{"id":507673,"date":"2026-02-27T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/507673\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:15:17","slug":"supercars-news-jamie-whincup-one-of-six-australian-motorsport-hall-of-fame-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/507673\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Jamie Whincup one of six Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Supercars-Sydney-500-Saturday-Z81_6962.jpg\" alt=\"Whincup one of six Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Whincup is one of six inductees into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2026. Image: Richard Gresham<\/p>\n<p>Whincup became eligible at the end of 2025 when he stepped down from active competition, making way for Nick Percat to partner Broc Feeney for the 2026 endurance events.<\/p>\n<p>The Triple Eight Race Engineering team principal holds the record for most Supercars championships at seven, and most race victories with 124.<\/p>\n<p>Making his full-time series debut with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2003, Whincup was initially dropped by the team at season\u2019s end after a tough debut season.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a career lifeline in 2005 with Tasman Motorsport, Whincup partnered Jason Richards to take a pair of podiums at Sandown and Bathurst that year, before signing with Triple Eight for 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Whincup took his first race victory at that year\u2019s season-opening Adelaide 500, the first in a record breaking career spanning 16 full-time seasons.<\/p>\n<p>In a first for the ceremony, a car will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, commemorating the 100th birthday of its driver and namesake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4rtmwSt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to purchase tickets to the 2026 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The Brabham BT19 driven by Sir Jack Brabham to the 1966 Formula 1 World Championship is not only the first car to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but will also be the 100th inductee.<\/p>\n<p>The late Brabham remains to this day the only driver to win the world championship in a car bearing his own name.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 induction class comprises figures from a number of motor racing disciplines and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Among those celebrated will be entrepreneur and official Garry Connelly AM, drag racing team owner Santo Rapisarda, and motorcycling legends Shane Watts and Ken Blake.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame ceremony will occur on Thursday March 5 at 1:00pm AEDT, and will be held in the Lakeside Precinct of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285241\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/285241.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie Whincup is one of six inductees into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2026. 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