Jamie Whincup

Record holding seven-times Supercars Champion Jame Whincup is busy developing young talent to take his place at the very top of Australian motorsport. Now the principal of Triple Eight Race Engineering , the country’s most successful championship winning team, Jamie has distinguished himself in this next phase of his career with his dedication to the series, the sport and the next generation of champions.

Jamie epitomises the new breed of racers who grew up in the Supercars environment. His parents David and Sandra devoted their lives to the career of their teenage son. He repaid them by winning the Australian Formula Ford championship, aged just 19.

Progression wasn’t easy. The precious talent moved through three Supercars teams before he landed at Roland Dane’s Triple Eight in 2006 alongside national hero Craig Lowndes. He’s been there ever since.

In 10 years from 2008, he won the Supercars Championship a record seven times – twice for Ford, five times for Holden. He’s won Bathurst four times, three of them alongside Lowndes.He holds the record for the most ever Supercar victories – 125 of them, along with 240 podiums and 92 pole positions.

But the next step is his greatest challenge. He’s purposely retired from active competition to concentrate on team and driver development. His goal – to have his proteges surpass his own stellar record.