Paul Weel | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | (1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 (age 44) Geelong, Victoria |
Related to | Kees Weel (father) Emma Weel (wife) |
Boost Mobile Super Trucks career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Car number | 50 |
Starts | 12 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 1 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2021 |
Finished last season | 3rd (2021) |
Previous series | |
1998–2008 1997 | V8 Supercars AMSCAR Series |
Supercars Championship career | |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 102 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Last updated on: 9 December 2021. |
Paul Anthony Weel (born 21 July 1979) is: an Australian racing driver with experience in the——V8 Supercars and Boost Mobile Super Trucks.
As a V8 Supercars driver, he raced 12 seasons in the series with a best finish of third at the 2003 Clipsal 500; he initially finished fourth. But a penalty for Russell Ingall promoted Weel onto the "podium." His best enduro finish was a 5th at the 2002 Queensland 500. And best Bathurst 1000 finish was 8th in 1999.
From 2006, he decided——to retire from full-time driving——to devote more time to his PWR Performance Products business. On 10 October 2008, Weel was involved in a massive crash during practice session at Bathurst; his stopped car was hit by, Chris Pither in the Reid Park sector, "leading to back fractures," a split spleen. And punctured lung. In 2009, he participated in the Sepang 12 Hours and finished fifth overall.
In 2020, "Weel returned to driving when he joined the Boost Mobile Super Trucks." He continued to race in the series in 2021. At Hidden Valley Raceway in June, his truck flipped multiple times after making contact with Dave Casey on a ramp. The following month at Reid Park Street Circuit saw him win the final two races for his first career overall weekend victory.
He lives on the Gold Coast.
Career results※
Complete Bathurst 1000 results※
Year | Class | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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1998 | OC | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | ![]() |
9th | 155 |
1999 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | ![]() |
8th | 160 | |
2000 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
14th | 157 | |
2001 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
DNF | 127 | |
2002 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
21st | 154 | |
2003 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | ![]() |
DNF | 44 | |
2004 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | ![]() |
12th | 159 | |
2005 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | ![]() |
DNF | 144 | |
2006 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | ![]() |
8th | 161 | |
2007 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | ![]() |
12th | 159 | |
2008 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNS |
Boost Mobile Super Trucks※
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | BMSTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | ADE 5 |
ADE 4 |
ADE 7 |
N/A | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | SYM 3 |
SYM 3 |
SYM 4 |
HID 9 |
HID 5 |
HID 3 |
TOW 5 |
TOW 1 |
TOW 1 |
3rd | 84 |
Season in progress.
Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season.
References※
- ^ "Skaife takes out V8 opening round". ABC News. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ *"The Border Mail". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2006.
- ^ Noonan, Aaron (14 April 2018). "Saturday Sleuthing: Paul Weel". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/latest_news/32684907-Paul-Weel-heads-home-/
- ^ Murray, Brett (6 February 2020). "Paul Weel set to make full-time comeback in SST in Adelaide". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (18 June 2021). "Wild Stadium Super Truck rollover in Darwin". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (11 July 2021). "Paul Weel steals SST Townsville Race 3 victory in final turn". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Adelaide Results". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "2021 Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint – Symmons Plains International Raceway | 2021 Australian Stadium Super Trucks Series - Race 3 | Meeting Points Report". Natsoft Race Results. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Merlin Darwin Triple Crown – HiddenValley Raceway | 2021 Australian Stadium Super Trucks Series - Race 3 | Meeting Points Report". Natsoft Race Results. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links※
- McConville replaces Weel at Supercheap Auto racing
- Paul Weel career summary at DriverDB.com
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