Motorsport Vehicle Mechanic

Working as a Motorsport Vehicle Mechanic you would service and repair the mechanical parts, transmission and suspension systems of vehicles within the motorsport sector. You may work as a mechanic in a V8 Supercar team or as a vehicle service and repair technician within a motorsport race team or be a service/pit crew race team member.

Summary of Training

  • Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
  • Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle hydraulic braking systems
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle suspension systems
  • Carry out light vehicle wheel alignment operations
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle engines
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle drive shafts
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle manual transmissions
  • Load and unload competition vehicles and support equipment
  • Assist with officiating duties at motor sport events
  • Follow motor sport event and team safety requirements
  • Operate in a motor sport environment
  • Coordinate operations of a motor sport team
  • Perform pit lane and service area operations at motor sport events
  • Perform torquing and fastening on motor sport competition vehicles
  • Conduct non-destructive testing
  • Assemble and prepare competition vehicles for motor sport events
  • Prepare competition vehicles at motor sport events
  • Collect and log motor sport data
  • Construct hose and pipe assemblies for competition vehicles
  • Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
  • Test and repair basic electrical circuits
  • Diagnose and repair network electronic control systems
  • Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems
  • Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
  • Diagnose and repair instruments and warning systems
  • Diagnose and repair electronic body management systems
  • Overhaul light vehicle braking system components
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle mechanical fuel injection systems
  • Diagnose and repair light vehicle final drive assemblies
  • Transport light competition vehicles and support equipment
  • Follow motor sport safety and risk management procedures
  • Select and prepare motor sport competition vehicle tyres and wheels
  • Diagnose and repair cooling systems
  • Overhaul clutch assemblies
  • Overhaul manual transmissions

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

This Australian Apprenticeship occupation may attract incentives under the Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System. For more information contact an Apprenticeship Network provider, call the Australian Apprenticeships referral line on 13 38 73, or look at the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive page

Additionally, this Australian Apprenticeship occupation may attract incentives under the Australian Government's New Energy Apprenticeships Program. For more information contact an Apprenticeship Network provider, call the Australian Apprenticeships referral line on 13 38 73, or look at the Australian Apprenitceships Incentives page.

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 15903

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

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Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

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Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

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Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

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Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Availability Information

Motorsport Vehicle Mechanic - AUR30920
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

(Nominal Duration)

48 mths
Part Time
Commencements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ASbA
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Commencements

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