Vern Schuppan
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 | 19 March 1943 Booleroo Centre, South Australia, Australia |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Active years | 1972, 1974–1975, 1977 |
| Teams | BRM, Ensign, Hill, Surtees |
| Entries | 13 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1972 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1973–1979, 1981–1989 |
| Teams | see below |
| Best finish | 1st (1983) |
| Class wins | 1 |
Vernon John Schuppan AM (born 19 March 1943) is an Australian former 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".