Motocross racing

1972-1980


Car racing

1985

Contested Australian Production car events

Driver for Haberfield Mitsubishi Team


1986

Contested Australian Sports Sedan events

Driver for Mike Griffin Racing

Three wins, one pole & one lap record


1987

Contested Australian Sports Sedan & Touring Car events

Driver for Mike Griffin Racing & Mobil Brock Racing

Two third & four top six finishes

Fourth Sandown 500k with Jon Crooke


1988

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Driver for Mobil 1 BMW Racing

Fourth Oran Park 250k with David Parsons

One third, six top six & seven top ten finishes


1989

Contested Australian Drivers’ Championship - Formula Holden

Driver for ICI Autocolor Dulux/Peter Boylan Racing

Third in series championship

Two wins, two second, three third & eight top six finishes

Four pole positions

One lap record

Also...

Driver for TWR Australia/Holden Racing Team

Seventh Sandown 500k with Steve Harrington

Seventh Bathurst 1000k with Win Percy


1990

Contested Australian Drivers’ Championship - Formula Holden

Driver for ICI Autocolor Dulux/Peter Boylan Racing

Finished fourth in series championship

Earned one second, six top six & seven top ten finishes

Won Australian Grand Prix support race - Formula Holden

Also...

Driver for TWR Australia/Holden Racing Team

Fifth Bathurst 1000k with Brad Jones

Tested Dome Team (Japan) Reynard/Mugen - Phillip Island

Raced Brands Hatch round of the British F3000 C/ship - Reynard/Judd


1991

Contested partial season only

Driver for TWR Australia/Holden Racing Team

Third place Australian Grand Prix support race - Formula Holden

Won class Bathurst 12 hour with Peter Brock


1992

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Contested partial season, four rounds

Driver for Mobil 1 Racing

One top six & three top ten finishes

Also...

Driver for Winfield/Nissan Team

Third place Bathurst 1000k with Anders Olofsson

Driver for Peter Boylan Racing

Third place final round Australian Drivers’ Championship - Formula Holden

Driver for Peugeot Sport Team

Second in class Bathurst 12 hour, Peugeot Team with Peter Brock


1993

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Driver for GIO Australia/Bob Forbes Racing

Four third, nine top-six & eighteen top-ten finishes

Awarded “most outstanding & persistent driver” 1993 ATCC series

Senior Driver Trainer for Holden Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge


1994

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Driver for Coca-Cola/Wayne Gardner Racing

Seven top-six & seventeen top-ten finishes

Also...

Won Bathurst 12 hour event, Mazda RX7 with Gregg Hansford


1995

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Driver for Coca-Cola/Wayne Gardner Racing

Three third, sixteen top six & twenty four top ten finishes

Third place in Bathurst 1000k with Wayne Gardner

Third place in Winfield Triple Challenge


1996

Contested Australian Touring Car events

Driver for Coca-Cola/Wayne Gardner Racing

Partial series participation

One second, one third, six top six & eleven top ten finishes

Fourth in Bathurst 1000k with Wayne Gardner

Third overall Wellington (NZ) sprint races

Tested Tasman Lola/Honda Indy car

Senior driver trainer for Holden Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge.


1997

Contested North American Super Touring Championship

Driver for Labatt Blue/Tasman Motorsports Group Honda

Third overall in series championship*

Seven wins, four seconds, three thirds & 11 front-row starts

10 fastest laps, two poles, most laps led, highest per race points average

*missed two rounds

Also...

Driver for Coca-Cola/Wayne Gardner Racing (Aust)

Driver for Esso Ultron Peugeot Sport (UK) Bathurst 1000k Super Touring


1998

Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series - Partial series participation

Driver for Ford Credit/Glenn Seton Racing

Two top six and six top ten finishes

V8 Supercar Lap Record - Gold Coast

Australian GT Productions Car Championship events - Partial series

Driver for Ferrari Fragrance/ Ross Palmer Motorsport

Two seconds, one third, five top six and six top ten finishes

Set Lap Record - Bathurst

Senior driver trainer for Holden Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge.


1999

Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series

Driver for Ford Tickford Racing

Three top three, nine top six and 16 top ten finishes

Fifth Bathurst 1000k with Glenn Seton


2000

Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series

Driver for Ford Tickford Racing

Two top three, four top six and sixteen top ten finishes

Third overall - inaugural GMC 400, Canberra


2001

Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series - Partial series participation

Driver for Gibson Motorsport

Teamed with Craig Lowndes for Qld 500 & Bathurst 1000


2002

Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series

Driver for 00 Motorsport

Teamed with Craig Lowndes for Qld 500 & Bathurst 1000


2003

Bathurst 24 Hour Enduro

Prancing Horse BMW M3 GT-R with John Bowe

Driver for Holden Racing Team PR2 V8 Supercar Drive Days


2004

Australian Rally Championship

Tasmanian Round

Subaru Impreza

Driver for Holden Racing Team PR2 V8 Supercar Drive Days


2005

Test Drive, Walker Racing, Reynard/Cosworth Champ Car - Gold Coast

Driver for Holden Racing Team PR2 V8 Supercar Drive Days


2006

Bathurst Legends - V8 Utes. Easter. Damien White. 5th & 3rd

Aussie Racing Cars - Bathurst. Easter.

Driver for Holden Racing Team PR2 V8 Supercar Drive Days


2007

Bathurst 12 Hour, Subaru WRX. 5th. Grant Denyer, Chris Alajajian

Aussie Racing Cars - Bathurst. Easter


2008

Aussie Racing Cars, TRD Aurion, Gold Coast Indy

Driver for Holden Racing Team T2 V8 Supercar Drive Days


2009

Bathurst 12 Hour, Mitsubishi Evo 10, Glenn Seton

Aussie Racing Cars, Toyota Aurion, Eastern Creek


2010

Bathurst 12 Hour, Mitsubishi Evo 10, Glenn Seton & Mark King. 2nd

Eastern Creek 8 Hour, Mitsubishi Evo 10, Glenn Seton


2013

Highlands Park, NZ, McLaren MP4 12C, Greg Murphy

3rd, 4th & 5th

Racing Career

About


Name: Neil Crompton

Age: 55

Birthday: 30th July, 1960

Birthplace: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Lives: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: Broadcaster & Driver

Height: 177cm/5’10”

Weight: 85 kg

Pursuits: Flying, Water Skiing, Mtn Biking

Favourite Book: Yeager, an autobiography

Favourite Movie: Life Of Brian

Favourite Food: Japanese