Shane Van Gisbergen
| Shane van Gisbergen | |
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Van Gisbergen in 2016
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| Nationality |
 New Zealander
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| Born |
9 May 1989 (age 27) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 97 |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Series championships | 1 (2016) |
| Races | 303 |
| Race wins | 19 |
| Podium finishes | 65 |
| Pole positions | 16 |
| 2016 Championship position | 1st (3,368 pts) |
Shane van Gisbergen (born 9 May, 1989) is a New Zealand racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 97 Holden VF Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Van Gisbergen has also forged a successful GT career, including multiple entries in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Alex Job Racing and competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for McLaren with Von Ryan Racing and Garage 59. Van Gisbergen, with Álvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb, also won the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour for Tekno Autosports.
After competing in , Quarter Midgets and karts from 1998 to 2004, Van Gisbergen placed third in the 2004/2005 New Zealand Formula First Championship and won the associated Rookie of the Year award. Van Gisbergen had previously obtained a Speedsport Star of Tomorrow Scholarship. A win in the 2005/06 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship was accompanied by another Rookie of the Year title and was followed by a second-place finish in the 2006/07 Toyota Racing Series.
In 2014, Van Gisbergen co-drove to the BNT NZ Supertourers Hankook Super Series championship with primary driver Simon Black. Shane won 7 of the 9 races in total of the Endurance rounds including sweeping the entire Fuchs 500 weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway with winning race #3 in spectacular fashion driving from 1 lap down.
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