMS
1
SIL
1
FUJ
DSQ
SHA
1
SEB
1
SPA
1
LMS
2
2nd110
2019–20Dempsey-Proton RacingLMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SIL
5
FUJ
5
SHA
10
BHR
6
COA
5
SPA
LMS
9th*43*

;Notes

24 Hours of Dubai results

24 Hours of Daytona results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2019Park Place MotorsportsGTDPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6DAY
7
SEBMDODETWGLMOS30th85
2019Wright MotorsportsGTDPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6LIM
5
30th85
2019Pfaff MotorsportsGTDPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6ELK
1
VIRLGAPET30th85
2020Porsche GT TeamGTLMPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6DAY
3
DAYSEBELKVIRWGLLIMMDOPETLGASEB9th*30*

* Season still in progress.