Jamie Whincup

Jamie Whincup ( born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne) is an Australian racing driver. In 2008 and 2009 he won the championship title of the V8 Supercar.

Career

Whincup began his motor racing career at the age of seven years in karting and was active until 1999 in this sport. He won several championship titles. In 2000 he made ​​his first experiences in Formula racing in Australian Formula Ford The Australians remained until 2002 in this series and won, after he became third in 2001, the 2002 champion. He also appeared for Garry Rogers Motorsport in two races of the V8 Supercar, an Australian touring car racing series to.

In 2003, he played the entire season in the V8 Supercar for Garry Rogers Motorsport and was 27th in the overall standings. 2004 Whincup was no cockpit for the entire season and participated only in two races. In the overall standings he was 50th in 2005, he moved to Tasman Motorsport and again participated in every race. This season, he reached the second and third his first podium placings in the V8 Supercar. At the end of the season, he finished 16th overall. In 2006 he moved to Team Betta Electrical. After he had previously only driven a Holden Commodore, he started from 2006 in a Ford Falcon. Already at the season opener in Adelaide, he won his first race in this series. With another race win, he finished the season in tenth place in the overall standings.

2007 moved to Whincup TeamVodafone and was team-mate Craig Lowndes. The Australians chose five races for himself and was runner-up behind Garth Tander. 2008 Whincup remained with the team Vodafone and secured with 16 wins from 35 races his first title in the V8 Supercar. 2009 defended his title with the Australian 11 wins from 29 races. 2010 Whincup went again for Team Vodafone at the start. For the first time since 2005, he again ascended a Holden Commodore. The rider was with nine victories of the pilot, who had decided the most races for themselves. For the defense of the title, it was not sufficient, as it was subject in 2990 with James Courtney to 3055 points and was runner-up.

Others

On the eve of the Grand Prix of Australia 2010 Whincup was allowed some laps in the McLaren MP4 -23 from 2008. This trip was made possible was initiated by his sponsor Vodafone, who drove a car exchange with Jenson Button, who Whincups Holden Commodore.

Career stations

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