RENEE GRACIE: From Bathurst Crash to OnlyFans to GT Championship Leader

September 6, 2025

from www.abc.net.au

• RENEE GRACIE’S motorsport career hit rock bottom after her 2015 Bathurst 1000 crash, but the real damage came from years of systematic sexism – being told there was “no place for women in the sport,” having her weight monitored weekly, and being used for months of unpaid marketing while living on negative $50. The breaking point wasn’t the crash itself, but being photographed at a petrol station and berated by management for simply needing to use the toilet during a 2,000km drive home she couldn’t afford to fly.
• After hitting financial rock bottom in Melbourne with no furniture and “very deep, dark thoughts,” GRACIE moved back home and discovered OnlyFans almost by accident. What started as desperation became empowerment – the platform that motorsport insiders now whisper about actually restored the confidence that years of racing “professionals” had systematically destroyed. The money was “insane” and gave her the financial stability to rebuild on her own terms, finally free from the toxic dynamics that had defined her V8 career.
• GRACIE’S 2023 return to GT3 racing proves the best revenge is success – she won the Australian GT Trophy and currently leads the Am category in 2025. The GT World Challenge’s younger, more global management embraces what Supercars rejected, though she notes the initial “lukewarm” reception from people wondering “which Renee are we going to get?” Her conspicuous absence from TV coverage while leading the championship shows some attitudes haven’t evolved, but European circuits don’t share Australia’s hang-ups about OnlyFans sponsorship.
• While GRACIE remains skeptical that motorsport culture has truly changed – crediting her current acceptance to being in a “new category with younger management” rather than systemic improvement – her journey offers a blueprint for women facing similar treatment. Her advice cuts through the usual platitudes: “Don’t let anybody tell you what to do” and “you don’t have to take no for an answer if you want it enough.” Sometimes the path back to your dreams runs through unexpected territory, and that’s perfectly fine.

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