Morris began his racing career in 1987 in the Queensland Gemini Series, where he was Rookie of the Year in his debut season and state champion in 1988. He then spent three seasons in Formula Ford starting in 1989. In 1991, he made his Bathurst debut, co-driving a Toyota Sprinter with Jeff Full to win Class 3 at the Bathurst 1000. In 1992, Morris joined the BMW factory team, operated by Tony Longhurst Racing, for the Australian Touring Car Championship. He later dominated the Australian Super Touring Championship, winning titles in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2000–2001, all while driving BMWs. In 1998, Morris competed in the CART Indy Lights Series in the United States for PacWest Lights.
Paul Morris Motorsport, also known as Nemo Racing, was born out of a split from LoGaMo Racing at the end of 1994. Morris, along with Frank Gardner, bought out Tony Longhurst to focus on the Super Touring category. The team competed in the Australian Super Touring Championship with BMW 320is, with Morris winning titles in 1995 and 1997. The team also won the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 with Geoff Brabham and David Brabham, after Morris and Craig Baird's entry was disqualified. After BMW withdrew support at the end of 1997, Morris reformed the team in 1999, winning further Super Touring titles in 1999 and 2000.
The team debuted in V8 Supercar racing in 2000 with an ex-Holden Racing Team Commodore VS. Morris was involved in a fiery crash at the Oran Park round in 2000. The team achieved its only V8 Supercar race and round victories at Calder Park in 2001. Paul Morris Motorsport competed in V8 Supercars until 2012, expanding to two cars in 2006 and later becoming a customer entry before its demise. The team also competed in the Development Series (later Super2) until 2018, and currently competes in the Super3 Series. Paul Morris Motorsport manages trucks for the Stadium Super Trucks series' Australian operations, based at the Norwell Motorplex in Norwell, Queensland.
Morris co-drove for the Holden Racing Team at the 1999 Bathurst 1000, finishing third alongside Mark Skaife in a Holden VT Commodore. He retired from full-time V8 Supercar racing at the end of 2008, being replaced by Tim Slade. After his full-time retirement, Morris continued to race as an endurance co-driver. In 2013, he teamed with Scott Pye at the Bathurst 1000, finishing sixth. His defining achievement came in 2014 when he won the Bathurst 1000 outright as co-driver to Chaz Mostert for Ford Performance Racing in a Ford FG Falcon, starting from the back of the grid.
Paul Morris is the only driver to win three different endurance races at Mount Panorama Circuit. He won the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2007 and 2010, driving a BMW. In 2014, he won the Bathurst 1000. In 2017, he won the second edition of the newly established Bathurst 6 Hour race, driving a BMW M135i.
Morris has also competed in GT races, participating three times at Daytona 24 Hours. He made his debut in the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road series (also known as Stadium Super Trucks) in 2015. Driving the #67 Chevrolet, he captured that championship title in 2017 by one point over Matt Brabham. He also owns the Performance Driving Centre in Norwell, Queensland.
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