Marcos Ambrose

Following in the footsteps of his father, Marcos Ambrose began racing karts at the age of ten becoming a four-time state junior karting champion as well as Australian Karting Champion in 1995.

In 1996 Ambrose moved to Formula Ford finishing second in the Australian Formula Ford Championships in 1997. In 1998 Ambrose moved to Europe for a three-year stint competing in British Formula Ford winning the European Formula Ford Championship in 1999.

After returning to Australia the transition to Supercars was highlighted by rookie of the year honours in 2001 and a stunning Mt Panorama pole position at the Bathurst 1000 driving for the Stone Brothers Racing.

A dedicated Ford racer Ambrose made 147 V8 Supercar starts in Falcons for 66 podium finishes and 28 victories including consecutive Championships, impressively going back-to-back in 2003 and 2004 also winning the coveted Barry Sheene Medal in both years.

And one goal was to pursue a dream of racing and winning in the USA’s unique and high-profile motorsport series, NASCAR.

That dream became a reality on the back of a supremely successful career in V8 Supercars.

The American journey and a steep learning curve started in 2006.

After three Nationwide series race wins Ambrose achieved his goal of an historic NASCAR victory in 2011 at the Watkins Glen road course, which he repeated in 2012.

After nine years in America, Ambrose stepped back from racing in early 2015 after a brief return to Supercars with DJR Team Penske.

Marcos Ambrose a worthy addition to the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame.