John McIntyre (racing driver)

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John McIntyre

Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1977-03-10) 10 March 1977 (age 47) Hastings, New Zealand
V8SuperTourer Season career
Debut season	2012
Current team	John McIntyre Racing
Years active	2012 – Present
Car number	47
Starts	2
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Previous series
1996 2006–07 & 2007–08	Nissan GT Cup New Zealand V8s

John Donald McIntyre (born 10 March 1977) is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the V8SuperTourer championship and is a co-driver for Ford Performance Racing in the V8 Supercar Series at Sandown and Bathurst.

NZV8's

Hawke's Bay-born John McIntyre started in the NZV8s (aka New Zealand V8 Touring Cars) in 1996.
In 2006 he debuted his own team John McIntyre Racing and won the 2006–07 championship. McIntyre and his team successfully defended their championship title in the 2007–08 season, proving themselves a dominant force in New Zealand motorsport.

McIntyre wrapped up his competition in the NZV8s with a final championship title in 2011 (http://www.v8.co.nz/news-3900/mcintyre-takes-2011-title-in-nz-v8-champs) before moving to the then-new V8SuperTourers.

Achievements

1990

First minor to race on a permanent racing track in NZ (Manfeild aged 13)

1992

Shell Ultra Challenge Scholarship Winner (aged 15)

1993

New Zealand Motor Sports person of the year (Junior Male)

1994

Youngest ever race winner at the Wellington Street Race (Nissan GT Cup aged 17)

1996

Nissan GT Cup Series Champion

1997

7th TraNZam Light Championship (contesting 57% of rounds), 2 wins, 4 seconds, 6 pole positions

2000

5th NZ V8 Touring Car Championship, 1 win, 7 top five finishes, 2 fastest laps

2001

Winner of the Liquor King 500 Endurance Race for TKR at Ruapuna Raceway
Winner of Round 5 NZ V8 Touring Car Championship at Manfeild NZ

2002

Debut V8 Supercar drive, driving for Team Kiwi Racing at Willowbank Raceway, Qld Australia finishing 22nd with Jason Richards

2003

Pole Position, Race 1 Winner at Winton, Vic Australia driving Corvette TraNZam
Winner of the Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race driving Sierra Cosworth
First race win in Australia at Philip Island Vic driving a Corvette TraNZam on debut
3rd NZ V8 Touring Car Championship for Team Kiwi Racing

2004–2005

3rd NZV8 Touring Car Championship
18th at Indy 300 V8 Supercar Championship, sprint round debut for WPS Racing
Debut at Bathurst 1000 driving with David Besnard, DNF Engine while in the top 10
21st V8 Supercar Sandown 500 driving for WPS Racing with Alex Yoong
Winner of the Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race (2nd year running) driving an Audi RS4
Lap Record at Manfeild
5th Trans-Tasman Porsche GT3 Cup

2006

1st Group N (1600–2000cc) 24 Hours Nurburgring (Germany)
6th NZV8 Touring Car Championship
5th V8 Brutes Sandown 500 on debut
6th Pukekohe 6 Hour Endurance Race
4th Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race

2007

Team Kiwi Racing Endurance driver – Sandown and Bathurst
Jim Clark Trophy winner 2007
Winner of the NZV8s Championship
Closest win in NZV8 History (0.024)
Awarded Presidents Scholarship for session with neuroscientist Kerry Spackman
Recipient of the Ernie Sprague Memorial Trophy at Timaru

2008

New Zealand Gold Star Champion – JMR Ford Falcon 1st NZV8 Championship – JMR Ford Falcon

2009

New Zealand Gold Star Champion – JMR Ford Falcon
2nd NZV8 Championship – JMR Ford Falcon

2010

2nd V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 – Gold Coast – SBR Falcon
3rd V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 – Gold Coast – SBR Falcon

2nd NZV8 Championship – 10 Race Wins – JMR Ford Falcon 1st NZV8 3 Race Wins – Round Win – ITM 400 Hamilton Street Race – JMR Ford Falcon

2011 6th V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 – Mount Panorama – SBR Falcon 5th V8 Supercars Phillip Island 500 – Phillip Island – SBR Falcon New Zealand Gold Star Champion (3rd) – JMR Ford Falcon 1st NZV8 Championship (3rd) – 9 Race Wins – JMR Ford Falcon 1st NZV8 Championship Final – Pole Position – 3 Race Wins – Round Win – ITM 400 Hamilton Street Race – JMR Ford Falcon

2012 3rd Overall V8 SuperTourers Championship – JMR Ford Falcon 1st V8 SuperTourers Sprint Championship – JMR Ford Falcon Pole Position (co-driver) V8 Supercar Bathurst 1000 – FPR Falcon 1 Feature Race Win and 7 Podiums V8 SuperTourers Championship – JMR Ford Falcon

2013

10th Overall 101 GT Endurance Race Highlands Motorsport Park – Porsche GT3 997 1st NZV8 Championship Final – Pole Position – 2 Wins – Round Win ITM 400 – Pukekohe Park Raceway (62x NZV8 Race Wins) 3rd Overall Round 4 South Island Endurance Series – Highlands Motorsport Park – Porsche GT3 997 Pole Position and 1st Overall Round 1 South Island Endurance Series – Teretonga Park – Porsche GT3 997 13th V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 – Mount Panorama – Team Jeldwen FPR Falcon 2x Podiums V8 SuperTourers Championship – JMR Ford Falcon

2014

5th NZ SuperTourers Endurance Series Pole Position and 6th Overall Round 3 North Island Endurance Series – Hampton Downs – Porsche GT3 997 2nd Overall Round 2 North Island Endurance Series – Taupo Motorsport Park – Porsche GT3 997

2015 1st overall North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour Pole position and 1st overall North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Pukekohe Pole position and 1st overall North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Hampton Downs 2nd overall North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Taupo Qualified 16th Bathurst 12 Hour – Trass Family Motorsport Ferrari 458 Fia GT3 spec 2016 NZ 3 Hour Endurance Racing Champion – Hampton Downs 12 March – Driving with Inky Tulloch 2nd Overall South Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – driving with Simon Gilbertson Pole Position and 2nd Place South Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Timaru Pole Position and 4th Place South Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Ruapuna Pole Position and 2nd Place South Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Teretonga (new outright Saloon Car Lap Record) 3rd Overall North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Driving with Simon Gilbertson 3rd Place North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Hampton Downs Pole Position and 1st Place North Island Endurance Series 3 Hour – Taupo

2017

Pole Position and 2nd Place NZ 3 Hour Endurance Championship – Ruapuna 18 March – Driving with Mark Gibson 2nd Place South Island Endurance Series – Timaru – with Simon Gilbertson Porsche 991 M

2018 1st Overall North Island Endurance Series – with Simon Gilbertson Porsche 991 MR 2nd Place North Island Endurance Series – Manfeild – with Simon Gilbertson Porsche 991 MR 1st Place North Island Endurance Series – Hampton Downs – with Simon Gilbertson Porsche 991 MR

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Car#	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2004	23	WPS Racing	Ford BA Falcon	David Besnard	DNF	99
2007	021	Team Kiwi Racing	Ford BF Falcon	Shane van Gisbergen	DNF	148
2009	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	Daniel Gaunt	19th	160
2010	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	Shane van Gisbergen	21st	158
2011	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	Shane van Gisbergen	6th	161
2012	6	Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	Will Davison	24th	143
2013	18	Charlie Schwerkolt Racing	Ford FG Falcon	Alex Davison	13th	161

References

"JOHN MCINTYRE RACING LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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