Jamie Whincup
Whincup signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia
V8 Supercar Record
Nationality	Australian
Car #	88
Current team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Series Championships	0
Wins	5
Podium finishes	8
Pole positions	0
2006 Championship position	10th (2357 pts)
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Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone/Triple Eight Race Engineering. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1901x1267, 1157 KB) Summary Jamie Whincup signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia Attribution to Glenn Thomas. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1901x1267, 1157 KB) Summary Jamie Whincup signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia Attribution to Glenn Thomas. ... The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was the 3rd race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. ... Albert Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Triple Eight Race Engineering is one of the leading motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercars series. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... VIC redirects here. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... TeamVodafone is an Australian car racing team in the V8 Supercar, where it currently sits in 4th place. ... Triple Eight Race Engineering is one of the leading motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercars series. ...

His racing career started at the age of 7 in go-karts. From 1991 through to 1997, he won numerous Rookie and Junior titles at a state level. He was crowned KartOz Magazine's Karter of the Year and won the FMK Senior Intercontinental A Karting Series in 1998 and the Formula A Series in 1999 before progressing to Formula Ford in 2000. Intercontinental A, also known as ICA, is a karting class that uses reed valve 100cc two stroke engines which must be homologated by the FIA. Drivers must be 15+ to race. ... Sauro Cesetti, a leading international Formula A driver for the Italian Birel s. ... Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

In 2001 Whincup embarked on the Australian Formula Ford Championship with a team run by his father and Uncle Graeme (a former Sports Sedan star) with mechanical support from fellow V8 Supercar driver Greg Ritter. After finishing third in his debut year, he jumped to Sonic Motorsport for the 2002 season and went on to win the championship convincingly which secured him his first ever V8 Supercar drive with the Garry Rogers Motorsport team. The Australian Formula Ford Championship has been held annually since 1993, being contested each year over a series of races for racing cars complying with Australian Formula Ford regulations. ... The Australian Sports Sedan Championship was the national title competition for drivers of cars complying with CAMS Sports Sedan regulations. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... Garry Rogers Motorsport is a V8 Supercar racing team. ...

After completing a full year of V8 Supercar racing with GRM, he was replaced by Cameron McConville. Whincup was left without a full-time drive for 2004. He was later contracted by Castrol Perkins Racing to drive in the two endurance events. Cameron McConville signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. ... Jack Daniels Racing is one of the most iconic teams in the V8 Championship. ...

He landed himself a full-time drive in 2005 with the Melbourne based Tasman Motorsport. He had many solid results throughout the season, including a fourth at the one-off Chinese round at the Shanghai International Circuit, a third at the Sandown 500 and most notably, second at the Bathurst 1000 endurance events with team-mate Jason Richards after leading late in the race. TASMAN MOTORSPORT is a two car team currently racing in the australian V8 supercars championship series Tasman motorsport entered the series in 2004, set up by Kevin Murphy (father of Greg Murphy, a driver in the series), with a single Holden VX Commodore driven by Jason Richards. ... Main straight and pitlane area The Shanghai International Circuit (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a brand new motor racing venue, situated in the district of Jiading near Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Jason Richards (born April 10, 1976 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a V8 Supercar racecar driver. ...

In 2006, Whincup jumped from Holden to Ford and joined Triple Eight Race Engineering alongside Craig Lowndes. Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Triple Eight Race Engineering is one of the leading motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercars series. ... Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on June 21, 1974. ...

Whincup had a stellar first season driving for Ford. He finished the championship in a slightly disappointing tenth position at years end, but offset from the pointscore was victory in the two jewels in the crown, the Clipsal 500 and Super Cheap Auto 1000, driving alongside Craig Lowndes. The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on June 21, 1974. ...

In 2007, Whincup began a mentoring role as part of Team Vodafone's Junior Development Program, and as a co-ambassador for Formula Ford Australia alongside Will Davison. His first round win for 2007, at a water-logged Winton, was the first round win for the year by a Ford driver. He celebrated both his 50th V8 Supercar Championship start and his inaugural pole position at Triple Eight Race Engineering's test track, Queensland Raceway. Most recently Whincup and Lowndes won both the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000. Will Davison (born August 30, 1982 in Melbourne) is an Australian racing driver. ... Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Triple Eight Race Engineering is one of the leading motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercars series. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Whincup currently leads the V8 Supercar Championship. The 2007 V8 Supercar season is the 12th V8 Supercar Championship Series. ...

Career Results

• 9th, Supercheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst, 2004
• 3rd, Betta Electrical Sandown 500, 2005
• 2nd, Supercheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst, 2005
• Winner, 2006, Round 1, V8 Supercar Championship (Clipsal 500)
• 3rd, Betta Electrical Sandown 500, 2006
• Winner, 2006, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
• 3rd, 2007, Round 3, V8 Supercar Championship (Pukekohe, NZ)
• Winner, 2007, Round 4, V8 Supercar Championship (Winton)
• 2nd, 2007, Round 7, V8 Supercar Championship (Queensland Raceway)
• Winner of the 2007 Sandown 500 with Craig Lowndes
• Winner of the 2007 Bathurst 1000 with Craig Lowndes

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External links

• Jamie Whincup Official Site (Coming Soon)
• Team Vodafone
• The MySpace of Jamie Whincup
• Jamie Whincup 888 Report Card (Fan Blog Site)