| Bailey Sweeny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 7 February 2003 Batemans Bay, Australia |
Bailey Sweeny (born 7 February 2003) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the Super2 Series for Blanchard Racing Team.
| Bailey Sweeny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 7 February 2003 Batemans Bay, Australia |
Bailey Sweeny (born 7 February 2003) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the Super2 Series for Blanchard Racing Team.
Sweeny began karting in 2017, competing until 2021. In his time in karts, Sweeny most notably won the 2020 New South Wales and ACT state titles in the Senior Performance Light class. The same year, Sweeny also made his car racing debut in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series as a member of the Erebus Academy. Remaining in the series the following two years, Sweeny scored three podiums in the series as he scored a best reason finish of fifth in 2022.
In 2022, Sweeny also made his debut in TCR competition, joining HMO Customer Racing to race in TCR Australia. In his first season in the series, Sweeny scored his maiden series in race two of the first Bathurst round, before taking his second win at the same venue in November to end the year fifth in points, as the rookie of the year. The following year, Sweeny remained with HMO Customer Racing for his sophomore season in TCR Australia. Starting off the season with two wins at Symmons Plains, before winning race three at Winton, as well as races two and three at Sandown en route to a third-place points finish.
Having spent most of 2024 on the sidelines, Sweeny made a one-off appearance in the Winton round of the RX-8 Cup Australia for Maisie Place Motorsport, in which he finished second in races three and four. Following that, Sweeny joined Image Racing to compete in the second Bathurst round of the Super3 Series. In his only round of the season, Sweeny finished second in race two and third in race two. Remaining under the Supercars Championship support bill for the following year, Sweeny joined Blanchard Racing Team as he stepped up to the Super2 Series following Super3's demise. In his rookie year in the series, Sweeny scored a best result of third in race one at Queensland Raceway, as well as two other top-ten results en route to a 13th-place points finish.
Sweeny returned to Blanchard Racing Team and the Super2 Series for 2026.
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australian Kart Championship — KA2 | 22nd | |
| 2019 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 12th | |
| 2020 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 7th | |
| Australian Kart Championship — X30 | |||
| 2021 | Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior | 13th | |
| Sources: | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | Erebus Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 2022 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 610 | 5th |
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 879 | 5th | ||
| 2023 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | HMO Customer Racing | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 784 | 3rd |
| TCR World Tour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18th | ||
| 2024 | RX-8 Cup Australia | Maisie Place Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Super3 Series | Image Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 4th | |
| 2025 | Super2 Series | Blanchard Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 804 | 13th |
| 2026 | Super2 Series | Blanchard Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180* | 9th* |
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 15 |
SYM R2 2 |
SYM R3 Ret |
PHI R4 11 |
PHI R5 16 |
PHI R6 9 |
BAT R7 9 |
BAT R8 1 |
BAT R9 2 |
SMP R10 11 |
SMP R11 18 |
SMP R12 18 |
QLD R13 4 |
QLD R14 11 |
QLD R15 5 |
SAN R16 8 |
SAN R17 16 |
SAN R18 6 |
BAT R19 1 |
BAT R20 C |
BAT R21 2 |
5th | 610 |
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SYM R1 12 |
SYM R2 6 |
SYM R3 1 |
PHI R4 44 |
PHI R5 5 |
PHI R6 5 |
WIN R7 22 |
WIN R8 5 |
WIN R9 1 |
QLD R10 DSQ2 |
QLD R11 9 |
QLD R12 5 |
SAN R13 51 |
SAN R14 1 |
SAN R15 1 |
SMP R16 143 |
SMP R17 6 |
SMP R18 11 |
BAT R19 12 |
BAT R20 Ret |
BAT R21 DSQ |
3rd | 748 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | POR 1 |
POR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ELP 1 |
ELP 2 |
VIL 1 |
VIL 2 |
SYD 1 144 |
SYD 2 6 |
SYD 3 11 |
BAT 1 12 |
BAT 2 Ret |
BAT 3 DSQ |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
18th | 34 |
(key) (Race results only)
| Super3 Series results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
| 2024 | Image Racing | 999 | Holden Commodore VF | BAT1 R1 |
BAT1 R2 |
BAR R3 |
BAR R4 |
TOW R5 |
TOW R6 |
SAN R7 |
SAN R8 |
BAT2 R9 2 |
BAT2 R10 3 |
ADE R11 |
ADE R12 |
4th | 267 |
(key) (Race results only)
| Super2 Series results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
| 2025 | Blanchard Racing Team | 33 | Ford Mustang S550 | SMP R1 14 |
SMP R2 Ret |
SYM R3 13 |
SYM R4 9 |
TOW R5 12 |
TOW R6 6 |
QLD R7 3 |
QLD R8 14 |
BAT R9 18 |
BAT R10 17 |
ADE R11 18 |
ADE R12 12 |
13th | 804 |