Triple Eight Race Engineering
Triple Eight Race Engineering, branded as Red Bull Ampol Racing in Supercars, is an Australian motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. The team has been the only Brisbane-based V8 Supercar team since its formation, originally taking over and operating out of the former Briggs Motor Sport workshop in Bowen Hills during the 2003 season before moving to Banyo in 2009. The team has won the Supercars drivers' championship ten times, the teams' championship eleven times and the Bathurst 1000 nine times.
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (Supercars) Mercedes-AMG (GT3) |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Jamie Whincup |
| Team Manager | Mark Dutton |
| Race Drivers | Supercars Championship 87. Will Brown 88. Broc Feeney 888. TBA GTWC Australia 88.Prince Jeffri Ibrahim Jordan Love Jamie Whincup 888.Will Brown Broc Feeney Mikaël Grenier GT World Challenge Asia 99. Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim 888. TAB |
| Race Engineers | 88. Martin Short TBA. TBA |
| Chassis | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (Supercars) Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo (GT3) |
| Debut | 2003 |
| Drivers' Championships | 10 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022) |
| Teams' Championships | 11 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022) |
| Round wins | 104 |
| Race wins | 250 |
| Pole positions | 148 |
| 2023 position | 2nd (4976 pts) |
The team currently runs two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s for Broc Feeney and Will Brown. Additionally, the team provides technical support to Team Sydney, Team 18 and Matt Stone Racing. The team performs its testing at Queensland Raceway.
Originally affiliated with champion British Touring Car Championship race team Triple Eight Racing and owned by Peter Butterly, Roland Dane, Ian Harrison and Derek Warwick, Dane later took majority ownership, with Harrison maintaining a minority shareholding. In late 2015, Dane sold approximately a 30% shareholding in the team to Paul Dumbrell, Tim Miles and Trinette Schipkie. In 2021 Scottish millionaire Tony Quinn bought a 40% share of the team.