Repco Supercars Championship
Position
9
Points
1375
Penalty 0
Average Qualifying Position 10.5
Average finishing Position 11.8

biography

Date of birth
30/08/1982 (Age 39)
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria
Lives
Gold Coast, Queensland
Nickname
Davo, Wilbur
Status
Married
Outside of Racing
Cycling, triathlons, motorcycling and AFL
Personal Vehicle
Ford Ranger Raptor
Debut
Winton 2004
Engineer
Richard Harris
Follow Will Davison

Will Davison returned to the winners' circle in 2022, ending a six-year winless drought.

Davison returned to Dick Johnson Racing in 2021, having first left the team for Holden at the end of 2008.

In 2021, he scored 10 podiums and two poles en route to fourth overall aboard the famous #17.

Last year, he upped the ante with nine ARMOR ALL Pole Positions and three victories.

The veteran enjoyed a big step forward in 2019 coinciding with 23Red Racing’s move under the Tickford umbrella.

The two-time Bathurst winner joined Phil Munday's new team in 2018, racing an ex-Tickford Falcon out of its own base in outer Melbourne.

He finished 15th in the championship, the top driver in a single-car operation, recording eight top 10 finishes along the way. Two podiums – including a near-miss victory at Tailem Bend – helped him to eighth overall in 2019.

He hit the ground running in 2020 until dreadful luck struck, with 23Red's major sponsor withdrawing following the COVID-19 crisis, leaving him out of a seat.

Davison later secured a return to Tickford in a co-driving capacity alongside Cameron Waters, and he nearly helped the #6 to a stunning Bathurst victory.

His 23Red move had followed a two-year stint with Tekno Autosports that brought Davison a second Bathurst triumph, beating Shane van Gisbergen across the line by just 0.14 seconds in 2016.

He finished fifth in the championship that year, although results would fall away in ’17.

Davison had hopped between squads prior to Tekno.

Making his top-flight debut for Team Dynamik in ’04, his first full-time gig came two seasons later with Dick Johnson Racing.

After clinching his first couple of race wins in a sensational ’08, he was picked up by the Holden Racing Team.

His tenure at the famous organisation would mix extreme highs with extreme lows, finishing runner-up to Jamie Whincup in ’09 before slumping to 22nd in 2010.

From there, he swapped to the factory team across the divide – Ford Performance Racing – for three more than respectable campaigns.

An opportunity would then present itself at Erebus Motorsport, Davison taking a rare win for the Mercedes squad in ’15 before linking with Tekno.

Part of a renowned motorsport family that includes Supercars-racing brother Alex, he first made his mark by claiming the 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

Davison then moved to Europe to compete in Formula Renault 2.0 and British Formula 3, and make a stint as Australia’s driver in the one-make A1 Grand Prix Series across the summer of 2005/06.

He also boasts Formula 1 experience on his extensive resume having sampled a Minardi at Misano, Italy, in 2004.

Season Progress

Event Race Qualifying Finish Championship
Thrifty Newcastle 500 ›
Race 2 › 14 19 11
Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint ›
Race 3 › 15 16 16
Race 4 › 8 11 16
Race 5 › 6 11 17
Race 6 › 7 6 11
Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint ›
Race 7 › 7 8 10
Thrifty Newcastle 500 ›
Race 1 › 11 11 10
Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint ›
Race 8 › 7 6 9
Race 9 › 5 7 9
NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint ›
Race 10 › 20 11 9
Race 11 › 7 5 9
Race 12 › 24 13 7
Betr Darwin Triple Crown ›
Race 14 › 8 24 9
Race 13 › 5 3 9
Race 15 › 8 8 9
NTI Townsville 500 ›
Race 16 › 9 10 9
Race 17 › 7 21 11
Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight ›
Race 18 › 10 16 11
Race 19 › 23 17 11
OTR SuperSprint ›
Race 20 › 13 9 10
Race 21 › 9 22 9
Race 22 › 8 6

Vehicle detail

Ford Mustang GT
ENGINE: Ford Coyote 5.4 litre V8, quad camshaft, four valves per cylinder, aluminium block
Shell V-Power Racing Team

Dick Johnson Racing has established itself as a powerhouse of the sport in the past six years.

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