Bailey Sweeny (born 7 February 2003) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the Super2 Series for Blanchard Racing Team.
Career 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.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018Australian Kart Championship — KA222nd 2019Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior12th2020Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior7thAustralian Kart Championship — X30 2021Australian Kart Championship — KA3 Senior13thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary 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 5th2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 21 5 1 5 6 7843rd TCR World Tour 6 0 0 0 0 34 18th2024 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*Sources:
Complete TCR Australia Touring Car Series results (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 SYMR1 SYMR2 SYMR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BATR7 BATR8 BATR9 SMPR10 SMPR11 SMPR12 QLDR13 QLDR14 QLDR15 SANR16 SANR17 SANR18 BATR19 BATR20 BATR21 5th 610 2023 HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR SYMR1 SYMR2 SYMR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 QLDR12 SANR13 SANR14 SANR15 SMPR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 BATR19 BATR20 BATR213rd748
Complete TCR World Tour results (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 POR1 POR2 SPA1 SPA2 VAL1 VAL2 HUN1 HUN2 ELP1 ELP2 VIL1 VIL2 SYD1 SYD2 SYD3 BAT1 BAT2 BAT3 MAC1 MAC2 18th 34
Super3 Series results (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 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 BARR3 BARR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 SANR7 SANR8 BAT2R9 BAT2R10 ADER11 ADER12 4th 267
Super2 Series results (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 SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 QLDR7 QLDR8 BATR9 BATR10 ADER11 ADER12 13th 804
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