- Vern Schuppan
Former F1 driver
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Name = Vern Schuppan
Nationality = flagicon|AustraliaAustralia n
Years = 1972,1974-1975, 1977
Team(s) = BRM, Ensign, Hill,Surtees
Races = 13 (9 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1972 Belgian Grand Prix
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Last race =1977 Dutch Grand Prix Vernon "Vern" Schuppan (born
March 19 ,1943 ) is a racing driver fromWhyalla, South Australia . He drove in many categories, but his greatest fame was as asports car driver and was heavily associated withPorsche till the end of his career.He won the 1974 and 1976
Macau Grand Prix races (a prestigious non-championship event) - in 1974 by a remarkable four laps.He participated in 13
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, mostly for Ensign andSurtees , debuting onMay 12 ,1974 . He scored no championship points.He competed in three
Indianapolis 500 races (1976, 1979, 1981), with a best result of third in 1981 driving a McLaren-Ford.He was the 1983 Japanese Sports-Prototype Champion, and followed his 1976 5th place finish and 1977 & 1982 2nd place finishes of the
24 hours of Le Mans by winning in 1983 driving aPorsche 956 withAl Holbert andHurley Haywood .With Japanese backing, he also produced a road going evolution of the Porsche 962 called the
Schuppan 962CR . At the then price of 195 million yen (1.5 million USD) only six were built.Payment failed to arrive for two of the vehicles after they were shipped to Japan. This, coupled with the high cost of the car's construction and the worldwide recession, forced Schuppan to declare bankruptcy. Schuppan then also co-owned an
Indy Lights team withStefan Johansson .In May 2006, Schuppan was elected into the
Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand Prix F1 , an eminent organisation based inMonaco . [cite news |title=Vern Schuppan Honoured |date=2006-05-30 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Schuppan-elected-to-eminent-F1-club/2006/05/30/1148956333191.html |title=Schuppan elected to eminent F1 club |author=AAP |publisher=John Fairfax Holdings |work=The Age |accessdate=2006-05-31]Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Indy 500 results
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