John Bowe AM | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | 16 April 1954
Touring Car Masters career | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Current team | John Bowe Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 18 |
Former teams | Sunliner RV |
Starts | 289 |
Wins | 101 |
Best finish | 1st in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2021 |
Previous series | |
1978–85 1979–81 1986–87 1986–2007 1996–1998, 2001 2002–03 2007–08, 2011 | Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Formula 2 Aust. Sports Car Champ V8 Supercars Aust. GT Production Nations Cup Aust. GT Champ |
Championship titles | |
1971 1972 1984 1985 1986 1989 1994 1995 2010 2012 2014–2016 2021 | Tasmania F.Vee Tasmania F.Ford Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Drivers' Champ. Aust. Sports Car Champ Bathurst 1000 Bathurst 1000 Aust. Touring Car Champ Touring Car Masters Touring Car Masters Touring Car Masters Touring Car Masters |
John Philip Bowe AM (born 16 April 1954) is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a Holden Torana in the Touring Car Masters series.
Bowe is a multiple Australian Champion, having twice won the Australian Drivers' Championship during the Formula Mondial era and the Australian Sports Car Championship, before winning the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1995. He has also won the prestigious Bathurst 1000 touring car endurance race twice, in 1989 and 1994. Both wins were as co-driver with longtime friend and teammate Dick Johnson driving for iconic Ford team Dick Johnson Racing.