Simon Kane (born 9 October 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former race car driver who has worked as a sound technician in television since the late 1980s where he began working for Australia's Nine Network on the 60 Minutes.
Career Kane started in Formula Fords in the late 1980s and proceeded to the new Formula Holden series in 1989. In 1990, he won the Australian Drivers' Championship and consequently CAMS Gold Star. From there, he had a disappointing International Formula 3000 season in 1991 for Italian team Motor Racing Di-Wheels, failing to qualify for the two events he entered at Hockenheim in Germany and Brands Hatch in England (rounds 6 & 7).
Kane then returned to Australia and spasmodically entered Australian Drivers' Championship rounds in coming years and achieved a top five result at the one-off 1993 Indonesian Grand Prix. He now races some club events in a Porsche 911.
Career results Season Series Position Car Team 1988 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 12th Van Diemen – Ford Clive Kane Photography 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship 5th Ralt RT21 – Holden Clive Kane Photography 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship 1st Ralt RT21 – Holden Clive Kane Photography 1991 Australian Drivers' Championship 5th Ralt RT21 – Holden Clive Kane Photography International Formula 3000 NC Leyton House 90B Cosworth M.R. Diwheel 1992 Australian Drivers' Championship 10th Ralt RT21 – Holden Clive Kane Photography 1993 Indonesian Grand Prix 4th Ralt RT21 – Holden Clive Kane Photography 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship NC Reynard 92D – Holden Fremder Automotive 2006 Victorian Sports Car Championship 32nd Porsche 993 RSCS The Guild
Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 1991 Motor Racing Di-Wheels VAL PAU JER MUG PERHOCBRH SPA BUG NOG NC 0
Complete Indonesian Grand Prix results Year Car 1 2 Rank Points 1993 Ralt RT21 Holden SEN SEN 5th 16
References
1988 Australian Formula Ford "Driver to Europe" Results