48-540: Tekno Autosports was an Australian motor racing team, established in the 1990s initially for the motor racing activities of Stephen Webb, and later his son Jonathon Webb . The team competed in the Supercars Championship using two Holden ZB Commodores built by Triple Eight Race Engineering . Fabian Coulthard and Garry Jacobson are the team's current drivers. At the end of 2021, the Supercars team
96-551: A Ford BA Falcon in the series with the assistance of Stone Brothers Racing . Under the racing number of #94, Webb placed fourth for the season. This relationship continued into 2008, with Webb placing third. In 2009, Tekno wound down as an operational racing team with Webb moving to the MW Motorsport team. In 2010 Tekno entered what was then known as the V8 Supercar Championship Series with
144-511: A Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) purchased from Tasman Motorsport . It linked up with veteran Queensland Ford racing team, Dick Johnson Racing with Webb racing a former Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford FG Falcon as #19. Mid-season, the team attained a title sponsor, Mother Energy Drinks . David Russell joined the team for the endurance events, the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000. Sebastian Bourdais joined
192-616: A date clash, however achieved two victories in the four races he entered. The team was dissolved after the 2015 season, and for the 2016 season , van Gisbergen moved to McLaren's new Garage 59 team. He will once again miss the final round of the championship at the Nürburgring in Germany due to the Sandown 500 V8 Supercar race being held on the same weekend. Van Gisbergen won the 2016 season with Côme Ledogar and Rob Bell having won
240-642: A development deal with the team. On 13 December 2023, Kaulig Racing announced that van Gisbergen would compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 97 car. Van Gisbergen also had to run the ARCA race at Daytona in order to receive approval to compete at superspeedway events in NASCAR. On 2 January 2024, it was announced that van Gisbergen would be competing for Pinnacle Racing Group in
288-437: A release from his Stone Brothers Racing contract on the basis he wanted time away from the sport. Both entries acquired new sponsors, with Darrell Lea sponsoring Webb's car #19 and VIP Petfoods van Gisbergen's #97 entry. Van Gisbergen quickly established himself a race winning threat in the team's new Triple Eight constructed Holden VF Commodore taking victory at Race 2 at the 2013 Clipsal 500 and Sydney 500 . Webb also won
336-476: A second ahead of van Gisbergen. In 2020 , the team will return to a two-car operation and relocate to Western Sydney . In January 2022 the team was sold to Peter Xiberras and rebranded PremiAir Racing . Tekno Autosports campaigned two McLaren 650S GT3 cars in the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour . Shane van Gisbergen , Jonathon Webb and Álvaro Parente won the race, with the sister car of Will Davison, Robert Bell and Andrew Watson finishing 9th. With
384-579: A third car this relationship continued into the 2016 Australian GT Championship . The following is a list of drivers who have driven for the team in the Supercars Championship, in order of their first appearance. Drivers who only drove for the team on a part-time basis are listed in italics. Jonathon Webb Jonathon Stephen Webb (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian former professional racing driver and team owner of Team Sydney , who once co-drove alongside Fabian Coulthard in
432-681: A total of 80 wins and 46 pole positions, van Gisbergen is 4th on the all-time wins list in the Supercars Championship . He has won the Bathurst 1000 three times, in 2020 , 2022 , and 2023 . Van Gisbergen also races in GT Racing , winning the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Alvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb in the McLaren 650S GT3 , winning the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup , finishing 3rd overall in
480-538: A year later, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering . Through his connections with Tekno Autosports sponsor Tony Quinn, van Gisbergen's first foray into GT racing was a guest co-drive in Quinn's team. In 2015 he entered the Blancpain Endurance Series in a McLaren 650S GT3 run by Von Ryan Racing. Racing in conjunction with his V8 Supercars commitments, he was forced to miss one round due to
528-482: Is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing . He is known for his time racing in the Supercars Championship , last driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 car for Triple Eight Race Engineering . He is a three-time Supercars Champion, winning driver's titles in 2016 , 2021 , and 2022 . With
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#1732794477918576-554: Is normally held for a global field however was restricted to a New Zealand-only field due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with van Gisbergen entering as a wildcard. Van Gisbergen ran a Brabham BT62 in the South Island Endurance Series at Euromarque Motorsport Park in 2023, with co-driver and car owner Dwayne Carter. However, a right rear wheel came off on lap 2 and the car was sidelined for 87 laps in total at
624-449: The 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 in wet conditions. For the 2011 season, Tekno Autosports was re-established as an independent racing team and sourced a Holden VE Commodore from Triple Eight Race Engineering . The team gradually moved forward, expanding to a second car in 2012 and matching the results Webb achieved in 2010 in the DJR fold. Despite not winning a race, Webb was the event winner of
672-531: The 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge and finishing in second place in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class. He won in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 2023 Grant Park 220 in Chicago driving the No. 91 for Trackhouse Racing , becoming the first driver to win in their NASCAR Cup Series debut since Indy car driver Johnny Rutherford in 1963 , becoming only the seventh to do so in series history and
720-401: The 3 Hours of Monza and the 1000 km Paul Ricard despite skipping the last round at the Nürburgring due to a clash with his Supercars Championship commitments. Through his McLaren and Tekno Autosports connections, he drove one of Tekno's factory-supported McLaren 650S GT3s at the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour. In qualifying on Saturday, van Gisbergen set the fastest ever officially recorded lap of
768-549: The Australian Carrera Cup Championship finishing eighth in the inaugural 2003 series. Webb's best run with Carrera Cup was third place in the 2005 series . The following year Webb made his debut in V8 Supercar as a co-driver in the endurance races for Marcus Marshall in a Paul Cruickshank Racing -prepared Ford BF Falcon . In 2007, Webb focused full-time on V8 Supercar racing, taking
816-542: The Australian Nations Cup Championship , a GT based racing series, in 2000. Gradually as the 2000s progressed the team's emphasis shifted from Steve to Jonathon as he emerged through the ranks of Australian motor racers. Jonathon Webb joined the Australian Carrera Cup Championship when it was formed in 2003 and finished third in his best ever season in 2005. For 2007, Tekno moved into the second-tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and operated
864-711: The BNT NZ Supertourers Hankook Super Series championship with primary driver Simon Evans. Shane won 7 of the 9 races in a total of the Endurance rounds including sweeping the entire Fuchs 500 weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway with winning race #3 in spectacular fashion driving from 1 lap down. In 2021, van Gisbergen won the New Zealand Grand Prix held as part of the Toyota Racing Series . The event
912-591: The Mount Panorama Circuit to achieve pole position. He went on to set the fastest ever race lap on the way to securing victory alongside Álvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb . On 18 May 2023, it was announced that van Gisbergen would make his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series driving the No. 91 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing and its Project 91 programme at the inaugural event at the Chicago Street Course . During qualifying for
960-545: The Skycity Triple Crown event despite not winning a race over the weekend. For the newly introduced Enduro Cup , Marc Lieb returned to join Webb, with Jeroen Bleekemolen joining van Gisbergen. For 2014 , the team returned to a single car operation with the leased REC returned to Paul Morris Motorsport and van Gisbergen driving the single entry to finish second in the championship. Webb joined van Gisbergen in
1008-584: The Skycity Triple Crown in 2013. Following the 2013 season, the team downgraded to a single car for Shane van Gisbergen , leaving Webb without a full-time drive. He continued to drive for the team for the three endurance races, Sandown, Bathurst and Surfers Paradise, which collectively became known as the Enduro Cup in 2013. Alongside van Gisbergen, Webb won a race at the Gold Coast 600 in both 2014 and 2015. In 2016, with van Gisbergen having departed
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#17327944779181056-642: The Sydney SuperNight 300 after a Safety Car was called in. At Tailem Bend , van Gisbergen dominated the inaugural race at The Bend Motorsport Park , taking a near lights-to-flag win in Race 22. On 16 September, at Sandown, van Gisbergen finished 2nd alongside Earl Bamber . Van Gisbergen controversially escaped a penalty for spinning his wheels during a pit stop at the Auckland SuperSprint at Pukekohe. At Newcastle in 2018, van Gisbergen
1104-462: The 2004/2005 New Zealand Formula First Championship and won the associated Rookie of the Year award. Van Gisbergen had previously obtained a Speedsport Star of Tomorrow Scholarship . A win in 2005/06 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship was accompanied by another Rookie of the Year title and was followed by a second-place finish in 2006/07 Toyota Racing Series . In 2014, van Gisbergen co-drove to
1152-681: The Enduro Cup, and after starting from pole, the pair were leading the 2014 Bathurst 1000 in the closing stages before a starter motor failed, leaving the car stuck in the pits for several minutes. In both 2014 and 2015, van Gisbergen and Webb won one race of the Gold Coast 600. Van Gisbergen finished fourth in the 2015 championship, only adding another race win at the Sydney 500 to his Gold Coast victory. In 2016 , Will Davison replaced van Gisbergen. The move brought near-immediate success, with
1200-437: The Enduro Cup. The pair won the 2016 Enduro Cup, including three second-place finishes and Prémat's first race victory in the championship at the 2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600 , and became the first non-Australian drivers combination to win. At Pukekohe, van Gisbergen became the first New Zealander to lift the trophy, named in honour of Jason Richards , who died of cancer in 2011. He went on to win eight races that season and won
1248-474: The No. 19 Holden ZB Commodore for the Pirtek Enduro Cup . In 2016, Webb and Will Davison won Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000 . Webb, a former BMX bicycle racing champion, first came to national attention racing Porsches out of the family-run Tekno Autosports team which had previously operated racing cars for his father Steve. Webb spent several years racing in
1296-410: The championship in 2014. Van Gisbergen has also shown a strong pace at the series' most famous race, the Bathurst 1000 . He was in the lead in the 2009 Bathurst 1000 until pitting on lap 108 when his car would not start, resulting in a 1:14 pit stop and losing him a number of positions in the race. A near-identical issue repeated itself in the 2014 edition , where with 10 laps to go – he stalled and
1344-533: The championship. In 2017, Whincup and van Gisbergen paired up again under the Red Bull Holden Racing Team banner. At Adelaide , he started his title defence with a double-victory, but finished 4th in the championship. In 2018, van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2 at Adelaide, driving a Holden Commodore ZB . At Townsville , van Gisbergen won at race 18 after Whincup marked the 10th running at race 17. On 4 August, van Gisbergen won
1392-558: The end of the event, after Carter ran over 30 laps with no problems before retiring it from the race later on. Van Gisbergen turned no laps in the 3 hour race. Driving for Team Kiwi Racing , van Gisbergen became the 200th driver to start a race in a V8 Supercar at the Jim Beam 400 at Oran Park Raceway in Round 8 of 2007. Having impressed in his 2007 races, van Gisbergen was picked up by Stone Brothers Racing in 2008. He continued with
1440-399: The endurance drivers for Sandown and Bathurst, with Marc Lieb and Lucas di Grassi joining Webb and Patrizi respectively on the Gold Coast. Webb finished the 2012 season in 12th Position, with Patrizi in 18th despite competing without a full-time title sponsor all year. Michael Patrizi was replaced in 2013 with Shane van Gisbergen , in a controversial move after van Gisbergen was granted
1488-400: The family Tekno Autosports team into the second-tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series , in a Stone Brothers Racing -prepared Ford Falcon. Webb finished fourth in his first season, improving to third in 2008. In 2009 Webb moved to the MW Motorsport team, a professional Fujitsu Series team for an assault on the championship. In the second half of the series Webb won six out of the last seven races in
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1536-580: The first driver in the modern era of NASCAR, and the first driver since Indy car driver Johnny Rutherford 60 years prior in 1963, to win in his Cup Series debut race, and also becoming the first New Zealander to win in the Cup Series, and only the sixth driver born outside the US to win a Cup Series race. He also was the first " road course ringer " to win a Cup Series race since Indy car driver Mark Donohue in 1973. Until his second career start, van Gisbergen
1584-472: The first driver to do it in the modern era of the sport. He also became the first New Zealander to win a race in the Cup Series. He and Paul Morris are the only drivers to have won all three major car racing events at Mount Panorama: the Bathurst 1000 , Bathurst 6 Hour and Bathurst 12 Hour . After competing in Motocross , Quarter Midgets and karts from 1998 to 2004, van Gisbergen placed third in
1632-501: The first round of the Xfinity Series playoffs. On 24 August 2024, it was announced that van Gisbergen will drive full-time in the Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet in 2025 . SVG also ran some select Cup Series races during the 2024 season this time with Kaulig Racing driving the No. 13 for only one race and the No. 16 for the rest of the races. During the 2024 Watkins Glen race , van Gisbergen led
1680-463: The race, he earned the 3rd spot in the starting grid. Van Gisbergen was shuffled back to midpack after a pileup the lap before the completion of the second stage. Van Gisbergen took the lead on lap 71 from Justin Haley , and maintained it until Bubba Wallace collided with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on Lap 73 and sent the race into NASCAR Overtime . Van Gisbergen won the race, becoming the seventh driver and
1728-472: The race. On 31 January, he signed with KHI Management . Van Gisbergen started the season with a 12th place finish at Daytona . He scored his first two Xfinity Series wins on back-to-back weeks at Portland and Sonoma . After retiring at Iowa and scoring two top-20 finishes, the New Zealander took his third victory of the season on his return to Chicago . SVG would unfortunately be knocked out of
1776-627: The season in an irresistible charge to the championship crown. Webb began his association with Dick Johnson Racing in 2009, taking part in his fourth season as an endurance race co-driver in the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Webb continued this involvement into 2010, having secured a former Britek Motorsport Racing Entitlement Contract for the Tekno Autosport team. Tekno formed a technical alliance with Dick Johnson Racing, with Webb's car to effectively become
1824-643: The starter motor failed, costing him almost a certain victory and he finished 16th. Van Gisbergen had started the 2014 race from pole position, his first at the event. In 2016, van Gisbergen moved to the Triple Eight Race Engineering team, alongside two of the most successful drivers in series history; Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes . Van Gisbergen won his first race for the team at the Tasmania SuperSprint in 2016. Alexandre Prémat joined van Gisbergen as co-driver in
1872-479: The team for five seasons until 2012, securing a best of fourth in the championship in 2011. In late 2012, he announced he would be leaving V8 Supercars but in January it emerged that he was moving to Tekno Autosports at the start of the 2013 season. Van Gisbergen faced legal action for breaking his contract with Stone Brothers Racing. The move to Tekno proved fruitful, with van Gisbergen finishing runner-up in
1920-452: The team for the Gold Coast 600. At the final event of the year, the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 , the team recorded their first win, with Webb winning the rain-affected Saturday race. Tekno severed their relationship with Dick Johnson Racing in 2011 and became an independent single car team, still utilising the #19. The team maintained the sponsorship links with Mother Energy Drinks and had their engines built by InnoV8 Race Engines. Richard Lyons
1968-473: The team winning the second round of the year, the Tasmania SuperSprint . After a lean patch in the middle of the year, Davison, partnered with Webb, returned to form at the Enduro Cup. After finishing third at Sandown, at the Bathurst 1000, Davison achieved an even better result, capitalising on late drama between the race leaders to take his second Bathurst crown, despite not leading any laps, only one tenth of
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2016-526: The team's third car, with ownership of the franchise remaining with the Webb family. Tekno secured race number 19 from the Sieders Racing Team to use for 2010, to match DJR's existing cars, 17 ( Steven Johnson ) and 18 ( James Courtney ). Mother energy drink became the major sponsor of the #19 Ford from the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400 . Webb won his first V8 Supercar race on the Saturday at
2064-830: The team, Webb paired with Will Davison for the Enduro Cup. Having finished third at the Sandown 500 , the pairing capitalised on late drama, including a late-race penalty for Jamie Whincup , to win the Bathurst 1000 . Jonathon Webb won the Dubai 24 Hour in 2008, alongside Craig Baird , Klark Quinn and Tony Quinn in a Porsche 997 GT3-RSR . In 2016 he won the Bathurst 12 Hour in a McLaren 650S entered by Tekno Autosports, alongside Van Gisbergen and Álvaro Parente . ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Shane van Gisbergen Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989), also known by his initials SVG ,
2112-626: Was also one of only two drivers to have a perfect winning record in NASCAR, briefly joining Marvin Burke in that accomplishment. On 19 July 2023, Trackhouse Racing announced van Gisbergen would make his second start of the 2023 season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course . Van Gisbergen scored his 2nd Top 10 finish in the one-caution race, the first to start a NASCAR Cup career with two Top 10s in their first two starts since Terry Labonte in 1978. On 2 August 2023, it
2160-421: Was announced that van Gisbergen would make both his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR oval debut, racing in the 2023 TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on 11 August, driving the No. 41 for Niece Motorsports . He qualified 28th and finished 19th. On 14 September 2023, Trackhouse announced that van Gisbergen would drive part-time all three of NASCAR's national series in 2024 as part of
2208-434: Was handed a 25-second post-race penalty following an investigation into a refueling breach at his third pitstop. Scott McLaughlin was declared the winner of the race. Van Gisbergen finished second at race 31 and in the points standings. In 2022, he won the Bathurst 1000 with Garth Tander in what would be the final race for Holden after the manufacturer was closed by GM. He won his third Bathurst 1000 with Richie Stanaway
2256-666: Was sold to Peter Xiberras and rebranded PremiAir Racing . In 2016, the team won both the Bathurst 12 Hour and Bathurst 1000 . Formed originally as a Porsche team running in the Australian Porsche Cup by Steve Webb, having previously raced Kaditchas in the Australian Sports Car Championship and Ralts in the Australian Drivers' Championship . Webb raced Porsches with modest success for several seasons, moving into
2304-446: Was the endurance co-driver for Phillip Island and Bathurst, with Gil de Ferran joining Webb for the Gold Coast 600 . The 2012 season saw the team expand to two cars which included a move to Holden and becoming a Triple Eight Race Engineering customer. Webb continued to drive the #19 car, with Michael Patrizi recruited to drive the #91 Commodore with a REC leased from Paul Morris Motorsport . Scott McLaughlin and Jonny Reid were
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