Jamie Whincup is one of the most successful drivers in Australian motorsport history — a seven-time Supercars champion, four-time Bathurst 1000 winner and winner of 125 Supercars races. But his journey to the top was anything but straightforward.
Jamie joins James H Stewart to talk about starting out in karting, winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship at just 19, being hired — and then fired — by Garry Rogers Motorsport at 20, and fighting his way back into professional racing.
He shares the story of joining Triple Eight Race Engineering, racing alongside Craig Lowndes, winning three consecutive Bathurst 1000s together and building one of the most successful careers in Australian motorsport.
But this conversation isn't just about racing.
Jamie discusses becoming a shareholder in Triple Eight, what he learned from Roland Dane and some of the successful businesspeople around the team, and the very different challenge of retiring from full-time racing and becoming Triple Eight's Managing Director and Team Principal.
We explore the economics of running a professional racing team, the role of data versus instinct, managing elite performers, transitioning from individual competitor to business leader, and Triple Eight's major decision to move from GM to Ford in 2026.
It's a conversation about resilience, competition, leadership and what happens when your job changes from winning yourself to creating an organisation
capable of winning without you.
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