Motorsport Australia is pleased to announce Josh Blanksby as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Andrew Fraser, President of Motorsport Australia welcomed the appointment.
“Josh is an experienced and energetic CEO who has worked in and around sport for nearly 20 years. He is commercial, astute and customer focused and understands how to lead a member-based organisation,” Fraser said.
“We see in Josh a powerful mix of experience and energy, of commercial acumen and regulatory nous. We see someone who is passionate about their work, about service, and about sport and community and we believe he will be a successful and reforming leader for Motorsport Australia.”
Josh Blanksby joins Motorsport Australia after a ten-year tenure at Melbourne Racing Club where he served as CEO from December 2017. Notably, during this time Josh had oversight of Sandown, home to the Sandown 500 and various other motorsport events.
On his appointment, Blanksby said he was honoured to join a member-based organisation dedicated to supporting grassroots motorsport across the country, delivering benefits to clubs and state racing alongside the nation’s leading categories and events.
“During my time in sport I have experienced first-hand that sport leadership is about the whole of the sport, the members, the volunteers, the officials as well as the elite-level competitions,” Blanksby said.
“Motorsport is experiencing genuine growth in interest from new fans – here in Australia and around the world. It’s an exciting time to be part of the future and to harness that interest into growing and strengthening both the sport and Motorsport Australia as the governing body.
“I very much look forward to meeting people in the motorsport community in the months ahead.”
Motorsport Australia engaged an executive search firm to undertake a rigorous selection process for this key appointment and noted with thanks the exceptional list of candidates put forward.
Josh Blanksby was formally introduced to Motorsport Australia staff today and will commence as CEO on 27 January 2026.
