John McIntyre (racing driver)

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John McIntyre
V8 Supercar (6234302805).jpg
Nationality Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Born (1977-03-10) 10 March 1977 (age 45)
Hastings, New Zealand
V8SuperTourer Season career
Debut season2012
Current team John McIntyre Racing
Years active2012 – Present
Car number47
Starts2
Wins1
Podiums3
Previous series
1996
2006–07 & 2007–08
Nissan GT Cup
New Zealand V8s

John 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.

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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

1992

1993

1994

1996

1997

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004–2005

2006

2007

2008

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

2009

2010

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

YearCar#TeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2004 23 WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard DNF99
2007 021 Team Kiwi Racing Ford BF Falcon Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen DNF148
2009 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 19th160
2010 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 21st158
2011 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 6th161
2012 6 Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 24th143
2013 18 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Ford FG Falcon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 13th161

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