Todd Hazelwood

Todd Hazelwood
Todd Hazelwood in 2017
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 Adelaide, South Australia
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Supercars Championship career
Car number	99
Current team	Erebus Motorsport
Championships	0
Races	101
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Pole positions	2
2022 position	18th (1345 pts)

Todd Matthew Hazelwood (born 25 September 1995) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship.

2023 was his sixth season racing in the premier Australian motorsport category and has achieved both a podium finish and Pole Position during this time.

Hazelwood previously competed in the Dunlop Super2 Series, and won the series with Matt Stone Racing in a Holden VF Commodore in 2017.

Hazelwood also won the prestigious Mike Kable Young Gun Award in 2014.

Racing career

Karting

Todd started his racing career at the age of seven with his first event at the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club. Todd managed to progress quickly as a rookie in 2003 and instantly moved into the Juniors division at the age of 8. Todd went on to claim 2nd in his first ever Australian Title and went on to win 3x State Titles before making the switch to Bitumen Karts.

In 2008, Todd won his first race meeting on Bitumen and went on to achieve at the highest level around Australia. This included winning 5x Open State Titles, 4x Closed State Titles and 2x Pole Positions at Australian Titles. Todd also managed to win plenty of major karting events including the City of Melbourne and City of Adelaide Titles.

Formula Ford

At the end of the 2010 season, Todd was selected from Arrow Racing Karts to test drive a Formula Ford at Winton Raceway. Along with many other karters, this was Todd's first time in a race car on an open circuit. After being very successful on his first test, Todd was then selected to drive a race meeting in the 2011 South Australian State Series Championships where Todd finished 2nd on debut. Todd and his family couldn't continue to fund the remaining rounds for 2011 and elected to start fundraise and save for the 2012 season.

After a slim year of racing and lots of fundrasing, Todd was chosen to be the next Fujitsu 'Cool Driver' for the 2012 Victorian Formula Ford State Series. In a year that was super competitive with fields over 40+ at some events, Todd managed to finish 4th in the series with one of the oldest chassis/engine combinations in the field.

Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship

In 2013, Hazelwood made his debut in the Australian Formula 3 National Championship with R-Tek Motorsport in a Dallara F304. He raced the full season with the team and finished 2nd in the Championship standings in his rookie season.

Highlights include his first pole position and round win at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Super2 Series

Todd Hazelwood started his Development Series career by winning the Shannons Supercar Showdown in 2013 with Supercars team Prodrive Racing Australia (then Ford Performance Racing). The team helped field a car for Hazelwood to race in the final round of the 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, with Minda Motorsport. Hazelwood came back in 2014 with Matt Stone Racing driving the iSeek backed Ford FG Falcon. Todd finished 8th overall, and was the highest placed rookie with four top 5 finishes and being awarded the V8 Supercars Mike Kable Young Gun Award.

In 2015, Hazelwood returned in the same car with Matt Stone Racing. Todd achieved his very first overall podium at the Sydney 500 and finished 4th overall in the series standings.

For 2016, Todd had a few changes over the offseason including changing to a Holden VF Commodore, with a Car of the Future (COTF) specification chassis. Todd finished in the top 3 four times throughout the season. He finished 3rd in the series and also won the Supercars Privateers Cup for the highest placed team/driver not affiliated with a main series team. In 2017, Hazelwood again drove a VF Holden Commodore from Matt Stone Racing supported by Bigmate. Todd consistently qualified and finished in the top 10 all year long. This included 14 front row starts, 13 podiums and 6 race wins. A total of three pole positions also helped Todd receive the Armor All Pole Position Award. With Todd's dominant and consistent results, Todd won the Dunlop Super2 Series Title by 95 points over Paul Dumbrell.

Supercars Championship

Wildcard entry and Endurance races (2017)

Hazelwood made his Supercars Championship debut with Matt Stone Racing as a wildcard entry at the 2017 Ipswich SuperSprint, finishing 22nd and 18th. He made his Enduro Cup debut driving with Tim Blanchard at the 2017 Sandown 500, though the car did not start the race after Hazelwood was involved in a major accident during the first qualifying race. The duo finished 12th at the Bathurst 1000 and 15th and 20th at the Gold Coast 600 to finish 22nd in the Enduro Cup.

Matt Stone Racing (2018–19, 2022)

Hazelwood's Ford Falcon FG X at the 2018 Adelaide 500

Hazelwood made his full-time debut in 2018, moving up with Matt Stone Racing with the team acquiring an ex-DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X. The team and driver struggled with the adjustment, leading to a mid-season switch of chassis to the Holden VF Commodore used in Super2 in 2017 at The Bend SuperSprint. A trying season continued, and Hazelwood finished 26th in the championship with a best race finish of 13th at the Newcastle 500. He and Bryce Fullwood would finish in 20th and two laps down at the Bathurst 1000 after Fullwood spun into the sand-trap at Murrays' Corner on lap 94.

Hazelwood continued with Matt Stone Racing in 2019, with the team acquiring an ex-Jamie Whincup Holden ZB Commodore and a technical alliance with Triple Eight Race Engineering. Results immediately improved, with Hazelwood making his first Top 10 Shootout and achieving his first top 10 finish during the second race at the Adelaide 500. Hazelwood achieved a career best finish during the 2019 season, a 5th placing during the Pukekohe round. Hazelwood finished his final race with MSR on a high in a very strong 10th at the Newcastle 500.

Todd famously returned to MSR in 2022 after a two-year absence with Brad Jones Racing. Racing in the #35 Truck Assist ZB Commodore, The start of the year was very promising which included multiple top five and top ten finishes. After being placed inside the Top Ten of the Championship standings after round #5, the back half of the season would take a turn for the worse as Todd and his team suffered from failures and unlucky racing incidents, tumbling down to 18th in the Championship standings.

Brad Jones Racing (2020–2021)

Hazelwood confirmed his move from Matt Stone Racing to Brad Jones Racing in November 2019, replacing Tim Slade who left to join Scott McLaughlin and DJR Team Penske in a co-driver role. 2020 proved to be a breakthrough season for Hazelwood with the 24 year old achieving his maiden podium finish with a 3rd at Sydney Motorsport Park and maiden Pole Position at Townsville. The year produced many highlights, including fighting for a race wins at Sydney and Townsville. The year did come with some battles as Hazelwood suffered from a number of setbacks hurting the overall Championship finish ending 17th in the points.

BJR re-signed Todd for 2021 and will start the season opener at the Bathurst 500 in the #14 Dunlop Super Dealer Racing livery. He then raced at the Sandown SuperSprint in the #14 Cub Cadet Mowers Racing livery. For Bathurst 1000, he drove with Dean Fiore where they finished 8th, being a personal best Bathurst 1000 result for Hazelwood. Todd managed to achieve 12x Top Ten Race results along with 4x Top Five results, finishing the season in 13th.

Blanchard Racing Team (2023)

Todd is racing for Melbourne-based Supercars team, Blanchard Racing Team in the #3 CoolDrive Auto Parts Ford Mustang. 2023 has already been an exciting year for Todd being the first team and driver to prepare and run a new specification GEN3 Supercar. This season will be Todd's sixth season in the Supercars Championship and the family owned and operated team have big ambitions with Todd this season ahead.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2005	Australia Dirt Kart Titles – Juniors	2nd	BRK Gambler	Hazelwood Racing
2006	South Australia Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	2nd	BRK Gambler	Belsey Racing
	Northern Territory Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	1st	BRK Gambler
2007	South Australia Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	3rd	BRK Blitz	Belsey Racing
	Northern Territory Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	1st	BRK Blitz
	Australia Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	4th	BRK Blitz
	Western Australia Dirt Kart State Titles – Juniors	1st	BRK Blitz
2008	South Australia Closed State Titles – Junior National Light	2nd	Arrow AX9	Hazelwood Racing
	City of Adelaide Titles - Junior National Pro	1st	Arrow AX9
	SA Festival State Cup Champion – Junior National Light	1st	Arrow AX9
2009	South Australia Closed State Titles – Junior National Light	1st	Arrow AX9	Hazelwood Racing
	South Australia Closed State Titles – Junior Clubman	1st	Arrow XE28
	Northern Territory Open State Titles – Junior National Light	2nd	Arrow AX9
	City of Melbourne Titles - Junior National Light	3rd	Arrow AX9
	South Australian Open State Titles – Junior National Light	3rd	Arrow AX9
2010	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship – Junior National Heavy	4th	Arrow AX8	A1 Engines x Hazelwood Racing
	Northern Territory Open State Titles - Junior National Heavy	1st	Arrow AX8
	Queensland Open State Titles - Junior Clubman	2nd	Arrow X1
	New South Wales Open State Titles - Junior National Heavy	1st	Arrow AX8
	South Australian Open State Titles - Junior National Heavy	1st	Arrow AX8
2011	SA State Series Formula Ford - Mallala	2nd	Mygale SJ08	BRM
	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship – Junior National Heavy	5th	Arrow AX8	A1 Engines x Hazelwood Racing
	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship – Junior Clubman	5th	Arrow X1
	Northern Territory Open State Titles - Junior Clubman	1st	Arrow X1
	South Australian Open State Titles - Junior Clubman	1st	Arrow X1
2012	Victorian Formula Ford Championship	4th	Mygale SJ07A – Ford	Minda Motorsport
2013	Australian Formula 3 National Series	2nd	Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport
	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	41st	Holden VE Commodore	Minda Motorsport
2014	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	8th	Ford FG Falcon	Matt Stone Racing
2015	V8 Supercars Dunlop Series	4th	Ford FG Falcon	Matt Stone Racing
2016	Supercars Dunlop Series	3rd	Holden VF Commodore	Matt Stone Racing
2017	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	47th	Holden VF Commodore	Matt Stone Racing Tim Blanchard Racing
	Dunlop Super2 Series	1st	Holden VF Commodore	Matt Stone Racing
	Bathurst 6 Hour - Class C	1st	BMW 130i	On Track Motorsport
2018	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	26th	Ford FG X Falcon Holden VF Commodore	Matt Stone Racing
2019	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	18th	Holden ZB Commodore	Matt Stone Racing
	Bathurst 12 Hour - Pro Am	2nd	Audi R8 GT3	Matt Stone Racing
2020	Virgin Australia Supercars Championship	17th	Holden ZB Commodore	Brad Jones Racing
2021	Repco Supercars Championship	13th	Holden ZB Commodore	Brad Jones Racing
2022	Repco Supercars Championship	18th	Holden ZB Commodore	Matt Stone Racing
2023	Repco Supercars Championship	21st	Ford Mustang GT S650	Blanchard Racing Team

Super2 Series results

(key) (Round results only)

Super2 Series results
Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Position	Points
2013	Minda Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	ADE	BAR	TOW	QLD	WIN	BAT	HOM DNS		NC	0
2014	Matt Stone Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE 11	WIN 12	BAR 4	TOW 10	QLD 19	BAT 5	HOM 7		8th	1131
2015	Matt Stone Racing	Ford FG Falcon	ADE 9	BAR 5	WIN 8	TOW 5	QLD 8	BAT 5	HOM 3		4th	1404
2016	Matt Stone Racing	Holden VF Commodore	ADE 9	PHI 5	BAR 4	TOW 2	SAN 10	BAT 6	HOM 3		3rd	1418
2017	Matt Stone Racing	Holden VF Commodore	ADE 2	SYM 2	PHI 5	TOW 1	SYD 6	SAN 3	BAT 4	NEW 1	1st	1808

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
Year	Team	Car	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	Position	Points
2017	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden VF Commodore	ADE R1	ADE R2	SYM R3	SYM R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	WIN R9 PO	WIN R10 PO	HID R11	HID R12	TOW R13	TOW R14	QLD R15 PO	QLD R16 PO	SMP R17	SMP R18	SAN Q 22	SAN R19 DNS	BAT R20 12	SUR R21 15	SUR R22 20	PUK R23	PUK R24	NEW R25	NEW R26								47th	333
	Matt Stone Racing	Holden VF Commodore															QLD R15 22	QLD R16 18
2018	Matt Stone Racing	Ford FG X Falcon	ADE R1 22	ADE R2 21	MEL R3 22	MEL R4 Ret	MEL R5 18	MEL R6 19	SYM R7 22	SYM R8 20	PHI R9 23	PHI R10 24	BAR R11 22	BAR R12 25	WIN R13 21	WIN R14 25	HID R15 25	HID R16 24	TOW R17 20	TOW R18 23	QLD R19 27	QLD R20 23	SMP R21 24														26th	1201
		Holden VF Commodore																						BEN R22 26	BEN R23 25	SAN QR 23	SAN R24 21	BAT R25 20	SUR R26 20	SUR R27 C	PUK R28 24	PUK R29 25	NEW R30 13	NEW R31 21
2019	Matt Stone Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1 12	ADE R2 10	MEL R3 23	MEL R4 17	MEL R5 14	MEL R6 13	SYM R7 14	SYM R8 18	PHI R9 11	PHI R10 16	BAR R11 23	BAR R12 14	WIN R13 19	WIN R14 15	HID R15 18	HID R16 13	TOW R17 14	TOW R18 16	QLD R19 19	QLD R20 13	BEN R21 Ret	BEN R22 14	PUK R23 14	PUK R24 5	BAT R25 Ret	SUR R26 20	SUR R27 20	SAN QR 11	SAN R28 20	NEW R29 18	NEW R30 10				18th	1609
2020	Brad Jones Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	ADE R1 13	ADE R2 14	MEL R3 C	MEL R4 C	MEL R5 C	MEL R6 C	SMP1 R7 11	SMP1 R8 18	SMP1 R9 8	SMP2 R10 13	SMP2 R11 20	SMP2 R12 3	HID1 R13 18	HID1 R14 20	HID1 R15 20	HID2 R16 16	HID2 R17 15	HID2 R18 15	TOW1 R19 Ret	TOW1 R20 13	TOW1 R21 5	TOW2 R22 12	TOW2 R23 14	TOW2 R24 6	BEN1 R25 24	BEN1 R26 12	BEN1 R27 10	BEN2 R28 19	BEN2 R29 11	BEN2 R30 7	BAT R31 Ret				17th	1181
2021	Brad Jones Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	BAT1 R1 10	BAT1 R2 18	SAN R3 14	SAN R4 14	SAN R5 8	SYM R6 14	SYM R7 14	SYM R8 16	BEN R9 15	BEN R10 19	BEN R11 13	HID R12 Ret	HID R13 14	HID R14 21	TOW1 R15 22	TOW1 R16 7	TOW2 R17 9	TOW2 R18 5	TOW2 R19 4	SMP1 R20 14	SMP1 R21 10	SMP1 R22 23	SMP2 R23 5	SMP2 R24 26	SMP2 R25 9	SMP3 R26 12	SMP3 R27 13	SMP3 R28 5	SMP4 R29 14	SMP4 R30 C	BAT2 R31 8				13th	1599
2022	Matt Stone Racing	Holden ZB Commodore	SMP R1 14	SMP R2 13	SYM R3 10	SYM R4 10	SYM R5 5	MEL R6 19	MEL R7 5	MEL R8 14	MEL R9 14	BAR R10 9	BAR R11 10	BAR R12 8	WIN R13 23	WIN R14 17	WIN R15 18	HID R16 16	HID R17 24	HID R18 23	TOW R19 21	TOW R20 15	BEN R21 18	BEN R22 17	BEN R23 21	SAN R24 21	SAN R25 24	SAN R26 24	PUK R27 15	PUK R28 20	PUK R29 23	BAT R30 20	SUR R31 18	SUR R32 Ret	ADE R33 Ret	ADE R34 21	18th	1345
2023	Blanchard Racing Team	Ford Mustang GT	NEW R1 14	NEW R2 15	MEL R3 DSQ	MEL R4 20	MEL R5 15	MEL R6 9	BAR R7 4	BAR R8 7	BAR R9 14	SYM R10 20	SYM R11 19	SYM R12 24	HID R13 17	HID R14 14	HID R15 10	TOW R16 23	TOW R17 Ret	SMP R18 18	SMP R19 21	BEN R20 12	BEN R21 16	BEN R22 16	SAN R23 17	BAT R24 Ret	SUR R25 19	SUR R26 18	ADE R27 12	ADE R28 11							21st	1221*
2024	Erebus Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1	BAT1 R1 11	BAT1 R2 13	MEL R3 9	MEL R4 9	MEL R5 6	MEL R6 15	TAU R7	TAU R8	BAR R9	BAR R10	HID R11	HID R12	TOW R13	TOW R14	SMP R15	SMP R16	BEN R17	BEN R18	SAN R19 Ret	BAT R20 1	SUR R21	SUR R22	ADE R23	ADE R24											25th	603

Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2017	Tim Blanchard Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Tim Blanchard	12th	160
2018	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Bryce Fullwood	20th	159
2019	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jack Smith	DNF	98
2020	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jordan Boys	DNF	50
2021	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Dean Fiore	8th	161
2022	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB	Jayden Ojeda	20th	159
2023	Blanchard Racing Team	Ford Mustang S650	Tim Blanchard	DNF	156
2024	Erebus Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6	Brodie Kostecki	1st	161

External links

• Official website
• Todd Hazelwood profile at Racing Reference
• Todd Hazelwood career summary at DriverDB.com