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MARK WEBBER FIA World Endurance Champion and two-time Monaco Grand Prix winner Mark Webber made the decision to call time on his distinguished racing career in 2016. At only 40 years old and still winning races in the top flight of motorsport, the down-to-earth Australian explained that he felt the timing was right for him and he always hoped to retire on his own terms. Perhaps best known for his twelve-year Formula One career, Mark hung up his F1 boots at the end of 2013 having notched up 215 races, nine victories - most notably becoming a double winner of both the prestigious Monaco and British Grands Prix – and accumulating an impressive tally of 42 podium finishes, 13 pole positions and 19 fastest laps. The Aussie finished third in the World Drivers’ Championship three times, including in his final year, lending credence to his wish to ‘step away while I’m still at the top of my game’. Not quite ready to give up competitive racing entirely at that point, Mark began an exciting new chapter in his illustrious career when he returned to sports cars at the beginning of 2014 following a fifteen-year hiatus. Manufacturing giant Porsche were returning after a similarly long break and Mark joined teammates Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley in their 919 Hybrid LMP1 car for three very successful seasons in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Together the trio amassed fourteen podiums (eight of them wins), were runner’s up in the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hour race in an historic Porsche 1-2 finish and were crowned World Drivers’ Champions the same year. In 2017 Mark extended his relationship with Porsche, stepping out of the cockpit and into an ambassadorial role with the leading marque. Always keen on outdoor pursuits and wanting to give back to his home country, Mark launched the Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge in the F1 off-season of 2003. The seventh cycle of the gruelling charitable adventure race took place in December 2013 and the event has raised over $1.5 million AUD for charities in Australia. Since stepping away from Formula One, Mark has had the opportunity to delve into the world of punditry. The knowledgeable and quick-witted Aussie has teamed up with Channel Ten in Australia for their Australian Grand Prix coverage since 2014 and in 2022 is embarking on a sixth year as part of Channel 4’s F1 commentary team for their UK terrestrial broadcast. In the 2017 Australia Day Honours list, Mark received his country’s highest national honour – becoming an Officer of the Order of Australia – for ‘distinguished service to motor sport as a competitor and ambassador, and to the community through fundraising and patronage of a range of medical and youth support organisations.’ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1992-1993       Karting, Australia 1994                Formula Ford debut in Australia 1995                Australian Formula Ford Championship, 4th 1996                British Formula Ford Championship, 2nd Formula Ford Festival winner 1997                British Formula 3 Championship, 4th 1998-1999       Factory Mercedes driver for the AMG FIA GT Championship team, 2nd 2000                Formula 3000 Championship, 3rd 2001                Test driver for Benetton Renault Sport F1 team Formula 3000 Championship, 2nd 2002-2013       Formula One driver with Minardi, Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull Racing Scored nine Grand Prix victories and 42 podiums, including twice winning both the prestigious Monaco and British Grands Prix Finished 3rd in the World Drivers Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and won four World Constructors Championships 2010-2013 with Red Bull Racing 2014-2016      Factory Porsche driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship, 1st in 2015 (first Australian FIA World Champion since Alan Jones in 1980) 2nd at Le Mans 2015 Retired from racing at the end of 2016 2017-Present  Global ambassador for Porsche, Red Bull and Rolex TV commentary for Channel 4’s Formula 1 telecasts and for Channel 10 in Australia Board member of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation Awarded Australian AO Director of Jam Sports Management Executive Producer and Brand Ambassador at Noah Media Group DIGITAL PROFILE Website: www.markwebber.com Facebook: @aussiegrit 727k followers Instagram: @aussiegrit 344k followers Twitter: @AussieGrit 1.3M followers Photo Credits: ROLEX and Porsche