Shane van Gisbergen is a New Zealand racing driver. As of this writing, Shane van Gisbergen is not married. However, he is reportedly in a relationship with Jessica Dane, who is one of the owners of his Triple Eight Racing team.
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According to Wide World of Sports, the couple is a “open secret” on the circuit but are hesitant to discuss the intricacies of their relationship publicly.
Dane, the daughter of Triple Eight Racing co-founder Rolan Dane, originally invested in the team in 2017 and increased her interest to 30% when her father stepped away from operations in 2021.
Dane currently has the second-largest interest in the squad, trailing VIP Petfoods founder Tony Quinn, who has a 40% ownership. Her father still owns 11% of the company, while former driver and current team head Jamie Whincup owns 19%.
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Shane van Gisbergen began his racing career in karting and moved up through the ranks of single-seater racing. He made his debut in the V8 Supercars Championship in 2007, driving for Team Kiwi Racing.
Van Gisbergen is the fourth most successful racing driver in Supercars Championship history, with three titles (2016, 2021, and 2022), 80 victories, and 46 pole positions. He won the Bathurst 1000 in 2020 and 2022, both times with Garth Tander.
Away from the Supercars Championship, Van Gisbergen has had a successful GT Racing career, winning the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Alvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb in the McLaren 650S GT3, finishing third overall in the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge, and finishing second in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class.
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