International Australian TRS Newcomer

Birth date: 11 December 1988 (21)

Home town: Brisbane

Team: Triple X Motorsport

Team Principals: Shane McKillen/ Mike Morton

Engineer: Greg Wheeler

Sponsors: “The Right to Win”

Website: www.chriswootton.com

After taking on Asia’s best in Formula BMW Pacific, 21-year-old Brisbane racer, Chris Wootton is setting himself for his next International challenge  With over $100,000 of cash and prizes being offered – including a Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup test and $10,000 to the winner – the Toyota Racing Series is arguably the richest open-wheel racing Series in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chris is pitting himself against GP2 Asia driver and former Formula BMW Pacific Champion, Earl Bamber in the new Triple X Motorsport team. Triple X also run cars in the Porsche GT3 Cup, with Craig Baird, David Reynolds and double TRS Champion Daniel Gaunt finishing the Porsche Series in the top three for the team last year.

This will be the first full season Triple X will run cars in TRS, however proved they will be right on the pace by entering the New Zealand Grand Prix as a one off last year, with Gaunt winning.

Chris will have his engineer from Formula BMW Pacific – former Williams F1 Team engineer, Greg Wheeler – working with him in TRS.

Chris has secured support from SportsRewards.com.au – a Membership based system of discounts with over 12,000 participating outlets throughout Australia and New Zealand. For $40 you can purchase a SportsRewards.com.au card. The cards are available through Chris’ website – www.chriswootton.com or from Chris directly.

Overall, being alongside Bamber will provide Wootton with arguably the most difficult direct assignment of his racing career, however it is one that he’s very much up for.

Chris is a 21-year-old race driver from the Brisbane bayside suburb of Birkdale. After completing a successful stint in karting, Chris tackled the Formula BMW Scholarship Trials in 2007. He was duly awarded a Formula BMW Junior Scholarship to race in the Pan-Asia Series.

Recognising his talent and commitment to fitness, BMW granted him one of only three ‘second year’ Junior Scholarships in the world in 2009.

With racing in his blood, Chris commenced his motor sporting career in karting in December 2004, at the Gold Coast Christmas race meeting. He had instant success becoming rookie of the year in two classes in the “2005 Queensland Karter of the Year” as well as many podiums in his inaugural year.

The Wootton family has been involved in motor sport since the 1960s in Australia. Chris’s family were successful in circuit racing and rallying, competing at Bathurst Hardie Ferodo 500, the Surfers Paradise 24 hr races as well as winning many coveted events. His father, Ken, competed in rallying and circuit events throughout NSW.

Chris competed in the Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge in 2007 in the Ace Adventure Team.