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Birth date : 27 August 1976
Birthplace : Queanbeyan
Marital status : Single
Height : 184 cm
Weight : 74 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 0
Points scored : 26
Number of GP : 50
Pole Position : 0
Podiums : 0
First GP : 2002 (Melbourne)



Best result : 5
2004 championship position : 13
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : WILLIAMS





The announcement that Mark Webber will race for the KL Minardi Asiatech team
in this year's FIA World Formula One Championship marks the culmination of
six years hard work by the 25-year old from Queanbeyan, New South Wales.
Webber becomes the first Australian since David Brabham (in 1994) to race in
Formula One and he will make his grand prix debut in front of his home crowd
at Melbourne's Albert Park circuit in the Foster's Australian Formula One
Grand Prix on March 1-3.

In fact, Webber is the first driver in recent history to make his F1 debut in
his home grand prix, and on a track he won on in 1996 at the inaugural
Melbourne Australian F1 Grand Prix when he competed in a Formula Brabham (nee
Holden) race.

Webber had just turned 18 when he left Australia at the end of 1995 after
competing in karting and the Australian Formula Ford championship. An
impressive international debut, which saw him finish third in the1995 Formula
Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in England, prompted the famous Van Diemen
Formula Ford team (which had run Ayrton Senna and Eddie Irvine in their
formative years) to sign him for the 1996 British Championship. Webber
finished runner-up in that series and scored a crushing victory at the 1996
Formula Ford Festival - an annual event with an impressive list of previous
winners including grand prix stars, Johnny Herbert and Eddie Irvine.

Following success in British Formula Ford, Webber graduated to the British
Formula 3 Championship in 1997 with a team run by fellow Australian Alan
Docking. He finished fourth in the series despite struggling to find the
necessary budget and was almost forced to quit mid-season when his funding
ran out. However, fellow Queanbeyanite and former Wallabies rugby union
legend, David Campese, came to the rescue and personally financed Webber's
next few races which continued to yield good results. Before long, his strong
performances in the British series and international F3 events had attracted
the attention of Mercedes boss, Norbert Haug, who invited Webber to test for
the Mercedes AMG sportscar team.

The test was a huge success and Webber signed with the team to compete in the
1998 FIA GT Championship, partnering former F1 driver Bernd Schneider. Under
Mercedes' guidance, Webber matured quickly and revelled in working with a
major manufacturer in a racing environment at the age of just 20.

The 1998 season was a memorable one, with a huge test program and 10-round
championship which took Webber to the States, Japan and Europe. The
Webber/Schneider combination took five wins but were pipped to the title by
team-mates, Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta. Webber was promoted to his own
car in 1999 but his love of sportscars came to a premature end when he was
involved in two spectacular, high-speed accidents at the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hour
Race. An apparent aerodynamic fault with the design of the Mercedes caused
the cars of Webber and team-mate Peter Dumbreck to somersault, leaving
Mercedes to withdraw its remaining car from the race and the curtailment of
its 1999 sportscar campaign.

Indeed, although sidelined for the remainder of 1999 Webber was determined to
get his single-seater career back on track for the following season. He began
working towards a drive in the international Formula 3000 championship with
Paul Stoddart's new European Formula Racing team after being introduced to
Paul by F1 team boss, Eddie Jordan.

In 2000, Foster's joined Yellow Pages as a personal sponsor as Webber
contested the FIA International F3000 Championship. He took the EFR team to
new highs, with victory in round two of the series at Silverstone to take an
unexpected early lead in the championship. Ultimately, he ended the season
third overall in the drivers' championship behind two third term drivers,
Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian, and was the highest placed rookie.

His results earned him the interest of the Benetton PlayLife Formula One team
and in September 2000 he completed a successful three day test for the tea0m
at Estoril (Portugal). This led to the team signing Webber on a long-term
contract, and for the 2001 season he was contracted by Benetton to race for
Super Nova Racing in Formula 3000, as well as being the official test and
reserve driver for the Benetton Renault F1 team.

In 2001, Webber scored wins at Imola, Monaco and Magny Cours and finished
runner-up in the F3000 series while, in between races, he tested extensively
for the Benetton Renault F1 team and contributed towards the team's
end-of-season performance boost. Webber completed the long haul to Formula
One in 2002 when he joined the Minardi team. In his debut race in front of
home fans, Mark drove the PS02 to fifth place and two points. The crowd went
wild and it was a moment the young Aussie will never forget.

Sadly, no further points were forthcoming in 2002, however he put in a
brilliant performance at the Monaco GP, one that didn't go unnoticed,
especially by team bosses at Jaguar Racing who snapped up Webber to partner
Antonio Pizzonia the following season.

The Australian had a good season with Jaguar in 2003, scoring 17 of the 18
points amassed by the Milton Keynes based team and brought his name into the
lime-light of the big teams. However, with a year on his contract remaining,
Webber was confident he could do more in 2004.

Sadly 2004 was not a good season for Webber and Jaguar. The team was
announced as 'for sale' mid-season and the Jaguar R5 was not the huge step
forward the team had hoped for. Still, Webber did a solid job for much of the
season, showing flashes of brilliance - especially in qualifying trim. The
Malaysian Grand Prix saw Webber start a remarkable second alongside Michael
Schumacher but in what characterised much of the season, Webber spun out of
contention.

The Australian finished in the points on four occasions in 2004 and scored
seven world championship points. Despite the lack of concrete results on the
track, Webber heads into 2005 brimming with confidence as he has a new deal
with the BMW Williams squad. With 50 races under his belt, a new contract in
place 2005 is Mark Webber's big test.


1991   Karting Junior, Australia
1992   Karting NSW & ACT, Australia, 1°
1993   King of Karting, Australia, 1° / Karting, Canberra Cup
1994   F. Ford, Australia
1995   F. Ford
1996   F. Ford Festival, 1°
1997   F3, England
1998   GT (Mercedes)
1999   GT (Mercedes)
2000   F3000, 3°
2001   F3000, 2° / F1 (Benetton), test driver
2002   F1 (Minardi), 16°, 2 points
2003   F1 (Jaguar), 10°, 17 points
2004   F1 (Jaguar), 13°, 7 points