Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the

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for

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in the No. 55 Castrol Racing

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. Randle has also won the 2014 Australian Formula Ford Series, 2017 Toyota Racing Series and

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. In 2018, he was awarded the

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, The BRDC Innes Ireland Trophy in 2020, and the Peter Brock Medal in 2023.

Career

Karting

Prior to his

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career, Randle enjoyed a successful period in

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in his native Australia. In 2012, he won Junior Clubman class of the Australian National Sprint Kart Championship and Rotax Junior class of the Australian Rotax Nationals.

Formula Ford and Formula 4

Randle made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the

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for the Evans Motorsport Group. He finished seventh with two podiums and another thirteen point-scoring finishes. He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd. Randle continued his collaboration with Dream Motorsport into the new-for- 2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship. He again battled with Lloyd for the championship, but this time he finished as runner-up and was outscored by 54 points and five wins.

Formula 3

For 2016, Randle moved to

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to compete in the

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, racing for Douglas Motorsport. He won races at Rockingham and

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and finished fourth in the drivers' standings.

Formula V8 3.5

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Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing.

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

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Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés. He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at

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). He ended season fourteenth.

Super2 Series

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Randle moved to the

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to race with

in a Ford FG X Falcon. Thomas Randle has joined illustrious company in being crowned champion of the 2020 Dunlop Super2 Series.

S5000 Championship

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Randle left the

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and moved to the Australian S5000 Championship to race with Team BRM in a Onroak Ligier JS F3-S5000. after he couldn't find a ride for 2021 Super2 season.

Supercars Championship

Thomas Randle commenced full-time driving in the

in 2022 for Castrol Racing and finished his rookie seasons sitting 21st in the Drivers Championship. In 2023, Thomas Randle recorded his first Supercars podium finish at The Bend in Race 20 (3rd Place), and a day later recorded his first ever Pole Position (Race 21) which he converted to 2nd Place. He finished up with four podiums in 2023.

Personal life

Randle was diagnosed with

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in January 2020. He has a business called Dream Simulation which helps drivers to hone their skills in all types of racing categories. He plays

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and plays piano in his spare time. In 2025 he was on the ABC television show The Piano as a contestant. He is a university student studying Mechanical Engineering.

Career results

Karting career summary

Circuit career summary

^† As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault NEC results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete S5000 results

Super2 Series results

( key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only)

Supercars Championship results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results

References

External links

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Thomas Randle
official Supercars Profile
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on Racing Reference
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on Third Turn. {{DEFAULTSORT:Randle, Thomas 1996 births Living people Racing drivers from Melbourne Formula Ford drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Supercars Championship drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Double R Racing drivers Comtec Racing drivers AV Formula drivers Australian F4 Championship drivers Racing drivers from Victoria (state) Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers