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Career Highlights

Name: Paul Stokell

Age: 44

Occupation: Company Director (Driving Events)

Interests: Mountain Biking, Water Skiing / Wake Boarding, Golf

Commenced Racing: Age 12 (Karting)

Married: Julie

Racing Experience:

• 1st Place 1985, 1986, 1987 Tasmanian Kart Championship

• 1st Place 1989 Formula Vee Tasmanian Championship

• 1st Place 1989 Formula Ford Debut Race

• 2nd Place 1990 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

• Test of Mansell Madgwick F3000, 1990

• Move to England, Formula Ford Tests & Race with Swift Factory Team 1991

• 3rd Place 1993 Formula Holden Australian Drivers Championship

• 2nd Place 1993 Indonesian Grand Prix

• 1st Place 1993 Formula Holden Australian Grand Prix Support Race

• 1st Place 1994 New Zealand Peter Jackson International Series (1 lap record)

• 1st Place 1994 Formula Holden Australian Drivers Championship (Gold Star) (4 lap records)

• Australian Representative GM Opel Lotus - 1994 Nations Cup (Zandvoort, Holland)

• 3rd Place 1994 Australian Hillclimb Championship

• 1st Place 1995 Formula Holden Australian Drivers Championship (Gold Star) (2 lap records)

• 1st Place 1995 Pan Pacific Championship (2 lap records)

• 1st Place 1996 Formula Holden Australian Drivers Championship (Gold Star) (1 lap record)

• V8 Super Car debut Wayne Gardner Racing Commodore 1997 Primus 1000 Bathurst

• GT Production debut Toyota Supra RZ 1997 GTP 3 Hour Bathurst

• 5th Place 1998 GT Production Car Championship (Lotus Elise Sport 190)

• 13th Place 1998 Australian 1000 Classic (Co - Drive Wayne Gardner)

• 1st in class, 1st in category, 3rd outright 1999 Targa Tasmania (Lotus Elise)

• 1st in class, 3rd in category, 8th outright 2000 Targa Tasmania (Lotus Elise)

• 4th 2000 GT Nations Cup Championship (Lamborghini Diablo SVR)

• 2nd 2001 GT Nations Cup Championship (Lamborghini Diablo SVR/GTR) (5 lap records)

• 1st Place Rnd 8 2001 Formula Holden Australian Drivers Championship (Reynard 95D)

• 1st Place 2002 Sandown 500 (Lamborghini Diablo GTR)

• 4th Place 2002 GT Nations Cup Championship (Lamborghini Diablo GTR)

• 1st Place 2003 GT Nations Cup Championship (Lamborghini Diablo GTR)

• 1st Place 2004 GT Nations Cup Championship (Lamborghini Diablo GTR)

• 2nd Place 2004 GT Performance Championship (Volkswagen Golf R32)

• 12th Place Bathurst 1000 (Team Dynamik V8 Supercar)

• Winner day 1 - 3 2005 Targa Tasmania (Lamborghini Gallardo)

• 2nd Gp2 2005 FIA GT Round 9 China (Lotus Exige 300RR)

• Race winner 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship

• 2nd Place 2008 Australian MINI Challenge Series

• 1st Place 2009 Australian MINI Challenge Series

• 2nd Place 2010 Australian MINI Challenge Series

Records: Since the inception of Nations Cup in 2000, Paul together with

Lamborghini won over 75% of all races contested. Paul holds the record for the most wins in a season at 13 in 2001. He has the outright most podiums at 47 - 1st, 18 - 2nd, 6 - 3rd. He holds qualifying lap records at 6 circuits and race lap records at 7 circuits. His consistency and ability to get the car home have resulted in 6 National Championships.

Championships 6 x National, 2 x International and 4 x State Championships.

Ambitions: To compete in motorsport on a professional basis internationally in GT Sports Cars. Ultimate ambition - LeMans 24

Hour.