Jamie Whincup
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Jamie Whincup | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Melbourne,Victoria,Australia | 6 February 1983
Supercars Championshipcareer | |
Car number | 88 (Endurance race co-driver) |
Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Championships | 7 (2008,2009,2011,2012,2013,2014,2017) |
Races | 556 |
Wins | 125 |
Podiums | 238 |
Pole positions | 92 |
2021 position | 2nd (2719 pts) |
Jamie David Whincup(born 6 February 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in theSupercars Championship.He currently is team principal forTriple Eight Race Engineering.He has driven the No. 88Holden ZB Commodore,won a record seven Supercars championship titles, fourBathurst 1000victories, and aBathurst 12 Hourvictory. Whincup is the all-time record holder in theSupercars Championshipfor race wins, at 125 career wins. He is also the first driver to win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy twice atPukekohe Park Racewayin Auckland, New Zealand.
Early life[edit]
Whincup was born inMelbourne, Australiato Sandra and the late David Whincup.[1]He attendedEltham CollegeinResearch, Victoria.[2]Whincup once lived with fellow driverWill Davison.[3]
Junior racing career[edit]
In 2001 Whincup embarked on theAustralian Formula Ford Championshipwith a team run by his father and Uncle Graeme (a formerSports Sedanstar) with mechanical support from fellowV8 SupercardriverGreg Ritter,racing with the Mygale Formula Ford team.[4]After finishing third in his debut year, he moved toSonic Motorsport(owner Michael Ritter, Brother of Greg Ritter ) for the 2002 season and went on to win the championship convincingly, which secured him his first ever V8 Supercar drive withGarry Rogers Motorsport.[5]
Professional career[edit]
Garry Rogers Motorsport[edit]
2002[edit]
Whincup made his Supercars debut in 2002 as an endurance co-driver forGarry Rogers Motorsport.His first event was at the2002 Queensland 500driving aHolden VX CommodorewithMax Dumesny.He made hisBathurst 1000debut at the next round, driving withMark Noske.Whincup and Noske completed 72 laps before retiring from the race following a collision.
2003[edit]
Whincup continued with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2003 and completed his first full time V8 Supercars season.[6]
Tasman Motorsport[edit]
Whincup landed himself a full-time drive in 2005 with the Melbourne-basedTasman Motorsport.He had many solid results throughout the season, including a fourth at the one-off Chinese round at theShanghai International Circuit,a third at theSandown 500and most notably, second at theBathurst 1000endurance events with teammateJason Richardsafter leading late in the race.
Triple Eight Race Engineering[edit]
2006[edit]
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In 2006, Whincup jumped fromHoldentoFordand joinedTriple Eight Race EngineeringalongsideCraig Lowndes.Whincup had a stellar first season, taking victory in the two biggest races of the season, theClipsal 500andSupercheap Auto 1000,the latter as co-driver toCraig Lowndes.After some incidents and unreliability, Whincup finished the championship in a slightly disappointing tenth position at years end.
2007[edit]
In 2007, Whincup returned with the same team which was re-brandedTeamVodafoneand celebrated several victories included a second Bathurst 1000 title alongside teammate Craig Lowndes and new engineerMark Dutton.Whincup finished second in the driver's title by a mere two points toGarth Tanderfrom theHSV Dealer Team.Whincup began a mentoring role as part of TeamVodafone's Junior Development Program, and as a co-ambassador for Formula Ford Australia alongsideWill Davison.His first round win for 2007, at a water-loggedWinton,was the first round win for the year by aForddriver. He celebrated both his 50th V8 Supercar Championship start and his inaugural pole position atTriple Eight Race Engineering's test track,Queensland Raceway.Whincup moved into the championship lead after a successful defence his and Lowndes'Bathurst 1000crown, coming just weeks after teaming with Lowndes to win the lastSandown 500until2012.EnteringSurfers Paradisefor theIndy 300with the series lead fromGarth Tander,a difficult day on Sunday with a spin in the final race saw the lead revert to Tander who won the round. Whincup then had a disappointing weekend atDesert 400at theBahrain International Circuit,where poor qualifying pace for Triple Eight was compounded by a run of all three races marred by minor accidents, and he took away zero points. Tander and Craig Lowndes both had fairly good weekends, putting Tander into the series lead over Lowndes heading into theSymmons Plainsrace in Tasmania. Tander backed up his previous two round wins in Tasmania with a dominant race 1 win on Saturday, but a slow stop in race two dropped him to tenth, before disaster in race three after touchingSteven Richards,he broke his steering and was out. Whincup won both races, and headed into theGrand Finaleat Phillip Island on the 1–2 December weekend with a slender seven point championship lead. Whincup failed to keep his slender margin at Phillip Island; after Garth Tander won the first two races Whincup faced a seven-point deficit. After the final race Whincup finished second, behind Todd Kelly and two places ahead of Tander but fell just two points short of the title. At the 2007 V8 Supercar Gala Awards Dinner at the completion of the 2007 season, Whincup was awarded theBarry Sheene Medal,deemed to be the "Best and Fairest" award for V8 Supercars.
2008[edit]
Whincup won the2008 Clipsal 500in Adelaide, and won a further six rounds after that including theBathurst 1000for a third year running. During a post race interview at Symmons Plains, Whincup spun the car into a ditch whilst attempting to perform something special.[6][7]He clinched his first Championship[6]after winning the first race in the final round atOran Park Raceway,and was awarded theBarry Sheene Medalfor the second year running at the V8 Gala Awards.[8]
2009[edit]
In 2009, Whincup successfully defended his title in a brand newFord FG Falcon,including wins at Adelaide, Hamilton, Tasmania, Darwin, Townsville, Oueensland, Phillip Island and Barbagallo. Despite bad luck in the endurance races and at the Gold Coast, Whincup was able to put it all together at Sydney Olympic Park and became the first back-to-back championship winner sinceMarcos Ambrosein 2003–2004.[9]
2010[edit]
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In 2010, Triple Eight switched toHolden VE Commodoresas Ford cut sponsorship. Whincup won the first four races of the season[10]and Hamilton but a run of bad luck at Queensland raceway and Winton saw him relinquish the championship lead for the first time in two years, and sat second in the points table, just ahead of teammate Craig Lowndes in third. He became close to becoming a 3-time champion, the next triple champion in a row afterMark Skaifefrom 2000 to 2002 and the second man to win the driver's championship in both a Ford and a Holden afterNorm Beechey,but due to a multi car crash in the 25th race of the season at theSydney Telstra 500in wet weather his car was badly damaged and couldn't continue. In the 26th and final race of the season he was out of reach to score enough points to take back the lead fromJames Courtneyand finished 2nd in the season.
2011[edit]
In 2011, Whincup regained the championship fromJames Courtneybecoming the first International V8 Supercars Champion. Whincup won races in Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Perth, Winton, Townsville, Gold Coast, Tasmania and Sandown. The title that went down to the final race in Sydney where Whincup beat teammateCraig Lowndesby 35 points.[11]Triple Eight Race Engineering's stellar season earned them 1st in the Teams Championship, their second Teams Championship with Holden.[12]
2012[edit]
The 2012 season saw Whincup joinBob Jane,Allan MoffatandJim Richardsas a four-time series champion. Twelve race wins at Adelaide, Symmons Plains, Hidden Valley, Townsville, Sydney Motorsport Park, Abu Dhabi and Winton, and also the marquee endurance races, theBathurst 1000and theGold Coast 600resulted in a 339-point championship win over his teammate Lowndes.
2013[edit]
The 2012 season was the last of the Holden/Ford duopoly in V8 Supercars, as 2013 would see a new challenge arise in the form of two extra manufacturers -NissanandMercedes-Benz.Whincup would stay with Triple Eight Race Engineering and Holden, but with a new look -Red Bullreplaced Vodafone as major sponsor, with the team to be known as Red Bull Racing Australia.[13]
Despite the new era increasing outright competitiveness across the field and the season having 13 separate race winners, Whincup once again proved dominant. He won 11 out of the 34 races, winning at New Zealand, Barbagallo, Hidden Valley, Ipswich, Sandown, Phillip Island and Homebush. He was also victorious in the series' first outing to the US at theCircuit of the Americas,taking victory on three of four occasions. He went on to once again eclipse Lowndes in the points table, and earn himself a fifth title, putting himself alongsideIan Geoghegan,Dick JohnsonandMark Skaifein terms of championship successes.
2014[edit]
In 2014, Whincup would win a record sixth title. Once again partnering withPaul Dumbrell,he narrowly missed out on the Bathurst 1000 title for the second year running. After a final lap battles withMark Winterbottomin 2013, this time he lost out toFord Performance RacingteammateChaz Mostertas he ran low on fuel. He did, however, win theEnduro Cupwith Dumbrell as the most successful driver combination across the endurance events.[14]
2015[edit]
During 2015 at Bathurst, Whincup had led the race mid-way through, only to wind up behind team-mate Lowndes thanks to a throttle sensor problem that required a long stop. He was still behind Lowndes when the crucial Safety Car period arrived in Lap 138, and decided to stay out for an extra lap rather than stack behind Lowndes in pit-lane despite being asked to pit by the Red Bull team. It was during that lap he made an illegal pass on the Safety Car, a pass that earned him a drive-through penalty and ruined any chance of taking a decent result away from Mount Panorama.[15]After the race, Whincup has accepted full responsibility after a late race penalty for passing the Safety Car cost him a shot at a fifth Bathurst 1000 victory. Whincup misread a call which ultimately saw him illegally pass the Safety Car going up Mountain Straight as the critical final pitstops were unfolding.[16] Whincup finished fifth in the championship 599-points adrift to long-time rival Winterbottom after a difficult season.
2016[edit]
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In 2016, Whincup became the second driver in Supercars/ATCC history to win 100 races, the other beingTriple Eightteammate Lowndes at theSydney Motorsport Park.Triple Eight's strategy of making early first stops with all three of its cars paid dividends as the team stormed to its seventh straight victory. At the Bathurst 1000, Whincup would fail to win despite being the first to cross the finish line, due to a time penalty following a collision with Scott McLaughlin and Garth Tander.[17]This penalty was later appealed by Triple Eight Race Engineering[18]but dismissed the case was dismissed nine days after the race.[19]
2017[edit]
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2017 saw Triple Eight become the official Holden factory squad under the banner Red Bull Holden Racing Team. Whincup and Triple Eight were in the shadow of Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske being out qualified and outraced by their driversScott McLaughlinandFabian Coulthard.Whincup however proved, despite a lack of poles and wins by his standards, that consistency was key to his eventual championship win which he recorded in the final race in Newcastle after McLaughlin had received 3 penalties relegating him behind the 11th position he needed to win the championship. Whincup not only won his record seventh title but also the final race win for the Australian built Commodore.
2018[edit]
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In 2018, Whincup was one of 14 drivers in the field driving theHolden ZB Commodore.During the opening day of the Adelaide 500, Whincup overshadowed a thrilling qualifying session and slid wide through the high-speed sweeper on his final qualifying lap, slamming the outside concrete wall.[20]His teammateShane van Gisbergenclaimed provisional 2 poles and won 2 races. But Whincup finished 6th in race 1 and failing a transmission failure ended up 26th in race 2. At theMelbourne Grand Prix Circuit,Whincup start on 2nd and finished 2nd in race 3. He takes the polesitter and claimed in race 4 opened his victory. Whincup finish 2nd in race 5 and 3rd in race 6, he took the inauguralLarry PerkinsTrophy for being the highest points-scorer across the weekend, but was left disappointed by his start in the finale. After poor performances at Phillip Island, Barbagallo and Winton, Whincup finished 3rd at Hidden Valley. Whincup marked the 10th running of theTownsville Street Circuitby taking his 10th race win in commanding fashion. Whincup took the lead from McLaughlin on lap two and controlled proceedings for the balance of the 70 laps, leading by more than 10 seconds for the bulk of it.[21]AtTailem Bendduring the event, Whincup won the race 23 ofThe Bend Motorsport Parkahead of van Gisbergen, withDavid Reynoldsthird. On 16 September, Whincup and a co-driver Dumbrell led from start to finish and sweep of theSandown 500podium for a dominant Triple Eight Holden squad, as Enduro Cup kicked off. On 7 October 2018 at Bathurst, Dumbrell lost the right front wheel before hurtling down pit straight as the field went left at Hell Corner. Whincup finished the race in 10th position.[22]
2019[edit]
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Whincup take his first win at theIpswich SuperSprintdrought by taking the win in an action-packed opening race at Queensland Raceway after the toughest weekends he's had with Triple Eight. On Race 24 at Pukekohe, Whincup was incorrectly picked up by the Safety Car despite being further back in the field due to having already taken his first compulsory pit stop, which prompted him to pass it without permission. Whincup took the chequered flag in 16th position and having dropped back to 20th immediately after serving his punishment.[23]In November 2019, Whincup inherited the lead and won the race with Craig Lowndes, a repeat of their 2007 win together and their fifth and sixth wins of the race respectively, asScott McLaughlinwrapped up successive championships.[24]He won five races and finished in third position in the championship standings.
2020[edit]
In 2020 season, the General Motors announced that the Holden brand will be retired by 2021.[25]On 22 February, Jamie Whincup won the first race in Superloop Adelaide 500 and become the 119th career race win was his 86th in a Holden, moving one ahead of former Triple Eight teammate turned co-driver Craig Lowndes on the all-time tally.[26][27]At the final round of the Bathurst 1000, Whincup battling withBrodie KosteckiandChaz Mostertwhen he ran wide at The Cutting and hit the wall on Lap 33. Lowndes, who'd just hopped out of the #888 entry, was philosophical about the crash. It's the first time since 2002 that Whincup and Lowndes have suffered a DNF and claims 4 wins and 4th in the Championship due theCOVID-19 pandemic.[28]
GT Racing[edit]
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On 5 February 2017, Whincup drove in and won his first ever GT race when he teamed with Lowndes and Finnish driverToni Vilanderto win the2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hourdriving aFerrari 488 GT3forMaranello Motorsport.[29]By winning theBathurst 12 Hour,Whincup joined Triple Eight teammate Craig Lowndes and as well asGregg Hansford,Allan Grice,Tony Longhurst,John Bowe, Dick Johnson,Paul Morrisand Jonathon Webb as winners of both the Bathurst 1000 and Bathurst 12 Hour races.[citation needed]
Business career[edit]
In 2016, Whincup opened Loca Cafe, a café and car wash business, inHope Island, Queensland.[30]
In 2018, Whincup took a 15% ownership stake in Triple Eight Race Engineering.[31]
Personal life[edit]
Whincup lives in Hope Island in Queensland near his Loca Cafe business venture.[30]Whincup appeared onseason 1of thereality televisionprogramAustralia's Greatest Athletein 2009.
Career results[edit]
Supercars Championship results[edit]
(Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Bathurst 1000 results[edit]
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2002 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VX | ![]() |
DNF | 72 |
2003 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VY | ![]() |
19th | 146 |
2004 | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VX | ![]() |
9th | 160 |
2005 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | ![]() |
2nd | 161 |
2006 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | ![]() |
1st | 161 |
2007 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BF | ![]() |
1st | 161 |
2008 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BF | ![]() |
1st | 161 |
2009 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon FG | ![]() |
5th | 161 |
2010 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VE | ![]() |
2nd | 161 |
2011 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VE | ![]() |
21st | 160 |
2012 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VE | ![]() |
1st | 161 |
2013 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | ![]() |
2nd | 161 |
2014 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | ![]() |
5th | 161 |
2015 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | ![]() |
18th | 161 |
2016 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | ![]() |
11th | 161 |
2017 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VF | ![]() |
20th | 124 |
2018 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() |
10th | 161 |
2019 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() |
4th | 161 |
2020 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() |
DNF | 32 |
2021 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() |
4th | 161 |
2022 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() |
5th | 161 |
2023 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | ![]() |
23rd | 142 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2017 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GT3 | AP | 290 | 1st | 1st |
2018 | ![]() ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | APP | 271 | 2nd | 2nd |
2019 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | APP | 312 | 4th | 4th |
2020 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PRO | 314 | 3rd | 3rd |
2023 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PRO-AM | 319 | 10th | 3rd |
2024 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | PRO-AM | 274 | 11th | 3rd |
References[edit]
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- ^"Sport".Retrieved24 March2021.
- ^"Queenslander in pole position".The Queensland Times.20 July 2012.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^MyGale Formula Ford Racing History
- ^Jamie Whincup V8supercars ProfileArchived15 August 2011 at theWayback Machine
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- ^"Whincup: I should've listened".supercars.com.11 October 2015.
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- ^"Supercars champion Jamie Whincup explains huge Adelaide crash".autosport.com.2 March 2018.
- ^"Whincup reignites title defence after storming to victory in Townsville 400".smh.com.au.7 July 2018.
- ^"Whincup Holden loses wheel, Courtney retires".Speedcafe.7 October 2018.
- ^"Supercars: Jamie Whincup avoids sanction after issuing apology to race officials".foxsports.com.au.20 September 2019.
- ^"Whincup reflects on bittersweet Sandown win after late van Gisbergen misfortune, McLaughlin drama".foxsports.com.au.11 November 2019.
- ^"Announcement | Holden Australia".Holden.com.au.GM Holden Pty Ltd. 17 February 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2020.Retrieved17 February2020.
With a heavy heart, Holden announced today that General Motors will be retiring the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand. This announcement will be felt deeply by the entire Holden family, our customers and our fans.
- ^Caffrey, Oliver (22 February 2020)."Whincup dedicates Supercars win to Holden".ESPN.Retrieved24 February2020.
- ^"Whincup wins Adelaide 500 opener".supercars.com.22 February 2019.
- ^"Superstar's unthinkable 'rookie mistake' dashes Bathurst dream".news.com.au.18 October 2020.
- ^"Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour 2017 - Result of 12 Hour"(PDF).raceresults.nu.6 February 2017. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2017.Retrieved6 February2017.
- ^abHoward, Tom (14 June 2016)."Whincup opens new business venture".Speedcafe.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Howard, Tom (24 October 2018)."Whincup takes Triple Eight ownership stake".Motorsport.com.Retrieved2 November2018.
External links[edit]
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- The Official Online Community of Jamie Whincup
- Jamie Whincupcareer summary at DriverDB.com
- Jamie Whincupdriver statistics at Racing-Reference
- The MySpace of Jamie Whincup