Triple Eight Race Engineering

Triple Eight Race Engineering is the most successful team in the modern era of the Supercars Championship, and it’s not particularly close. Founded by Roland Dane in 2003 after relocating from the United Kingdom, Triple Eight quickly established itself as the benchmark operation in Australian touring car racing. Based in Banyo, Queensland, and running under the Red Bull Ampol Racing banner, the team has amassed a staggering collection of drivers’ championships, teams’ championships, and Bathurst 1000 victories that puts it in a class entirely of its own.

Team History

Triple Eight’s origins trace back to the British Touring Car Championship, where Roland Dane ran a successful Vauxhall programme in the late 1990s. The move to Australia in 2003 saw the team initially struggle to adapt (as any transplanted operation would), but the signing of Craig Lowndes and the subsequent arrival of Jamie Whincup transformed the operation into an unstoppable force. Whincup became the face of the team, winning seven drivers’ championships — the most in Supercars history — and multiple Bathurst 1000s in a career that cemented his status as, quite simply, the greatest Supercars driver of all time. Shane van Gisbergen then added to the legend with three consecutive championships from 2021 to 2023 before departing for NASCAR.

Here’s what tells you everything about Triple Eight: the Bathurst 1000 record is extraordinary. The team has won the Great Race on numerous occasions, with iconic victories including Lowndes’ emotional 2006 and 2010 triumphs, Whincup’s multiple wins, and van Gisbergen’s dominant performances. The Bathurst 1000 holds a special place in the team’s identity, and the celebration scenes at Mount Panorama have become some of the most memorable images in Australian motorsport.

Recent Form and Gen3 Era

The Gen3 transition, which introduced the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang as the two competing platforms from 2023, saw Triple Eight continue its dominance as the homologation team for the Camaro. Jamie Whincup transitioned from driving to team ownership and management, taking over from Roland Dane as managing director — and running the team with the same intensity he brought to the cockpit. Broc Feeney and Will Brown represent the next generation of Supercars stars, and both have proven themselves capable of winning races and challenging for championships. Triple Eight’s engineering excellence, resources, and winning culture ensure it remains the team to beat heading into every season. That’s just the reality of the championship right now.

Honours

Team Profile

Triple Eight Race Engineering competes in the Supercars Championship with Broc Feeney and Will Brown driving the Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaros. With 12 drivers’ championships and 9 Bathurst 1000 victories, Triple Eight is the most decorated team in modern Supercars history — and the standard by which every other operation in the paddock is measured. Full stop.

NC — Staff sports writer, australiafootball.com