Paul Weel | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Geelong, Victoria | 21 July 1979
Related to | Kees Weel (father) Emma Weel (wife) |
Boost Mobile Super Trucks career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Car number | 50 |
Starts | 12 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 1 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2021 |
Finished last season | 3rd (2021) |
Previous series | |
1998–2008 1997 | V8 Supercars AMSCAR Series |
Supercars Championship career | |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 102 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Last updated on: 9 December 2021. |
Paul Weel (born 21 July 1979) is an Australian racing driver with experience in the V8 Supercars and Boost Mobile Super Trucks.
As a V8 Supercars driver, he raced 12 seasons in the series with a best finish of third at the 2003 Clipsal 500; he initially finished fourth, but a penalty for Russell Ingall promoted Weel onto the podium. [1] His best enduro finish was a 5th at the 2002 Queensland 500 and best Bathurst 1000 finish was 8th in 1999.
From 2006, he decided to retire from full-time driving to devote more time to his PWR Performance Products business. [2] [3] On 10 October 2008, Weel was involved in a massive crash during a practice session at Bathurst; [4] his stopped car was hit by Chris Pither in the Reid Park sector, leading to back fractures, a split spleen, and punctured lung. In 2009, he participated in the Sepang 12 Hours and finished fifth overall. [5]
In 2020, Weel returned to driving when he joined the Boost Mobile Super Trucks. [5] He continued to race in the series in 2021. At Hidden Valley Raceway in June, his truck flipped multiple times after making contact with Dave Casey on a ramp. [6] The following month at Reid Park Street Circuit saw him win the final two races for his first career overall weekend victory. [7]
He lives on the Gold Coast.
Year | Class | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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1998 | OC | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | Neal Bates | 9th | 155 |
1999 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | Greg Crick | 8th | 160 | |
2000 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Greg Crick | 14th | 157 | |
2001 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Tim Leahey | DNF | 127 | |
2002 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Marcos Ambrose | 21st | 154 | |
2003 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | Jason Bright | DNF | 44 | |
2004 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | Jason Bright | 12th | 159 | |
2005 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | Greg Murphy | DNF | 144 | |
2006 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | Nathan Pretty | 8th | 161 | |
2007 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Paul Dumbrell | 12th | 159 | |
2008 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Andrew Thompson | DNS |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
Boost Mobile Super Trucks results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | BMSTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | ADE 5 | ADE 4 | ADE 7 | N/A1 | – | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | SYM 3 | SYM 3 | SYM 4 | HID 9 | HID 5 | HID 3 | TOW 5 | TOW 1 | TOW 1 | 3rd | 84 | [9] [10] |
* Season in progress.
1 Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season.
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