Matt Campbell (born 17 February 1995) is an Australian racing car driver, specialising in sports car racing. He is a Porsche factory driver, having formerly been a junior then young professional. Campbell won the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTD Pro class (with Jaminet) and is now a full-time driver of the No. 5 Porsche 963 for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar class. Campbell won the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia driving for McElrea Racing. Campbell moved to Germany in 2017 and was third in the 2017 Porsche Supercup. He has a victory in the LMGTE Am Class at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. Campbell also won overall the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2019 and 2024, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Earl Bamber Motorsport and Manthey Racing respectively.

Racing career

Early career

When Campbell was 14, he got a Datsun 1200 coupe, he raced with that with the support of his mother. Campbell's grandfather Bill and aunt Teresa are both racing drivers, Bill managed Morgan Park Raceway in the family's home town of Warwick for many years until his death in 2015. Matt then got some driver coaching and entered the Queensland and Australian Formula Ford Series racing with Synergy Motorsport in the national series.

GT Racing

In 2014, Campbell competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia dominating the B class championship. He moved up to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship in 2015, finishing third in the series, and then won the 2016 series.

In 2017, Campbell relocated to Germany and he drove for Fach Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup, finishing third overall. This led to a drive for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship. He won the class at the second round of the series, the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving with Christian Ried and Julien Andlauer. The same driver combination also took victory in the third round, the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone. Campbell and Andlauer would finish second in the LMGTE Am championship after receiving a points penalty for a software issue that ultimately denied them a championship victory despite winning five of the eight rounds.

The 2019–20 season with Dempsey-Proton was disappointing ending eighth in the championship. Campbell also raced in GT3 around the world, for Rowe Racing in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Europe and for Wright Motorsports in the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America making top five finishes in both series. The season highlight was his charge through the field in the final hour to win the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour with Earl Bamber Motorsport. In 2020, outside of his Dempsey-Proton duties, Campbell was runner up in the Intercontinental GT Challenge racing with Mathieu Jaminet and Patrick Pilet, racing with the Absolute Racing and GPX Racing teams. He also raced with star Belgian GT3 team Manthey Racing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie and with CORE Autosport in the IMSA Sportscar Championship.

The 2021 season saw Campbell link with Proton Competition's American campaign in the IMSA Sportscar Championship as a co-driver with Cooper MacNeil in the GTLM class, placing fourth in the series sharing victories three times. In the World Endurance Championship, Dempsey-Proton was the best of the Porsche teams in LMGTE Am and finished third in the championship with Christian Ried and Jaxon Evans after a pair of second places at the final two rounds. Another highlight was a come-from-behind victory in the 2021 Paul Ricard 1000km with GPX Racing.

Campbell and Jaminet dominated the 2022 IMSA Sportscar Championship in the GTD Pro class with Pfaff Motorsports, winning five of the ten races.

Supercars

Campbell made his Supercars debut for Nissan Motorsport in 2016, co-driving with Todd Kelly in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. In 2017, Campbell joined defending champion Shane van Gisbergen at Triple Eight Race Engineering and took fifth place at Bathurst, to date his best finish in the Bathurst 1000.

Racing record Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position 2011 Queensland Formula Ford Championship Greg Fahey Motorsport 12 0 1 1 6 147 2nd Queensland Race Car Series 7 0 0 2 4 94 3rd 2012 Queensland Formula Ford Championship Greg Fahey Motorsport 12 9 4 11 12 241 1st New South Wales Formula Ford Championship 3 0 0 1 3 77 15th Australian Formula Ford Championship Synergy Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 41 12th 2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship Synergy Motorsport 22 0 0 1 0 67 11th Queensland Sports Sedan and Invited Championship 2 0 0 0 0 18 20th Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship 4 0 0 1 0 47 19th 2014 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia McElrea Racing 18 3 1 3 5 325 4th Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy HHH Racing 6 0 0 0 1 236 8th Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship 8 0 0 1 1 103 10th 2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship McElrea Racing 22 6 2 5 10 860 3rd Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy HHH Racing 4 0 0 1 0 3 51st Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship 6 0 0 0 0 60 13th 2016 Australian Carrera Cup Championship McElrea Racing 24 14 7 8 18 1204.5 1st International V8 Supercars Championship Nissan Motorsport Australia 4 0 0 1 0 324 43rd Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship 5 0 0 0 0 23 20th 2017 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 11 4 5 1 5 151 3rd Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2 1 1 1 2 - N/A Supercars Championship Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 591 30th Pirtek Enduro Cup 4 0 0 0 0 591 4th 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge Competition Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 12 18th 24H GT Series - A6 Herberth Motorsport 24H GT Series - 911 Fach Auto Tech 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team10000N/A10th 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 8 5 2 2 3 110 2nd 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 5 0 0 0 0 22 12th Blancpain GT World Challenge America Wright Motorsports 8 0 1 1 0 46 14th Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 8 0 2 4 7 111 7th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 1 0 85 30th Park Place Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 Pfaff Motorsports 1 1 0 0 1 ADAC GT Masters Frikadelli Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† SSR Performance 2 0 0 0 0 Intercontinental GT Challenge EBM 1 1 0 0 1 52 7th Wright Motorsports10000 Rowe Racing10000 Absolute Racing10001 Dinamic Motorsport10000 Queensland Historic Touring Car Championship400007611th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team10000N/ADNF 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 7 0 2 1 2 98.5 8th 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Racing 4 0 0 0 2 65 2nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 2 1 1 0 2 65 11th Intercontinental GT Challenge Absolute Racing 1 0 1 0 1 45 2nd GPX Racing20012 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 6 0 0 1 2 79 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pfaff Motorsports 2 0 0 0 1 222 61st IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM WeatherTech Racing 6 3 0 0 5 2084 4th European Le Mans Series - LMGTE 2 0 0 0 0 14 20th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Martini Racing 5 1 0 0 1 35 10th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC Supercars Championship Kelly Grove Racing100000NC Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series F Shadow Racing Cars10000N/A13th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team10000N/ADNF 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Pfaff Motorsports 10 5 3 1 8 3497 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup EMA Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd Supercars Championship Grove Racing100000NC 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Proton Competition10000N/A16th FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Australia11001N/A1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Toksport WRT 10000N/ADNF 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 9 1 2 1 3 2691 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar Reserve driver Intercontinental GT Challenge Manthey EMA100011819th GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am EMA Motorsport 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport10000N/ADNF 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 8 0 2 1 4 104 5th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP 3 1 0 0 3 1038 15th Intercontinental GT Challenge Manthey EMA Herberth Motorsport GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup SSR Herberth10000428th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Herberth Motorsport10000N/A16th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 9 1 0 2 6 2907 1st FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar 5 1 0 0 2 65 8thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupDinamic GT100000NC 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 3 1 0 1 2 1030 17thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Manthey Racing EMAGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupSchumacher CLRT † As Campbell was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2014 Fiat Abarth Motorsport Matt Cherry Luke Ellery Fiat Abarth 500 F 10 28th 3rd 2015 Amac Motorsport Andrew Macpherson Bradley Shiels Porsche 997 GT3-R AA 41 DNF DNF 2016 Objective Racing Warren Luff Tim Slade Tony Walls McLaren 650S GT3 AA 49 DNF DNF 2017 Competition Motorsports David Calvert-Jones Patrick Long Marc Lieb Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 289 2nd 1st 2018 Competition Motorsports David Calvert-Jones Patrick Long Alex Davison Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 271 4th 2nd 2019 Earl Bamber Motorsport Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner Porsche 911 GT3 R APP 312 1st 1st 2020 Absolute Racing Mathieu Jaminet Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro 312 4th 4th2023 Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet Thomas Preining Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro 323 2nd 2nd2024 Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Ayhancan Güven Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro 275 1st 1st2025 Absolute Racing Ayhancan Güven Alessio Picariello Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro 306 6th 6th2026 Absolute Racing Bastian Buus Alessio Picariello Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro 262 6th 4th

Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 PtsRef 2016 Nissan Motorsport 7 Nissan Altima L33 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 43rd 324 2017 Triple Eight Race Engineering 97 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 30th 591 2021 Kelly Grove Racing 7 Ford Mustang S550 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 45th 0 2022 Grove Racing 26 SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 NEWR33 NEWR34 NC 0

Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Lap 2016 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Todd Kelly DNF 157 2017 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VF Shane van Gisbergen 5th 161 2021 Kelly Grove Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 Andre Heimgartner NC 159 2022 Grove Racing Ford Mustang Mk.6 David Reynolds DNF 4

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 2017 Fach Auto Tech CAT CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MEX MEX 3rd 151