Introduction Habul started his racing career with karting at the age of six. His following career included racing in
Formula Ford,
Formula 3,
V8 Supercars,
CASCAR,
NASCAR Trucks,
NASCAR Xfinity Series and the
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He also competed in the
2018 Bathurst 12-hour where he finished second outright. That race was the first in four endurance events for the year that made up the Intercontinental GT Challenge. After Bathurst, he headed to the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps where he claimed another podium in the Bronze Driver class, before sealing a second Bronze driver win at the Suzuka 10 Hours in Japan in August. Habul wrapped up the inaugural Bronze driver title at the final round at Laguna Seca in California in October.
Formula Ford In 1998, after spending several years establishing his business career, Habul returned to racing in the Australian Formula Ford championship. The following year, Habul scored his first category podium in a qualifying sprint support race at the
Gold Coast Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise in Queensland. He finished third behind 2014
IndyCar Champion and
2018 Indy 500 winner,
Will Power and Bathurst 1000 podium-getter,
Steve Owen.
Formula 3 In 2002, Habul moved to Formula 3 and competed in support races at the Gold Coast Indy 300. In the following season, Habul contested most of the championship rounds, finishing ninth outright in the
national championship. CASCAR After moving to Ontario, Habul began racing stock cars, competing in the
CASCAR Super Series. In 2005, Habul contested three rounds of the series recording a best result of tenth. Before the series was purchased by
NASCAR in
2007, Habul recorded a career best of third.
Xfinity Series After making six starts in the Nationwide Series in 2012 and 2013, in June 2014 Habul announced that he had signed with
Joe Gibbs Racing to drive a SunEnergy1-sponsored car in the series' events at
Road America and the
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course that year. Habul joined
JR Motorsports in 2016 to compete in the road course races. Additionally, SunEnergy1 sponsored him and
Josh Berry in the No. 88
Chevrolet Camaro, while also sponsoring
Chase Elliott in the
Sprint Cup Series.
Camping World Truck Series On 6 April 2013, Habul made his
Camping World Truck Series debut with
RSS Racing, driving the No. 93
Chevrolet Silverado at Martinsville.
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship In 2016, Habul started his own team in the
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Driving in the GTD series, Habul started 2017 by winning the pole in his class for the
12 Hours of Sebring. In 2018, Kabul continued his IMSA campaign by competing in the
Rolex 24hr Daytona in January, finishing eighth. For the Belle Isle race, Habul teamed up with Bernd Schneider. The pair finished the weekend in eighth.
Intercontinental GT Challenge In 2018, Habul competed in the inaugural
Intercontinental GT Challenge Bronze category. He began the season at the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour in February, finishing on the podium with co-drivers Jamie Whincup, Tristan Vautier, and Raffaele Marciello. At the 24 Hours of Spa he placed 20th overall and third in the Pro-Am class with co-drivers Bernd Schneider, Thomas Jaeger, and Martin Konrad. Later that year, Habul won the Pro-Am class in the Suzuka 10 Hours, finishing tenth overall with Mikaël Grenier and Luca Stolz. The same co-drivers joined him for the season finale at Laguna Seca, where despite spending two hours in the pits for repairs, Habul secured the Bronze Driver Championship with a 27th-place overall finish and fourth in class. In 2022, Habul won the Bathurst 12 Hour overall with co-drivers Martin Konrad, Luca Stolz, and Jules Gounon. == Personal life and awards ==