Josh Buchan

Joshua Buchan is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Buchan won the 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series championship.

Career

Buchan had a late start to racing, beginning karting in 2011 just before his 16th birthday. He participated in karting until 2017, when he moved up to competition in Formula Fords. Buchan won the 2018 New South Wales Formula Ford championship, winning 17 out of 19 races during the season. In 2019, he took victory in the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary event at Mount Panorama, earning him a scholarship to move up to the Australian Formula 3 championship, where he finished second in points. Plans were made for Buchan to move the S5000 championship for 2020, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Buchan signed to race in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in 2021, driving for HMO Customer Racing. Buchan finished seventh in the championship in his first season. In 2022, he finished third in the championship standings, and in 2023, he won the championship over his teammate Bailey Sweeney.
In 2024, Buchan signed a two-year deal to continue driving for HMO Customer Racing.

Personal life

Buchan was born and raised in Lithgow, New South Wales. He currently resides in Sydney, New South Wales.

Racing record

Complete Australian Formula 3

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Pos	Points
2019	Gilmour Racing	Dallara F311-Mercedes	WIN 1 2	WIN 2 Ret	WIN 3 2	MOR 1 3	MOR 2 3	MOR 3 3	BEN 1 Ret	BEN 2 2	BEN 3 2	SYD 1 2	SYD 2 2	SYD 3 2	WAK 1 2	WAK 2 2	WAK 3 2	QLD 1 2	QLD 2 2	QLD 3 2	2nd	177