Damien White

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Damien White
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NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1976-03-11) 11 March 1976 (age 49)
Wollongong, New South Wales
V8 Supercars
Years active 19992000, 2005, 2007
TeamsRod Salmon Racing
Britek Motorsport
Brad Jones Racing
Starts6
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish55th in 2000
Previous series
1997
2001–2006, 2008
2003
20062007
2008
Australian Formula Ford Championship
V8 Ute Racing Series
Australian Formula 3 Championship
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Australian Mini Challenge
Championship titles
2004, 2005 V8 Ute Racing Series

Damien White (born 11 March 1976) is a racing driver and motorsport administrator from Australia. [1]

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Biography

White began his motorsport career as a driver. Having spent his early seasons in Formula Ford and production car racing, he moved up to the V8 Supercars paddock at the turn of the millennium. He was a regular and a frontrunner in the V8 Utes, taking back-to-back titles in the mid-2000s for both Ford and Holden as well as two overall second-places. His success in V8 Utes led to a full season of Development Series in 2007, finishing 6th in the standings. White made sporadic appearances in V8 Supercar endurance rounds between 1999 and 2007 – with a best result of two 17th places at the Bathurst 1000 in 2000 and 2005 from six championship starts. [2]

White moved into motorsport administration in 2009, joining V8 Supercars as operations co-ordinator before becoming the General Manager of Motorsport four years later. [3] White resigned from his V8 Supercars role in 2015, moving into a commercial operations role with the then-under construction The Bend Motorsport Park and later a managerial role with the under-construction Circuit Italia. [4] [5] [6]

He is no relation to DVS driver/team owner Matthew White or former V8 Supercars commentator Matthew White.

Results

Career summary

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 17th SpectrumFord 06Team Arrow
1999 Shell Championship Series NC Holden Commodore VS Rod Salmon Racing
2000 Shell Championship Series 55th Ford Falcon AU Rod Salmon Racing
2001V8 Ute Racing Series2nd Ford Falcon AU Ute
2002V8 Ute Racing Series2nd Ford Falcon AU UtePeter Boylan
2003V8 Ute Racing Series5th Ford Falcon AU UtePeter Boylan
Australian Formula 3 Championship 18th DallaraAlfa Romeo F301Scuderia Piccola
2004V8 Ute Racing Series1st Holden Commodore VY Ute
2005V8 Ute Racing Series1st Ford Falcon BA UteWollongong Performance Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 57th Ford Falcon BA Britek Motorsport
2006V8 Ute Racing Series6th Ford Falcon BF UteTeam IMB
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 40th Holden Commodore VZ Mark Petch Motorsport
2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 6th Holden Commodore VZ Wollongong Performance Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series NC Ford Falcon BF Brad Jones Racing
2008V8 Ute Racing Series44th Holden Commodore VE UteKanga Loaders Racing
Australian Mini Challenge 14th Mini Cooper JCW R56 Challenge Mini

Complete V8 Supercars results

YearTeam1234567891011121314Pos.Pts.
1999 Rod Salmon Racing ECK ADE PERPHIDAR SAN IPS2CPK LAU WIN OPK
DNQ
IPS2 BAT
DNF
NC0
2000 Rod Salmon RacingPHIPER ADE ECKDARCANIPS1WINOPKCPK IPS2
DNF
SAN
WD
BAT
17
55th36
2005 Britek Motorsport ADE PUK PERECKSHADARIPSOPK SAN
24
BAT
17
GCSLAUPHI58th128
2007 Brad Jones Racing ADE PER PUK WIN ECK DAR IPS OPK SAN
DNF
BAT
DNS
GCS BHR LAU PHI NC0

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
1999 Rod Salmon Racing Holden Commodore VS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon DNF83
2000 Rod Salmon Racing Ford Falcon AU Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon17th155
2005 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 17th148
2007 Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BF Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison DNS0

Complete Bathurst 24 Hours results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOvr.
Pos.
Class
Pos.
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Boylan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Boylan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McKay
BMW M3 54916th1st

Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOvr.
Pos.
Class
Pos.
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Alexander
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A2531st1st
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X C2391st1st
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian Tulloch
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo X A155DNFDNF

References

  1. "Damien White". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. "In Focus: Damien White". Racing Line. 19 May 2008.
  3. "Damien White: The Official Word". V8 Supercars. 13 November 2013.
  4. "Damien White resigns from V8 Supercars". Speedcafe. 13 November 2015.
  5. "New circuit snubbed despite Newcastle 500 uncertainty". V8 Sleuth. 4 October 2023.
  6. "Damien White on LinkedIn". LinkedIn . Retrieved 4 October 2023.