Frankie Wainman Jnr (#515)

Frankie Wainman Jnr (#515)
Mini Biography
Frankie Wainman Jnr is one of the most successful drivers in the sports history. His race craft has been honed to perfection, and with near effortless style he consistently cuts his way through the field from the back of the grid, spotting gaps other drivers never see, and using his front bumper like a true artist.
Being the son of the legendary Frankie Wainman Snr, who himself raced for over thirty years, it was inevitable that Junior would follow his father into the sport. Like many of the current drivers, Frankie Junior started his career at a very young age, racing the National Ministox. He quickly gained a reputation for being quick, and won many accolades including the Ministox National Points Championship.
Frankie had decided at an early age that he wanted to dedicate his life to racing and building cars, so when he reached the age of 16, he made the massive leap straight into BriSCA Formula 1, using a car he built himself. Having done well at school, he decided to further his knowledge. He went to college to study engineering, followed by a 4 year apprenticeship. The work paid off, Frankie now has a workshop dedicated to the construction of stock cars (of various formulas) and build cars for a great many of the drivers he competes against each weekend. His dedication to the sport can be further witnessed by his commitment to race at every single meeting on the fixture list year on year.
Success came quickly, with his first race win just one week after his debut, and his first Final win just two weeks after that. Major success came 4 years later in 1992, when Frankie took his first British Championship title, then in 1994 he took the first of many National Points & National Series Championships, and has pretty much made the coveted ‘Silver Roof’ his own.
But success has not just been confined to the UK. Frankie has had major success in both Europe and New Zealand. In Holland he won the last ever Baarlo Long Track World Championship, and since then has won the dutch World Gold at Venray. Perhaps one of his greatest achievements has been his success in New Zealand. Since 1995 Frankie has spent the UK winter ‘off-season’ racing the New Zealand equivalent formula, known as Superstocks. In 1998 he managed the unthinkable, and beat off the home drivers, to take the NZ World 240 Championship, and in 2009 made history by becoming the first driver (of any nationality) to win the same Championship, three times.
One of the most approachable drivers in the pits, Frankie has gained a reputation for being very hands-on, helping other drivers get out on track, helping them with both repairs and car set-up advice, and encouraging drivers from outside the UK to try their hands at BriSCA F1.
Without a doubt Frankie Wainman Jnr is a very important asset to BriSCA F1.
Further Reading:
F1Stockcars.com’s exclusive Interview with Frankie Wainman Jnr
All site articles ‘tagged’ with “Frankie Wainman Jnr”
Gallery
- Frankie Wainman Jnr and John Lund 53 collide October 1990. Photo Paul Tully
- Frankie Wainman Jnr and family. Photo Paul Tully
- Frankie Wainman Jnr and alongside rival Andy Smith Coventry World Final September 2010. Photo Paul Tully
- Frankie Wainman Jnr neck and neck with rival Andy Smith Shootout Finale 2011. Photo Colin Casserley
Final Wins
WIN # | YEAR | DATE | VENUE | SURFACE |
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1 | 1987 | Nov 1st | Northampton | Tarmac |
2 | 1987 | Nov 15th | Scunthorpe | Shale |
3 | 1988 | Apr 16th | Crewe | Shale |
4 | 1988 | Aug 21st | Mildenhall | Shale |
5 | 1989 | Mar 10th | Scunthorpe | Shale |
6 | 1989 | Oct 7th | Coventry | Shale |
7 | 1990 | Mar 10th | Long Eaton | Shale |
8 | 1990 | Mar 31st | Crewe | Shale |
9 | 1990 | May 7th | Bradford | Shale |
10 | 1990 | Jul 28th | Bradford | Shale |
11 | 1990 | Sep 9th | Skegness | Tarmac |
12 | 1990 | Sep 16th | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
13 | 1990 | Oct 7th | Bradford | Shale |
14 | 1990 | Oct 27th | Boston | Shale |
15 | 1991 | Mar 9th | Long Eaton | Shale |
16 | 1991 | Apr 21st | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
17 | 1991 | Apr 27th | Scunthorpe | Shale |
18 | 1991 | Aug 3rd | Coventry | Shale |
19 | 1991 | Oct 12th | Long Eaton | Shale |
20 | 1991 | Nov 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
21 | 1991 | Dec 8th | Long Eaton | Shale |
22 | 1992 | Mar 8th | Northampton | Tarmac |
23 | 1992 | Mar 29th | Bolton | Tarmac |
24 | 1992 | Apr 11th | Long Eaton | Shale |
25 | 1992 | Apr 17th | Scunthorpe | Shale |
26 | 1992 | Apr 19th | Northampton | Tarmac |
27 | 1992 | Apr 26th | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
28 | 1992 | May 3rd | Boston | Shale |
29 | 1992 | Jun 6th | Coventry | Shale |
30 | 1992 | Jun 20th | Crewe | Shale |
31 | 1992 | Jul 4th | Coventry | Shale |
32 | 1992 | Aug 2nd | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
33 | 1992 | Aug 9th | Skegness | Tarmac |
34 | 1992 | Aug 30th | Bolton | Tarmac |
35 | 1992 | Oct 17th | Crewe | Shale |
36 | 1992 | Nov 15th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
37 | 1993 | Jun 20th | Northampton | Tarmac |
38 | 1993 | Jul 18th | Skegness | Tarmac |
39 | 1993 | Jul 24th | Stoke | Shale |
40 | 1993 | Aug 8th | Skegness | Tarmac |
41 | 1993 | Aug 28th | Skegness | Tarmac |
42 | 1993 | Aug 29th | Skegness | Tarmac |
43 | 1993 | Sep 5th | Northampton | Tarmac |
44 | 1993 | Sep 19th | Northampton | Tarmac |
45 | 1993 | Oct 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
46 | 1993 | Oct 16th | Crewe | Shale |
47 | 1993 | Oct 17th | Northampton | Tarmac |
48 | 1993 | Oct 24th | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
49 | 1994 | Mar 27th | Northampton | Tarmac |
50 | 1994 | Apr 3rd | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
51 | 1994 | May 8th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
52 | 1994 | May 15th | Northampton | Tarmac |
53 | 1994 | May 22nd | Skegness | Tarmac |
54 | 1994 | Jul 17th | Skegness | Tarmac |
55 | 1994 | Sep 11th | Swaffham | Tarmac |
56 | 1994 | Sep 17th | Stoke | Shale |
57 | 1994 | Sep 18th | Buxton | Tarmac |
58 | 1994 | Oct 9th | Northampton | Tarmac |
59 | 1995 | Mar 26th | Northampton | Tarmac |
60 | 1995 | Apr 2nd | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
61 | 1995 | Apr 9th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
62 | 1995 | Apr 16th | Buxton | Tarmac |
63 | 1995 | Apr 23rd | Northampton | Tarmac |
64 | 1995 | Jun 25th | Buxton | Tarmac |
65 | 1995 | Jul 15th | Northampton | Tarmac |
66 | 1995 | Jul 16th | Northampton | Tarmac |
67 | 1995 | Jul 23rd | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
68 | 1995 | Sep 22nd | Birmingham | Tarmac |
69 | 1995 | Sep 23rd | Bradford | shale |
70 | 1995 | Oct 15th | Buxton | Tarmac |
71 | 1995 | Oct 21st | Stoke | Shale |
72 | 1996 | Mar 31st | Stoke | Shale |
73 | 1996 | May 18th | Stoke | Shale |
74 | 1996 | Aug 25th | Hartlepool | Tarmac |
75 | 1996 | Aug 26th | Bradford | Shale |
76 | 1996 | Sep 21st | Northampton | Tarmac |
77 | 1996 | Sep 29th | Buxton | Tarmac |
78 | 1996 | Oct 6th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
79 | 1996 | Oct 19th | Stoke | Shale |
80 | 1997 | Apr 5th | Coventry | Shale |
81 | 1997 | Apr 13th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
82 | 1997 | Apr 19th | Stoke | Shale |
83 | 1997 | Jun 22nd | Buxton | Tarmac |
84 | 1997 | Jun 29th | Sheffield | Shale |
85 | 1997 | Jul 6th | Buxton | Tarmac |
86 | 1997 | Aug 3rd | Stoke | Shale |
87 | 1997 | Aug 9th | Long Eaton | Shale |
88 | 1997 | Oct 11th | Long Eaton | Shale |
89 | 1997 | Oct 18th | Stoke | Shale |
90 | 1997 | Oct 25th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
91 | 1997 | Oct 26th | Northampton | Tarmac |
92 | 1997 | Nov 8th | Long Eaton | Shale |
93 | 1997 | Nov 9th | Sheffield | Shale |
94 | 1997 | Dec 27th | Long Eaton | Shale |
95 | 1998 | Apr 11th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
96 | 1998 | Apr 12th | Northampton | Tarmac |
97 | 1998 | Apr 25th | Stoke | Shale |
98 | 1998 | May 9th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
99 | 1998 | May 24th | Wimbledon | Shale |
100 | 1998 | May 25th | Sheffield | Shale |
101 | 1998 | Jun 21st | Northampton | Tarmac |
102 | 1998 | Jul 5th | Buxton | Tarmac |
103 | 1998 | Aug 1st | Coventry | Shale |
104 | 1998 | Aug 30th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
105 | 1998 | Sep 5th | Coventry | Shale |
106 | 1999 | Apr 5th | Sheffield | Shale |
107 | 1999 | Apr 10th | Swaffham | Tarmac |
108 | 1999 | Apr 11th | Northampton | Tarmac |
109 | 1999 | Apr 17th | Stoke | Shale |
110 | 1999 | May 22nd | Northampton | Tarmac |
111 | 1999 | May 31st | Sheffield | Shale |
112 | 1999 | Jun 5th | Coventry | Shale |
113 | 1999 | Jun 13th | Buxton | Tarmac |
114 | 1999 | Oct 9th | Stoke | Shale |
115 | 1999 | Oct 10th | Stoke | Shale |
116 | 2000 | May 28th | Belle Vue | Shale |
117 | 2000 | Jul 2nd | Belle Vue | Shale |
118 | 2000 | Jul 8th | Skegness | Shale |
119 | 2000 | Aug 28th | Sheffield | Shale |
120 | 2000 | Sep 24th | Buxton | Tarmac |
121 | 2000 | Sep 30th | Stoke | Shale |
122 | 2000 | Oct 14th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
123 | 2000 | Oct 22nd | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
124 | 2000 | Nov 5th | Sheffield | Shale |
125 | 2001 | Apr 28th | Kings Lynn | Sheffield |
126 | 2001 | May 12th | Skegness | Shale |
127 | 2001 | Jun 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
128 | 2001 | Jun 17th | Arena Essex | Shale |
129 | 2001 | Jul 8th | Belle Vue | Shale |
130 | 2001 | Jul 21st | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
131 | 2001 | Jul 22nd | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
132 | 2001 | Aug 1st | Skegness | Shale |
133 | 2001 | Aug 26th | Belle Vue | Shale |
134 | 2001 | Aug 27th | Sheffield | Shale |
135 | 2001 | Nov 4th | Stoke | Shale |
136 | 2002 | Apr 20th | Northampton | Tarmac |
137 | 2002 | Apr 21st | Arena Essex | Tarmac |
138 | 2002 | Apr 27th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
139 | 2002 | Jun 2nd | Belle Vue | Tarmac |
140 | 2002 | Jun 8th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
141 | 2002 | Jun 22nd | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
142 | 2002 | Jul 7th | Belle Vue | Shale |
143 | 2002 | Aug 1st | Skegness | Shale |
144 | 2002 | Aug 11th | Sheffield | Shale |
145 | 2002 | Aug 26th | Sheffield | Shale |
146 | 2002 | Aug 29th | Buxton | Tarmac |
147 | 2002 | Oct 12th | Skegness | Shale |
148 | 2002 | Oct 27th | Sheffield | Shale |
149 | 2003 | Apr 12th | Northampton | Tarmac |
150 | 2003 | May 11th | Skegness | Shale |
151 | 2003 | Jun 14th | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
152 | 2003 | Jul 19th | Northampton | Tarmac |
153 | 2003 | Aug 10th | Belle Vue | Shale |
154 | 2003 | Aug 25th | Sheffield | Shale |
155 | 2003 | Aug 31st | Buxton | Tarmac |
156 | 2003 | Sep 21st | Northampton | Tarmac |
157 | 2003 | Sep 27th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
158 | 2003 | Sep 28th | Buxton | Tarmac |
159 | 2003 | Oct 19th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
160 | 2003 | Nov 2nd | Hednesford | Tarmac |
161 | 2004 | Apr 18th | Arena Essex | Tarmac |
162 | 2004 | May 1st | Coventry | Shale |
163 | 2004 | May 29th | Skegness | Tarmac |
164 | 2004 | Jun 6th (two held) | Northampton | Tarmac |
165 | 2004 | Jun 6th (two held) | Northampton | Tarmac |
166 | 2004 | Jun 12th | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
167 | 2004 | Jun 20th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
168 | 2004 | Jun 27th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
169 | 2004 | Jul 17th | Northampton | Tarmac |
170 | 2004 | Jul 25th | Buxton | Tarmac |
171 | 2004 | Aug 22nd | Yarmouth | Tarmac |
172 | 2004 | Aug 30th | Belle Vue | Shale |
173 | 2004 | Sep 11th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
174 | 2004 | Sep 18th | Northampton | Tarmac |
175 | 2004 | Sep 19th | Buxton | Tarmac |
176 | 2004 | Oct 17th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
177 | 2004 | Oct 24th | Sheffield | Shale |
178 | 2004 | Oct 31st | Northampton | Tarmac |
179 | 2004 | Nov 7th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
180 | 2005 | Apr 17th | Buxton | Tarmac |
181 | 2005 | Apr 24th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
182 | 2005 | May 2nd | Sheffield | Shale |
183 | 2005 | May 21st | Northampton | Tarmac |
184 | 2005 | Jun 11th | Cowdenbeath | Tarmac |
185 | 2005 | Jun 12th | Knockhill | Tarmac |
186 | 2005 | Jul 10th | Skegness | Tarmac |
187 | 2005 | Jul 31st | Sheffield | Shale |
188 | 2005 | Sep 10th | Northampton | Tarmac |
189 | 2005 | Oct 15th | Skegness | Tarmac |
190 | 2005 | Nov 6th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
191 | 2005 | Nov 9th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
192 | 2006 | Apr 1st | Coventry | Shale |
193 | 2006 | Apr 8th | Northampton | Tarmac |
194 | 2006 | Apr 22nd | Birmingham | Tarmac |
195 | 2006 | May 6th | Coventry | Shale |
196 | 2006 | May 14th | Skegness | Tarmac |
197 | 2006 | May 20th | Northampton | Tarmac |
198 | 2006 | May 29th | Bristol | Tarmac |
199 | 2006 | Jun 17th | Northampton | Tarmac |
200 | 2006 | Jul 8th | Skegness | Tarmac |
201 | 2006 | Jul 14th | Northampton | Tarmac |
202 | 2006 | Jul 22nd | Kings Lynn | Shale |
203 | 2006 | Jul 23rd | Hednesford | Tarmac |
204 | 2006 | Jul 30th | Sheffield | Shale |
205 | 2006 | Aug 3rd | Skegness | Tarmac |
206 | 2006 | Aug 5th | Coventry | Shale |
207 | 2006 | Aug 12th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
208 | 2006 | Aug 27th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
209 | 2006 | Aug 28th | Belle Vue | Shale |
210 | 2006 | Sep 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
211 | 2006 | Oct 21st | Ipswich | Tarmac |
212 | 2007 | Mar 24th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
213 | 2007 | Apr 6th | Skegness | Tarmac |
214 | 2007 | Apr 9th | Belle Vue | Shale |
215 | 2007 | Apr 15th | Wimbledon | Tarmac |
216 | 2007 | May 7th | Belle Vue | Shale |
217 | 2007 | Jun 30th | Skegness | Tarmac |
218 | 2007 | Aug 2nd | Skegness | Tarmac |
219 | 2007 | Sep 17th | Belle Vue | Shale |
220 | 2007 | Sep 22nd | Kings Lynn | Shale |
221 | 2007 | Sep 30th | Belle Vue | Shale |
222 | 2007 | Oct 21st | Northampton | Tarmac |
223 | 2007 | Oct 22nd | Sheffield | Shale |
224 | 2007 | Nov 4th | Hednesford | Tarmac |
225 | 2008 | Mar 21st | Skegness | Tarmac |
226 | 2008 | May 17th | Northampton | Tarmac |
227 | 2008 | Jul 5th | Coventry | Shale |
228 | 2008 | Aug 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
229 | 2008 | Aug 9th | Northampton | Tarmac |
230 | 2008 | Aug 10th | Buxton | Tarmac |
231 | 2008 | Aug 31st | Sheffield | Shale |
232 | 2008 | Sep 20th | Ipswich | Tarmac |
233 | 2008 | Sep 27th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
234 | 2008 | Oct 12th | Belle Vue | Shale |
235 | 2008 | Nov 2nd | Hednesford | Tarmac |
236 | 2008 | Nov 9th | Belle Vue | Shale |
237 | 2009 | Apr 18th | Northampton | Tarmac |
238 | 2009 | Apr 25th | Kings Lynn | Shale |
239 | 2009 | May 4th | Sheffield | Shale |
240 | 2009 | May 4th | Belle Vue | Shale |
241 | 2009 | May 10th | Skegness | Tarmac |
242 | 2009 | May 23rd | Kings Lynn | Shale |
243 | 2009 | Jul 12th | Skegness | Tarmac |
244 | 2009 | Jul 26th | Sheffield | Shale |
245 | 2009 | Aug 5th | Skegness | Tarmac |
246 | 2009 | Aug 8th | Northampton | Tarmac |
247 | 2009 | Oct 3rd | Coventry | Shale |
248 | 2009 | Oct 18th | Northampton | Tarmac |
249 | 2010 | Apr 2nd | Skegness | Tarmac |
250 | 2010 | Oct 16th | Coventry | Shale |
251 | 2011 | May 30th | Belle Vue | Shale |
252 | 2011 | Oct 23rd | Northampton | Tarmac |
253 | 2011 | Dec 27th | Coventry | Shale |
254 | 2012 | Apr 9th | Belle Vue | Shale |
255 | 2012 | Apr 14th | Northampton | Tarmac |
256 | 2012 | Jun 23rd | Ipswich | Tarmac |
257 | 2012 | Aug 27th | Belle Vue | Shale |
258 | 2013 | Apr 1st | Belle Vue | Shale |
259 | 2013 | Sep 14th | Birmingham | Tarmac |
260 | 2014 | Jul 31st | Skegness | Tarmac |
261 | 2014 | Aug 25th | Belle Vue | Shale |
262 | 2015 | Apr 3rd | Skegness | Tarmac |
263 | 2015 | May 10th | Skegness | Tarmac |
264 | 2015 | Aug 31st | Belle Vue | Shale |
265 | 2015 | Oct 11th | Buxton | Tarmac |
266 | 2016 | Mar 19th | King’s Lynn | Shale |
267 | 2016 | Mar 28th | Belle Vue | Shale |
268 | 2016 | Apr 30th | King’s Lynn | Shale |
269 | 2016 | Jun 11th | Skegness | Tarmac |
270 | 2016 | Jun 19th | Northampton | Tarmac |
271 | 2016 | Jul 2nd | Coventry | Shale |
272 | 2016 | Jul 16th | Northampton | Tarmac |
273 | 2016 | Aug 29th | Belle Vue | Shale |
274 | 2017 | Jun 4th | Sheffield | Shale |
275 | 2017 | Sep 2nd | King’s Lynn | Shale |