Adam Macrow (born 23 November 1978, in Victoria) is a professional race car driver.

Adam Macrow
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1978-11-23) 23 November 1978 (age 45)
Melbourne
Related toPeter Macrow (father)
Tim Macrow (brother)
V8 Supercar
Years active1996–09
TeamsJohn Faulkner Racing
Perkins Motorsport
Ford Performance Racing
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Britek Motorsport Howard Racing
Starts20
Best finish36th in 2008
Previous series
1996
1997-2003
1999
2005-06
Victorian Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford
Australian Drivers' Champ.
Development V8 Supercars
Championship titles
1998
2006
Australian Formula Ford
Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

In 1985, he started his motorsports career in karting. Over his time spent in karts, he won two national titles and ten Victorian titles. In 1995, he moved out of karts into Formula Vee, which was followed in 1996 by a move into Formula Ford. He won the National Championship in 1998. Macrow's Formula Ford title was the first title for the Australian manufacturer of Spectrum Cars, which have since run drivers such as Mark Winterbottom and John Martin.

In 1999, Macrow raced in Formula Holden, achieving a fourth-place finish in the series. In the same year, he started his career in V8 Supercars with Longhurst Racing, driving with Tony Longhurst in the Queensland 500 and Bathurst 1000. While this was a prize for winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship, it did not turn out well, with the pair retiring from both races.

In the following years, Macrow continued in his role as a co-driver for various teams. The highlight of his career came in 2005, achieving a fifth place at the Sandown 500 and a third place at the Bathurst 1000 for Triple Eight Race Engineering. In 2006, he continued this success, winning the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series in his first season in the competition, and winning eight out of the 18 races in the process. He stepped into the Team Kiwi Racing Falcon in 2007, after Paul Radisich was still recovering from an accident at Bathurst in 2006. For the Bathurst 1000 and Sandown 500 he raced the Ford Falcon BF of Britek Motorsport for the second year driving with Jason Bright.

Macrow's younger brother Tim, who also races, won the 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship.

He works as a driver coach for Borland Racing Developments and owns AMR Kartsport, which specialises in engine, chassis and driver development.

Career results

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Season Series Position Car Team
1996 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 4th Spectrum - Ford Stockman Auto Racing
1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 8th Spectrum 06 Ford Team Arrow
1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship 1st Spectrum 06 Ford Team Arrow
1999 Australian Drivers' Championship 4th Reynard 95D Holden Stockman Auto Racing
2000 Shell Championship Series 49th Holden Commodore VT John Faulkner Racing
2001 Shell Championship Series 63rd Holden Commodore VX Perkins Engineering
2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series 53rd Ford Falcon BA Ford Performance Racing
Australian Formula Ford Championship 11th Spectrum 06 Ford Just Cars Magazine
2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series 63rd Ford Falcon BA Ford Performance Racing
2005 HPDC V8Supercar Series 4th Ford Falcon BA Howard Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 39th Triple Eight Race Engineering
2006 Fujitsu V8Supercar Series 1st Ford Falcon BA Howard Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 60th Britek Motorsport
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 36th Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year No. Class Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
1998 33 3E Burwood Motorsport Honda Civic   Allan Letcher
  Cameron Edwards
DNF 34
1998 9 OC Longhurst Racing Ford EL Falcon   Alan Jones DNF 58
1999 25 Longhurst Racing Ford AU Falcon   Tony Longhurst DNF 150
2000 46 John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore   John Faulkner DNF 154
2001 8 Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore   Luke Youlden DNF 85
2003 5 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon   Darren Hossack DNF 63
2004 5 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon   Alain Menu DNF 43
2005 88 Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon   Steven Ellery 3rd 161
2006 25 Britek Motorsport Ford BA Falcon   Warren Luff DNF 102
2007 25 Britek Motorsport Ford BF Falcon   Jason Bright DNF 149
2008 25 Britek Motorsport Ford BF Falcon   Jason Bright 9th 161

References

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  • Herald Sun 15 August 2003: [1]
  • Michael Lynch — The Age 26 August 2003: [2]
  • Auto Action 13–19 August 2003: [3]
  • Motor Racing Australia Issue No. 74: [4]
  • Conrod V8 - [5]
  • V8 Supercars - [6]
  • Australian Formula Ford - [7]
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
2006
Succeeded by