Anton De Pasquale (born 14 September 1995) is an Australian motor racing driver. He currently drives the No. 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Team 18 in the Repco Supercars Championship. He briefly raced in various Formula Renault series in Europe and the Dunlop Super2 Series.
Career biography
Karting
De Pasquale competed in the Australian National Sprint Kart Championship from 2010 to 2011, winning the championship in 2011.[1]
Formula Ford
De Pasquale raced in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship, taking second place in the championship. He then moved to the Australian Formula Ford Championship where he raced for two seasons, eventually winning the championship in 2013.[2]
Formula Renault
De Pasquale then moved to Europe to compete in the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Championship winning seven races and gaining three podiums and winning the championship.[3][4]
He then shifted to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 racing for Koiranen GP for all but 5 races. He scored 4 points and ended the season in 18th place.[5][6]
Supercars Dunlop Series
De Pasquale then moved back into Australia to compete in the 2016 Supercars Dunlop Series racing for Paul Morris Motorsport.[7] He scored one podium and finished in eleventh place in the standings. In 2017, he finished fourth.[8]
Erebus Motorsport
For the 2018 Supercars Championship he moved to Erebus Motorsport on a multi year deal.[9] He had his first win at Hidden Valley Raceway in 2020.[10]
Dick Johnson Racing
De Pasquale moved to DJR Team Penske in 2021 for four years[11] taking eight wins.
Team 18
for the 2024 Supercars Championship he moved to Team 18.[12]
Career results
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 5th |
| Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman | 4th | |
| 2011 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 1st |
| Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman | 2nd |
Circuit Career
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Koiranen GP | ALC 1 21 |
ALC 2 15 |
ALC 3 20 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 20 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 21 |
SIL 3 19 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 14 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
18th | 4 |
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Koiranen GP | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 5 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
NC† | 0 |
† As de Pasquale was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete S5000 results
| Year | Series | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Exhibition | Team BRM | SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN M |
BMP R1 2 |
BMP R2 7 |
BMP M 4 |
- | N/C |
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | ADE 10 |
PHI 14 |
BAR 14 |
TOW 18 |
SAN 18 |
BAT 3 |
HOM 3 |
11th | 1042 | |
| 2017 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE 15 |
SYM 10 |
PHI 1 |
TOW 3 |
SYD 1 |
SAN 7 |
BAT | NEW 15 |
4th | 1322 |
Supercars Championship results
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB |  Will Brown
|
24th | 143 |
| 2019 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Will Brown
|
DNF | 125 |
| 2020 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Brodie Kostecki
|
9th | 161 |
| 2021 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | Tony D'Alberto
|
DNF | 139 |
| 2022 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | Tony D'Alberto
|
7th | 161 |
| 2023 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Tony D'Alberto
|
3rd | 161 |
| 2024 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Tony D'Alberto
|
7th | 161 |
Bathurst 12 Hours results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. pos. |
Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MARC Cars Australia
|
 Keith Kassulke Paul Morris Paul Tracy
|
MARC Ford Mustang II | I | 189 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
Nick Foster Sam Shahin Yasser Shahin
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | A | 0 | WD | Crash in Q1 |
| 2023 | Grove Racing
|
Brenton Grove Stephen Grove
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | A | 56 | DNF | DNF |
References
- ^ "Australian Kart Champions". Karting Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Anton De Pasquale storms to double pole position". Speedcafe. 20 April 2014.
- ^ "De Pasquale on precipice of title glory". Speedcafe. 7 October 2014.
- ^ "De Pasquale ready for Formula Renault 1.6 debut". Speedcafe. 18 April 2014.
- ^ "WORLD WRAP: BTCC title race wide open". Speedcafe. 7 September 2015.
- ^ "De Pasquale secures top Formula Renault drive". Speedcafe. 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Open-wheel convert taps into V8 experience". Speedcafe. 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Hazelwood wins Super2 title in dramatic finale". Speedcafe. 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Erebus signs Anton De Pasquale for 2018". Speedcafe. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "De Pasquale: Finessing set-up key to repeat Darwin results". Speedcafe. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "De Pasquale: Finessing set-up key to repeat Darwin results". Speedcafe. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Story: DJR can win without McLaughlin". Speedcafe. 20 January 2021.
External links
- Anton de Pasquale at Supercars.
- Anton de Pasquale career summary at DriverDB.com
- Anton de Pasquale driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Anton de Pasquale profile on Third Turn.