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
V8 Supercar Championship Achievements (As at start of 2011)
Event Starts – 97
Podiums – 37 (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))
Race Wins – 14 (2006 Phillip Island – 2007 Bahrain (2) – 2008 Eastern Creek, Perth (3), Darwin, Queensland (2) – 2009 Gold Coast – 2010 Darwin, Townsville, Tasmania)
Pole Positions – 17 (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)
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
