The 2015 World Endurance Champion has been awarded his country's highest national honour and promoted to the second highest ranking in the Order.
Very active with young, up-and-coming drivers, Mark Webber, who retired from competition at the end of the 2016 WEC season, was rewarded for "distinguished service to motor sport as a competitor and ambassador, and to the community through fundraising and patronage of a range of medical and youth support organisations".
Mark Webber: "I didn’t expect it at all. It’s a bit of a surprise, but I think it’s an absolute honour to be recognised at that level. I left Australia a long time ago, but I’ve always flown its flag. You don’t look back too much … but I hope I represented Australia as best I could."
Quotation from Mark Webber's official website.
