Title bridesmaids: Most wins without a championship
Repco Supercars Championship
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15/02/2021
By James Pavey
At the surface, history will remember the drivers who climb the summit to win championships.
However, behind every champion, several more pushed them all the way and fell short.
Since the category's inception in 1960, 36 drivers have won two or more races in their careers, yet have failed to claim a title.
Seven drivers will be on the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship grid, with Will Davison (19), Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard (13) all winning more than 10.
Coulthard, meanwhile, went into the 2017 finale with a chance at the title, and eventually finished third overall.
That remains his best championship finish, slumping to ninth in 2018 behind champion teammate Scott McLaughlin before improving to fourth in 2019.
Four more active drivers have won multiple races, but are yet to win the title.
Kelly Grove Racing recruit David Reynolds finished third overall in 2015 for Tickford, then named Prodrive, but hasn't won since the 2018 Newcastle finale.
Nick Percat, who has won marquee races in Bathurst and Adelaide, claimed two wins for Brad Jones Racing last year, and looms as a 2021 dark horse.
Another 2021 title contender in Cameron Waters, along with the returning Tim Slade, has won two races, his most recent coming at The Bend towards the end of the 2021 season.
Most wins by drivers who have not won a championship (multiple wins)*
*To Race 31, 2020
Wins
Driver
28
Greg Murphy
20
Jason Bright
19
Will Davison, Todd Kelly
13
Chaz Mostert, Fabian Coulthard
12
Allan Grice
10
Steven Richards
8
George Fury, Larry Perkins, Paul Radisich
7
David Reynolds, Tony Longhurst, Jason Bargwanna, Paul Dumbrell
5
Alan Jones
4
Nick Percat, Jonathon Webb
3
Kevin Bartlett, Steven Johnson, Lee Holdsworth, Paul Morris, Warren Luff, Steve Owen, Alex Premat
2
Cameron Waters, Tim Slade, Jim McKeown, John Harvey, Wayne Gardner, David Besnard, Cameron McConville, Sebastien Bourdais, Dean Canto, Michael Caruso, James Moffat