Steven Johnson (born 6 September 1974) is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of former racer and now team-owner Dick Johnson.[1] He competed full-time for Dick Johnson Racing from 2000–2012. Johnson is married and has two children.
| Steven Johnson | |
|---|---|
 Steven Johnson at Albert Park in 2007 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 6 September 1974 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 419 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 16 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
Johnson's best season result was in 2001, where he led the championship for two rounds and took two round wins, including the Canberra round win, where he recorded victory from pole position in the first race, before finishing the rest of the races in the top five. Near season's end, he dropped to fifth, still his best ever effort. Then came a period he would rather forget, finishing the 2002 and 2003 seasons well outside the top ten. He improved to tenth in the 2004 season. He was looking for a top five in 2005, but had a poor Bathurst 1000 to place him outside the top ten.
In 2007, Johnson recorded his best Bathurst 1000 result with a podium finish in third after leading late in the drama-charged closing laps as intermittent rain swept across the Mountain in an entertaining scrap with Craig Lowndes, James Courtney and Greg Murphy.[2]
In early 2013, it was announced that Steven Johnson would step down from competing in the V8 Supercars championship and instead become general manager of Dick Johnson Racing.[3] He currently competes in the Touring Car Masters. In the endurance events in the 2013 season, Johnson teamed up with Erebus Motorsport, as a co-driver in car No. 9 SP Tools Racing's Maro Engel.
Career results
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Complete Touring Car Masters Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Team Johnson | Ford XD Falcon | ADE R16 8 |
ADE R16 5 |
ADE R16 5 |
3rd | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Team Johnson | Ford XD Falcon | SYM R1 7 |
SYM R2 4 |
SYM R3 C |
SYM R4 3 |
BAT R5 12 |
BAT R6 2 |
BAT R7 DSQ |
BAT R8 16 |
SMP R9 9 |
SMP R10 2 |
SMP R11 7 |
SMP R12 1 |
BAT R13 7 |
BAT R14 1 |
BAT R15 1 |
BAT R16 Ret |
3rd | 497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Team Johnson | Ford XD Falcon | SMP R1 8 |
SMP R2 4 |
SMP R3 3 |
SMP R4 C |
5th | 612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hancock Racing | Ford Mustang GT | BAT R13 1 |
BAT R14 1 |
BAT R15 1 |
BAT R16 1 |
ADE R16 7 |
ADE R16 1 |
ADE R16 1 |
ADE R16 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Hancock Racing | Ford Mustang GT | SYM R1 5 |
SYM R2 1 |
SYM R3 1 |
SYM R4 2 |
NEW R5 |
NEW R6 1 |
NEW R7 1 |
NEW R8 1 |
WIN R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
BEN R13 |
BEN R14 |
BEN R15 |
BEN R16 |
BAT R17 |
BAT R18 |
BAT R19 |
BAT R20 |
ADE R21 |
ADE R22 |
ADE R23 |
ADE R24 |
3rd | 497 | |||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Bathurst 1000 results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EB | Allan Grice
|
7th | 160 |
| 1995 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF | Charlie O'Brien
|
7th | 158 |
| 1996 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF |  Tommy Kendall
|
8th | 158 |
| 1997 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EF |  Craig Baird
|
4th | 158 |
| 1998 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon EL | Dick Johnson
|
DNF | 60 |
| 1999 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Dick Johnson
|
4th | 161 |
| 2000 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Cameron McLean
|
4th | 161 |
| 2001 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Paul Radisich
|
DNF | 63 |
| 2002 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Paul Radisich
|
DNF | 29 |
| 2003 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Warren Luff
|
13th | 156 |
| 2004 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Warren Luff
|
7th | 161 |
| 2005 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Will Davison
|
19th | 133 |
| 2006 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Will Davison
|
DNF | 27 |
| 2007 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Will Davison
|
3rd | 161 |
| 2008 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Will Davison
|
6th | 161 |
| 2009 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | James Courtney
|
24th | 131 |
| 2010 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Marcus Marshall
|
12th | 161 |
| 2011 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | David Besnard
|
DNF | 112 |
| 2012 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG |  Allan Simonsen
|
17th | 161 |
| 2013 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG |  Maro Engel
|
20th | 160 |
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | David Wall
|
DNF | 64 |
References
edit- ^ Johnson Jr a driving force
- ^ Lynch, Michael (8 October 2007) Defending champions win a desperate dash
- ^ "Steven Johnson out of driver's seat at DJR". speedcafe.com. 24 February 2013.