Holden Commodore ZB
biography
Shane van Gisbergen narrowly missed out on winning the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship for a second time last year.
The Kiwi claimed the title in 2016, his first season with Triple Eight, and after an up-and-down '17 fell just short in the fierce '18 fight against Scott McLaughlin.
It is now more than a decade since van Gisbergen burst onto the Supercars scene with Team Kiwi in the middle of 2007.
During a torrentially-wet weekend at Oran Park, he finished 13th in one race and set the third-fastest lap in another.
Stone Brothers Racing became Van Gisbergen’s home in 2008, continuing to demonstrate brilliant car control in the wet.
As he matured, performances became far more consistent and he teetered on the brink of victory until breaking through on some soil at the Hamilton street circuit in 2011.
He left SBR at the end of 2012 in controversial circumstances as it was due to become Erebus Motorsport, linking with Tekno Autosports.
Van Gisbergen took his first win driving a Holden on his Tekno debut in Adelaide in 2013, winning nine over his three-year tenure and finishing runner-up to Jamie Whincup in the '14 championship.
Since joining Triple Eight, van Gisbergen has also won a PIRTEK Enduro Cup and the Jason Richards Trophy.
He continues to build an impressive record in sportscar racing that includes winning the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with McLaren.
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Van Gisbergen wins Barry Sheene Medal
Season Progress
| Event | Race | Qualifying | Finish | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2019 Superloop Adelaide 500 ›
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Race 1 › | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Race 2 › | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
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2019 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 ›
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Race 3 › | 5 | NC | 5 |
| Race 4 › | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| Race 5 › | 13 | 21 | 9 | |
| Race 6 › | 5 | 22 | 11 | |
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2019 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint ›
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Race 7 › | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Race 8 › | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
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2019 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint ›
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Race 9 › | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Race 10 › | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
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2019 PIRTEK Perth SuperNight ›
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Race 11 › | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Race 12 › | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
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2019 Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint ›
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Race 13 › | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Race 14 › | 13 | 7 | 3 | |
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2019 BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown ›
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Race 15 › | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Race 16 › | 16 | 10 | 5 | |
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2019 Watpac Townsville 400 ›
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Race 17 › | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Race 18 › | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
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2019 Century Batteries Ipswich SuperSprint ›
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Race 19 › | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Race 20 › | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
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2019 OTR SuperSprint ›
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Race 21 › | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Race 22 › | 16 | 6 | 4 | |
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2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint ›
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Race 23 › | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Race 24 › | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
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2019 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 ›
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Race 25 › | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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2019 Vodafone Gold Coast 600 ›
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Race 26 › | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Race 27 › | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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2019 Penrite Oil Sandown 500 ›
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Race 29 › | 3 | NC | 2 |
| Race 30 › | 24 | 17 | 2 | |
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2019 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 ›
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Race 31 › | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Race 32 › | 21 | 7 | 2 |
Vehicle detail
Triple Eight Race Engineering has set the standard in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship for more than a decade.
