Ryan Wood (racing driver)

Ryan Wood
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21) Wellington, New Zealand
Supercars Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Walkinshaw Andretti United
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	2
Starts	49
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	1
Best finish	N/A in
Previous series
2023 2022 2021 & 2022	Super2 Series Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia Toyota 86 Championship NZ

Ryan Ian Thomas Wood ^[1] (born 4 December 2003) is a New Zealand racing driver from Wellington, New Zealand. ^[2] He is currently competing in the Supercars Championship with Walkinshaw Andretti United, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang GT. ^[3]

Racing career

Super2 Series

After a strong season in the Porsche Sprint Challenge the year prior, Wood was offered a seat with Walkinshaw Andretti United for the 2023 Super2 Series. He would be racing in the #2 Holden Commodore ZB. ^[4]

The season started in Newcastle with Wood finishing in 8th place. For Race 2 of the weekend, he qualified the #2 WAU Holden on Pole Position. ^[5] However, he was caught out in an incident during the race. The next round was held at Wanneroo Raceway in Perth. Wood won both races that weekend, solidifying his challenge for the title. The next few rounds were a bit up and down, which meant he was on the backfoot going into the season final in Adelaide. He dominated the weekend, winning both races from Pole, but that was insufficient to secure the title. Wood eventually finishing the season in 3rd. ^[6]

Supercars Championship

Following his strong 2023 Super2 Series Campaign, Walkinshaw Andretti United confirmed that they had signed Wood to race for the team full time in 2024, replacing Nick Percat in the #2 Mustang. ^[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship New Zealand	Ryan Wood Motorsport	14	0	0	1	1	404	10th
2021	Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship New Zealand	Ryan Wood Motorsport	15	6	6	7	10	894	3rd
2022	Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series	TekworkX Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	81	45th
	Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia	Earl Bamber Motorsport	15	6	8	11	14	833	2nd
2023	Super2 Series	Walkinshaw Andretti United	12	5	4	7	6	1296	3rd
2024	Supercars Championship	Walkinshaw Andretti United	24	0	0	1	0	1492	16th
2025	Supercars Championship	Walkinshaw Andretti United	2	0	0	0	0	51	16th*
	GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am	Wolfbrook Team MPC	2	0	0	0	0	8	9th*

* Season still in progress

Super2 Series results

(key) (Race results only)

Super2 Series results
Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Position	Points
2023	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden Commodore ZB	NEW 8	NEW Ret	BAR 1	BAR 1	TOW 8	TOW 5	SAN 1	SAN 3	BAT Ret	BAT 4	ADE 1	ADE 1	3rd	1296

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Position	Points
2024	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Ford Mustang GT	BAT1 R1 Ret	BAT1 R2 Ret	MEL R3 19	MEL R4 12	MEL R5 10	MEL R6 21	TAU R7 4	TAU R8 11	BAR R9 4	BAR R10 8	HID R11 20	HID R12 24	TOW R13 17	TOW R14 6	SMP R15 13	SMP R16 16	SYM R17 11	SYM R18 8	SAN R19 15	BAT R20 15	SUR R21 22	SUR R22 21	ADE R23 10	ADE R24 19											16th	1492
2025	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Ford Mustang GT	SMP R1 11	SMP R2 20	SMP R3 14	MEL R4 5	MEL R5 22	MEL R6 6	MEL R7 C	TAU R8 3	TAU R9 9	TAU R10 11	TAS R11 6	TAS R12 16	TAS R13 7	PER R14 1	PER R15 24	PER R16 Ret	DAR R17 Ret	DAR R18 9	DAR R19 8	TOW R20 12	TOW R21 8	TOW R22 7	QLD R23	QLD R24	QLD R25	BEN R26	BAT R27	SUR R28	SUR R29	SAN R30	SAN R31	ADE R32	ADE R33	ADE R34	10th*	914*

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2024	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Ford Mustang S650	Fabian Coulthard	15th	161

References

1. "RYAN WOOD MOTORSPORT LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. "Ryan Wood Biography". Supercars.
3. "WAU promotes rookie to main game". Supercars.
4. Herrero, Daniel (20 December 2022). "WAU announces second Super2 driver". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
5. Coch, Mat (12 March 2023). "Wood seals narrow Super2 pole in Newcastle". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
6. O'Brien, Garry (26 November 2023). "Wood's double win as Allen takes the Super 2 title". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
7. Herrero, Daniel (1 September 2023). "WAU announces Ryan Wood Supercars promotion". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

External links

• "Ryan Wood Biography". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
• "Ryan Wood - Racing career profile - Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.