Shane Van Gisbergen born May 9, 1989, is a racecar driver from Auckland, New Zealand. Van Gisbergen has raced in the New Zealand, Toyota Racing Series in 2007. He is curently driving in the V8 Supercar series for Stone Brothers Racing, utilising the Team Kiwi Racing team franchise. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Team Kiwi Racing is a V8 Supercar racing team that competes in the V8 Supercar series in Australia. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... 2005 V8SCS Champion Russell Ingall with his #1 Caltex Falcon Former SBR pilot and dual V8SCS Champion Marcos Ambrose in his SBR Falcon at Indy 2005 Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) is one of the premier motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercar series, formed in 1998 by experienced New... Team Kiwi Racing is a V8 Supercar racing team that competes in the V8 Supercar series in Australia. ...
For the record - 1st overall in the Championship by 112 points
1st Rookie of the year
12 race wins 5 second places
5 pole positions
Recipient of the Presidents Motorsport Scholarship
Winner again of the prestigious Steel Trophy
Winner of the Ron Frost Memorial Trophy
Winner of the NZ Motoring Awards Best Young
Driver of the Year
200th V8 Supercar Driver
Shane Van Gisbergen become the 200th driver to start a race in a V8 Supercar at the Jim Beam 400 at Oran Park Raceway 2007 Round 8. [1] The 2007 Oran Park round of the V8 Supercar Championship is the eighth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. ... Oran Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, Australia. ...
Van Gisbergen finished race 1 in 20th spot before improving to 13th for race 2 but then dropped down to 23rd in race 3.
References
^ V8 Supercars: The First Decade by Publishing 101
External links
Official Shane van Gisbergen Website
Shane van Gisbergen 200th V8 Supercar driver
Toyota Racing Series
Teams contesting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series