Leanne Tander (née Ferrier, born 5 June 1980 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian racecar driver.

Career

Tander started in karts in 1993, and progressed to Formula Ford in 1998. After mixed success there, she moved up into V8 Supercar in 2001 with Garry 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 the Australian 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 the Australian 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 at Symmons 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.

In 2008 she remained in Australian F3 scoring four poles positions, five race wins and narrowly missed out on the title at the final round to James Winslow.

She is married to 2007 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.

In the 2009 V8 Supercar Series, Tander will join the Paul Cruikshank Racing racing for Ford. No pairings have been confirmed. She will also make a return to the Fujitsu Series driving a TanderSport prepared Ford BF Falcon beginning at Winton Motor Raceway.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1998	Australian Formula Ford Championship	27th	Van Diemen RF94 Ford
1999	Australian Formula Ford Championship	7th	Stealth Van Diemen RF94 Ford
2000	Australian Formula Ford Championship	3rd	Stealth Van Diemen RF94 Ford	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2001	Konica V8 Supercar Series	5th	Holden VT Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport
2002	Konica V8 Supercar Series	18th	Holden VS Commodore	Fleetcare Racing
2004	Australian Production Car Championship	3rd	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	Neal Bates Motorsport
2005	Victorian Improved Production Car Championship	1st	Mazda RX-7	Mark Ferrier
2005	New South Wales Improved Production Car Championship	1st	Mazda RX-7	Mark Ferrier
2005	Australian Drivers' Championship	7th	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Dallara F304 Spiess Opel	Piccola Scuderia Fleetcare TanderSport
2006	Australian Drivers' Championship	5th	Dallara F304 Spiess Opel	Fleetcare TanderSport
2007	Australian Drivers' Championship	2nd	Dallara F304 Spiess Opel	Fleetcare TanderSport
2008	Australian Drivers' Championship	2nd	Dallara F307 HWA Mercedes-Benz	TanderSport

External links

1. http://enews.mnews.com.au/

• Leanne Tander's Official Site[544488]
• Speedsport Germany[544489]
• Australian Formula Ford[544490]
• Procar[544491]
• Conrod[544492]

References