| Simon Wills | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | October 3, 1976 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996 1998, 1999 1999, 2000 2001 |
British F3 - Class B New Zealand Grand Prix Australian Drivers' Championship V8Supercar Development Series |
| Awards | |
| 2000 | Jim Clark Trophy] |
Simon Wills (born 3 October, 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former racing driver.
He won Class B of the British Formula Three Championship in 1996. He won the 1998 New Zealand Grand Prix. He was the Australian Driver's Champion (Formula Holden) in both 1999 and 2000. He also holds the outright lap record at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, which was set in a Reynard 94D in 2000.
He won the V8 Supercar Development Series in 2001. He moved up to the V8 Supercar Series in 2003 with Team Dynamik until 2005 when it was bought by Tony Longhurst after the team was found guilty of breaking stringent testing rules and the team disbanded at the end of the season. In 2007, he drove for Team BOC after team owner and lead driver Brad Jones retired.[1]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brady Kennett |
Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 1998 and 1999 |
Succeeded by Andy Booth |
| Preceded by Scott Dixon |
Winner of the Australian Drivers' Championship 1999 and 2000 |
Succeeded by Rick Kelly |
| Preceded by Dean Canto |
Winner of the V8Supercar Development Series 2001 |
Succeeded by Paul Dumbrell |