| Daniel Gaunt | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 39) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 11 |
| Current team | Kelly Racing |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 26 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2011 position | 48th (219 points) |
Daniel Thomas Gaunt (born 27 February 1985 in Auckland) is a New Zealand racing driver and owner of Game Over Auckland.
Formula Racing
After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third-place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and winning the 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship. With Formula 4000 collapsing, the title did not lead anywhere and Gaunt returned to New Zealand. After a win in the 2004 Lady Wigram Trophy driving a Dallara F3, Gaunt moved on to compete in the inaugural Toyota Racing Series, finishing third in the final standings. A season in Champ Car Atlantics followed with the Paul Newman owned Newman/Wachs Racing. After single race as the back-up driver for A1 Team New Zealand Gaunt returned to New Zealand Gaunt won the 2006 Toyota Racing Series title.
Sedan Racing
Drives in 2008 proved slim with guest drives in Toyota Racing Series, Australian Carrera Cup and a late season drive with Team Kiwi Racing in V8 Supercars. Over the 2008/09 NZ motor racing summer season Gaunt competed in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge with the XXX Motorsport team, finishing 3rd overall and then stepped up to a full-time drive for McElrea Racing in the Australian Fujitsu Development Series. From there he was recruited by Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to drive in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series but was replaced mid season. In 2011 he is driving for Stone Brothers Racing satellite team James Rosenberg Racing for the Phillip Island and Bathurst endurance races.
Career results
American open-wheel racing
Champ Car Atlantic
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Newman Wachs Racing | LBH 20 |
HOU DNS |
MTY 15 |
POR 8 |
CLE1 22 |
CLE2 21 |
TOR |
EDM |
SJO |
DEN |
MTL |
ROA |
24th | 22 |
Indy Pro Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Brian Stewart Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | INDY | WGL | IMS | NSH | MIL | KTY | SNM1 14 |
SNM2 9 |
CHI | 31st | 38 |
Complete V8 Supercar results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) | John McIntyre
|
19th | 160 |
| 2011 | James Rosenberg Racing | Ford Falcon (FG) |  Tim Slade
|
12th | 161 |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Karl Reindler
|
19th | 161 |
| 2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima (L33) | Michael Caruso
|
25th | 147 |
References
- "DANIEL GAUNT MOTORSPORT LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- "Black Bullet Profile: Daniel Gaunt". Black Bullets website. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- Racing Reference profile
- Daniel Gaunt career summary at DriverDB.com
- Motorsport.com news and photos
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWill Power | Winner of the Australian Drivers' Championship 2003 |
Succeeded byNeil McFadyen |
| Preceded byBrent Collins | Toyota Racing Series Champion 2005–06 & 2006–07 |
Succeeded byAndy Knight |
| Preceded byHamad Al Fardan | Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 2007 |
Succeeded byAndy Knight |
| Preceded byAndy Knight | Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 2009 |
Succeeded byEarl Bamber |
- 1984 births
- New Zealand racing drivers
- Living people
- Supercars Championship drivers
- A1 Grand Prix Rookie drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- Formula Holden drivers
- Racing drivers from Auckland
- V8SuperTourer drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- Eurasia Motorsport drivers
- Australian Endurance Championship drivers
- Kelly Racing drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
- Nismo drivers
- Stone Brothers Racing drivers
- Tasman Motorsports drivers
- Newman Wachs Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers