- Leanne Tander
Australian Racing Driver
Name = Leanne Tander
Caption =
Nationality = Australian
Series =Australian Formula 3
Car number = 42
Team = TanderSport
Races = 32
Championships = 0
Wins = 4
Podiums = 10
Poles = 6
2007 Championship position = 2ndLeanne Tander (née Ferrier, born
5 June 1980 inSydney ,Australia ) is an Australian racecar driver. She started in karts in 1993, and progressed toFormula Ford in 1998. After mixed success there, she moved up intoV8 Supercar in 2001 withGarry Rogers Motorsport and 2002 with Fleetcare Racing. The next three seasons saw her race her father Mark's Mazda RX-7 in Improved Production racing, winning the Victorian and New South Wales championships in 2005, as well as driving in theAustralian Production Car Championship in 2004 for Team Toyota Australia. In 2005, Tander had her first taste of a Formula 3 car, contesting three rounds that year, and moved to theAustralian Formula Three Championship full time in 2006, where she became the first female to win a race in 2007. After a pair of second places atSymmons Plains Raceway at the penultimate round, Tander went into the final round of the championship leading by four points.After qualifying on pole position for both races at the season finale, at
Oran Park Raceway , Leanne scored a third and a second in the two races, respectively, to narrowly miss out on the championship by just two points. It remains the best ever performance by a female driver in a National Australian circuit-racing Championship, and possibly the best ever by a female driver in a National or International F3 series.She is married to reigning V8Supercar champion
Garth Tander . With Garth leading the V8 Supercar standings, and Leanne having led the Australian Drivers Championship this season, it was the first time that a married couple have simultaneously lead Australian Motor Racing Championships. [http://enews.mnews.com.au/]Career results
References
* Speedsport Germany [http://www.speedsportmag.com/race_driver_biography.php?rddwahl=f&driver=3384]
* Australian Formula Ford [http://www.formulaford.com.au/]
* Procar [http://www.procar.com.au/]
* Conrod [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=257]
* Motorsport E-News - [http://enews.mnews.com.au/]
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