Unbreakable? Whincup's epic Tassie record
23 Mar 2022
Jamie Whincup's retirement means Symmons Plains will be without its most successful driver this weekend.
The NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint will be the first Symmons Plains event since 2004 without Whincup on the grid.
Triple Eight's new boss was a cut above at the Launceston venue, winning a staggering 13 races.
Whincup took career win. No. 123 last April, which proved to be his penultimate solo race win.
Of active drivers, Shane van Gisbergen's four Symmons wins are the most of all drivers on the 2022 grid.
Whincup first won in Tasmania in 2007
To put Whincup's remarkable Symmons tally into perspective, just four active drivers have won a combined eight races.
Will Davison won in 2012 and 2016, Mark Winterbottom in 2010, and Chaz Mostert last year.
Triple Eight-built cars have won 23 of the last 33 races at the 2.41km circuit, which will host its 49th ATCC/Supercars round.
It will take beyond 50 rounds for a driver to get near Whincup's 13 wins, with van Gisbergen the obvious candidate.
Van Gisbergen, however, has never before won multiple races on a Symmons weekend; his four wins came in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.
Sunday success in 2009
Whincup, meanwhile, won multiple races on the same Symmons weekend four times.
The seven-time champion is also the all-time winner in Townsville, New Zealand, Surfers Paradise and Adelaide.
A record will be broken this weekend, with the Tim Slade Mustang to record the most ever race starts.
Will a new driver make an impression on Symmons Plains? Find out at this weekend's event. CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.
Every session of the three-race event will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506 and streamed on Kayo.
The Seven Network will broadcast highlights on Saturday and Sunday.
Most wins at 2022 circuits (2022 drivers)*
Circuit | Most wins |
Sydney Motorsport Park | van Gisbergen (8) |
Tasmania | van Gisbergen (4) |
Albert Park** | Pye, Reynolds, Mostert (1) |
Perth | Winterbottom (7) |
Winton | Winterbottom (4) |
Darwin | Winterbottom, van Gisbergen (4) |
Townsville | van Gisbergen (8) |
Tailem Bend | van Gisbergen, Waters (2) |
Sandown | Lowndes (7) |
New Zealand*** | van Gisbergen (6) |
Bathurst 1000 | Davison, Mostert (2) |
Gold Coast | van Gisbergen (4) |
Adelaide | van Gisbergen (5) |
Newcastle | Reynolds, van Gisbergen (1) |
Most wins at 2022 circuits (all-time)*
Circuit | Most wins |
Sydney Motorsport Park | Skaife (10) |
Tasmania | Whincup (13) |
Albert Park** | McLaughlin (4) |
Perth | Lowndes (16) |
Winton | Bowe, Seton (5) |
Darwin | Skaife, McLaughlin (8) |
Townsville | Whincup (12) |
Tailem Bend | McLaughlin (5) |
Sandown | van Gisbergen (3) |
New Zealand*** | Whincup (10) |
Bathurst 1000 | Brock (9) |
Gold Coast | Whincup (9) |
Adelaide | Whincup (11) |
Newcastle | McLaughlin, Whincup (2) |
*Correct to 2022 Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight
**Championship races only
***Combined Pukekohe and Hamilton results
