Age: 23
Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland

BIOGRAPHY – MICHAEL TRIMBLE

Since starting his career in karts at the age of 13, Michael Trimble has continually developed into one of Australia’s brightest young motorsport stars.

In late 2002 he moved into the ranks of open wheel circuit racing in the Formula Ford category, despite having limited experience in the tricky single seaters Trimble showed he was more than capable of piloting them at great speeds.

During his rookie year in the Australian Formula Ford Championship Trimble achieved some impressive results. Running with the highly fancied Sonic Motor Racing outfit Trimble was showed maturity well beyond his teenage years to record some impressive results in 2003.

In 2004 Trimble had an up and down year in the Australian Formula Ford Championship.  He finished the year equal on race wins with the championship winner, however, his overall result in the championship was affected by a number of incidents throughout the year.

The next year Trimble made the move into Formula 3 where he would contest the Australian Driver’s Championship.  He made a lasting first impression in the category by lowering the lap record at Adelaide’s Mallala Motorsport Park in his first test.

Trimble continued his impressive form throughout the year to finish runner-up in the championship.  He was also awarded the Rookie of the Year trophy and would return as one of the favourites for the 2006 championship.

Despite recording six wins and a total of 23 podium results from 32 races in the 2006 championship Trimble fell just shy of his desired aim in 2006 and finished behind the experienced Englishman Ben Clucas in the overall standings.

In 2006 Trimble made the move into the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship with Paul Cruickshank Racing.  The one-make series is held in conjunction with the V8 Supercar Championship Series highlights the talent and ability of the driver.  Throughout the year Trimble impressed many onlookers to finish on the podium and also record the Rookie of the Year crown.

Trimble is now focusing on the next step in his flourishing career as he climbs the motorsport ladder into the 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Championship Position: 10th overall
Team: Paul Cruickshank Racing
Highlights: Winner of the 2007 Rookie of the Year title
Podium finish (third overall) at Oran Park, NSW

2006 Australian Formula 3 Championship

Championship Position: 3rd overall
Team: Astuti Motorsport
Highlights: Race wins at Queensland Raceway and Symmons Plains
12 podium finished from 14 races contested (2 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds)

2005 Australian Formula 3 Championship

Championship Position: 2nd overall
Team: Team BRM
Highlights: Winner of the Rookie of the Year title
Four race victories

2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Championship Position: 9th overall
Team: Sonic Motor Racing Services
Highlights: Podium finish (third overall) at Eastern Creek, NSW

2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Championship Position: 9th overall
Team: Sonic Motor Racing Services
Highlights: Fourth place in Rookie of the Year title

ABOUT MICHAEL TRIMBLE

Michael Trimble is an up and coming driver who is making his presence felt on the Australian motor racing scene.

At 23 years of age Trimble is about to embark on the biggest step of his flourishing career – a campaign in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series is the ‘feeder’ championship to the most popular form of motorsport in Australia – the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

It is in this series where the future stars of Australian motorsport are groomed while competing at speeds of over 250 km/h on tracks across Australia.

The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series is contested over seven rounds, six of which are held in conjunction with the ‘main game’, in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.