THE TEAM

Mark Winterbottom

THE BASICS

Date of Birth: May 20, 1981

Birthplace: Sydney, NSW

Lives: Melbourne, VIC

Marital Status: Married, Renee

Nickname: Frosty

CAREER DETAILS

1992 – 2001

Karting

10 Australian Championships

2001 – 2002

Formula Ford

1st Victorian State Championship

2nd Australian Championship

2003

V8 Supercar Development Series

1st V8 Supercar Development Series

Mike Kable Rookie of the Year

2004 – current

V8 Supercar Championship Series

2004 – 13th

2005 – 29th

2006 – 3rd

2007 – 5th

2008 – 2nd

2009 – 5th

2010 – 3rd

2011 – 4th

V8 Supercar Championship Achievements (As at start of 2012)

Event Starts – 111

Race Starts – 244

Podiums – 46 (2006 New Zealand, Sandown, Surfers Paradise, Tasmania, Phillip Island – 2007 Tasmania, Bahrain – 2008 Eastern Creek, Perth, Sandown, Darwin, Queensland, Gold Coast – 2009 Hamilton, Winton, Darwin, Queensland, Phillip Island, Gold Coast(2), Barbagallo, Sydney(2) – 2010 Abu Dhabi (2), Bahrain (2), Adelaide, Darwin (2), Townsville (2), Phillip Island, Gold Coast, Tasmania, Sandown (2) – 2011 Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Darwin, Townsville, Gold Coast (2), Tasmania, Sandown, Sydney)

Race Wins – 17 (2006 Phillip Island, Sandown – 2007 Bahrain (2) – 2008 Eastern Creek, Perth (3), Darwin, Queensland (2) – 2009 Gold Coast – 2010 Darwin, Townsville, Tasmania – 2011 Gold Coast, Sydney)

Pole Positions – 21 (2007 New Zealand, Sandown, Bathurst, Bahrain – 2008 Perth, Darwin, Winton – 2009 Hamilton, Winton, Queensland, Phillip Island, Gold Coast – 2010 Abu Dhabi, Hidden Valley, Bathurst, Gold Coast, Tasmania – 2011 Darwin (2), Winton, Townsville)

RANDOM QUESTIONS

First car ever owned: Ford Cortina

Dream Car: Porsche GT2

Favourite Pastimes: Playstation, Water skiing, running, shopping and eating out

Best meal you can cook: Steak

Favourite TV show: Two and a half men

First Motorsport Memory as a child: Watching my mum do a hill climb at Bathurst

Non Motorsport Idol: Lance Armstrong

Five People you’d invite to dinner: Someone who can cook me a good meal

Best advice that you’ve ever received: Go hard or go home

Most Memorable race: Indy 2009, conquering illness to win

What’s the one thing that you can’t live without: Good food