Shane van Gisbergen

Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989), also known by his initials SVG, is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro SS for JR Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports and the No. 71 Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports, and part-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Hettinger Racing. He is known for his time racing in the Supercars Championship, last driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 car for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is a three-time Supercars Champion, winning driver's titles in 2016, 2021, and 2022. With a total of 80 wins and 46 pole positions, Van Gisbergen is fourth on the all-time wins list in the Supercars Championship. He has won the Bathurst 1000 three times, in 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Van Gisbergen also races in GT Racing, winning the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Alvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb in the McLaren 650S GT3, winning the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, finishing third overall in the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge and finishing in second place in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class.

Van Gisbergen won in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 2023 Grant Park 220 in Chicago driving the No. 91 for Trackhouse Racing, becoming the first driver to win in their NASCAR Cup Series debut since Indy car driver Johnny Rutherford in 1963, becoming only the seventh to do so in series history and the first driver to do it in the modern era of the sport. He also became the first New Zealander to win a race in the Cup Series. He is the winningest non-American driver in the NASCAR Cup Series and the winningest rookie in a single-season.

Van Gisbergen and Paul Morris are the only drivers to have won all three major car racing events at Mount Panorama: the Bathurst 1000, Bathurst 6 Hour and Bathurst 12 Hour.

New Zealand racing history After competing in Motocross, Quarter Midgets, and karts from 1998 to 2004, Van Gisbergen placed third in the 2004/2005 New Zealand Formula First Championship and won the associated Rookie of the Year award. Van Gisbergen had previously obtained a Speedsport Star of Tomorrow Scholarship. A win in 2005/06 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship was accompanied by another Rookie of the Year title and was followed by a second-place finish in 2006/07 Toyota Racing Series.

In 2021, Van Gisbergen won the New Zealand Grand Prix held as part of the Toyota Racing Series. The event is normally held for a global field; however, it was restricted to a New Zealand-only field due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Van Gisbergen entering as a wildcard. In 2023, Van Gisbergen competed in the South Island Endurance Series at Euromarque Motorsport Park, ran a Brabham BT62 with co-driver and car owner Dwayne Carter. The team encountered troubles early in the three-hour race when a right rear wheel came loose, sidelining the team for a number of laps to fix the car. The team completed over 30 laps after returning to the track before officially retiring from the race.

Supercars championship

Driving for Team Kiwi Racing, Van Gisbergen became the 200th driver to start a race in a V8 Supercar at the Jim Beam 400 at Oran Park Raceway in Round 8 of 2007. Having impressed in his 2007 races, Van Gisbergen was picked up by Stone Brothers Racing in 2008. He continued with the team for five seasons until 2012, securing a best of fourth in the championship in 2011. In late 2012, he announced he would be leaving V8 Supercars but in January it emerged that he was moving to Tekno Autosports at the start of the 2013 season. Van Gisbergen faced legal action for breaking his contract with Erebus Motorsport that had purchased Stone Brothers Racing. The move to Tekno proved fruitful, with Van Gisbergen finishing runner-up in the championship in 2014.

Van Gisbergen has also shown a strong pace at the series' most famous race, the Bathurst 1000. He was in the lead in the 2009 Bathurst 1000 until pitting on lap 108 when his car would not start, resulting in a 1:14 pit stop and losing him a number of positions in the race. A near-identical issue repeated itself in the 2014 edition, where, with 10 laps to go, he stalled, and the starter motor failed, costing him almost a certain victory, and he finished 16th. Van Gisbergen had started the 2014 race from pole position, his first at the event.

In 2016, Van Gisbergen moved to an expanded Triple Eight Race Engineering team alongside Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes. Van Gisbergen won his first race for the team at the Tasmania SuperSprint in 2016. Alexandre Prémat joined Van Gisbergen as co-driver in the Enduro Cup. The pair won the 2016 Enduro Cup, including three second-place finishes and Prémat's first race victory in the championship at the 2016 Castrol Gold Coast 600, and became the first non-Australian drivers combination to win. At Pukekohe, Van Gisbergen became the first New Zealander to lift the trophy, named in honour of Jason Richards, who died of cancer in 2011. He went on to win eight races that season and won the championship.

In 2017, Whincup and Van Gisbergen paired up again under the Red Bull Holden Racing Team banner. At Adelaide, he started his title defence with a double-victory, but finished fourth in the championship.

In 2018, Van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2 at Adelaide, driving a Holden Commodore ZB. At Townsville, Van Gisbergen won at race 18 after Whincup marked the 10th running at race 17. On 4 August, Van Gisbergen won the Sydney SuperNight 300 after a Safety Car was called in. At Tailem Bend, Van Gisbergen dominated the inaugural race at The Bend Motorsport Park, taking a near lights-to-flag win in Race 22. On 16 September, at Sandown, Van Gisbergen finished 2nd alongside Earl Bamber. Van Gisbergen controversially escaped a penalty for spinning his wheels during a pit stop at the Auckland SuperSprint at Pukekohe.

In the final round of 2018 at Newcastle, and with the championship on the line, Van Gisbergen won race 30, but was handed a 25-second post-race penalty following an investigation into a refueling breach during his third pitstop, dropping him to fifth place. Second-place finisher Scott McLaughlin was declared the winner of the race. Van Gisbergen finished fourth in race 31 and second in the points standings, behind McLaughlin.

In 2022, Van Gisbergen won the Bathurst 1000 with Garth Tander in what would be the final race for Holden after the manufacturer was closed by GM. He won his third Bathurst 1000 with Richie Stanaway a year later, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering.

GT racing Van Gisbergen recorded the first win for McLaren at the Bathurst 12 Hour. Through his connections with Tekno Autosports sponsor Tony Quinn, Van Gisbergen's first foray into GT racing was a guest co-drive in Quinn's team.

In 2015, Van Gisbergen entered the Blancpain Endurance Series in a McLaren 650S GT3 run by Von Ryan Racing. Racing in conjunction with his V8 Supercars commitments, he was forced to miss one round due to a date clash; however achieved two victories in the four races he entered. The team was dissolved after the 2015 season, and for the 2016 season, Van Gisbergen moved to McLaren's new Garage 59 team. He would once again miss the final round of the championship at the Nürburgring in Germany due to the Sandown 500 V8 Supercar race being held on the same weekend. Van Gisbergen won the 2016 season with Côme Ledogar and Rob Bell having won the 3 Hours of Monza and the 1000 km Paul Ricard despite skipping the last round at the Nürburgring due to a clash with his Supercars Championship commitments.

Through his McLaren and Tekno Autosports connections, he drove one of Tekno's factory-supported McLaren 650S GT3s at the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour. In qualifying on Saturday, Van Gisbergen set the fastest ever officially recorded lap of the Mount Panorama Circuit to achieve pole position. He went on to set the fastest ever race lap on the way to securing victory alongside Álvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb.

NASCAR

2023: Project 91 and first win In July 2023, Van Gisbergen made his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing and its Project 91 programme at the inaugural 2023 Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course. During qualifying for the race, he earned the third spot in the starting grid. Van Gisbergen was shuffled back to midpack after a pileup the lap before the completion of the second stage. Van Gisbergen took the lead on lap 71 from Justin Haley, and maintained it until Bubba Wallace collided with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on Lap 73 and sent the race into NASCAR Overtime. Van Gisbergen won the race, becoming the seventh driver and the first driver in the modern era of NASCAR, and the first driver since Indy car driver Johnny Rutherford 60 years prior in 1963, to win in his Cup Series debut race, and also becoming the first New Zealander to win in the Cup Series, and only the sixth driver born outside the US to win a Cup Series race. He was also the first "road course ringer" to win a Cup Series race since Indy car driver Mark Donohue in 1973. He made his second start of the 2023 season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in August, scoring his second top-ten finish in the one-caution race, the first to start a NASCAR Cup career with two top-tens in their first two starts since Terry Labonte in 1978.

On 11 August 2023, Van Gisbergen made both his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR oval debut, racing in the 2023 TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on 11 August, driving the No. 41 for Niece Motorsports. He qualified 28th and finished nineteenth. In September, Trackhouse announced that Van Gisbergen would drive part-time in all three of NASCAR's national series in 2024 as part of a development deal with the team.

2024: Full-time in Xfinity

Van Gisbergen celebrating his win at the 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 by kicking a rugby ball into the grandstands at Sonoma Raceway. On 13 December 2023, Kaulig Racing announced that Van Gisbergen would compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (now known as the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series), driving the No. 97 car. Van Gisbergen also had to run the ARCA race at Daytona in order to receive approval to compete at superspeedway events in NASCAR, in which he competed for Pinnacle Racing Group. On 31 January, he signed with KHI Management. Van Gisbergen started the season with a twelfth place finish at Daytona. He scored his first two Xfinity Series wins on back-to-back weeks at Portland and Sonoma. After retiring at Iowa and scoring two top twenty finishes, he took his third victory of the season on his return to Chicago. Van Gisbergen was knocked out of the first round of the Xfinity Series playoffs.

Van Gisbergen also ran some select Cup Series races during the 2024 season, this time with Kaulig Racing driving the No. 13 for only one race and the No. 16 for the rest of the races. During the 2024 Watkins Glen race, Van Gisbergen led the field with one lap to go, looking for his second Cup win, however, Chris Buescher took the lead after the exit of the "Bus Stop", he ultimately finished second after two failed overtake attempts prevented him from taking the lead. In his only race in the No. 13 at the Charlotte Roval, Van Gisbergen would score his first career Cup Series pole while also leading 21 laps and finishing in seventh place. Van Gisbergen ran twelve Cup Series races that year, scoring one top five and two top tens along with one pole with an average finish of 22.8.

2025: More wins and playoff debut

Van Gisbergen drove full-time in the Cup Series for Trackhouse Racing, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet, in the 2025 series. Van Gisbergen started the 2025 season with a 33rd-place finish at the Daytona 500. He struggled throughout the regular season, scoring only one top-ten finish on the first fifteen races. Despite his setbacks, Van Gisbergen scored a win and a playoff spot at Mexico City, winning by sixteen seconds. Three weeks later, he continued his dominance on road courses by winning again at Chicago, becoming the winningest non-American driver in the Cup Series. Additionally, he became the second driver to sweep the Xfinity and Cup races in a single weekend from the pole, joining Kyle Busch at Indianapolis in 2016. The following week, he won at Sonoma, after sweeping the poles for both the Xfinity and Cup races. His third win of the season tied Van Gisbergen with Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson (1999 and 2002, respectively) for most wins in a rookie season in the Cup Series. One-month later, he earned his fourth win by winning at Watkins Glen, making him the winningest-rookie Cup Series driver in a single-season. This win also made up for his last-lap pass the previous year. Van Gisbergen was eliminated following the Bristol playoff race. Despite his elimination, he scored his fifth consecutive road course win at the Charlotte Roval.

Van Gisbergen also drove part-time in the Xfinity Series in the No. 9 for JR Motorsports during the year. In his first start for the team, he won at the Chicago street course after holding off teammate Connor Zilisch. The following week at Sonoma, he battled for the second straight week with Zilisch, earning a second-place finish in the end. At Watkins Glen, with fourteen laps to go, Zilisch would make contact with Van Gisbergen, sending him out of the race.

2026

Van Gisbergen would ran the No. 97 for his second full-time Cup Series in the 2026 season. He started with a 30th place finish at the 2026 Daytona 500. The next week, he scored a top-ten at Atlanta I. He scored his first win of the season at Watkins Glen. He scored a top-five at Nashville, finishing fifth. He also won at Sonoma. He had two straight top-ten finishes at Atlanta II and North Wilkesboro, finishing sixth and fifth respectively.

Van Gisbergen again competed in select races in the No. 9 for JR Motorsports for a second consecutive season in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. In his first start of the season for the team, Van Gisbergen would earn victory at Austin. He also won at Sonoma, becoming the winningest international born driver in O'Reilly Series history.

Van Gisbergen also made his return to the Truck Series in 2026, driving the No. 4 for Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen. He finished third in the race, behind Connor Zilisch. On May 14, it was announced that Van Gisbergen would drive the No. 71 for Spire Motorsports at Charlotte. He scored a top-five with Spire at North Wilkesboro, finishing third.

Personal life In 2025, Van Gisbergen married Jessica Dane, current program manager at Corvette Racing. She and her father Roland Dane were co-owners at Triple Eight Race Engineering.

Motorsports career results

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Main race 2007 International Motorsport Tatuus TT104ZZ – Toyota 5th 12th 2021 M2 Competition Tatuus FT-60 – Toyota 10th 1st

Touring Cars Supercars Championship results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2007 Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon BF John McIntyre DNF 148 2008 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF Jonathon Webb DNF 91 2009 Ford Falcon FG Alex Davison 13th 161 2010 John McIntyre 21st 158 2011 6th 161 2012 Luke Youlden 12th 161 2013 Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore VF Jeroen Bleekemolen 11th 161 2014 Jonathon Webb 16th 158 2015 8th 161 2016 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VF Alexandre Prémat 2nd 161 2017 Matthew Campbell 5th 161 2018 Holden Commodore ZB Earl Bamber 5th 161 2019 Garth Tander 2nd 161 2020 1st 161 2021 18th 161 2022 1st 161 2023 Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Richie Stanaway 1st 161

Complete V8 SuperTourer results

Sports/GT Cars Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points 2014 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America DAY SEB LON MAZ DET KAN WAT MOS IND RAM VIR COA PLM 67th 45 2015 DAY SEB LON MAZ DET WAT MOS LIM RAM VIR COA PLM 31st 33 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R DAY SEB LON MAZ DET WAT MOS LIM RAM VIR COA PLM 54th 19 2017 Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 DAY SEB LON COA DET WAT MOS LIM RAM VIR MAZ PLM 45th 48 2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 52nd 19 2025 Trackhouse by TF Sport GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 35th 243

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2014 Alex Job Racing Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Leh Keen Shane Lewis Cooper MacNeil Porsche 911 GT America GTD 656 26th 8th 2015 Andrew Davis Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil GTD 704 12th 2nd 2016 Gunnar Jeannette Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil David MacNeil Porsche 911 GT3 R GTD 695 28th 13th 2017 Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing Thomas Jäger Gunnar Jeannette Cooper MacNeil Mercedes-AMG GT3 GTD 373 48th 21st 2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan Townsend Bell Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3 GTD 728 31st 12th 2025 Trackhouse by TF Sport Ben Keating Scott McLaughlin Connor Zilisch Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R GTD Pro 722 25th 9th

Complete Spa 24 Hours results

Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Mercedes-AMG GT3 GTD 132 44th(DNF) 21st(DNF)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points 2019–20 Eurasia Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SHA BEN SEP CHA 12th 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Riley Motorsports Sam Bird Felipe Fraga Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEPro 347 32nd 5th

Rally World Rally Championship results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2022 Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 33rd 2

World Rally Championship-2 results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2022 Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 24th 16

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2023 Trackhouse Racing 91 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 42nd 0 2024 Kaulig Racing 16 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL LVS HOM MAR PHO 45th 0 13 ROV 2025 Trackhouse Racing 88 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 12th 2211 2026 97 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2025 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 26 33 2026 13 30

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2024 Kaulig Racing 97 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 12th 2157 2025 JR Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 78th 0 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2023 Niece Motorsports 41 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 63rd 18 2026 Niece Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV -* -* Spire Motorsports 71 Chevy CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP 7 RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 110th 15

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2026 Hettinger Racing 51G Chevy SNM WCS NSV CRW ACE LGY DOM NWS HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*