Vern Schuppan

Vern Schuppan
AM
Closeup of the Porsche 956 in which Schuppan and co-drivers Al Holbert and Hurley Haywood won the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Born (1943-03-19) 19 March 1943 (age 81)
Booleroo Centre, South Australia, Australia
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityAustralia Australian
Active years1972, 19741975, 1977
TeamsBRM, Ensign, Hill, Surtees
Entries13 (9 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1972 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry1977 Dutch Grand Prix
Walk of fame at Le Mans- Winner in 1983

Vernon John Schuppan AM (born 19 March 1943) is a retired Australian motor racing driver. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.

Although he considers himself to be a single-seater driver, Schuppan's biggest career victory was with the factory-backed Rothmans Porsche team when he partnered Americans Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert to win the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956.

In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the sport of motor racing".[1]

  1. ^ "Vernon John SCHUPPAN". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 November 2020.