Back جيم ريتشاردز (سائق سباق) Arabic جيم ريتشاردز (سواق عربيات سباق) ARZ ジム・リチャーズ (レーサー) Japanese Jim Richards Swedish
| Jim Richards | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Jim_Richards.jpg) Richards in 2011 | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | 2 September 1947 Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand |
| Related to | Steven Richards (son) |
| Touring Car Masters | |
| Years active | 2008–16 |
| Teams | Jim Richards Racing |
| Car number | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2010, 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 1976–1980 1977, 1980–1995 1994–1996, 1999 1995–1999 1996 1999–2006 2001–2003 2003–2006 2009 | Australian Sports Sedan Ch. Australian Touring Car Australian GT Production Australian Super Touring NASCAR Australia V8 Supercar Australian Nations Cup Carrera Cup Australia Australian GT |
| Championship titles | |
| 1985 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1995 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2010 2013 | Australian Touring Car Australian Endurance Champ. Australian Endurance Champ. Australian Touring Car Australian Touring Car Australian Touring Car Australian GT Production NASCAR Australia Australian GT Production Australian Nations Cup Australian Nations Cup Australian Nations Cup Carrera Cup Australia Touring Car Masters Touring Car Masters |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | V8 Supercars Hall of Fame |
Jim Richards (born 2 September 1947) is a New Zealand racing driver who won numerous championships in his home country and in Australia. While now retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the Touring Car Masters series.
He was inducted into the New Zealand Motor-racing Hall of Fame in 1994[1] After a record number of starts and seven victories in the Bathurst 1000, and four Australian Touring Car Championships, Richards was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2006[2] and the Australian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2015. He is the father of racing driver Steven Richards, and between them they have achieved 12 Bathurst 1000 wins, most recently in 2018.
- ^ "Kiwi legend Jim Richards inducted into Hall of Fame". The New Zealand Herald. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Lowndes wins major V8 award". Fox Sports Australia. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.