Vern Schuppan
Australian racing driver (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vernon John Schuppan AM (born 19 March 1943) is a retired Australian motor racing driver. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.
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Born | (1943-03-19) 19 March 1943 (age 81) Booleroo Centre, South Australia, Australia |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Australian |
Active years | 1972, 1974ā1975, 1977 |
Teams | BRM, Ensign, Hill, Surtees |
Entries | 13 (9 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1972 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |
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Although he considers himself to be a single-seater driver, Schuppan's biggest career victory was with the factory-backed Rothmans Porsche team when he partnered Americans Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert to win the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956.
In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the sport of motor racing".[1]