Renee Gracie
| Renee Gracie | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 5 January 1995 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Dunlop Super2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Former teams | Paul Morris Motorsport Dragon Motor Racing |
| Starts | 48 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2013–14 2015–16 | Aussie Racing Cars Porsche Carrera Cup Australia V8 Supercars |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Australia GT Trophy |
Renee Elise Gracie (born 5 January 1995) is an Australian adult film actress and racing driver.[1]
Early life
[edit]Gracie was born in Brisbane and grew up in the southern outskirts in Kuraby.[2] She attended John Paul College throughout her upbringing[3] and moved with her family to the northern suburbs of the Gold Coast in her teenage years.[4]
Racing career
[edit]Porsche Carrera Cup
[edit]After a successful stint in kart racing, Gracie contested the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship. In 2013, she was the first female to compete in that championship. The following year, she achieved five top 10 race results and a 100 percent race finishing record.[5]
V8 Supercars
[edit]In 2015, Gracie switched to the Supercars Dunlop Series, in which she drove for Paul Morris Motorsport, and was the first full-time female competitor in 14 years.[5][6][7] At the end of that year, she was classified 18th in the championship standings, with 634 points and a best race result of 12th.[8][9]
On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Gracie would partner Simona de Silvestro in a Ford FG X Falcon fielded by Prodrive Racing Australia in the Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars.[10][11] It was the first female pairing at Bathurst since Melinda Price and Kerryn Brewer finished 11th in 1998.[11][12] On lap 15 of the race, the Falcon, running under the "Harvey Norman Supergirls" banner,[13] was severely damaged in an oil slick-induced impact by Gracie with the wall at Forrest's Elbow. After undergoing extensive repairs, it was sent back out, with de Silvestro at the wheel, to finish 21st, 40 laps down on the winning pair of Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards.[5][14][15]
In 2016, Gracie competed in her second season of the Supercars Dunlop Series, once again for Paul Morris Motorsport.[16] She also teamed up with de Silvestro for a second assault at the Bathurst 1000, this time in a Nissan Altima L33 prepared by Nissan Motorsport.[5] Despite starting the race on the back row in 26th position, Gracie and de Silvestro had no major issues during the race, and managed stay out of trouble to finish 14th in the chaotic final laps.[17][18][19]
Gracie moved to Dragon Motor Sport for a third season in the renamed Super2 Series. After a string of poor results with only one top-10 finish in 17 races and a lack of available funds, she was replaced with Kumho Series driver Jordan Boys.
GT World Challenge Australia
[edit]Gracie returned to racing through the GT World Challenge Australia series at the 2023 Perth SuperSprint.[20] Driving a first-generation Audi R8 GT3 LMS Ultra in the Trophy Class, she won the title as one of only two concurrent entries in her class and four in total.[21]
Gracie returned to the series in 2024, driving an up-to-date Audi R8 in the top class alongside Paul Stokell.[22]
Adult film career
[edit]In 2019, Gracie began working as an adult film actress and uploading adult content to subscription site OnlyFans, claiming "racing cars is not my passion anymore."[1] She joined the adult industry after not being able to make money from racing cars. Her father also supports her career in pornography.[23]
Motorsports career results
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aussie Racing Cars Super Series | Aussie Racing Cars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31st |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship | McElrea Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.5 | 19th |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship | McElrea Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322.5 | 15th |
| 2015 | V8 Supercars Dunlop Series | Paul Morris Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 18th |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | Prodrive Racing Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 54th | |
| 2016 | Supercars Dunlop Series | Paul Morris Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 19th |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | Nissan Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 54th | |
| 2017 | Super2 Series | Dragon Motor Racing Image Racing |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 23rd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Australia - GT Trophy | Nineteen Corporation[a] | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 200 | 1st |
| GT World Challenge Australia - GT Am | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 7th | ||
| Shannons Trophy Series - GT4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | NC | ||
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Australia - ProAm | Melbourne Performance Centre[b] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8th |
Complete Super2 Series results
[edit](key) (Round results only)
| Super2 Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 55 | ADE 21 |
BAR 16 |
WIN 21 |
TOW 20 |
QLD 20 |
BAT 19 |
HOM 14 |
18th | 634 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford FG Falcon | 98 | ADE 22 |
PHI 22 |
BAR 19 |
TOW 15 |
SAN 12 |
BAT | HOM 12 |
19th | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Dragon Motor Racing Image Racing |
Holden VF Commodore | ADE 12 |
SYM 19 |
PHI 20 |
TOW 12 |
SYD 19 |
SAN | BAT | NEW | 23rd | 534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete Supercars Championship results
[edit]| V8 Supercar 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 | 35 | 36 | Position | Points | ||||
| 2015 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
SYM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
HID R15 |
TOW R16 |
TOW R17 |
QLD R18 |
QLD R19 |
QLD R20 |
SMP R21 |
SMP R22 |
SMP R23 |
SAN R24 |
BAT R25 21 |
SUR R26 |
SUR R27 |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
PUK R30 |
PHI R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
SYD R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
54th | 84 | ||||
| 2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PHI R6 |
PHI R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 14 |
SUR R22 |
SUR R23 |
PUK R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SYD R28 |
SYD R29 |
54th | 126 | |||||||||||
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X |  Simona de Silvestro
|
21st | 121 |
| 2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Simona de Silvestro
|
14th | 159 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former Supercars driver Renee Gracie launches porn career". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Renee Gracie Signs Management Deal". Kart Sports News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "John Paul College Facebook – Renee Gracie (graduate 2012), is racing in the V8 Supercar Bathurst 1000 as a member of the first all female duo to contest the Bathurst 1000 since 1998". Joh. Paul College. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Renee Gracie happy to bide her time in bid for dream V8 Supercars seat". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Renee Gracie: Biography". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (19 November 2014). "Paul Morris to field Gracie in Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (17 February 2015). "Flood of rookies among Dunlop Series entry". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (6 December 2015). "Waters seals Dunlop Series crown in Sydney". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (20 January 2016). "Gracie secures Caltex backing for Dunlop Series". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Gracie/De Silvestro to share Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Simona de Silvestro leads all-female Bathurst 1000 effort". The Repute.
- ^ Fogarty, Mark (22 August 2015). "Renee Gracie driving motor sport's push to remove gender barrier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (12 September 2015). "Sponsor confirmed for female Bathurst wildcard". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "All-female team Renee Gracie and Simona de Silvestro hit wall at Bathurst but return". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Renee Gracie crashes early in the Bathurst 1000 to dent the all-female team's chances of finishing". News.com.au. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Gracie unveils Caltex Ford at Ipswich test". speedcafe.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (9 October 2016). "Simona De Silvestro declares she's ready for full-time racing after improved Bathurst 1000 result". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Staff writer (AAP) (10 October 2016). "Bathurst 1000: Bright future for Simona de Silvestro in supercars". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Results". Supercars Championship. Supercars. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Adult star Renee Gracie confirms return to racing with deal sealed". News.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Archives". GT World Challenge Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Paul Stokell to co-drive with Renee Gracie in GT World Challenge". Speedcafe. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Porn Star Renee Gracie says Dad encouraged her to stay on Onlyfans".
External links
[edit]- Renee Gracie career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Brisbane
- Australian female racing drivers
- Actresses from Brisbane
- People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane)
- OnlyFans creators
- Australian pornographic film actresses
- People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Nismo drivers
- Kelly Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers
- Racing drivers from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian actresses