Nathan Herne

Nathan Herne
Herne in 2024
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Championship titles
2022
2021, 2022
2020
2020
2020
2018
2018		S5000 Tasman Series
Australian National Trans-Am Series
Bathurst Tin Tops – TA2
Townsville Tin Tops – Super Tranz
Wake Up! Hostels Combined Sedans – TA2
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta
Victorian Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta

Nathan Herne (born 19 August 2002) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Australian National Trans-Am Series for Garry Rogers Motorsport.

Personal life

Herne is the son of fellow racing driver Stuart Herne, who won six National V8 Dirt Modified Speedway titles before retiring in 2008 after suffering spinal injuries in a crash at the Donald 500.[1]

Career

Herne made his single-seater debut in 2017, competing in the Australian Formula Ford Series.[2][3] In his first season in the series, Herne took a lone podium at Phillip Island en route to a sixth-place points finish.[4] Returning to the series for 2018, Herne moved up to fourth overall with his only series win at Sydney and eight other podiums to his name.[5] During 2018, Herne also clinched the Victorian and New South Wales Formula Ford titles.[6]

Switching to the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series for 2019,[7] Herne took his maiden win at Morgan Park,[8][9] before scoring six other wins to end the year fifth in points.[10] The following year, Herne primarily raced in Aussie Tin Tops-sanctioned races, winning all three of his appearances in the TA2 class,[11][12] as well as an evaluation test for Garry Rogers Motorsport in S5000 machinery.[13] Towards the end of the year, Herne was set to make his debut in the Supercars Championship for the same team at the Bathurst 1000,[14] but those plans fell through when he was denied a Motorsport Australia Superlicence.[15]

In 2021, Herne moved up to the Australian National Trans-Am Series with Dream Racing Australia, as well as competing in the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship and the S5000 Tasman Series for Garry Rogers Motorsport.[16] In his first season in Trans-Am, Herne took four wins in the first five rounds,[17] before winning all three races at the Bathurst finale to seal his maiden series title.[18] On his return to single-seaters in S5000 meanwhile, Herne took a pair of second-place finishes at Sandown in the former to end the season sixth overall,[19] a result he matched at Bathurst in the Tasman Series en route to a seventh-place points finish.[20]

Continuing full-time in Trans-Am for 2022,[21] Herne dominated the season, scoring 13 wins in the 20 races he started to secure his second consecutive series title.[22] During 2022, Herne competed in the last three rounds of the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship for GRM, scoring a best result of second at both Melbourne and Hidden Valley as he ended the season seventh in points,[23] as well as making his Trans-Am Series debut at Circuit of the Americas.[24][25] Towards the end of the year, Herne returned to the S5000 Tasman Series, winning four races in a row to secure his only series title.[26][27] Moving to the American Trans-Am series full-time for 2023,[28] Herne scored three TA2 podiums to end the year 11th in points.[29][30] Towards the end of the year, Herne made a one-off return to the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship for GRM.[31]

Returning to its Australian counterpart for 2024 with his own racing team,[32] Herne scored a lone win at Queensland and five other podiums en route to a fifth-place points finish.[33] During 2024, Herne also made his debut in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Leipert Motorsport.[34] Continuing in the series for 2025,[35] Herne won twice at Mallala and scored nine other podiums to secure runner-up honours.[36] During 2025, Herne also returned to the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series, in which he clinched the TA2 Kings of the West title.[37] The following year, Herne remained in the series with his own team.[38] During 2026, Herne also returned to Garry Rogers Motorsport to make his long-awaited Bathurst 1000 debut alongside James Moffat.[39]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Australian Formula Ford Series Shell 17 0 0 0 1 132.5 6th
Victorian Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta 6 0 0 0 1 111 14th
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta 5 0 0 0 0
2018 Australian Formula Ford Series BF Racing 21 1 0 3 9 236 4th
Victorian Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta 15 7 1 5 13 446 1st
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship – Fiesta 15 5 2 5 12 405 1st
South Australian Formula Ford Championship 4 1 0 2 3 115 7th
2019 TA2 Muscle Car Series 24 7 0 0 15 1066 5th
2020 TA2 Muscle Car Series 4 4 1 4 4 220 12th
Wake Up! Hostels Combined Sedans – TA2 3 2 1 3 3 145 1st
Townsville Tin Tops – Super Tranz 3 2 1 3 3 140 1st
Bathurst Tin Tops – TA2 3 3 1 3 3 150 1st
National Trans-Am Series 3 0 0 1 2 110 17th
2021 Tasmanian Ten Thousand 4 0 0 0 3 241 4th
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 12 0 0 0 6 304 6th
S5000 Tasman Series 7 0 0 2 2 85 7th
Australian National Trans-Am Series Dream Racing Australia 18 8 0 0 17 880 1st
TA2 Muscle Car Northern Series 4 4 1 1 4 220 10th
2022 Australian National Trans-Am Series 20 13 3 4 18 1048 1st
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport 9 0 1 1 2 195 7th
S5000 Tasman Series 6 4 1 0 4 187 1st
Trans-Am – TA2 1 0 0 0 0 23 34th
2023 Trans-Am – TA2 13 0 0 0 3 664 11th
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 50 15th
S5000 Tasman Series 3 0 0 0 0 50 5th
2024 Australian National Trans-Am Series Nathan Herne Racing 19 1 2 0 6 494 5th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Leipert Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 10 18th
Trans-Am – TA2 3 0 0 0 0 200 20th
2025 Australian National Trans-Am Series Nathan Herne Racing 21 2 0 2 11 509 2nd
TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series 6 1 0 1 4 0 NC†
TA2 Kings of the West 4 2 0 1 4 226 1st
Trans-Am National Series – TA2 2 0 0 0 0 123 28th
2026 Australian National Trans-Am Series Nathan Herne Racing 6 4 0 2 6 128* 1st*
Supercars Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport * *
Sources:[40][2]

* Season still in progress.

† As Herne was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete S5000 results

Year Series Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points
2021 Australian Garry Rogers Motorsport SYM
R1
Ret		 SYM
R2
3		 SYM
R3
3		 PHI
R4
3		 PHI
R5
4		 PHI
R6
Ret		 SAN
R7
2		 SAN
R8
4		 SAN
R9
2		 SMP
R10
4		 SMP
R11
6		 SMP
R12
3		 6th 304
2021 Tasman SMP
R1
Ret		 SMP
R2
5		 SMP
R3
Ret		 BAT
R4
2		 BAT
R5
4		 BAT
R6
2		 BAT
R7
C		 7th 85
2022 Australian SYM
R1
 SYM
R2
 SYM
R3
 PHI
R4
 PHI
R5
 PHI
R6
 MEL
R7
4		 MEL
R8
5		 MEL
R9
2		 SMP
R10
4		 SMP
R11
7		 SMP
R12
7		 HID
R13
2		 HID
R14
9		 HID
R15
Ret		 7th 195
2022 Tasman SUR
R1
1		 SUR
R2
1		 SUR
R3
1		 ADE
R4
1		 ADE
R5
11		 ADE
R6
13		 1st 187
2023 Australian SYM
R1		 SYM
R2		 SYM
R3		 PHI
R4		 PHI
R5		 PHI
R6		 WIN
R7		 WIN
R8		 WIN
R9		 SMP
R10		 SMP
R11		 SMP
R12		 BEN
R13		 BEN
R14		 BEN
R15		 ADL
R16
Ret		 ADL
R17
6		 ADL
R18
4		 15th 50

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
Year Team 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 35 36 37 Position Points
2026 Garry Rogers Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 SYD
R1
 SYD
R2
 SYD
R3
 MEL
R4
 MEL
R5
 MEL
R6
 MEL
R7
 TAU
R8
 TAU
R9
 TAU
R10
 CHR
R11
 CHR
R12
 CHR
R13
 SYM
R14
 SYM
R15
 SYM
R16
 BAR
R17
 BAR
R18
 BAR
R19
 HID
R20
 HID
R21
 HID
R22
 TOW
R23
 TOW
R24
 TOW
R25
 QLD
R26
 QLD
R27
 QLD
R28
 BEN
R28
 BAT
R30
 SUR
R31
 SUR
R32
 SAN
R33
 SAN
R34
 ADE
R35
 ADE
R36
 ADE
R37
 – –

References

  1. ↑ Spinks, Steve (7 May 2008). "Speedway ace breaks neck in race crash". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Nathan Herne | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Williams, Bruce (28 September 2017). "AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD TITLE TO BE DECIDED AT PHILLIP ISLAND". autoaction.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Vidau seals Formula Ford title despite incident". speedcafe.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "AMRS Wrap: McElrea crowned Formula Ford champ". speedcafe.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lismore driver has best foot Ford". dailytelegraph.com.au. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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  9. ↑ "AMRS: HERNE SCORES MAIDEN WIN IN TA2 THRILLER". nbnnews.com.au. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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  14. ↑ "Lismore Supercar driver set to conquer Bathurst 1000". dailytelegraph.com.au. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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