Jonathon Webb
Australian racing driver

Jonathon Webb

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Jonathon Webb (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver and team owner of Tekno Autosports. He currently drives for Tekno Autosports as a co-driver alongside Will Davison in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series.
In 2016, Webb and Davison won Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000.

Racing history

Early career

Webb, a former BMX bicycle racing champion, first came to national attention racing Porsches out of the family run Tekno Autosports team which had previously operated racing cars for his father Steve. Webb spent several years racing in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship finishing eighth in the inaugural 2003 series. Webb's best run with Carrera Cup was third place in the 2005 series. The following year Webb made his debut in V8 Supercar as a co-driver in the endurance races for Marcus Marshall in a Paul Cruickshank Racing-prepared Ford BF Falcon.

In 2007, Webb focused full-time on V8 Supercar racing, taking the family Tekno Autosports team into the second-tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, in a Stone Brothers Racing-prepared Ford Falcon. Webb finished fourth in his first season, improving to third in 2008. In 2009 Webb moved to the MW Motorsport team, a professional Fujitsu Series team for an assault on the championship. In the second half of the series Webb won six out of the last seven races in the season in an irresistible charge to the championship crown. Webb began his association with Dick Johnson Racing in 2009, taking part in his fourth season as an endurance race co-driver in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Supercars

Webb continued this involvement into 2010, having secured a former Britek Motorsport Racing Entitlement Contract for the Tekno Autosport team. Tekno formed a technical alliance with Dick Johnson Racing, with Webb's car to effectively become the team's third car, with ownership of the franchise remaining with the Webb family. Tekno secured race number 19 from the Sieders Racing Team to use for 2010, to match DJR's existing cars, 17 (Steven Johnson) and 18 (James Courtney). Mother energy drink became the major sponsor of the #19 Ford from the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400. Webb won his first V8 Supercar race on the Saturday at the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 in wet conditions.

For the 2011 season, Tekno Autosports was re-established as an independent racing team and sourced a Holden VE Commodore from Triple Eight Race Engineering. The team gradually moved forward, expanding to a second car in 2012 and matching the results Webb achieved in 2010 in the DJR fold. Despite not winning a race, Webb was the event winner of the Skycity Triple Crown in 2013. Following the 2013 season, the team downgraded to a single car for Shane van Gisbergen, leaving Webb without a full-time drive. He continued to drive for the team for the three endurance races, Sandown, Bathurst and Surfers Paradise, which collectively became known as the Enduro Cup in 2013. Alongside Van Gisbergen, Webb won a race at the Gold Coast 600 in both 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, with Van Gisbergen having departed the team, Webb paired with Will Davison for the Enduro Cup. Having finished third at the Sandown 500, the pairing capitalised on late drama, including a late-race penalty for Jamie Whincup, to win the Bathurst 1000.

GT

Jonathon Webb won the Dubai 24 Hour in 2008, alongside Craig Baird, Klark Quinn and Tony Quinn in a Porsche 997 GT3-RSR. In 2016 he won the Bathurst 12 Hour in a McLaren 650S entered by Tekno Autosports, alongside Van Gisbergen and Álvaro Parente.

Career results

The Ford FG Falcon of Jonathon Webb at the 2011 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Season Series Position Car Team
2002 Australian Porsche Cup 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Tekno Autosports
2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 8th Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Tekno Autosports
Australian Nations Cup Championship 25th Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera
2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 6th Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Tekno Autosports
2004/05 Carrera Cup New Zealand 3rd Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 3rd Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Tekno Autosports
2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 5th Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Paul Cruickshank Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 61st Ford BA Falcon
2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 4th Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 42nd Paul Cruickshank Racing
2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 48th
2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 1st Ford BF Falcon MW Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 47th Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
Australian Mini Challenge 20th Mini Cooper S Motorline Mini Garage
2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 13th Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 21st Ford FG Falcon Tekno Autosports
2012 V8SuperTourer Championship 8th Holden VE Commodore MPC Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 12th Tekno Autosports
2013 V8SuperTourers Championship 28th Holden VE Commodore Scott McLaughlin Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 12th Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 28th Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports
2015 Australian GT Championship 39th McLaren MP4-12C Darrell Lea
V8 Supercars Dunlop Series 30st Ford FG Falcon Image Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 30th Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports
2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 27th Holden VF Commodore Tekno Autosports
Australian GT Championship 14th McLaren 650S GT3
Intercontinental GT Challenge 7th

Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 Rank Points
2016 Australia Tekno Autosports AP McLaren 650S GT3 BAT
1
SPA SEP 7th 25

* Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year No. Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2006 20 Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford BA Falcon Australia Marcus Marshall DNF 90
2007 111 Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford BF Falcon Australia John Bowe 14th 160
2008 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford BF Falcon New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen DNF 91
2009 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon Australia Warren Luff DNF 84
2010 19 Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon Australia David Russell 19th 161
2011 19 Tekno Autosports Ford FG Falcon United Kingdom Richard Lyons 13th 161
2012 19 Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 6th 161
2013 19 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore Germany Marc Lieb 12th 161
2014 97 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 16th 158
2015 97 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 8th 161
2016 19 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore Australia Will Davison 1st 161

* Events highlighted in green denote designated co-driver role

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2009 Australia Rockstar Energy Drink Australia Josh Hunt
Australia Paul Stokell
Nissan 350Z B 149 DNF DNF
2016 Australia Tekno Autosports Portugal Álvaro Parente
New Zealand Shane Van Gisbergen
McLaren 650S GT3 AP 297 1st 1st