John McIntyre (racing driver)

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.<br /> 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

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