| Andrew Thompson | |
|---|---|
| V8 Supercar Record | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Car # | |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Series Championships | 0 |
| Races | 33 |
| Round Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2011 Championship position | 38th (334 pts) |
| 2012 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | |
|---|---|
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Car no. | 80 |
| Former teams | Dick Johnson Racing Howard Racing |
| Starts | 33 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | Champion in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004–05 2007–10 |
Australian Formula Ford V8 Supercar Champ. Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | |
Andrew Thompson (born 3 November 1987), is an Australian racing driver currently competing for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series.
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Thompson's circuit racing career began in Formula Ford where in the 2004 season his backing from Latitude Development Group placed him into the then new Spectrum 010 chassis and finished eleventh in his only full time season in the Australian Formula Ford Championship.
2005 saw a partial season in Formula Ford as he focused on making the transition to V8 Supercar. 2006 saw his V8 Supercar debut racing in Dick Johnson Racings three car team in the second tier Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series alongside team mates Grant Denyer and Marcus La Delle. Thompson finished the season in eighth position, one spot ahead of Denyer. Season highlight was winning the tragic sixth round of the series at Mount Panorama, winning both races at the meeting where Mark Porter was killed.
DJR did not run a team in the Fujitsu series in 2007 but Thompson moved across to the series champions, Howard Racing but only completed a partial season with the team. Thompson did however take two further wins at the third round of the series at Winton Motor Raceway.
Thompson returned to Dick Johnson Racing for the endurance race season where he co-drove with Alex Davison in the teams second car. While no points were received at the Sandown 500, Bathurst was a different story with the #18 Falcon racing well all day with Davison on the fringe of the fight for the lead at races end. Eighth was an excellent reward for the duo, backing up team leaders Steven Johnson and Will Davison who finished third.
There was much speculation about Thompson joining Ford Rising Stars Racing full time for season 2008, so it was a slight surprise when Paul Weel Racing announced[1] Thompson would drive for the team in 2008 after the team had previously announced it would be closing and selling its franchises.[2]
In 2009 he joined Tony D'Alberto at The Bottle O Racing for the endurance events at Phillip Island and Bathurst.
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 11th | Spectrum 010 Ford | Latitude Development Group |
| 2004 | Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 4th | Spectrum 09b Ford | |
| 2005 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 17th | Spectrum 010 Ford | Latitude Development Group |
| 2006 | Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series | 8th | Ford BA Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2007 | Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series | 11th | Ford BA Falcon | Howard Racing |
| 2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 25th | Ford BF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 28th | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Weel Racing |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 35th | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 30th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series | 1st | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 38th | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Owen |
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series 2011 |
Succeeded by incumbent |