Liam Talbot

Liam Anthony Talbot (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in GT World Challenge Australia for Volante Rosso Motorsport.

Talbot began his racing career in 2012, competing in the Queensland Production Sports Car Championship.^[1] The following year, Talbot won the SR3 title in the Radical Australia Cup,^[2] as well as winning the Bathurst 12 Hour in the C class,^[3] and finishing second in the Sports Car class of the Highlands 101.^[4] In 2014, Talbot finished second in the SP8 class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Aston Martin Test Centre,^[5] as well as racing for Ferrari-fielding Kessel Racing in the final two rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series.^[6] At the end of the year, Talbot also raced for the team at the Gulf 12 Hours,^[7] which he won in the Gentleman class.^[8]

For the following year, Talbot remained with Kessel Racing to race in the Am class of the Blancpain Endurance Series alongside Stephen Earle and Marco Zanuttini.^[9] In his first full season in the series, Talbot won in class at Monza and scored a class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa to secure third in points.^[10] Returning to the team for the 2016 season,^[11] Talbot scored class wins at Le Castellet and the 24 Hours of Spa to clinch the Am title at season's end.^[12][13][14] After racing in the last two rounds of the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series' GT class for McLaren-affiliated OD Racing,^[15] Talbot headed back to Australia for the rest of 2017, joining Walkinshaw Racing to race a Porsche 911 GT3 R in the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Australian GT Championship.^[16] After winning the former in the Am class,^[17] Talbot raced in the latter, scoring wins at Albert Park, Wanneroo and Townsville en route to runner-up honors in points.^[18][19]

Continuing with Walkinshaw for the 2018 season,^[20] Talbot won twice at Sydney and scored six more podiums to finish the year runner-up in points for the second year in a row.^[21] The following year, Talbot joined Wall Racing to race in the Pro-Am class of Porsche Carrera Cup Australia,^[22] taking six class wins and eight further podiums to clinch the title at season's end.^[23] During 2019, Talbot also made select appearances in the Australian GT Championship for Lamborghini-linked Trofeo Motorsport, winning the Tailem Bend enduro and finishing on the podium in the other four races he contested.^[24] At the beginning of 2020, Talbot raced in the last three rounds of the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series for Ferrari customer HubAuto Corsa in the GT class,^[25] winning at Buriram and finishing third in points.^[26] At the beginning of 2020, Talbot also raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour for Trofeo Motorsport.^[27]

After not racing for the rest of the year, Talbot joined HubAuto Racing on its switch to Mercedes-AMG machinery to race in the Asian Le Mans Series' GT class at the beginning of 2021,^[28] in which he scored a best result of fourth in race two at Dubai.^[29] Talbot then raced an Audi in the final round of that year's GT World Challenge Australia at Bathurst for Melbourne Performance Centre, in which he won race two.^[30] Remaining with the team for the 2022 season,^[31] Talbot scored wins at Phillip Island and Adelaide en route to runner-up honors in GT3 Pro-Am.^[32][33] In parallel, Talbot raced in the Pro-Am class of Porsche Carrera Cup Australia for Wall Racing,^[34] taking seven class wins and seven further podiums en route to a third-place points finish.^[35]

Returning to Melbourne Performance Centre for 2023, Talbot began the year by winning the Bathurst 12 Hour in the Pro-Am class,^[36] before returning to the team to continue racing in GT World Challenge Australia.^[37] Opening up the season with a double win at Bathurst,^[38] Talbot then scored four wins in the next five rounds as he clinched the GT3 Pro-Am title.^[39] During 2023, Talbot also raced for HubAuto Racing in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series,^[40] as well as making select appearances in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia's Pro-Am class for Wall Racing.^[41] Towards the end of the year, Talbot made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut for D'station Racing at the 8 Hours of Bahrain,^[42] in which he finished second in the LMGTE Am class at the wheel of an Aston Martin.^[43]

After finishing third overall in the Bathurst 12 Hour in early 2024 with Melbourne Performance Centre,^[44] Talbot joined Arise Racing GT to race in GT World Challenge Australia for the rest of the year.^[45] The Ferrari 296 GT3 he shared with Chaz Mostert won twice at Phillip Island and scored five more podiums to take the Sprint Cup title,^[46] and also won the Sydney enduro en route to the Endurance Cup and combined titles in Pro-Am.^[47] Switching to Aston Martin-associated Volante Rosso Motorsport for the following season,^[48] Talbot scored a lone win at Sandown as he ended his title-defending year fifth in the Pro-Am points.^[49] During 2025, Talbot also raced at the Bathurst 12 Hour for Melbourne Performance Centre,^[50] as well as racing in the Beijing round of GT World Challenge Asia for EBM, in which he won race one in the Am class.^[51]

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• Liam Talbot career summary at DriverDB.com