Red Bull commits to extension with Triple Eight
Red Bull has committed to a further two years as co-naming rights partner of Triple Eight Race Engineering.
The energy drinks giant has been with the championship-winning team since 2013, when it joined as naming rights partner.
The 2022 Repco Supercars Championship will mark 10 years of Red Bull with Triple Eight.
Between 2013 and 2021, Triple Eight has carried Red Bull backing to four drivers’ championships, five teams’ championships, and 113 race wins.
Whincup won in 2013, Red Bull's first season
To October’s Winton SuperSprint, drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup are one-two in the standings.
Red Bull Ampol Racing leads the teams’ championship, with van Gisbergen and Whincup combining for 12 of the 2021 season’s 19 race wins.
Whincup won in 2013 and 2014, before adding a seventh drivers’ title in dramatic fashion in Newcastle in 2017.
A year earlier, van Gisbergen won the title in his maiden season with the team.
Lowndes and Richards celebrate Bathurst victory in 2015
Red Bull also featured in the team’s Bathurst wins in 2015 (Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards) and 2020 (van Gisbergen and Garth Tander).
"Triple Eight are thrilled to have Red Bull renew their co-naming rights partnership with the team for the next two years, which will see our relationship extend past a decade in the sport,” Triple Eight Managing Director Roland Dane said.
"The entire team at Red Bull have been phenomenal partners of ours, and I’m grateful that they’ve continued to place their faith in us to represent their brand at a high level, continuing the successful joint-naming rights partnership with Ampol.
"I’ve always been proud to say that we’re one of the leading Red Bull teams in the world, and hopefully our success both on and off the track will continue to go from strength to strength.”
Whincup's famous 2017 championship
Future team Managing Director Whincup added: "It’s great to have Red Bull and Triple Eight deepen their decade long commitment to the racing community for season 2022 and beyond.
"We are proud to partner with an innovative and supportive brand like Red Bull, who are fully committed to the Supercars category, the drivers and our fans."
Miles Wilson, Managing Director of Red Bull Australia, said: "At Red Bull we are immensely proud of the past decade of partnership with Triple Eight, that has produced 113 race wins, four driver championships and five team championships.
"We look forward to supporting the community of Australian motorsport by giving wiiings to this partnership and its success in the years ahead.”
Van Gisbergen and Whincup will return to the track at Winton across October 2-3 for the eighths round of 2021.
