Van Gisbergen reaches global top 50 drivers list
18 Dec 2021
Shane van Gisbergen has earned further recognition for his dominant march to the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship crown.
Van Gisbergen won 14 races in 2021 en route to his second Supercars drivers' championship.
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The Red Bull Ampol Racing driver was named 16th in Autosport magazine's top 50 drivers of 2021.
The list was topped by Formula One title combatants Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
Supercars drivers have featured heavily in Autosport lists of years gone by; van Gisbergen 28th in 2016, the year he won his first title.
He was also listed 47th on the 2020 list following his run to third overall, which featured a maiden Bathurst 1000 victory.
Scott McLaughlin was ranked 38th in 2018, 14th in 2019 and 13th in 2020.
Cameron Waters was also 40th on the 2020 list in a season he finished series runner-up.
Mark Winterbottom was 41st in 2015, the year he won his first title, with Jamie Whincup 35th in 2017.
The 13-event 2022 Repco Supercars Championship will commence in Newcastle next year. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
The 13-round draft calendar was released during the Repco Bathurst 1000 weekend.
