Rhys Davies

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Rhys Davies
Nationality Flag of Australia svg.png Australian
Born 11th August 1978
Goulburn, NSW, Australia
Formula One
Debut Season 1999
Latest Season 2018
Current Team Flag of Australia svg.png Kmart Holden Racing Team
Car Number 31
Former Teams Benetton, Williams, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, Sauber, Ferrari
Races 260 (260 starts)
Championships 1 (2000)
Victories 22
Podiums 53
Points 845
Pole Positions 36
Fastest Laps 20
First Race 1999 Australian Grand Prix
First Victory 1999 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Victory 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix II
Last Race 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix II (ongoing)
Best Finish 1st (2000)
F1RWRS
Debut Season 2012
Latest Season 2017
Current Team Unattached
Car Number N/A
Former Teams Flag of Australia svg.png GRM
Flag of Australia svg.png Holden
Flag of Australia svg.png/Flag of Germany svg.png MRT
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jones
Flag of France svg.png Voeckler
Races 83 (81 starts)
Championships 1 (2016)
Victories 6
Podiums 21
Points 220
Pole Positions 8
Fastest Laps 10
First Race 2012 Bavarian Grand Prix
First Victory 2012 United States Grand Prix
Last Victory 2017 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Race 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Best Finish 1st (2016)


Rhys Davies (born 11th August 1978 in Goulburn, NSW) is an Australian racing driver. He is currently the only person to have won both the Formula One (in 2003) and AutoReject World Series (in 2016) World Championships.

Early Racing Career

Helmet design

Born in Goulburn, Davies first got involved in motorsports at the fairly late age of 16, when he turned up for a track day at Wakefield Park. ATCC driver John Zimmer spotted Davies there and signed him to drive for his Australian Formula Ford team, ZimSport. Davies was immediately successful, finishing second in the 1994 season. ZimSport moved up to Australian Formula 3, and took Davies with them, where he won the 1995 and 1996 championships. In 1997, he was hired to take part in the International Formula 3000 championship with Draco Engineering, and finished a respectable 10th place. He managed to gain the attention of the Sauber F1 Team, and became their test driver for 1998.

Formula One

1999-2000: Sauber

In 1999, Davies made the step up into Formula One, driving for Red Bull Sauber Petronas alongside former Ferrari tester Luca Badoer. Davies' race debut came in the Australian Grand Prix, where he finished a respectable eighth place. One race later in Brazil, Davies scored his first point in Formula One with a sixth place ahead of Badoer. Davies' next score came in the Austrian Grand Prix, where he and Badoer took a fifth and sixth place respectively for Sauber. This would end up being the Swiss team's only double points finish in 1999, as Davies only scored once more this year - a sixth place finish in Belgium.

2000 saw Badoer depart the team, with 1999 runner-up David Coulthard moving to Sauber from Ferrari. With Coulthard, Davies had a real yardstick to measure himself against - and Davies landed the first blow with an impressive fifth place in the season opener in Australia. Despite the promising result in the first race, Sauber's package for 2000 was particularly competitive, with Davies' fourth place finish in the European Grand Prix his and Sauber's best result of the year.

2001-2004: Williams

Growing frustrated with a lack of progress at Sauber, Davies engineered a move to the BMW WilliamsF1 Team alongside Ralf Schumacher. This proved to be a masterstroke for the Australian, with the Williams FW23 seemingly the car to beat. Davies opened his 2001 account with four straight third place finishes, soon followed by a career first win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Davies took six more podiums in 2001, including a second win at the European Grand Prix as his teammate Schumacher beat out his brother Michael for the title. Davies finished his first season at Williams in third place.

Davies at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix.

2002 came along and it initially seemed like the Williams was once again going to be a title winner, with Davies picking up wins in Australia and San Marino - however, after the third race Ferrari's dominant F2002 made its competitive bow and dominated the rest of the season. Despite several podiums and 69 points, Davies would have to settle for second place in the Driver's standings behind the dominant Michael Schumacher.

Williams, Ferrari and McLaren would be met by another challenger in 2003, with the emergence of Renault as a serious contender blowing the title race completely open. With this, every point score was especially precious. Rhys' namesake James James Davies of McLaren drew blood first, with the Brit taking the honours in Australia. Rhys Davies waited three races before opening his wins account for 2003, taking the flag in San Marino for a second time. Davies took several more podiums throughout the year and a second win of the season in Brazil. Strong efforts from Rhys Davies, James James Davies and Michael Schumacher saw the title go down the final race in a three way tussle. In the end, it was Davies who'd take the crown, albeit after a controversial Japanese Grand Prix where the Australian was initially disqualified from the race following contact with JJD - thus handing the title to Schumacher - before the DQ was overturned later on at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

F1RWRS Career

For 2012, Davies followed the footsteps of many of his fellow F1 drivers including Sammy Jones, Phoenix McAllister and Melrose into the F1RWRS where he was signed for the Holden Racing Team alongside another former F1 star in Frank Zimmer

Complete Formula One Grand Prix results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 WDC Points
1999 Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B199 Playlife FB01 AUS
9
BRA
7
SMR
16†
MON
1
ESP
8
CAN
Ret
FRA
7
5th 34
Winfield Williams Williams FW21 Supertec FB01 GBR
8
AUT
5
GER
Ret
HUN
13†
BEL
9
ITA
Ret
EUR
2
MAS
1
JPN
5
2000 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW22 BMW E41 AUS
7
BRA
2
SMR
1
GBR
13
ESP
2
EUR
1
MON
1
CAN
3
FRA
2
AUT
4
GER
9
HUN
18
BEL
6
ITA
1
USA
1
JPN
1
MAS
5
1st 88
2001 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-16 Mercedes FO110K AUS
6
MAS
2
BRA
6
SMR
9
ESP
2
AUT
3
MON
1
CAN
5
EUR
1
FRA
4
GBR
6
GER
6
HUN
4
BEL
1
ITA
16
USA
2
JPN
Ret
2nd 64
2002 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R202 Renault RS22 AUS
Ret
MAS
Ret
BRA
11
SMR
Ret
ESP
4
AUT
15†
MON
1
CAN
Ret
EUR
3
GBR
3
FRA
5
GER
3
HUN
2
BEL
13
ITA
1
USA
10
JPN
6
6th 44
2003 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R23 Renault RS23 AUS
3
MAS
4
BRA
13
SMR
5
ESP
Ret
AUT
Ret
MON
6
CAN
Ret
EUR
Ret
FRA
9
GBR
1
GER
3
HUN
6
ITA
Ret
USA
10
JPN
5
8th 41
2004 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF104 Toyota RVX-04 AUS
6
MAS
7
BHR
Ret
SMR
5
ESP
2
MON
2
EUR
3
CAN
Ret
USA
1
FRA
2
GBR
Ret
GER
7
HUN
2
BEL
8
ITA
3
CHN
Ret
JPN
6
BRA
Ret
4th 69
2005 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF105 Toyota RVX-05 AUS
6
MAS
3
BHR
Ret
SMR
4
ESP
8
MON
8
EUR
Ret
CAN
6
USA
5
FRA
7
GBR
3
GER
4
HUN
5
TUR
Ret
ITA
Ret
BEL
9
BRA
Ret
JPN
4
CHN
Ret
8th 45
2006 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF106 Toyota RVX-06 BHR
Ret
MAS
8
AUS
3
SMR
Ret
EUR
12
ESP
6
MON
3
GBR
15
CAN
18
USA
7
FRA
5
GER
Ret
HUN
5
TUR
5
ITA
Ret
CHN
9
JPN
Ret
BRA
11
11th 30
2007 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF107 Toyota RVX-07 AUS
14
MAS
9
BHR
11
ESP
Ret
MON CAN
10
USA
Ret
FRA
14
GBR
Ret
EUR
3
HUN
9
TUR
5
ITA
10
BEL
5
JPN
Ret
CHN
8
BRA
6
10th 18
2010 AT&T Williams Williams FW32 Honda RA005E BHR
1
17
BHR
2
Ret
USA
1
Ret
USA
2
Ret
JPN
1

4
JPN
2
15
AUS
1
13
AUS
2
6
TUR
1
8
TUR
2
6
EUR
1
10
EUR
2
9
MON
1
11
MON
2
9
GBR
1
12
GBR
2
7
IRE
1
9
IRE
2
10
GER
1
Ret
GER
2
10
ESP
1
1
ESP
2
21
ITA
1
EX
ITA
2
10
HUN
1
Ret
HUN
2
Ret
SIN
1
3
SIN
2
10
KOR
1
13
KOR
2
1
BRA
1
12
BRA
2
10
URU
1
Ret
URU
2
6
ABU
1
Ret
ABU
2
20
10th 124
2011 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C30 Ferrari 056 BHR
1
4
BHR
2
Ret
USA
1
7†
USA
2
Ret
JPN
1
Ret
JPN
2
Ret
KOR
1
2
KOR
2
Ret
TUR
1
Ret
TUR
2
11
ESP
1
EX
ESP
2
EX
MON
1
Ret
MON
2
3
GBR
1
Ret
GBR
2
Ret
IRE
1
12
IRE
2
Ret
EUR
1
6
5th 253
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F150 Ferrari 056 EUR
2

5
GER
1

1
GER
2

Ret
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

1
ITA
1

1
ITA
2
Ret
URU
1
INJ
URU
2
INJ
BRA
1

Ret
BRA
2
1
SIN
1
2
SIN
2
4
IND
1
Ret
IND
2
2
ABU
1

16
ABU
2

4
2018 Kmart Holden Racing Team Holden HRT-008 Holden LSF1-18 USA I
10
USA II
Ret
JPN I
Ret
JPN II
9
BAH I
22†
BAH II
13
TUR I
Ret
TUR II
11
CYP I
9
CYP II
7
MED I
19
MED II
14
GER I
22
GER II
12
FIN I
Ret
FIN II
15
RUS I
6
RUS II
15
SIN I
15
SIN II
8
AUS I
Ret
AUS II
Ret
GBR I
8
GBR II
5
FRA I
19
FRA II
8
NED I
14
NED II
12
HUN I
17
HUN II
Ret
ABU I
13
ABU II
13
CHN I
16
CHN II
15
MEX I
5
MEX II
14
BRA I
11
BRA II
14
15th 35

F1RWRS Results

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Pts
2012 NAB-Holden Racing Team Holden HRT-002 Holden HSV LS3B BAV
DNPQ
SAX
4
GER
10
LUX
5
BEL
4
NED
2
GBR
Ret
KEN
EX
ENG
EX
TAS
7
SUR
5
NSW
6
AUS
Ret
CHN
9
USA
1
500
23
5th 51
2013 Holden F1RWRS Racing Team Holden HRT-003 Holden HSV L12-1 TAS
4
AUS
2
MEX
5
USA
4
MON
4
FRA
2
GBR
Ret
GER
4
NED
Ret
BEL
6
POR
10
MED
Ret
BRA
7
4th 31
Garry Rogers Motorsport ZimSport GRM1 Holden HSV L12-1 MAC
3
CHN
16
JPN
14
2014 Holden F1RWRS Racing Team Holden HRT-004 Holden HSV L12-2 TAS
15†
AUS
Ret
BRA
4
MEX
12
USA
Ret
MON
Ret
FRA
6
GBR
Ret
GER
15
BEL
Ret
ITA
13
MED
Ret
SEA
Ret
MAC
Ret
18th 4
Virgin Melrose Racing Team MRT M5 BMW P89 CHN
Ret
JPN
DNQ
2015 Virgin Melrose Racing Team MRT M6 BMW P90 TAS
1
AUS
1
MED
10†
MON
4
MEX
5†
USA
Ret
CAN
Ret
GBR
17†
GER
13
BEL
Ret
AUT
2
ITA
3
2nd 48
Castrol Jones Racing Jones 105 Ford Zetec XR8A SEA
Ret
CHN
1
JPN
5
BRA
6
2016 Castrol Jones Ford Team Jones 107 Ford Zetec XR8B AUS
5
NSW
4
GBR
3
ITA
2
AUT
2
CAN
Ret
USS
4
USN
2
GER
2
SEA
3
MON
2
BEL
1
MEX
3
ARG
3
CHN
5
JPN
Ret
1st 75
2017 DScity Voeckler Renault Voeckler VGPOne Renault RSXXI-17 AUS NSW GBR ITA AUT CAN USS USN GER NED BEL MON
1
MOR
Ret
ARG
Ret
JPN
Ret
CHN
6†
12th 11
  • † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Career Summary

Year Series Team Position
1994 Australian Formula Ford ZimSport 2nd
1995 Australian Formula 3 ZimSport 1st
1996 Australian Formula 3 ZimSport 1st
1997 International Formula 3000 Draco Engineering 10th
1998 International Formula 3000 Super Nova Racing 3rd
1999 Formula One Benetton Formula 5th
WilliamsF1
2000 Formula One BMW Williams 1st
Shell Championship Series McDougall Motorsport 30th
2001 Formula One McLaren Mercedes 2nd
V8 Supercar Championship Series Perkins Engineering 63rd
2002 Formula One Renault F1 6th
2003 Formula One Renault F1 8th
2004 Formula One Toyota F1 4th
2005 Formula One Toyota F1 8th
2006 Formula One Toyota F1 11th
2007 Formula One Toyota F1 10th
2008 V8 Supercars Championship Series Holden Racing Team 3rd
2009 V8 Supercars Championship Series Holden Racing Team 3rd
2010 Formula One WilliamsF1 10th
V8 Supercars Championship Series Walkinshaw Racing 39th
2011 Formula One Sauber F1 5th
Scuderia Ferrari
2012 F1RWRS Holden Racing Team 5th
2013 F1RWRS Holden Racing Team 4th
Garry Rogers Motorsport
2014 F1RWRS Holden Racing Team 18th
Melrose Racing Team
2015 F1RWRS Melrose Racing Team 2nd
Castrol Jones Racing
2016 F1RWRS Castrol Jones Ford Team 1st
Sporting Accolades
Preceded by:
Mark Dagnall
2013-2015
F1RWRS Champion
2016
Succeeded by:
Thomas De Bock
2017