Moreover, the Jaguar Racing team signed him for the 2003 racing event for which he raced alongside former British F3 champion, Antonio Pizzonia. Similarly, he did excellent work in other races including Hungarian Grand Prix, Belgian Grand Prix, and Malaysian Grand Prix. He qualified 18 th for the season-opening Australian Grand Pix and finished in the fifth position. Likewise, in 2002, he was offered a contract to race alongside Alex Young in the Paul Stoddart-owned Minardi team for which he became the first Australian in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994. His first experience was in 1999 for the Arrows F1 team in a two-day test in Barcelona.
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Moreover, he was approached by Mercedes-AMG and eventually signed as the junior driver for the 1998 FIA GT Championship. He finished the season bagging fourth place. Two years later, he signed a contract for the British Formula Three Championship with Alan Docking Racing (ADR). In October 1995, he flew to the UK and resided in Hainault. Similarly, he drove a Birrana Racing Reynard 90-D Holden car for Mallala Motor Sport Park rounds of the 1995 Australian Drivers’ Championship. He secured a place in the Van Diemen team for the 1995 Australian Formula Ford championship. He got a season-high third position at Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the 14 th in the Drivers’ Championship. In late 1994, he teamed up with media officer Ann Neal who helped him get seven-year sponsorship with Australian Yellow Pages. Likewise, he made his car racing debut in 1994 competing in the eight-round Australian Formula Ford Championship. The same year, Webber also earned the Top Gun Award at the Ian Luff Advanced Driving School. The following year, he won the Canberra Cup and the King of Karting Clubman Light Class titles. He made his junior-level karting debut at age 14 and won the 1992 Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales (NSW) State Championship. Around 13 years of age, he switched to karting and bought a go-kart. Careerįrom the early age of five, Mark was interested in motorbikes. Similarly, he also worked for many other small companies. He delivered pizzas across Queanbeyan and Canberra to earn some money for his late schooling years. He started working at the age of 13, as a ball boy for the rugby team Canberra Raiders for a year.
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