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{{short description|Australian retired V8 Supercars driver (born 1982)}}
'''Alan Gurr''' (b. [[April 3]] [[1982]]) is the teammate of [[Jason Bright]] at [[Britek Motorsport]][http://www.fujitsuracing.com]. He has also driven for [[Paul Morris]] at [[Paul Morris Motor Sport]] in the [[2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series]][http://www.v8supercar.com] for the following rounds;
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
 
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Alan Gurr
| image =
| imagesize = <!-- defaults to 180px unless a value is entered -->
| caption =
| nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|02|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| retired = 2007
| related to =
| last series = [[V8 Supercar]]
| years active = 2003-07
| teams = [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]<br>[[Britek Motorsport]]
| starts = 27
| wins =
| poles =
| fastest laps = <!-- if known -->
| best finish = | year = [[2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| prev series = [[Australian Super Touring Championship]]<br>[[Australian Drivers' Championship|Australian Drivers' Champ.]]<br>[[Australian Formula 3 Championship]]<br>[[Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series|Konica V8 Supercar Series]]
| prev series years = 2000-02<br><br>2001<br>2003<br>2004
| titles = Australian Super Touring Series
| title years = 2002
| awards =
| award years =
}}'''Alan Rodney Gurr''' (born 3 February 1982) is an Australian retired [[V8 Supercars]] driver. Gurr was a young karting star both on a national and international level who graduated through the Junior ranks to [[V8 Supercars]] with immediate results winning on debut in the V8 Development series. He was the teammate of [[Jason Bright]] at [[Britek Motorsport]] in 2007. He has also driven for [[Paul Morris Motorsport|Team Sirromet Wines]] in the [[2006 V8 Supercar Season|2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series]] as well as [[Holden Young Lions]] in 2004.
 
In the 2007 Endurance Races, He was partnered with [[Warren Luff]] in car 26. After the 2007 season Gurr retired with recurring injuries from a serious accident earlier in his career. He was replaced by [[Marcus Marshall]] in the #26 Irwin backed Ford, and he has since not raced in the series.
Round 1 - Adelaide Clipsal 500 - 25th<br />Round 3 - Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo - 25th<br />Round 8 - Sandown 500 Endurance Round(Driver swap) - 19th <br />Round 9 - Bathurst 1000 Endurance Round (Driver swap) - 29th <br />Round 10 - Lexmark Indy 300 Surfers Paradise - 23rd ''Left Racetrack before final race due to a heated discussion with team boss after he (Gurr) overtook him (Morris) on the last lap of race 2''<br />
 
==Career results==
He was sacked from the team after that race. The drivers he rotated seats with were Fabian Coulthard (Rounds 2,4,7,8 and 9) <br />Steven Ellery (Rounds 5,6,8 and 9) <br />Shane Price (Rounds 11 and 13 [Rounds 8 and 9 were also contested by Shane but with a different team]<br /> Jack Perkins (Round 12 [Rounds 8 and 9 were also contested by Jack but with a different team with Shane Price]<br />
 
<br> Alan Gurr ''has'' now received points. The points are handed out to the top 15 drivers. 15th position receiving 2 points.<br> He has finished in the following positions. <br> Adelaide Clipsal 500 - 30th overall. <br> Bigpond 400, Barbagello, Perth - 28th overall <br> Placemakers V8 Supercars Pukekohe , New Zealand [http://www.v8supecar.co.nz] - 24th overall. Beating his team mate and boss, Jason Bright by 1 position.<br> Winton Raceway, Ballena - 25th overall - 2 points
 
==Career Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
Line 18 ⟶ 43:
! Team
|-
|! 2000/01
| [[2000/2001 Australian Super Touring CarChampionship|Australian Super Touring Championship]]
| align="center" | 5th
| [[Ford Mondeo]] <br>[[FordNissan Mondeo|MondeoPrimera]]
| Knight Racing<br>Hi-Tech Motorsport
|-
|! 2001
| [[Formula2001 HoldenAustralian Drivers' Championship|Australian Drivers Championship]]
| align="center" bgcolorstyle="background: #ffdf9f" | '''3rd'''
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 94D [[Holden]]
| Ralt Australia
|
|-
|! 2002
| [[2002 Australian Super Touring Car ChampionshipSeries|Australian Super Touring Car Series]]
| align="center" bgcolorstyle="background: #ffffbf" | '''1st'''
| [[BMW]] [[BMW E36|BMW 320i]]
| [[TeamPaul SirrometMorris WinesMotorsport|NEMO Racing]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 2003
| [[2003 Australian Formula 3 Championship|Australian Formula 3 Championship]]
| align="center" | 8th
| [[Dallara]] F301 [[Alfa Romeo]]
| Piccola Scuderia Corse
|
|-
| [[2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series|V8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| 2003
| align="center" |
| [[V8 Supercar|V8Supercar Championship Series]]
| [[Holden VX Commodore]]
|align="center" | 67th
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
| [[Holden]] [[Holden VX Commodore|Commodore VX]]
| [[Team Sirromet Wines|Paul Morris Motorsport]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 2004
| [[2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series|Konica Minolta V8SupercarV8 ChampionshipSupercar Series]]
| align="center" | 14th
| [[Holden]] [[Holden VX Commodore|Commodore VX]]
| Smiths Trucks<br>[[Holden Young Lions]]
|
|-
| [[2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series|V8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| 2004
| align="center" |
| [[V8 Supercar|V8Supercar Championship Series]]
| [[Holden VY Commodore]]
|align="center" | 61st
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
| [[Holden]] [[Holden VY Commodore|Commodore VY]]
| [[Team Sirromet Wines|Paul Morris Motorsport]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 2005
| [[2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship|Australian Carrera Cup Championship]]
| align="center" | 10th
| [[Porsche]] [[Porsche 997|997911 GT3 Cup Type 996]]
| Glenfords / Hitachi / Sirromet
|
|-
| [[2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series|V8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| 2005
| align="center" |
| [[V8 Supercar|V8Supercar Championship Series]]
| [[Holden VZ Commodore]]
|align="center" | 45th
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
| [[Holden]] [[Holden VZ Commodore|Commodore VZ]]
| [[Team Sirromet Wines|Paul Morris Motorsport]]
|-
|! 2006
| [[2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series|V8SupercarV8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| align="center" | 33rd
| [[Holden]] [[Holden VZ Commodore|Commodore VZ]]
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport|Team Sirromet Wines]]
|-
|! 2007
| [[2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series|V8SupercarV8 Supercar Championship Series]]
| align="center" |
| [[Ford]] [[FordBF Falcon|Falcon BF]]
| [[Britek Motorsport]]
|}
 
===Complete Bathurst 1000 results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Co-driver
! Position
! Laps
|-
! [[2002 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000|2002]]
| McDougall Motorsport
| [[Holden VX Commodore]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dugal McDougall
| align="center" | DNF
| align="center" | 82
|-
! [[2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000|2003]]
| Robert Smith Racing
| [[Holden VX Commodore]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jonny Reid]]
| align="center" | DNF
| align="center" | 4
|-
! [[2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000|2004]]
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
| [[Holden VY Commodore]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]]
| align="center" | DNF
| align="center" | 50
|-
! [[2005 Supercheap Auto 1000|2005]]
| [[Team Kiwi Racing]]
| [[Holden VZ Commodore]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Faulkner (racing driver)|John Faulkner]]
| align="center" | 10th
| align="center" | 158
|-
! [[2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|2006]]
| [[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
| [[Holden VZ Commodore]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kayne Scott]]
| align="center" | DNF
| align="center" | 24
|-
! [[2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000|2007]]
| [[Britek Motorsport]]
| [[Ford BF Falcon]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Luff]]
| align="center" | DNF
| align="center" | 134
|}
 
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
* 2006 V8 Supercars Australia Yearbook ISBN 192120320X
* 2006 V8 Supercars Australia Yearbook {{ISBN|1-921203-20-X}}
* V8supercar.com [http://www.v8supercar.com]
 
 
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