HMO Customer Racing has welcomed Tom Oliphant to partner reigning champion, Josh Buchan, in a revised line-up for the 2024 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship.
Oliphant, 33, brings a wealth of high-level international experience to HMO Customer Racing having raced in some of the most competitive touring car series around the world, including Formula Renault, the British Touring Car Championship, GTs and Porsche Supercup
He made his TCR Australia debut last year after relocating to Australia from his birthplace in the United Kingdom and scored a sensational maiden victory in the fourth round at Winton Motor Raceway on his way to finishing eighth on the championship standings.
Tom will start his 2024 title campaign in proven championship-winning machinery behind the wheel of a Hyundai i30 N TCR, which scored five race victories in 2023 in the hands of Bailey Sweeny.
He is excited to join the championship-winning team and confident he will be a front-running title contender in the 2024 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship which starts at Sandown Raceway in Victoria on Feb 9-11.
Tom Oliphant – Driver, Hyundai i30 N TCR car #15
“I’m very excited to be back in the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series for 2024 and joining the reigning champions in HMO Customer Racing. They are a team that knows how to win and the Hyundai i30 N has proven its pace over the last few years. I gained lots of experience and made big steps forward in my debut season and I feel HMO will provide a great environment for me to progress further. I’ve already tested the car and I feel right at home, so I’m confident we can push for some strong results from the opening round.”
HMO Customer Racing team owner, Barry Morcom.
“As the defending teams’ champions in the TCR Australia Championship, it is critical that HMO Customer Racing has race-winning drivers in race-winning cars, and we believe we have all the right ingredients to defend our title in 2024. Tom had a stellar debut last year with some outstanding results and I am confident that with Josh Buchan and Tom in our cars this year we have one of the most exciting and talented driver line-ups on the grid.”
HMO Customer Racing chief engineer, Rob Benson
“HMO Customer Racing is excited to welcome Tom Oliphant to the team for the 2024 TCR Australia Championship alongside our defending champion, Josh Buchan. Tom brings a wealth of knowledge to us from his previous experience racing in some of the most competitive touring car championships in the world. His race victory at Winton during his rookie season in the TCR Australia Championship was a standout performance, and we are confident that HMO Customer Racing and Hyundai will provide him with more opportunities to visit the winner’s podium this year.”
Tom Oliphant Bio
Born: 21/8/1990, Tarporley, United Kingdom
Lives: Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Racing Career
2002-2011: British go-karting championships
2012: British Formula Renault Championship, 16th
2013: British Formula Renault Championship, 13th and British Ginetta GT Supercup, 21st
2014: British Ginetta GT4 Supercup, 5th and British GT Championship (GT4), 4th
2015: British Ginetta GT4 Supercup, 1st and British GT Championship, 24th
2016: Porsche Carrera Cup GB, 4th and Porsche Supercup, NC
2017: Porsche GT3 Middle East, 4th, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, 4th and Porsche Supercup, NC
2018: Porsche GT3 Middle East, NC and British Touring Car Championship, 22nd
2019: British Touring Car Championship, 11th
2020: British Touring Car Championship, 6th
2021: British Touring Car Championship, 16th
2022: British Touring Car Championship, 30th2023: TCR Australia Championship, 8th and TCR World Tour, 23rd
