Mark Skaife
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| Mark Skaife | |
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 Skaife before the 2003 Sandown 500. |
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| V8 Supercar Record | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
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| Current team | Holden Racing Team |
| Series Championships | 5 (1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Wins | 36 |
| Podium finishes | 76 |
| Pole positions | 37 |
| 2006 Championship position | 16th (2036 pts) |
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Mark Skaife (b 3 April 1967) is one of the most popular and successful touring car race drivers Australia has ever produced. After initial success in karting, Skaife switched to cars. He won the 2 litre Australian Touring Car Championship in 1987, and the Formula Brabham Australian Drivers Championship in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
His touring car career includes five Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar championships (1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002) and five Bathurst 1000 victories (1991 and 1992 with Jim Richards driving a Nissan Skyline; 2001 with Tony Longhurst, 2002 with Jim Richards again and 2005 with Todd Kelly, the last three in Holden Commodores). A Holden driver since 1993, he now owns the Holden Racing Team. After a poor 2004 V8 Supercar season, Skaife's 2005 results have improved, finishing 5th in the championship behind his Holden Racing Team team mate Todd Kelly.
Skaife equalled touring car legend Peter Brock's record for most round victories in the Australian Touring Car Championship on April 23, 2006. Brock and Skaife are tied for 37 wins. Skaife's 37th round victory came after winning the third round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship at Pukekohe, New Zealand.
In the 2007 series, Mark currently sits 4th on the points table after third overall at Barbagallo. He races in the #2 Holden Racing Team VE Commodore for 2007.
[edit] Profile
- Birthplace: Gosford, NSW
- Resides: Melbourne, VIC
- Nickname: Skaifey
- Personal: Married ; one son (10), one daughter (one month)
- Height: 182cm
- Weight: 73kg
- Interests: Water sports, skiing, squash
| Teams contesting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series | |||||||||
| Toll HSV Dealer Team | Holden Racing Team | Tasman Motorsport | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Performance Racing | Jack Daniel's Racing | ||||
| 1 Rick Kelly 16 Garth Tander |
2 Mark Skaife 22 Todd Kelly |
3 Jason Richards 51 Greg Murphy |
4 James Courtney 9 Russell Ingall |
5 Mark Winterbottom 6 Steven Richards |
7 Shane Price 11 Jack Perkins |
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| WPS Racing | Team BOC | Dick Johnson Racing | Supercheap Auto Racing | Team Kiwi Racing | Britek Motorsport | ||||
| 8 Max Wilson 10 Jason Bargwanna |
12 Andrew Jones 14 Brad Jones |
17 Steven Johnson 18 Will Davison |
20 Paul Dumbrell 50 Cameron McConville |
021 Paul Radisich | 25 Jason Bright 26 Alan Gurr |
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| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Team Sirromet Wines | Autobarn Racing | TeamVodafone | Paul Cruickshank Racing | |||||
| 33 Lee Holdsworth 34 Dean Canto |
39 Fabian Coulthard 67 Paul Morris |
55 Steve Owen | 88 Jamie Whincup 888 Craig Lowndes |
111 John Bowe | |||||
