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Charlie Kovacs

nationality Australian age 71 years old born January 17, 1952 hometown Melbourne, Victoria

Racing career summary

Races entered	252
Wins	8
Podiums	27
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
Race win percentage	3.2%
Podium percentage	10.7%

Driver relations

Father of Charlie Kovacs Jr.

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Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

2018	Racing	3 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2015	Racing	17 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2014	Racing	9 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2011	Racing	7 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2010	Racing	26 races	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2009	Racing	24 races	0 wins	6 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2008	Racing	23 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2007	Racing	21 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2006	Racing	17 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2005	Racing	19 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2004	Racing	23 races	1 win	3 podiums	0 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2003	Racing	25 races	4 wins	8 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2002	Racing	24 races	2 wins	7 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2001	Racing	14 races	1 win	2 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps

Career details – the racing career of Charlie Kovacs


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
1937 Legend Car Chev


Position	Points	Team
22nd	340	RED Express
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VE Ute SS				Yokohama

Click to show race results for East Coast Bullbars Australian V8 Ute Racing Series 2015.

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2015-02-27	Adelaide	15
2	2015-02-28	Adelaide	DNF
3	2015-03-01	Adelaide	DNF
4	2015-05-02	Barbagallo	23
5	2015-05-02	Barbagallo	17
6	2015-05-03	Barbagallo	19
7	2015-06-20	Hidden Valley	17
8	2015-06-21	Hidden Valley	17
9	2015-06-21	Hidden Valley	15
10	2015-07-11	Townsville	19
11	2015-07-12	Townsville	15
12	2015-07-12	Townsville	9
13	2015-09-12	Sandown	13
14	2015-09-12	Sandown	22
15	2015-09-13	Sandown	21
19	2015-10-23	Surfers Paradise	22
20	2015-10-24	Surfers Paradise	DNF
21	2015-10-25	Surfers Paradise	DNS


Position	Points	Team
32nd	89	Williams Race Tech
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VE Ute SS				Yokohama

Click to show race results for Australian V8 Ute Racing Series 2014.

#	Date	Circuit	Position
7	2014-06-21	Hidden Valley	20
8	2014-06-22	Hidden Valley	21
9	2014-06-22	Hidden Valley	21
13	2014-09-13	Sandown	23
14	2014-09-13	Sandown	19
15	2014-09-14	Sandown	20


Position	Points	Team
30th	12	Charlie Kovacs Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden HQ Kingswood		Holden 3.3		Kenda


Position	Points	Team
50th	27	Red Express Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
7	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden SS VE Ute


Position	Points	Team
	0	Team Australia
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	1	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore SS Ute


Position	Points	Team
15th	516
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
23	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore VE Ute


Position	Points	Team
9th	648	Red Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
24	0	6	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore VE Ute


Position	Points	Team
13th	614	Red Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
23	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore VU Ute


Position	Points	Team
16th	358	RED Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
21	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore SS Ute


Position	Points	Team
19th	287	RED Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden Commodore SS Ute


Position	Points	Team
22nd	256
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
19	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VY Ute SS


Position	Points	Team
7th	260
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
20	1	3	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VY Ute SS


Position	Points	Team
34th	23
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
HSV GTS


Position	Points	Team
4th	238
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
23	4	8	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VU Ute SS


Position	Points	Team
	0	Ross Palmer Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Honda S2000


Position	Points	Team
6th	0	Mitsubishi Electric
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI


Position	Points	Team
5th	710
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
24	2	7	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VU Ute SS


Position	Points	Team
7th	485
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	1	2	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden VU Ute SS


Position	Points	Team
37th	5
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	?	?	?	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Holden HQ Kingswood

DriverDB Rating graph

The following graph shows the change in the DriverDB Rating of Charlie Kovacs over time since January 1st 2013. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days.

Charlie Kovacs

nationality Australian age 71 years old born January 17, 1952 hometown Melbourne, Victoria

Racing career summary

Driver relations

Career overview – years in numbers

Career details – the racing career of Charlie Kovacs

2018 ACO Legend Cars Australia Series

2015 East Coast Bullbars Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

2014 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

2014 South Australian HQ Holden Championship

2011 Auto One V8 Utes Racing Series

2010 NZ V8 Utes Trans Tasman Challenge

2010 Yokohama V8 Utes Racing Series

2009 Yokohama V8 Ute Series

2008 Yokohama V8 Ute Series

2007 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

2006 Yokohama V8 Utes Series

2005 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

2004 Poolrite V8 Brute Championship

2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

2003 Australian V8 Brutes Championship

2003 Bathurst 24 Hour Race - Class E

2003 Bathurst 2 Hour Showroom Showdown

2002 V8 Brute Muster

2001 V8 Brute Muster

2001 Victorian Sports Sedan Championship

DriverDB Rating graph