Jamie Whincup
- January 4, 2024
- Race Car Driver
Quick Facts
Full Name | Jamie Whincup |
Occupation | Race Car Driver |
Date Of Birth | Feb 6, 1983(1983-02-06) |
Age | 41 |
Birthplace | Melbourne |
Country | Australia |
Birth City | Victoria |
Horoscope | Aquarius |
Jamie Whincup Biography
Name | Jamie Whincup |
Birthday | Feb 6 |
Birth Year | 1983 |
Place Of Birth | Melbourne |
Home Town | Victoria |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Parents | Sandra Whincup, David Whincup |
Jamie Whincup is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A race car driver who won his fourth V8 Supercar title in 2012.
After joining Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2006, he became a teammate with He became teammates with Craig Lowndes in 2006 after joining Triple Eight Race Engineering..
In 2001 Whincup embarked on the Australian Formula Ford Championship with a team run by his father and Uncle Graeme (a former Sports Sedan star) with mechanical support from fellow V8 Supercar driver Greg Ritter, racing with the Mygale Formula Ford team. After finishing third in his debut year, he moved to Sonic Motorsport(owner Michael Ritter, Brother of Greg Ritter ) for the 2002 season and went on to win the championship convincingly, which secured him his first ever V8 Supercar drive with Garry Rogers Motorsport.
Whincup landed himself a full-time drive in 2005 with the Melbourne-based Tasman Motorsport. He had many solid results throughout the season, including a fourth at the one-off Chinese round at the Shanghai International Circuit, a third at the Sandown 500 and most notably, second at the Bathurst 1000 endurance events with teammate Jason Richards after leading late in the race.
He was born in Melbourne, Australia and raised there.
Jamie Whincup Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Race Car Driver |
House | Living in own house. |
Jamie Whincup is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jamie Whincup 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After his father bought him a go kart, his interest in racing started at age 7.
He won the Bathurst 1000 three times consecutively from 2006 to 2008. He also won it again in 2012
Jamie Whincup (born 6 February 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 88 Holden ZB Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He won seven Supercars 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 119 career wins. He is also the first driver to win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy twice at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Auckland, New Zealand.
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In 2009, Whincup successfully defended his title in a brand new Ford FG Falcon, including wins at Adelaide, Hamilton, Tasmania, Darwin, Townsville, Oueensland, Phillip Island and Barbagallo. Despite bad luck in the endurance races and at the Gold Coast, Whincup was able to put it all together at Sydney Olympic Park and became the first back-to-back championship winner since Marcos Ambrose in 2003–2004.
Facts & Trivia
Jamie Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Jamie Whincup celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.
In 2011, Whincup regained the championship from James Courtney becoming the first International V8 Supercars Champion. Whincup won races in Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Perth, Winton, Townsville, Gold Coast, Tasmania and Sandown. The title that went down to the final race in Sydney where Whincup beat teammate Craig Lowndes by 35 points. Triple Eight Race Engineering’s stellar season earned them 1st in the Teams Championship, their second Teams Championship with Holden.
Top Facts about Jamie Whincup
- Jamie Whincup is a 7-time Supercars champion.
- He has won the Bathurst 1000 four times.
- Whincup has over 120 race wins in his career.
- He made his Supercars debut in 2002.
- Whincup has been with Triple Eight Race Engineering since 2006.
- He holds the record for most pole positions in Supercars history.
- Whincup was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2018.
- He retired from full-time racing at the end of the 2020 season.
- Whincup now serves as a team manager for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
- His nickname is “J-Dub”.
Is Jamie Whincup a father?
Jamie Whincup has became the latest father in the Supercars paddock following the birth of his first child. Whincup took to social media on Saturday to announce the birth of his child.
What type of car does Jamie Whincup drive?
What road car does Jamie Whincup drive? He has a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 thanks to General Motors’ sponsorship of his Triple Eight Race Engineering team.
Does Jamie Whincup have any children?
Triple Eight Race Engineering team principal Jamie Whincup has celebrated the arrival of his first child this week. The seven-time Repco Supercars Championship winner took to social media to confirm the news. “Going home tired, but a lot richer,” he wrote.
How many times has Jamie Whincup won Bathurst?
Jamie Whincup
2021 position| 2nd (2719 pts)
Which driver has won the most Bathurst?
Peter Brock is undisputedly the only King of the Mountain with an unsurpassed 9 wins at the Bathurst 1000.