Garth Tander facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Garth Tander
Tander in 2010
Nationality	Australian
Born	31 March 1977 (1977-03-31) (age 48) Perth, Western Australia
Related to	Scarlet and Sebastian (children)
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Supercars record
Car number	19
Current team	Grove Racing (Endurance race co-driver)
Series championships	1 (2007)
Races	650
Race wins	58
Podium finishes	155
Pole positions	31
2007 position	1st (625 pts)

Garth Dirk Tander (born 31 March 1977) is a famous Australian race car driver. He has won many championships and is known for his amazing skills on the track. Garth is a co-driver for Grove Racing in the Enduro Cup of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He won the main championship in 2007 with the HSV Dealer Team. He is also a six-time winner of Australia's biggest race, the Bathurst 1000. Garth also has his own racing team called TanderSport.

Garth's Early Racing Days

Garth started racing go-karts when he was a kid at the Tiger Kart Club in Western Australia. He was very good! By the time he was 17, he had won 7 state championships and one Australian championship. In 1997, Garth became the Australian Formula Ford champion. After that, he got a chance to drive a V8 Supercar for Garry Rogers Motorsport in 1998. This was a big step in his racing career!

Professional Racing Career

Starting with Garry Rogers Motorsport

Garth Tander quickly showed his talent in V8 Supercars. In 2000, he finished second in the championship. He also won the famous Bathurst 1000 race that year with his teammate Jason Bargwanna. He also won the first-ever Bathurst 24 Hour race in 2002. He drove a special Holden Monaro 427C with Steven Richards, Cameron McConville, and Nathan Pretty. The next year, in 2003, he finished a very close second in the same race. He was only 0.2 seconds behind the winner! After the 2004 season, Garth decided to move to a new team. He joined the HSV Dealer Team in 2005.

Joining the HSV Dealer Team

Garth joined the HSV Dealer Team in 2005. He had a strong season in 2006, even leading the championship for a while. However, some tough races and car problems meant he didn't win the title that year. But 2007 was his year! Garth raced the #16 Toll HSV Commodore. He won many races, including all three races at Barbagallo Raceway in his home state. He also won all three races at Queensland Raceway. Garth Tander won the 2007 V8 Supercars Championship! It was a very close finish, with him winning by just two points. His team, Toll HSV Dealer Team, also won the teams' championship.

Driving for Holden Racing Team

In 2008, Garth moved to the Holden Racing Team. He had a great start, winning races in New Zealand and at Winton. He and his teammate Mark Skaife also won an endurance race at Phillip Island. Garth won the Bathurst 1000 two more times with this team. He won in 2009 with Will Davison and again in 2011 with Nick Percat. In 2013, new cars called "Car of the Future" were introduced. Garth continued to race well, getting five podium finishes and winning races at Townsville and Phillip Island. In 2015, he won the Enduro Cup with Warren Luff. In 2016, during the Bathurst 1000, Garth was involved in an incident with another driver, Jamie Whincup, which ended his race early.

Returning to Garry Rogers Motorsport

Garth went back to Garry Rogers Motorsport for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Racing with Triple Eight Race Engineering

After leaving GRM, Garth became a co-driver for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He teamed up with Shane van Gisbergen for the longer endurance races. Together, they won the Bathurst 1000 in 2020 and again in 2022!

Driving for Grove Racing

For the 2023 endurance races, Garth Tander joined Grove Racing. This was exciting because it was his first time driving a Ford car in the Supercars Championship! In 2023, he raced with David Reynolds. In 2024, he partnered with Matthew Payne. They continued to race together in 2025 and won the 2025 Bathurst 1000 in an exciting race affected by rain.

Garth's Life Outside Racing

Garth Tander is a father to two children, Scarlet and Sebastian.

Career Highlights

The Holden VE Commodore of Garth Tander at the 2011 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Bathurst 1000 Results

The Holden Commodore VT in which Tander and Jason Bargwanna won the 2000 FAI 1000 at Bathurst. The car is pictured in 2018

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
1998	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	Cameron McLean	DNF	49
1999	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	Jason Bargwanna	DNF	41
2000	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	Jason Bargwanna	1st	161
2001	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VX	Jason Bargwanna	6th	161
2002	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VX	Jason Bargwanna	DNF	51
2003	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VY	Jamie Whincup	19th	146
2004	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VY	Cameron McConville	DNF	133
2005	HSV Dealer Team	Holden Commodore VZ	Rick Kelly	16th	149
2006	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VZ	Mark Skaife	DNF	0
2007	HSV Dealer Team	Holden Commodore VE	Rick Kelly	DNF	134
2008	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VE	Mark Skaife	12th	160
2009	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VE	Will Davison	1st	161
2010	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VE	Cameron McConville	3rd	161
2011	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VE	Nick Percat	1st	161
2012	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VE	Nick Percat	25th	139
2013	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VF	Nick Percat	4th	161
2014	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VF	Warren Luff	DNS	0
2015	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VF	Warren Luff	3rd	161
2016	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VF	Warren Luff	DNF	150
2017	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VF	James Golding	18th	152
2018	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore ZB	Chris Pither	6th	161
2019	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Shane van Gisbergen	2nd	161
2020	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Shane van Gisbergen	1st	161
2021	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Shane van Gisbergen	18th	161
2022	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Shane van Gisbergen	1st	161
2023	Grove Racing	Ford Mustang S650	David Reynolds	5th	161
2024	Grove Racing	Ford Mustang S650	Matthew Payne	DNF	130
2025	Grove Racing	Ford Mustang S650	Matthew Payne	1st	161

Bathurst 24 Hour Results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2002	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Steven Richards Nathan Pretty Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	1	532	1st	1st
2003	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Nathan Pretty Steven Richards Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	A	527	2nd	2nd

Bathurst 12 Hour Results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2016	Melbourne Performance Centre	Steve McLaughlan René Rast	Audi R8 LMS	AP	293	8th	7th
2017	Melbourne Performance Centre	Christopher Mies Christopher Haase	Audi R8 LMS	Class A – GT3 Pro	282	13th	6th
2018	Jamec Pem Racing	Kelvin van der Linde Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS	APP	241	27th	7th
2019	Audi Sport Team Valvoline	Kelvin van der Linde Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS	APP	181	DNF	DNF
2020	Audi Sport Team Valvoline	Mirko Bortolotti Christopher Mies	Audi R8 LMS Evo	GT3 Pro	61	DNF	DNF

TCR Australia Results

See also

In Spanish: Garth Tander para niños