MARK'S HISTORY
Here is a list of Mark's results since he started racing Karts in 1981.....
An impressive list!!
| 1981 | Commenced racing Karts - aged 14 |
| 1982/1983 | Winner of the Bridgestone Kart Prix |
| Winner of the 'King of Karting' title |
| 3rd in the World Karting Championship in Perth |
| (Beaten only by World and European Karting Champions) | |
| 1984 | Commenced racing cars at age 17 |
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| 1985 | 3rd in the Goodyear Car Owners Club Ford Laser Series |
| Winner of the Australian Drivers Club 'Most Promising Driver Award' | |
| 1986 | 2nd in the Goodyear Car Owners Club Ford Laser Series |
| 1987 | Joined Nissan Motor Sport |
| Winner of the 2.0 L Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Winner of the 2.0 L class Castrol 500 | |
| Winner of Class 1 - NSW Off Road Championship | |
| 1988 | Pole position at the Pepsi 250 (finished 2nd) |
| 1989 | Winner of the Sandown 500 (with Jim Richards) |
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3rd in the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) (with Jim Richards) |
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| 1990 | Developed & campaigned the new Nissan GT-R |
| Qualified on the front row of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) | |
| 1991 | Winner of the Australian Drivers Championship - Formula Brabham |
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Winner of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) (with Jim Richards) |
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| Winner of the 'Top Gun' Tooheys 1000 - Lap Record holder | |
| 2nd in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship | |
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Winner of the Pukekohe 500 - New Zealand |
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| 1992 | Winner of the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Winner of the Australian Drivers Championship - Formula Brabham | |
| Winner of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) (with Jim Richards) | |
| Competed in 2 FIA F3000 races - Nogaro & Magny Cours (France) | |
| 1993 | Winner of the Australian Drivers Championship - Formula Brabham |
| Winner of the Amscar Touring Car Series | |
| Winner of the 'Peter Jackson Dash for Cash' | |
| 2nd in the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) (with Jim Richards) | |
| Qualified on the front row of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) | |
| Australian representative at the FIA Touring Car World Cup - Monza (Italy) | |
| 1994 | Winner of the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 2nd at the Sandown 500 (with Jim Richards) | |
| Pole Position at the Bathurst 12 hour - in a Mazda RX7 | |
| Qualified on the front row of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) | |
| 1995 | 3rd in the FAI 'Legends of Motorsport' Karting event |
| 6th in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Qualified on the front row of the Tooheys 1000 (Bathurst) | |
| 1996 | Pole Position at the Australian Indy Car Grand Prix |
| 8th in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship |
| 1997 | Pole Position at the Sandown 500 (with Peter Brock and HRT) |
| Pole Position at the Primus 1000 at Bathurst (with Peter Brock and HRT) | |
| Competed in the LeMans 24 hour - with the Lister Jaguar Sportscar Team | |
| 1998 | Joined the Holden Racing Team |
| 3rd in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Pole Position at the Tooheys 1000 - Bathurst | |
| 1999 | 3rd in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Winner of 6 out of 13 rounds SATCC | |
| 2000 | **See "Mark's 3rd Championship" Page** |
| 2001 | **See "Season 2001" Page** |
"This information comes courtesy of Mark Skaife himself"
Mark Skaife in the Sega Commodore, 1996.
“This photo comes from the official 1996 Bathurst 1000 Program”
Here are the main statistics of his career.....
| TOURING CARS |
OPEN
WHEELERSS
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TOTAL
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| Number of Race Starts |
159
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31
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190
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| Number of Race Wins |
30
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17
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47
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| Number of Podium Finishes |
78
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25
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103
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| Number of Poles |
30
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13
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43
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| Number of Front Row Starts |
47
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18
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65
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| Number of National Championships |
4
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3
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7
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| Number of International Starts |
8
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2
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10
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"This information comes courtesy of Mark Skaife himself"
Mark in the Winfield Commodore, 1995.
“This photo comes from the official 1995 Tooheys 1000 Program”
** The Official Holden Racing Team Site **
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