Paul Morris (motorsport)

Paul Morris (motorsport)

V8 Supercar Driver


Caption =
Name = Paul Morris
Nationality = flagicon|Australia Australian
Car number = 67
Team = Supercheap Auto Racing
Championships = 0
Races = 138
Wins = 1
Podiums = 2
Poles = 0
2007 Championship position = 22nd (70 pts)

Paul Morris (born December 22, 1967 in Morwell Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racecar driver.

Early career

Paul Morris started his motor racing career at the age of 19 in 1987, driving in the Queensland Gemini Series. He won Rookie of the Year in his debut season, and won the state championship the following year. He spent the next three years competing in Formula Ford. [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au Paul Morris Motorsports - Russell Ingall makes the move back to Holden ] ]

Morris made his Bathurst debut in 1991, driving a Toyota Corolla. He won the Class C title that year with Geoff Full. [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au Paul Morris Motorsports - Russell Ingall makes the move back to Holden ] ]

He joined the BMW Works team in 1992, and competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship for several years. Morris went on to compete in the Australian Super Touring Championship from 1994 to 2000 (excluding 1998), winning four championships. His notable sponsors during this time were Benson & Hedges and Diet Coke. He also competed in the V8 Touring Car Championship full-time in 1994, driving a Diet Coke sponsored Holden Commodore. [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au Paul Morris Motorsports - Russell Ingall makes the move back to Holden ] ]

In 1998, Morris drove for PacWest Racing in the PPG Dayton Indy Lights Championship in the United States. His best result was sixth in the opening round at Homestead. [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au Paul Morris Motorsports - Russell Ingall makes the move back to Holden ] ]

V8 Supercars

Morris co-drove with the Holden Racing Team in the 1999 endurance events. He finished 3rd with Mark Skaife at Bathurst in that year. [ [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=49 VESRIX: Driver Profile: Paul Morris ] ]

From 2000, Morris again competed in the V8 Supercar Series full-time. Originally sponsored by Big Kev, he was involved in a major start-line accident at Oran Park in his debut season. He suffered a number of fractured vertebrae in this accident, and narrowly escaped the flaming wreckage of his VS Commodore. [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au Paul Morris Motorsports - Russell Ingall makes the move back to Holden ] ]

Morris recovered without missing any V8 Supercar races, and he went on to achieve his first major success at Calder Park in 2001, where he won two of the three races and won the round overall. [ [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=49 VESRIX: Driver Profile: Paul Morris ] ]

Controversy

Morris has become notorious for his aggressive approach to driving, leading to him being voted "Dirtiest Driver" by his competitors. Morris responded by stating tongue-in-cheek that the rest of the field were a "bunch of pussies".

Morris was also overheard on television calling his pit crew "cunts" over the radio at the 2008 Clipsal 500.

Career highlights

*Winner, Australian Super Touring Championship 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au/about/paul-morris Paul Morris ] ]
*Winner, Bathurst 1000 (Australian Touring Car Championship) 1991 (Class C), 1994 (Class B) [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au/about/paul-morris Paul Morris ] ]
*Winner, Bathurst 500 (Super Touring) 1999 [ [http://www.paulmorris.com.au/about/paul-morris Paul Morris ] ]
*3rd, Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Mount Panorama Circuit 1999 [ [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=49 VESRIX: Driver Profile: Paul Morris ] ]
*Winner, Calder Park V8 Supercar round 2001 [ [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=49 VESRIX: Driver Profile: Paul Morris ] ]
*Winner Bathurst 12 Hour 2007 (BMW)

Career Results

References

External links

* [http://www.paulmorris.com.au] Official website


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