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Races 13/14/15/16 - Austin I Editorial
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Left and right “The Texas Motor Speedway is very, very fast. It’s very different. It’s a big huge oval, massive crowds... it will be good for the V8s.” These were the words of GM Holden chairman and managing director, American Mike Devereux, at Bathurst last October when asked by the Seven Network what he thought of the V8 Supercars Championship’s upcoming trip to Texas. It might appear cruel to dredge out an old quote from a man that has far more than just V8 Supercars on his plate, but there’s a point here that’s very pertinent on the eve of the Austin 400. Oval track racing, in particular NASCAR, dominates the American psyche. Even to an American that has been the MD of Holden for three years, racing in Texas means wide-open, left-turn action. Period. As good of a product as we know it is, V8 Supercars will be doing well to capture the attention of the locals with its visit to Texas which, of course, will be taking place on the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin. The first year will most likely attract a respectable crowd made up mostly of hardcore motor racing fans and curious locals, but for the event to be viable in the longer term, it’ll need to be genuinely embraced. Unfortunately, the early signs aren’t brilliant. The involvement of high profile American stars was long touted by many, including the circuit itself, as a must-have to garner local interest. Realistically, it was always a long-shot. The American affiliates of some of V8 Supercars’ biggest supporters, such as Red Bull USA and Chevrolet (Holden), also appear to have been disinterested in the event. Even Australia’s own NASCAR Sprint Cup star, Marcos Ambrose, says he’ll be watching from home. It’s been a tough sell for V8 Supercars from the start, but all that can be done now is to do what the category does best - provide the highest quality touring car racing on the planet.
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Austin energy
V8 Supercars community buzzing ahead of US pilgrimage
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mid a gruelling early season schedule, the inaugural trip to the United States has proven somewhat of a carrot for the hard working V8 Supercars team personnel. After an ‘off-season’ spent building their new fleets of 2013-generation V8 Supercars, the months since Adelaide’s season opener have hardly allowed for much time to rest. The Symmons Plains - Pukekohe - Barbagallo - Austin quartet of events has had teams flatout simply turning the new machines around between races, let alone developing them.
Some, like a selection of the Red Bull Racing Australia operation, are heading as far afield as Canada for some mountain biking jollies, while the likes of New York and Las Vegas can expect to be inundated with V8 Supercars folk in the week following Austin. “Up and down pitlane when you talk to everybody the one race that everyone is having a holiday and taking the family to is Austin,” explains Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom, who visited Austin last year to promote the event.
Jason Bright is by far the most experienced on American soil thanks to starts in US Formula Ford 2000 (1996), Indy Lights (2000) and the American Le Mans Series (2006). Alex Davison (Porsche Supercup outing at Indianapolis in 2002 and a handful of American Le Mans Series races in a Porsche in 2003 and 2008), Alexandre Premat (American Le Mans Series in 2011) and James Courtney (Japanese SuperGT in 2004) have also ticked the box to varying degrees.
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Many others in the field are touting the opportunity as the fulfilment of a life-long dream, including the likes of Rick Kelly, who had been working on a possible NASCAR switch during 2007 before settling in V8 Supercars for the long haul. All-In-One Security
Although the trip to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, will be paying full championship points, the trip stateside looms as a mix of work and pleasure for most. The majority are using the opportunity to explore the United States before or after the meeting and, being motor racing people, many a planning a visit to either the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar or Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR events - both of which are being held a week after the Austin 400.
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“It’s the one that we’ve all pinned on the calendar as the best event. Having been there and see the work that the guys have put in on the circuit... I saw it at about 60 percent completion and then watched the Formula 1 race very closely. It’s an amazing facility. I’m really looking forward to it.” A new playground Just four of the 28 current V8 Supercars drivers have raced cars in the USA before.
Regardless of country, it’s not often that the V8 Supercars community gets to experience a completely new road course layout. An array of street venues have come and gone from the championship’s calendar
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over the last decade, but one has to go back to the opening of Queensland Raceway in 1999 for the last fresh permanent venue at home. The intervening years though have seen inaugural visits to international venues Pukekohe (New Zealand), Shanghai (China), Sakhir (Bahrain) and Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi) - the latter three being Grand Prix circuits designed by German architect Hermann Tilke, whose company is also behind the COTA. The Holden Racing Team’s James Courtney has been one of the most vocal detractors of Tilke’s work in the past. The 2010 V8 Supercars Champion found himself in hot water with local authorities after publically denouncing the Yas Marina Circuit as ‘boring’ upon arrival. Courtney is the only V8 Supercars driver to have sampled the COTA at speed and enthuses of its character. “A lot of the Tilke places that he’s done have been incredibly boring like Abu Dhabi, which is about as exciting as going to the fish market,” Courtney told radio show V8 Nation before jetting back to Austin early for more pre-event promotion. “Those places have zero character, but at least with this one they’ve kept some pretty good elevation and undulation. The track is a bit tricky because of it falls away in sections, rather than being just offcamber corners like Abu Dhabi. “You go into Turn 1 and it’s like driving up the side of a friggen’ mountain. You can brake so late because it is so steep, and then right at the top it flattens out. It sucks you in because it’s so wide and it’ll encourage people to have a dive. But then you’ll get to the top and be snagging brakes (because of the way it flattens).”
“That’s going to be annoying for us, trying to get the thing turned and driving off,” notes Courtney of the slow corners. Several of the corners have been likened to those seen elsewhere - an aspect that Winterbottom is particularly enthusiastic about. “Turn 1 is like our Turn 2 at Bathurst with a big uphill braking area,” he says. “It looks like Istanbul in some spots (Turns 16-18) and it looks like Silverstone from Turn 2 onwards. It’s got a lot of the great corners all linked together. “Unfortunately the track stopped at Turn 11 when I was there so I only know 50 percent. I should be pretty good on the front half!” Talking tyres Tyre degradation is expected to be the key on-track talking point of the weekend. Although high levels performance drop-off were no surprise at the soft-tyre event at Barbagallo two weeks ago, the amount of degradation experienced with the hard tyre during the preceding Pukekohe meeting raised eyebrows with plenty of teams. Despite the Austin format having been changed from hard and soft to just the hard tyre, as well as the introduction of compulsory pitstops in each race, teams are expecting the tyres be a major challenge. “We’ve seen from our data and races from other series that the surface, mixed with the elevation changes and high-speed direction changes places a lot of demand on the car and tyres,” says FPR’s engineering manager Mathew Nilsson of the COTA.
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going to be interesting to see how quickly we all adapt to all the variables.”
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The uphill Turn 1 approach is undoubtedly the signature of the venue, and is followed by a quick descent and a series of third and fourth gear esses (Turns 3-7). Despite its width, much of the rest of the lap is relatively tight, with a total of 20 corners packed into the 3.7 km layout. Preevent estimates have 11 of those corners with apex speeds of 75km/h or less, with three such corners coming in succession through a section known as ‘The Plaza’ (Turns 12-14).
Dunlop’s motorsport operations manager Kevin Fitzsimons admits the weekend will be interesting for the teams, but doesn’t expect any drama.
but looking at the tyre choices they that MotoGP and F1 used in Austin compared to other tracks I’m not expecting any dramas at all.” The presence of a 92 car field for the Pirelli World Challenge GT support class will also be something for the V8 teams to be wary of as they deal with what can be expected to be a rapidly evolving track through the three days of action. The embrace Whether or not the locals will flock out to the COTA for the V8 Supercars remains to be seen.
“A new track is always a learning curve for everybody but it’s an exciting one for the category.
Although the area lacks a strong road racing culture, Courtney’s experience at the MotoGP event - which attracted some 130,000 fans across its three days - left him encouraged that the Australian series will draw more than just the odd curious onlooker.
“We’ll be working closely with the teams and monitoring how they get on
“I was at the MotoGP (promoting the V8 event) and the guys said that they’ve
“It’s a little bit of a challenge but it shouldn’t be a big issue,” he says.
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organised an autograph session for you,” he recounts. “I thought ‘oh, this is going to be a little embarrassing’, but I rolled over there and there was a line like for our autograph sessions at home. “Guys had photos of the cars and programs from races that they’d bought off the internet. Everyone there knew what was going on and were all asking about the races and the cars.”
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“I think they’ll get our heritage,” adds Winterbottom. “Cars like the Ford Mustang are so revered in America and we have that same love for our cars. I think they’ll get that love and that passion. I think they’ll embrace it.” Whether or not the attention of the locals is captured by the category, one can be certain that the V8 Supercars teams, media and travelling fan-base are set for one of the most memorable weekends in the championship’s history.
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Races 13/14/15/16 - Austin I Circuit Info
60KM/H
1 10
11 1
NORTH 108KM/H 19 1
180KM/H 74KM/H
14 1
15 1
1 18
134KM/H
1 8 1 7
13 1
188KM/H
20 1
NODATA
1 9
138KM/H
12 1
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1 6
110KM/H
75KM/H 1 5
1 4
1 16 1 17
1 3
165KM/H
185KM/H
154KM/H 1 2
CORNER 238KM/H
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Circuit of the Americas Location: Austin, Texas, USA Length: 3.7 kilometres Direction: Anti-clockwise Circuit Description V8 Supercars will use the shorter 3.7-kilometre ‘National Circuit’ at the Circuit of The Americas, rather than the full 5.5-kilometre ‘Grand Prix’ layout.
Event Format: Friday Practice: 4 x 30 min
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The circuit is the first purpose-built Grand Prix racetrack in the United States and was designed by Herman Tilke as the focal point of the 350-acre precinct.
Sunday Qualifying: 2 x 15 min Race: 2 x 100km
It hosted Formula 1 in November last year and hosted MotoGP as recently as April 2013.
Tyre Format: Seven sets of hard compound tyres will be allocated to each car for the weekend - a departure from the mixed tyre allocation originally slated for this event. There are no pre-marked tyres here on the account of it being an international event.
V8 Supercars Qualifying Lap Record: N/A V8 Supercars Race Lap Record: N/A
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8 Supercars Championship leader Jamie Whincup is the instant favourite for the Austin 400 - and not just because he’s the points leader or winner of the last two races at Barbagallo. Whincup’s success offshore has been unmatched, the Red Bull Racing Australia driver winning 16 of the last 24 V8SC races held outside Australia from Bahrain 2008 onwards. He’s also taken nine of the 21 pole positions in that time, with a total of eight drivers sharing the 12 other pole positions on offer between them. On the flip side, Whincup’s teammate Craig Lowndes has claimed just one of his record 91 ATCC/V8SC race wins outside Australia - a single race win in Bahrain in 2007. A total of 57 races have been held offshore since the first overseas event at Pukekohe in 2001. Interestingly, five different drivers have taken the first race win at each international venue. Those drivers are Greg Murphy (Pukekohe 2001), Todd Kelly (Shanghai 2005), Jason Bright (Bahrain 2006), Garth Tander (Hamilton 2008) and Jamie Whincup (2010 Yas Marina Circuit).
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epsi Max Crew FPR Ford driver Mark Winterbottom is desperate to break a 12-month winning-drought as he continues to mount a comeback from a lowly position in the championship pointscore. Winterbottom last won a V8SC race at Phillip Island on May 19 last year, which will be exactly one year ago to the day come Sunday race day at the Circuit of The Americas. He will also have added reason for celebrations should he win in Texas given he will celebrate his 32nd birthday on the Monday after the event on May 20.
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Winterbottom sits ninth in the championship, 292 points behind leader Jamie Whincup. The Ford pilot was the first V8 Supercar driver to visit the Circuit of The Americas last year while it was under construction.
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olden will become the first manufacturer to rack up 250 pole positions in the Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship with its next pole position in 2013.
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It currently sits on 249 after the last event at Barbagallo with rivals Ford achieving 215 pole positions. Peter Brock took Holden’s first ATCC/V8SC pole position at Symmons Plains in Tasmania in 1973, while Holden drivers have dominated qualifying this year and taken 11 of the 12 pole positions so far this season.
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hile things remain tough for the Holden Racing Team, it’s the recent qualifying form of former champion Garth Tander that produces some startling statistical analysis. Tander qualified outside the top 15 for all three races at the last event at Barbagallo in Perth; the first time since the first three qualifying sessions of his V8 Supercar career way back in 1998 (at Phillip Island, Winton and Mallala) that he’s qualified outside the top 15 three times in succession.
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Tander has qualified in the top 10 for just five of the 12 races held so far this year, whereas Courtney has managed it eight times.
Courtney averages a starting position of 9.67 this year, while Tander averages 11.9.
There have been 50 V8 Supercar Championship races since HRT’s last win at Bathurst in 2011.
ander has also been out-qualified so far this year by HRT teammate James Courtney for the first time since they became teammates in 2011.
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The Bagman says...
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ed Bull Racing Australia made a strong statement last time out at Barbagallo with three race victories. The team has clearly made positive steps forward with their cars since Adelaide, while Jamie Whincup in particular appears to have come a long way in adapting his style to the new vehicles. Whincup’s one-lap pace this year has never been under question. His season qualifying average of 2.4 is a full 1.2 places better than second-best Mark Winterbottom, and 3.8 ahead of team-mate Craig Lowndes. Whincup also has an immense record in overseas V8 Supercars races - winning 16 of the last 24 races held offshore. Perhaps most importantly, the two Red Bull machines also appeared to have the best tyre life of any cars at Barbagallo. Although the field is back on the hard tyre this weekend, the Austin layout is expected to give the rubber a real workout.
Red Bull is therefore the favourite, but wins for either Ford Performance Racing or Brad Jones Racing should also be no surprise. All four FPR Falcons were among the eight highest points scorers over the Barbagallo weekend and tyre life on the Fords also appeared strong. Winterbottom has been heavily involved in the promotion of the Austin event and will be particularly motivated for a big result. Jason Bright led the BJR assault at Barbagallo and has accrued an impressive two wins and three poles over the season so far. The now veteran driver enjoys the challenge of new circuits and will be expecting to be well in the mix. Of the rest, James Courtney may have a slight track knowledge advantage thanks to his pre-event promotion laps, but his chances of seeing the podium will depend largely on whether or not HRT has made any gains since Barbagallo, particularly over one lap.
2013 V8 Supercars entry list Year
Driver
Team
Car
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Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VF
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Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VF
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Tony D’Alberto
Tony D’Alberto Racing
Holden Commodore VF
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Lee Holdsworth
Erebus Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG W212
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Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
Ford Falcon FG
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Will Davison
Ford Performance Racing
Ford Falcon FG
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Todd Kelly
Nissan Motorsport
Nissan Altima
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Jason Bright
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
9
Maro Engel
Erebus Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG W212
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Chaz Mostert
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
14
Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
15
Rick Kelly
Nissan Motorsport
Nissan Altima L33
17
Tim Blanchard
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
18
Alex Davison
Ford Performance Racing
19
Jonathon Webb
Tekno Autosports
21
David Wall
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
22
James Courtney
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VF
33
Scott McLaughlin
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Holden Commodore VF
34
Alexandre Premat
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Holden Commodore VF
36
Michael Caruso
Nissan Motorsport
Nissan Altima L33
47
Tim Slade
Erebus Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG W212
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David Reynolds
Ford Performance Racing
Ford Falcon FG
66
Russell Ingall
Walkinshaw Racing
Holden Commodore VF
80
Scott Pye
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Holden Commodore VF
88
Dean Fiore
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Holden Commodore VF
91
Shane van Gisbergen
Tekno Autosports
Holden Commodore VF
360
James Moffat
Nissan Motorsport
Nissan Altima L33
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Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VF
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Triple Eight Race Engineering Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Triple Eight Race Engineering Engines: KRE Base: Banyo, Queensland Team principal: Roland Dane Team manager: Adrian Burgess Race engineer #1: Mark Dutton Race engineer #888: Jeromy Moore Championships: 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
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Team: Red Bull Racing Australia Date of Birth: 6 February 1983 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Queensland, 2002 V8SC race wins: 67 Best championship finish: 1st (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) Other career highlights: 1st 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2012 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2007 Sandown 500, 2002 Australian Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @jamiewhincup
Team: Red Bull Racing Australia Born: 21 June 1974 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Wamuran, Queensland V8SC debut: Calder Park, 1996 V8SC race wins: 91 Best Championship finish: 1st (1996, 1998, 1999) Other career highlights: 1996, 1998 & 1999 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Bathurst 1000, 1993 Australian Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @craiglowndes888
Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes
2013 averages Qualifying:
2.4
Race:
6.2
2013 averages Qualifying:
6.2
Race:
7.8
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Walkinshaw Racing Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Walkinshaw Racing Engines: Walkinshaw Racing Base: Clayton, Victoria Team principal: Steve Hallam Performance director: Tony Dowe Race engineers #2: Scott Sinclair/Jason Bush Race engineers #22: Rob Starr/Alastair McVean Race engineers #66: Rob Starr/Bryce Seals Championships: 6 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007)
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Team: Holden Racing Team Date of Birth: March 31, 2977 Born: Perth, Western Australia Lives: Melbourne Victoria V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 1998 V8SC race wins: 50 Best championship finish: 1st (2007) Other career highlights: 1st 2000, 2009 & 2011 Bathurst 1000, 1997 Australian Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @garthtander
Team: Holden Racing Team Date of Birth: June 29, 1980 Born: Penrith, New South Wales Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Sandown, 2005 V8SC race wins: 9 Best Championship finish: 1st (2010) Other career highlights: 2001 British Formula Ford Champion, 2002 Jaguar F1 test driver, 2000 British Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @JCourtney01
Garth Tander
James Courtney
2013 averages Qualifying:
11.8
Race:
8.2
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9.7
Race:
10.5
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Tony D’Alberto Racing Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Walkinshaw Racing Engines: Walkinshaw Racing Base: Ringwood, Victoria Team principal: Al D’Alberto Team manager: Dylan Napier Race engineer #3: Joe Sasso/Terry Kerr Championships: 0
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#3
Team: Supercheap Auto Racing Date of Birth: February 24, 1964 Born: London, England Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Calder, 1996 V8SC race wins: 27 Best Championship finish: 1st (2005) Other career highlights: 1st 1995 & 1997 Bathurst 1000,1st 1998 Sandown 500 & 1999 Queensland 500, 1993 British Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @russellingall
Team: Team Hiflex Date of Birth: December 9, 1985 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Sandown, 2005 V8SC race wins: 0 Best Championship finish: 20th (2010) Other career highlights: 1st 2007 V8 Supercars Development Series, 6th 2007 Bathurst 1000, 5th 2005 V8 Supercars Development Series, 9th 2011 Bathurst 1000 Twitter: @TonyDalberto
Russell Ingall
Tony D’Alberto
2013 averages Qualifying:
18.0
Race:
16.3
2013 averages Qualifying:
17.2
Race:
17.8
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Erebus Motorsport Car: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Chassis: Erebus/AMG Customer Sports Engines: Erebus/ AMG Customer Sports Base: Yatala, Queensland Team principal: Betty Klimenko Team manager: David Stuart Race engineer #4: Brad Wischusen Race engineer #9: Chris Stuckey Race engineer #47: Wes McDougall Championships: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005) All titles won as Stone Brothers Racing
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#9
Team: IRWIN Racing Date of Birth: February 2, 1983 Born: Brisbane, Queensland Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Sandown, 2004 V8SC race wins: 2 Best championship finish: 7th (2010) Other career highlights: 1st 2010 V8 Supercars Race 26 (Sydney), 1st 2007 V8 Supercars Round 8 (Oran Park), 3rd 2009 Bathurst 1000, 8th 2012 V8 Supercars Championship Twitter: @LeeHoldsworth
Team: SP Tools Racing Date of Birth: August 27, 1985 Born: Munich, Germany Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland/Monaco V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2013 V8SC race wins: N/A Best championship finish: N/A Career Highlights: 2nd 2007 British Formula 3 Championship, 5th 2006 British Formula 3 Championship, 12th 2009 DTM season, 6th 2009 DTM Hockenheim Twitter: @MaroEngel
Lee Holdsworth
Maro Engel
2013 averages Qualifying:
18.3
Race:
19.1
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22.8
Race:
24.0
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Tim Slade Team: HHA Racing Date of Birth: August 3, 1985 Born: Hornsby, New South Wales Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2009 V8SC race wins: 0 Best Championship finish: 5th (2012) Other career highlights: Pole Position Race 30 2012 V8 Supercars Championship, 2nd 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 7th 2008 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: @timslade47
2013 averages Qualifying:
22.5
Race:
20.8
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Ford Performance Racing Car: Ford Falcon FG Chassis: Ford Performance Racing Engines: Ford Performance Racing Base: Campbellfield, Victoria Team principal: Tim Edwards Team manager: Chris O’Toole Race engineer #5: James Small Race engineer #6: Grant McPherson Race engineer #18: Campbell Little Race engineer #55: Nathaniel Osborne Championships: 0
#5
#6
Team: Pepsi Max Crew FPR Date of Birth: May 20, 1981 Born: Sydney, New South Wales Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Sandown, 2003 V8SC race wins: 21 Best championship finish: 2nd (2008) Other career highlights: 1st 2006 Sandown 500, 1st 2003 V8 Supercars Development Series , 2nd 2008 V8 Supercars Championship, 2nd 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @MWinterbottom
Team: Pepsi Max Crew FPR Date of Birth: August 30, 1982 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Winton, 2004 V8SC race wins: 15 Best Championship finish: 2nd (2009) Other career highlights: 1st 2009 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2009 Phillip Island 500, 2nd 2009 V8 Supercars Championship, 2001 Australian Formula Ford Champion Twitter: @Will_Davison
Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison
2013 averages Qualifying:
3.8
Race:
11.8
2013 averages Qualifying:
6.4
Race:
5.3
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#55
Team: Team Jeld-Wen Date of Birth: November 3, 1979 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Sandown, 2004 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 11th (2011) Other career highlights: 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Champion, 2nd 2006 & 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 3rd 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @alexdavison79
Team: The Bottle-O Racing Date of Birth: July 3, 1985 Born: Albury, NSW Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Sandown, 2007 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 9th (2012) Other career highlights: 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Champion, 2004 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 4th 2008 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: @daffidreynolds
Alex Davison
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David Reynolds
2013 averages Qualifying:
11.6
Race:
11.8
2013 averages Qualifying:
12.2
Race:
13.8
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Nissan Motorsport Car: Nissan Altima L33 Chassis: Nissan Motorsport Engines: Nissan Motorsport Base: Braeside, Victoria Team principals: Todd and Rick Kelly Team manager: Rob Crawford Race engineer #7: Perry Kapper Race engineer #15: Erik Pender Race engineer #36: Steven Todkill Race engineer #360: Alex Somerset Championships: 0
#7
#15
Team: Jack Daniel’s Racing Date of Birth: October 9, 1979 Born: Mildura, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Eastern Creek, 1999 V8SC race wins: 19 Best championship finish: 5th (2005) Other career highlights: 1st 2005 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2003 Sandown 500, 2nd 1998 Australian Drivers’ Championship, 2nd 2006 Bathurst 1000, 2nd 2006 Bathurst 1000 Twitter: -
Team: Jack Daniel’s Racing Date of Birth: January 17, 1983 Born: Mildura, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Queensland, 2001 V8SC race wins: 12 Best championship finish: 9th (2012) Other career highlights: 2006 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 2003 & 2004 Bathurst 1000 , 2001 Australian Drivers’ Champion, 2nd 2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @rickkelly
Todd Kelly
Rick Kelly
2013 averages Qualifying:
21.3
Race:
20.1
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20.8
Race:
15.7
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#360
Team: Norton 360 Racing Date of Birth: May 25, 1983 Born: Sydney, New South Wales Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Bathurst, 2006 V8SC race wins: 1 Best championship finish: 11th (2009, 2010) Other career highlights: 2003 Australian Formula 3 Champion, 3rd 2009 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2009 V8 Supercars Race 10 (Hidden Valley), 2nd 2007 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: @michaelcarus0
Team: Norton 360 Racing Date of Birth: June 18, 1984 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Melbourne Victoria V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 2010 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 21st (2012) Other career highlights: 2nd 2009 V8 Development Series, 3rd 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 3rd 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @J_Moffat
Michael Caruso
25
James Moffat
2013 averages Qualifying:
19.6
Race:
18.1
2013 averages Qualifying:
18.0
Race:
13.6
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Brad Jones Racing Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Brad Jones Racing Engines: Noonan Race Engineering Base: Albury, Victoria Team principals: Brad and Kim Jones Team manager: Chris Clark Race engineer #8: Andrew Edwards Race engineer #14: Phil Keed Race engineer #21: Julian Stannard Championships: 0
#8
#14
Team: Team BOC Date of Birth: March 7, 1973 Born: Moe, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Symmons Plains, 1997 V8SC race wins: 19 Best Championship finish: 3rd (2001, 2004) Other career highlights: 1st 1998 Bathurst 1000, 1995 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 1997 Australian Drivers’ Champion, 1st 2006 Sandown 500 Twitter: @iJasonBright
Team: Lockwood Racing Date of Birth: July 28, 1982 Born: Burnley, England Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Oran Park, 2004 V8SC race wins: 3 Best championship finish: 11th (2012) Other career highlights: 2005 Australian Carrera Cup Champion, 2001 NZ Formula Ford Champion, 3rd 2004 Australian Carrera Cup, 4th 2000 NZ Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @FabianCoulthard
Jason Bright
Fabian Coulthard
2013 averages Qualifying:
7.6
Race:
5.9
2013 averages Qualifying:
3.6
Race:
9.2
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David Wall Team: Wilson Security Racing Date of Birth: January 1, 1983 Born: Sydney, NSW Lives: Sydney, NSW V8SC debut: Sandown, 2009 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 25th (2012) Other career highlights: 2009 & 2010 Australian GT Champion, 3rd 2007 Australian GT Championship, 11th 2011 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: -
2013 averages Qualifying:
19.1
Race:
19.7
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Dick Johnson Racing Car: Ford Falcon FG Chassis: Pace Innovations/FPR Engines: InnoV8 Race Engines Base: Yatala, Queensland Team principal: Dick Johnson Team manager: Richard Swan Race engineer #12: Adam De Borre Race engineer #17: Mark Fenning Championships: 7 (1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2010)
#12
#17
Team: Dick Johnson Racing Date of Birth: April 10, 1992 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Brisbane, Queensland V8SC debut: Barbagallo, 2013 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: Career highlights: 2010 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 3rd 2012 V8 Supercars Development Series, 6th 2011 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: @ChazMostert
Team: Dick Johnson Racing Date of Birth: June 30, 1987 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 2010 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 32nd (2012) Other career highlights: 1st 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2nd 2008 British Formula Ford Championship, 5th 2011 V8 Development Series Twitter: @TimBlanchard3
Chaz Mostert
Tim Blanchard
2013 averages Qualifying:
10.7
Race:
13.3
2013 averages Qualifying:
24.4
Race:
20.5
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Tekno Autosports Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Triple Eight Engines: KRE Base: Stapylton, Queensland Team principal: Jonathon Webb Team manager: Bruce Jenkins Race engineer #19: Dr Geoff Slater Race engineer #97: Blake Smith Championships: 0
#19
#97
Team: Tekno Autosports Date of Birth: December 10, 1983 Born: Castle Hill, New South Wales Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Sandown, 2006 V8SC race wins: 1 Best championship finish: 12th (2012) Other career highlights: 1st 2009 V8 Supercars Development Series, 3rd 2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 2010 V8 Supercars Race 26 winner Twitter: @JonathonWebb
Team: VIP Petfoods Racing Date of Birth: May 9, 1989 Born: Auckland, New Zealand Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Oran Park, 2007 V8SC race wins: 3 Best championship finish: 6th (2012) Other career highlights: 1st 2011 ITM400 Hamilton (Race 6), 1st 2011 Skycity Triple Crown (Race 12), 2005/06 NZ FFord Champion, 2nd 2006/07 Toyota Racing Series Twitter: @shanevg91
Jonathon Webb
Shane van Gisbergen
2013 averages Qualifying:
15.5
Race:
12.5
2013 averages Qualifying:
8.3
Race:
8.3
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Garry Rogers Motorsport Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Garry Rogers Motorsport Engines: Walkinshaw Racing Base: Knoxfield, Victoria Team principal: Garry Rogers Team manager: Dean Cowling Race engineer #33: Richard Hollway Race engineer #34: Manuel Sanchez Championships: 0
#33
#34
Team: Fujitsu Racing Date of Birth: June 10, 1993 Born: Christchurch, New Zealand Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Sandown, 2012 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 33rd (2012) Other career highlights: 1st 2012 V8 Supercars Development Series, 1st 2012 New Zealand V8 SuperTourer Series, 4th 2011 V8 Supercars Development Series Twitter: @smclaughlin93
Team: Fujitsu Racing Date of Birth: April 5, 1982 Born: Juvisy-sur-Orge, France Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2012 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 27th (2012) Other career highlights: 2008 Le Mans Series Champion, 1st 2005-06 A1 GP Series (Team France), 1st 2004 Macau Grand Prix, 1st 2004 Masters of Formula 3 Twitter: @AlexandrePremat
Scott McLaughlin
Alexandre Premat
2013 averages Qualifying:
7.8
Race:
11.6
2013 averages Qualifying:
14.8
Race:
16.0
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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Car: Holden Commodore VF Chassis: Triple Eight Engines: KRE Base: Nunawading, Victoria Team principal: Lucas Dumbrell Team manager: Greg Wooster Race engineer #80: Brendan Hogan Race engineer #88: David Cauchi Championships: 0
#80
#88
Team: Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Date of Birth: January 1990 Born: Mount Gambier, South Australia Lives: Melbourne, Victoria V8SC debut: Sandown, 2012 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 56th (2012) Other career highlights: 2nd 2012 V8 Supercars Development Series 2010 British Formula Ford Champion, 3rd 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship Twitter: @scottpye19
Team: Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Date of Birth: December 1, 1983 Born: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2009 V8SC race wins: 0 Best championship finish: 19th (2012) Other career highlights: 2nd 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 4th 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 5th 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Twitter: @deanfiore
Scott Pye
Dean Fiore
2013 averages Qualifying:
19.1
Race:
19.8
2013 averages Qualifying:
17.5
Race:
17.5
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2013 SEASON STATISTICS Race wins: Fabian Coulthard (3), Jamie Whincup (3), Jason Bright (2), Craig Lowndes (2), Shane van Gisbergen (1), Will Davison (1). Podiums: Jamie Whincup (8), Fabian Coulthard (4), Craig Lowndes (5), Jason Bright (5), Mark Winterbottom (4), Will Davison (3), Shane van Gisbergen (2), Garth Tander (3), James Courtney (1), Scott McLaughlin (1). Fastest laps: Mark Winterbottom (4), Fabian Coulthard (2), Jason Bright (2), Craig Lowndes (2), Shane van Gisbergen (1), Jamie Whincup (1). Pole positions: Jamie Whincup (5), Shane van Gisbergen (2), Jason Bright (3), Mark Winterbottom (1), Fabian Coulthard (1).
Drivers’ Points
Teams’ Points
Pos
Driver
Total
Pos
Driver
Total
1
Jamie Whincup
958
1
Red Bull Racing Australia
1741
2
Will Davison
893
2
Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford
1559
3
Craig Lowndes
843
3
Brad Jones Racing
1524
4
Jason Bright
797
4
Holden Racing Team
1378
5
Shane Van Gisbergen
720
5
Tekno Autosports
1293
6
Fabian Coulthard
712
6
Fujitsu Racing GRM
1055
7
Garth Tander
689
7
Norton 360 Racing
864
8
James Courtney
674
8
Jack Daniel’s Racing
713
9
Mark Winterbottom
666
9
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
689
10
Scott McLaughlin
589
10
Erebus Motorsport
571
11
Jonathon Webb
558
11
Jeld-wen FPR Ford
538
12
Alex Davison
523
12
The Bottle-O FPR Ford
486
13
James Moffat
513
13
Team HIFLEX
428
14
David Reynolds
486
14
Supercheap Auto Racing
411
15
Rick Kelly
468
15
Wilson Security Racing (17)
16
Alexandre Premat
451
16
Wilson Security Racing (21)
338
17
Russell Ingall
448
17
Heavy Haulage Australia Racing
310
18
Tony D’Alberto
428
18
Wilson Security Racing (12)
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Dean Fiore
415
20
Lee Holdsworth
374
21
David Wall
338
22
Michael Caruso
336
23
Tim Blanchard
328
24
Tim Slade
310
25
Scott Pye
274
26
Todd Kelly
230
27
Maro Engel
197
28
Jonny Reid
149
29
Chaz Mostert
132
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Recent ATCC/V8SC Champions Year
Driver
Team
Car
1980
Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VB
1981
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1982
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1983
Allan Moffat
Peter Stuyvesant Racing
Mazda RX-7
1984
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford XE Falcon
1985
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
BMW 635CSi
1986
Robbie Francevic
Volvo Dealer Team
Volvo 240T
1987
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
BMW M3 E30
1988
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1989
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1990
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R, R32 GT-R
1991
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1992
Mark Skaife
Winfield Team Nissan
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1993
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EB
1994
Mark Skaife
Gibson Motor Sport
Holden Commodore VP
1995
John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon EF
1996
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VR
1997
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EL
1998
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
1999
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
2000
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
2001
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2002
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2003
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2004
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2005
Russell Ingall
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2006
Rick Kelly
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
2007
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VE
2008
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon BF
2009
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon FG
2010
James Courtney
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
2011
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VE
2012
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VE
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Schedule of Events Friday Start 0900 0935 1010 1055 1140 1225 1325 1400 1455 1540 1615 1700 1735
Finish 0920 0955 1040 1125 1210 1315 1345 1440 1525 1600 1645 1720 1805
Category GT3 GT3 V8 Supercars TC/TCB V8 Supercars Lunch Open Rides GT/GTS V8 Supercars GT3 V8 Supercars V8 TV Session V8 Supercars
Duration 20 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 50 minutes 20 minutes 40 minutes 30 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes
Sunday Session Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice – Part 1 Qualifying Practice – Part 2
Qualifying Practice – Part 3 Practice 3 Practice – Part 4
Start 0815 0930 1015 1105 1130 1200 1255 1305
Finish 0915 1000 1050 1120 1145 1250 1305 1405
1415 1455 1500
1445
Meeting Rides
1505 1515
Category TC/TCB GT3 Safety and Course Car V8 Supercars V8 Supercars Lunch GT/GTS GT/GTS GT/GTS GT3 V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars
Saturday Start 0800 0830 1000 1030 1105 1130 1200 1300
Finish 0815 0945 1020 1050 1120 1145 1250 1400
Category GT3 TC/TCB Safety and Course Car GT3 V8 Supercars V8 Supercars Lunch GT/GTS
1425
GT/GTS V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars
Duration 15 minutes 75 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes 50 minutes 60 minutes – 1 lap after 1358 Podium
Session Practice 4 Race 1 & 2 Rides Qualifying Qualifying Race 13 Qualifying Race 14
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1640 1645 1650 1700
1755
1825
V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars
GT3
27 laps or 1 lap after 1559
27 laps or 1 lap after 1744 30 minutes
1610 1640 1645
1630
1650 1700
Promoter V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars V8 Supercars
Duration 60 minutes 30 minutes 35 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes 50 minutes 10 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes
27 laps or 1 lap after 1559 20 minutes
27 laps or 1 lap after 1744
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Race 1
20 Minute Signal Pit Exit Open Pit Exit Closed Race 13
20 Minute Signal Pit Exit Open Pit Exit Closed Race 14
Race 1
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