Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom has recently joined us our new ambassador. As the perfect compliment to our FPR Crew sponsorship, "Frosty" will be flying the Bollé flag
throughout the V8 Supercar Series. Frosty and his team use Bollé safety exclusively along with sporting our very cool sunnies around and off the track. He is also the star of our new TV campaign which is running regionally across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA. Check it out!! And keep your eyes peeled for our logo on Frosty's helmet as we cheer him on!
PROFILE
D.O.B:
20th May 1981
Born:
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lives:
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nickname:
Frosty
Start of Motor Racing Career:
Aged 8 - Won a Pee wee 50 and started racing
Hobbies:
Golf, Mountain bike riding, football, Playstation.
Superstitions:
Put left boot on before right boot
ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 V8 Supercar Championship Season Highlights:
Pole Positions - Abu Dhabi
2nd Place - Race 2 Abu Dhabi
3rd Place - Race 1 Abu Dhabi
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Season Highlights:
Five Pole Positions (Fastest Qualifier)
One event victory (Rounds replaced by individual race events in ‘09)
Nine podium finishes (5 x 2nd and 4 x 3rd race places)
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Season Highlights:
Four Pole positions (Fastest Qualifier)
Two round wins
Seven race wins
Seven Podium finishes (overall top three)
Ten event fastest laps
2007 V8 Supercar Championship Season Highlights:
Four Pole positions - 2007 V8 Supercar Pole Award Winner (Fastest Qualifier)
One Round win
Two race wins
Six Podium finishes (overall top three)
Five event fastest laps
Career to Date - V8 Supercar (main series) Results 2004 to 2008:
In 69 main series V8 Supercar starts since 2004, Mark has gained 8 Pole positions, 4 Round Victories, 11 race wins & 13 Podium finishes. (At March, 2009)
Since joining Ford Performance Racing in 2006, Mark has finished 51% of the V8 Supercar races that he has started in the top five and 33% of them in a top three podium position. Mark has also qualified in the top three in 34% of the races that he has contested with FPR to date.
