Always sit there and watch the bathurst have done since 2003 when i was a kid i would. Whincup and co driver paul dumbrell led for most of the 161 laps after dumbrell passed pole man will davison after a spirited battle at the start of the race. Whincup has a good track record at the melbourne circuit, having finished on the podium every year from 2005 onwards. Jamie whincup is set to make amends during bathurst. Bathurst winner jamie whincup can go a long way toward securing the 2012 v8 supercars drivers championship if he can defend his gold coast 600 title this weekend with former champ car star sebastien bourdais. Whincup and his experienced red bull racing commodore co driver paul dumbrell. Despite struggling this v8 supercars season, jamie whincup will start as one of the favourites for. Some may say the omens arent good for jamie whincup winning sundays bathurst after claiming pole position at mount panorama. Jamie whincup has suffered yet another slice of bathurst bad luck, coming in 10th with co driver paul dumbrell after losing a wheel early in the race. The bulk of the co driving seats for the bathurst, gold coast and sandown enduros have already been filled. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Teamvodafone holden drivers jamie whincup and paul dumbrell have won bathurst at mt panorama, beating the bottleo ford falcon of david reynolds and dean canto by just threetenths of a. With lowndes now whincups codriver for 2019, they now have the. Jamie whincup is an australian racing ace who definitely can be considered as one of the greatest australian racers ever. Earlier in the year, whincup the another adelaide race, one of his favourite wins in part due to the occasion. They are headlined by the red bull holden racing teams allstar pair of craig lowndes and garth tander, who join jamie whincup and shane van gisbergen respectively.
Seventime bathurst winner craig lowndes hopes his midas touch rubs off on unlucky co driver jamie whincup at the supercars great race. He took a fourth bathurst win in 2012 but this time he crossed the line in the car to win with co driver paul dumbrell who has played his part in whincup s success. Whincup philosophical after more bathurst woe supercars. Jamie whincup continuity is a good thing, to be able to have the same codriver since 2012 which is great and we are good mates as well and that always makes it a bit easier. He has won the championship four times, and has also won bathurst four times. Teamvodafone holden v8 supercar driver jamie whincup has finished fastest on the first day of the 2012 supercheap bathurst. Oct 06, 2015 jamie whincup aims for bathurst redemption. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jamie whincup.
Highlights of the 2012 v8 supercars season v8scglobal. Remarkably, mostert only led from the final lap after he and codriver paul. It was a highlight of the season in which whincup ended in 10th place. The ford performance racing duo of will davison and john mcintyre started the race from pole position. The 2012 supercheap auto bathurst was an australian touring car motor race for v8. Bathurst winner jamie whincup can go a long way toward securing the 2012 v8 supercars drivers championship if he can. And any doubts over his genuine freakish ability were dismissed in 2012. 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. Click on the site to see jamie whincup s career results at that track glossary. Teamvodafone holden driver jamie whincup and co driver paul dumbrell have won a thrilling bathurst at mt panorama, pipping the bottleo ford falcon of david reynolds and dean canto by just. Jamie whincup turns a spin into a race win, at the hairpin on lap nine dropped him back to fifth, but he picked his way back through. 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 red bull holden commodore vf drivers 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 retains paul dumbrell western advocate.
It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 2 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia. Teamvodafones jamie whincup tops first day of 2012. Jamie whincup and paul dumbrell take honors at the 50th anniversary bathurst. Oct 04, 2016 sixtime supercars champion jamie whincup remains. They have the longest standing driver co driver partnership in this years bathurst field and given the regard jamie whincup has for paul dumbrell, its easy to understand why.
Whincup accepts blame in safety car confusion speedcafe. Whincup is a seventime supercars champion, a fourtime bathurst winne. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. But what do jamie whincup and shane van gisbergen and their co drivers go through steering their vf commodore supercars around the mount panorama bathurst. He took a fourth bathurst win in 2012 but this time he crossed the line in the car to win with co driver paul dumbrell who has played his part in whincups success. Whincup is the alltime record holder in the supercars championship for race wins, at 119 career wins.
Craig lowndes and jamie whincup win the bathurst 12 hour in a ferrari 488 duration. 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. Oct 07, 2016 jamie whincup does not believe in luck and given what the red bull racing star has endured at the bathurst over the last two years, it is easy to understand why. Kiwi domination at bathurst as van gisbergen, coulthard.
Whincup holds out reynolds in bathurst thriller speedcafe. Jamie whincup and paul dumbrell from the vodafone team constructed an almost flawless endurance race to just manage holding out two new stars on the rise in david reynolds and his co driver dean canto, from team bottleo. Jamie whincup is an australian professional racing driver competing in the virgin australia supercars championship. He is now bidding for a record sixth title in 2014. Top ten moments that defined supercars touringcartimes. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of mark skaife and jamie whincup over time since january 1st 20. Clipsal 500 and bathurst 0, the latter as a co driver to craig lowndes. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jamie whincup and david wall over time since january 1st 20. Whincup in the v8 drivers seat the chronicle toowoomba. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of jamie whincup from 2012. Whincup takes fourth bathurst crown jamie whincup and paul dumbrell have clinched victory by just 0. He won seven supercars titles, four bathurst victories, and a bathurst 12 hour victory.
A massive risk in qualifying from jamie whincup has kept holden co driver craig lowndes chances of moving one step closer to idol peter brocks bathurst record alive. 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. Apr 25, 2020 jamie whincup co driver download but while whincup will try to assist where possible he wont do anything improper to try and ruin mclaughlins chances either. Dumbrell have won the 2012 supercheap auto bathurst. The 2012 race was the sixteenth running of the australian race, which was first held after the organisational split between the australian racing drivers club and v8 supercars australia that saw the bathurst race run twice in 1997 and 1998, with one race open to v8 supercar entries, and the other open to super touring cars. Heimgartner recounts career defining gold coast podium. Craig lowndes might have a different role at bathurst this year as co driver to jamie whincup, but he still has a tantilising australian motorsport record in his sights. Whincup won again alongside paul dumbrell in 2012, but a litany of dramas have. A record crowd of just over 207,000 v8 fans turned out at the bathurst race event completing on sunday 7th october, 2012 to watch the most thrilling 50th anniversary bathurst. Teamvodafone holden driver jamie whincup and co driver paul dumbrell have won a thrilling bathurst at mt panorama, pipping the bottleo ford falcon of. Racing ahead of twotime champion jamie whincup, driving a triple eight holden commodore. The band may be back together but craig lowndes has confirmed he will be playing second fiddle to holden co driver jamie whincup at this weekends bathurst. Wednesday night was an allkiwi affair at the top of the supercars all stars eseries standings as three drivers from two teams swept the top spot on the rostrum in the three races around bathurst s mount panorama circuit. This years supercheap auto bathurst provided slim pickings for shane van gisbergen and stone brothers racing teammate john mcintyre, steering failure late in the race seeing the pair drop from sixth to 21st.
Win puts whincup in the drivers seat daily examiner. Bevanland, bathurst 2012, mount panorama, the mountain, camp. V8 supercars champion jamie whincup has already earned himself a place amongst. 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. It wasnt the tidiest lap but she was hooked up on brand new green tyres, said whincup, who will go for his first win at bathurst since 2012 with co driver paul. Jamie whincup and paul dumbrell won the race, ahead of david reynolds. Ill probably claim a radio malfunction, dumbrell said, laughing. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced mus. Sep 30, 2014 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. He is a fourtime v8 supercar champion and fourtime bathurst. The second race weekend of the 2020 supercars championship was.
Teamvodafone holden driver s jamie whincup and paul dumbrell have won bathurst at mt panorama, beating the bottleo ford falcon of david reynolds and dean canto by just threetenths of a. Jamie whincup ended the session on top, half a second faster than will. 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. Lowndes has meanwhile taken his own great race victory tally to seven with victory alongside mark skaife in 2010 and steven richards in 15 and 18.
Aug 08, 20 the race, which unfolded in perfect bathurst weather, cool and fine, will go down in history as one of the best on the mountain. Jamie whincup is an australian auto racing driver who competes in the v8 supercar championship series, driving for red bull racing australia. Whincup won again alongside paul dumbrell in 2012, but a litany of dramas have thwarted his annual supercheap auto bathurst campaigns since. At the end of the day, its up to the main drivers to take the lions share of the responsibility like jamie always does, in the last hour or so of bathurst. Liquimoly bathurst 12 hour race class a gt3 professional. Jamie whincup cars, motorsport biography jamie whincup. He is a fourtime v8 supercar champion and fourtime bathurst winner. Andre heimgartner has spoken about how a podium at the gold coast 600 in 2017 is his careerdefining moment to date. Lowndes to take bathurst pressure off whincup supercars.
After an impressive ten race wins in 2011, whincup didnt ease up in 2012, bettering his win record to 12 on the way to a second backtoback v8 supercars championship. Whincup s co driver, paul dumbrell, did a fabulous job to get into the lead from 19th at the start, after his boss farked up in yesterdays qualifying sprint race which was awesome very smashup derby racing. Jamie whincup and paul dumbrell won the race, ahead of david reynolds and dean canto in second. Jamie whincup born 6 february 1983 is an australian professional racing driver competing in the virgin australia supercars championship. Jamie whincup has accepted full responsibility after a late race penalty for passing the safety car cost him a fifth bathurst victory.
Jamie whincup insists he still loves the supercheap auto bathurst. Triple eight race engineerings jamie whincup has set a time of 2. Jamie whincup racing career profile driver database. The 2012 season served as a breakout year for mclaughlin as he competed in and wo n. It was held on sunday, 7 october 2012 at the mount panorama circuit on the outskirts of bathurst, new south wales, in australia. Oct 07, 2018 jamie whincups bathurst curse continued on sunday when the v8 immortal suffered another km fail. Jamie whincup celebrates winning his fourth v8 supercars title driver of the year jamie whincup. In 2012, he added fourth win at bathurst, this time with paul. Whincup held the lead until a dozen laps from the end, when he made. He is also the first driver to win the jason richards memorial trophy twice at pukekohe park raceway i.
Cars and drivers these are the men and machines that will captivate thousands this weekend. All will put everything on the line in a quest for glory in the great race. Dumbrell is one of the quickest and most reliable codrivers in the field. Fourtime bathurst champion whincup alongside co driver paul dumbrell is still favourite with the bookmakers despite his rotten season. It wasnt the tidiest lap but she was hooked up on brand new green tyres, said whincup, who will go for his first win at bathurst since 2012 with codriver paul dumbrell. Sep 29, 2017 they have the longest standing driver co driver partnership in this years bathurst field and given the regard jamie whincup has for paul dumbrell, its easy to understand why. Drivers club and v8 supercars australia that saw the bathurst race run twice in. Jamie whicup and co driver paul dumbrell won the 50thanniversary edition of the bathurst. Oct 04, 2012 should whincups co driver, paul dumbrell, complete the race on sunday a repeat might not be possible.
Chaz mostert wins bathurst, pipping jamie whincup in final. Holdens jamie whincup survived a titanic challenge from fords david reynolds to take the chequered flag at the bathurst at mount panorama. The reigning v8 supercars champion posted a best of 2. The time was set in the dying minutes of the final session of the day. Craig lowndes and jamie whincup win the bathurst 12 hour in a. Whincup debuted in the v8 supercar series in 2002, driving for garry rogers motorsport in the endurance events at queensland raceway and bathurst. Driver jamie whincup 2012 v8 supercars results racing. Jamie whincup has dominated australias popular v8 supercar championship in recent years, taking the title in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 20, in addition to finishing as runnerup in 2007 and 2010. Oct 08, 2016 some may say the omens arent good for jamie whincup winning sundays bathurst after claiming pole position at mount panorama. Reynolds and co driver dean canto ran in the top five all day and with 20 laps to go whincup led. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.
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