Some may say the omens arent good for jamie whincup winning sundays bathurst after claiming pole position at mount panorama. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8 supercars, the twentyfirst race of the 2012 international v8 supercars championship. Jamie whincups holden team appeals bathurst result. But the nuptials of v8 king jamie whincup and his longtime partner courtney nicholson were cancelled just a week before the couple were set to wed in a lavish ceremony before dozens of friends and family.
Sep 19, 2018 whincup and co driver paul dumbrell spearheaded rbrs first trifecta in more than two years with their sandown triumph, finishing more than half a minute ahead of mclaughlins falcon which was. Jamie whincup career quiz questions supercars red bull. The team currently runs two holden zb commodores for jamie whincup and shane van gisbergen. Jan 07, 2019 whincup and paul dumbrell tasted mount panorama success in 2012, but since then its been a painful run of missed opportunities for the seventime series champ. Whincup has a good track record at the melbourne circuit, having finished on the podium every year from 2005 onwards. Liquimoly bathurst 12 hour race class a gt3 professional. Jamie whincup has won his first bathurst 12hour alongside teammates craig lowndes and toni vilander, after shane van gisbergen ended the race in the wall and with one angry teammate. Whincup won again alongside paul dumbrell in 2012, but a litany of dramas have thwarted his annual supercheap auto bathurst campaigns since. Craig lowndes and jamie whincup win the bathurst 12 hour in a. He is a fourtime v8 supercar champion and fourtime bathurst winner. Jamie whincup unrepentant for defiant ways at bathurst. Whincup and paul dumbrell tasted mount panorama success in 2012, but since then its been a painful run of missed opportunities for the seven. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jamie whincup.
Australian supercars driver jamie whincup has slated the procedure around his bathurst penalty as a debacle. Winners of the 2012 bathurst, jamie whincup, left, and paul dumbrell. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. For a driver who has won so many races and titles, jamie whincups most stirring drive. Lowndes has won two of the last four bathurst titles with steven richards. Supercars great craig lowndes says he is comfortable playing second fiddle to holden co driver jamie whincup at this weekends bathurst. And after a brief stint for garry rogers motorsport as a rookie in 2003, the printers assistant won a seat with jason richards at the 2005 bathurst.
Dumbrell is one of the quickest and most reliable codrivers in the field. But he is also no slouch with whincup, combining to win three straight bathurst titles from 200608. The pain of last years bathurst still burns for sixtime v8 supercars champion jamie whincup. Sep 14, 2018 reigning champion jamie whincup and veteran co driver paul dumbrell have stamped their authority over the supercars field ahead of the sandown 500. Scott mclaughlin summed up the thoughts of every driver dreaming of winning this years bathurst. Jamie whincup blamed the pressures of winning the supercars championship on the break up of his engagement, but his former fiancee has angrily hit back saying enough is enough.
Jamie whincup and paul dumbrell won the race, ahead of david reynolds and dean canto in second. Whincup won three bathurst titles with lowndes in 2006, 07 and 08 but has a well established co driver partnership with paul dumbrell which has already delivered the 2012. See more ideas about red bull racing, australian v8 supercars and holden commodore. Whincup is the alltime record holder in the supercars championship for race wins, at 119 career wins. The red bull holden commodore vf driver s lap was ragged but incredibly fast, brushing the wall at the top of the mountain before stopping the clock at 2 min 05. Jamie whincup has claimed pole position for tomorrows supercheap auto bathurst, after pipping scott mclaughlin in this evenings armor all top 10 shootout by just 0. All eight of those guys ive been friends with, which im fortunate to be able to say because a lot of the time the teams just tell a driver who theyll be with, and you just have to. Whincup crossed the line first, but was dropped to 11th place by a penalty for.
Jan 28, 2016 jamie whincup born 6 february 1983 in melbourne, victoria is an australian auto racing driver who competes in the v8 supercar championship series, driving for red bull racing australia. A protest has been sensationally launched by jamie whincups holden team in the wake of will davisons controversial bathurst triumph at mount panorama on sunday. In the second race, lowndes came third while kelly was fourth again close behind. All of the seats in this years sandown and bathurst v8 supercars endurance races have been filled. Whincup claims mount panorama lap record jamie whincup has clocked the fastest ever lap on the iconic bathurst race track of mount panorama, with a 2min 4. Aug 08, 2017 what did it take for craig lowndes, jamie whincup and toni vilander to win the 2017 bathurst 12 hour in their maranello motorsport powered ferrari 488. The winner of this years bathurst may not be confirmed for at least another week despite jamie whincup failing to overturn a penalty that cost him a fifth great race victory.
Jamie whincup interview post 100th race win youtube. Jamie whincup gets ready to take over from co driver paul dumbrell we are not sure what happened but it was something to do with the engine, whincup. V8 champion jamie whincup calls off wedding just days before. He won the bathurst three straight years from 2006 to 2008 and won it again in 2012. The red bull holden racing team driver made it a fiveyear run of bathurst failures after an engine fault cruelled his dream of resurrecting his recordbreaking bid. The ford performance racing duo of will davison and john mcintyre started the race from pole position. Jamie whincup slates bathurst penalty procedure as a.
Top 10 bathurst driver pairings sports news australia. Race car driver who won his fourth v8 supercar championship in 2012. Red bull s f1 star teams up with v8 supercar racer jamie whincup ahead of the first gp in. Whincup and his experienced red bull racing commodore co driver paul dumbrell. Whincup is seriously threatening to become the first driver in atccv8sc history to win 100 races. Jamie whincup racing career profile driver database. V8 champion jamie whincup calls off wedding just days before the ceremony. But the holden superstar hopes to find redemption at. Two of supercars biggest names face bans ahead of the showcase bathurst after taking aim at race officials. Triple eight race engineering is an australian motor racing team competing in the supercars.
Holdens jamie whincup claims pole position for bathurst. Whincups codriver, seventime bathurst champion craig lowndes, earlier made an. He is a sixtime v8 supercar champion and fourtime bathurst winner. Asked what it is like to drive behind jamie whincup when the six time champion is in the. Jamie whincup tops qualifying for the 2016 bathurst.
He is a fourtime supercar champion and fourtime bathurst winner. Jamie whincup is an australian professional racing driver competing in the virgin australia supercars championship. His interest in racing began when he was 7, after his father bought him a gokart. Oct 08, 2016 jamie whincup will start the bathurst supercars race from the start of the grid on sunday, after clocking the fastest lap in saturdays shootout. Despite struggling this v8 supercars season, jamie whincup will start as one of the. Peter brocks brother says jamie whincup would not have been a worthy recipient of the winners trophy named after his famous sibling after a controversial bathurst at mount panorama. Whincup heads into the sydney 500 with a buffer so narrow that if lowndes wins both races he wins the championship. Panorama since winning the last of his four great races backin 2012. Jamie whincup s qualifying heroics have helped co driver craig lowndes stay on track to move a step closer to idol peter brocks record for bathurst wins. His 12 wins this season tie his 12 of 2012, though still falls slightly short of his personal record of 15 in his first title year of 2008. Whincup and co driver paul dumbrell spearheaded rbrs first trifecta in more than two years with their sandown triumph, finishing more than half. Nor is whincup discounting the bathurst winner winterbottom, who showed strong pace at phillip island without cracking a win in ford falcon fg ii. The kiwi teams up with codriver alexandre premat, an experienced multiple.
Jamie whincup is an australian auto racing driver who competes in the v8 supercar championship series, driving for red bull racing australia. Dumbrell 1st 2012 champions in 2012, the whincupdumbrell partnership is one of the most enduring and successful in the field. We are getting the band back together, lowndes said of his whincup reunion at the bathurst launch in sydney on wednesday. Bathurst appeal explained jamie whincup, red bull. Oct 07, 2018 jamie whincups bathurst curse continued on sunday when the v8 immortal suffered another km fail. Oct 04, 2016 sixtime supercars champion jamie whincup remains. He is also the first driver to win the jason richards memorial trophy twice at pukekohe park raceway i. It was meant to be a fairytale wedding for one of motor racings biggest stars. There are, however, three races in sydney that allow him a chance to tie that mark.
Codrivers also jumped on the board in claiming 500km enduro. Whincup and his experienced red bull racing commodore co. Jamie whincup cars, motorsport biography jamie whincup. Whincups win with co driver paul dumbrell, extended his lead in the. V8 champion jamie whincup calls off wedding just days. The sixtime supercars champion and his ferrari finished the race a lap clear of the rest. The whincupdumbrell pairing also tasted success three. Whincup also paid tribute to co driver dumbrell, who helped him across the line and played a massive part in the pair taking out the enduro cup for events at sandown, bathurst and the gold coast. Supercars stars whincup, waters facing potential bathurst ban. Jamie whincupcraig lowndes holden fans will no doubt turn out. My co driver, paul dumbrell, is in good shape having done a few half marathons over the last month or so and has plenty of miles under his belt from the development series so were in a good place. The endurance pairing brings to an end whincups sevenyear partnership with co driver paul dumbrell, who he won bathurst with in 2012. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Bathurst 2019 schedule, tv how to watch, start time. Oct 10, 2016 peter brocks brother says jamie whincup would not have been a worthy recipient of the winners trophy named after his famous sibling after a controversial bathurst at mount panorama. The red bull holden racing team driver and 2016 supercars champion will team up. Race favourite jamie whincup hasnt saluted at bathurst since 2012 but the. Jamie whincup born 6 february 1983 is an australian professional racing driver competing in the virgin australia supercars championship. Craig lowndes and jamie whincup win the bathurst 12 hour in a ferrari 488 duration. V8 supercars driver jamie whincup wins bathurst 12hour as. Lowndes and whincup won the great race together 2006, 07 and 08, before being split when primary drivers were no longer allowed to pair up in 10. Jamie whincups drive for five at bathurst red bull holden. Tim slades sydney olympic park effort aboard a stone brothers racing ford in 2012. Oct 06, 2015 the pain of last years bathurst still burns for sixtime v8 supercars champion jamie whincup. Co driver paul dumbrell was in the cockpit when a hub failure enabled the wheel to. Greg murphy and the late allan simonsen celebrate the 2011 bathurst pole.
Jamie whincups bathurst curse continued on sunday when the v8 immortal suffered another km fail. Whincup dismisses ford speed claim nine wide world of. Whincup claims mount panorama lap record jamie whincup has clocked the fastest ever lap on the iconic bathurst race track of mount panorama, with a. Whincup and co driver paul dumbrell spearheaded rbrs first trifecta in more than two years with their sandown triumph, finishing more than half a minute ahead of mclaughlins falcon which was. Seventime bathurst winner craig lowndes hopes his midas touch rubs off on unlucky co driver jamie whincup at the supercars great race. Getty images lowndes won in all bar one season 2017 of the decade, while shane van gisbergen won in eight of the 10 years. Jamie whincup takes home win at gc600 to seal v8 supercars. Red bull racings jamie whincup, holden racing teams garth tander and garry rogers motorsport volvo driver scott mclaughlin involved in a crash on lap 151 of the bathurst. A biloela man who worked his way up to being triple 8 racings number one mechanic helped jamie whincup to his edgeoftheseat win at bathurst. But the holden superstar hopes to find redemption at the legendary mount panorama this weekend. Lowndes to take bathurst pressure off whincup supercars. He is also a threetime bathurst and fourtime clipsal 500 adelaide winner. Jamie whincup is an australian auto racing driver who competes in the supercar championship series, driving for red bull racing australia. V8 king jamie whincup has cancelled his wedding with courtney nicholson just a week before the couple were set to wed.
Jamie whincup gets ready to take over from co driver paul dumbrell we are not sure what happened but it. Ask him how many interviews hes done before bathurst this year that open up with what happened at bathurst last year, and he quickly does the math. Governing body confederation of australian motor sport cams have threatened to throw the book at seventime series champion jamie whincup ahead of next months race after an extraordinary spray directed at stewards at the recent auckland supersprint. Whincup says bathurst success with lowndes not a given. He won seven supercars titles, four bathurst victories, and a bathurst 12 hour victory. Oct 07, 2012 paul dumbrell and jamie whincup avoid disaster at bathurst by 100ml. Paul dumbrell and jamie whincup avoid disaster at bathurst.
With a fierce attitude and relentless in his desire to win, it was only a matter of time before whincup made the leap to v8 supercars. Oct 08, 2016 some may say the omens arent good for jamie whincup winning sundays bathurst after claiming pole position at mount panorama. Jamie whincups bathurst curse continue yesterday when mount panorama slapped him down in yet another km blow. Craig lowndes and jamie whincup boss bathurst, but the race ends in despair for shane van gisbergen. Jamie whincup will start the bathurst supercars race from the start of the grid on sunday, after clocking the fastest lap in saturdays shootout.
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