Jamie Whincup | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 6 February 1983
Supercars Championship career | |
Car number | 88 (Endurance race co-driver) |
Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Championships | 7 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) |
Races | 556 |
Wins | 125 |
Podiums | 238 |
Pole positions | 92 |
2021 position | 2nd (2719 pts) |
Jamie David Whincup (born 6 February 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship. He currently is team principal for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He has driven the No. 88 Holden ZB Commodore, won a record seven Supercars championship titles, four Bathurst 1000 victories, and a Bathurst 12 Hour victory. Whincup is the all-time record holder in the Supercars Championship for race wins, at 125 career wins. He is also the first driver to win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy twice at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Auckland, New Zealand.