| Ryan Yardley | |
|---|---|
 Yardley in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | 7 July 1998 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2016–17 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America Toyota Finance 86 Championship |
Ryan Yardley (born 7 July 1998) is a New Zealand racing driver who last competed in GT World Challenge America for Wright Motorsports and GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.
Yardley made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in Formula Ford New Zealand. [1] After two seasons in the series, [2] Yardley switched to the Toyota Finance 86 Championship for the 2015–16 season, in which he claimed rookie of the year honors. [3] Returning for the 2016–17 season, [4] Yardley won twice and finished on the podium all but four times to secure the title and earning him a one-off appearance in the Australian Toyota 86 series. [5] [6]
In 2018, Yardley joined MTEC Motorsport to race in the Toyota Racing Series at the beginning of the year. [7] In his only season in the series, Yardley scored a lone podium at by finishing second in the reverse-grid race at Taupo en route to a ninth-place points finish. [8] After not racing throughout the rest of the year, Yardley made a one-off appearance with the same team in the 2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship in the Australian Grand Prix-supporting Melbourne round. [9]
Following a year on the sidelines, Yardley joined Kiwi Motorsport to race in the Formula Pro Winter Series, [10] [11] before racing in the last two rounds of the Formula Regional Americas Championship for Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport. [12] Racing at Virginia and Circuit of the Americas, Yardley scored three podiums with a best result of second twice to take tenth in points. [13] [14] Returning to Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport for his first full season in Formula Regional Americas the following year, [15] Yardley scored six podiums, with a best result of second at Virginia, to secure fourth in points. [16]
Remaining in the States for 2023, Yardley joined Topp Racing for his rookie year in Porsche Carrera Cup North America. [17] In the eight-round season, Yardley scored a lone podium at Circuit of the Americas by finishing second in race two to finish seventh in points. [18] During 2023, Yardley also made a one-off appearance in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Murillo Racing at Road America. [19]
Returning to Porsche Carrera Cup North America for 2024, Yardley remained with Topp Racing alongside Colin Kaminsky. [20] Starting off the season with three podiums in the first three rounds, Yardley then scored his maiden series win in race one at Watkins Glen from pole. [21] In the second half of the season, Yardley scored wins at Road Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas and took three more podiums to end the year runner-up in points. [22] [23] During 2024, Yardley also raced for Mühlner Motorsport in the 992 Endurance Cup, finishing 26th overall and tenth in the Am class. [24]
Yardley remained with Topp Racing for his third consecutive season in Porsche Carrera Cup North America. [25] After scoring three podiums in the first two rounds, Yardley then took his first win of the season in Montreal, [26] before standing on the podium in the next seven races to take the points lead with two rounds left. [27] Yardley then finished on the podium once at Road Atlanta, [28] before ending the season with a double win at Circuit of the Americas to secure the Porsche Carrera Cup North America title. [29] During 2025, Yardley also made a one-off appearance in the GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports. [30]
The following year, Yardley returned to Mühlner Motorsport to race in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class, [31] before making select outings later in IMSA that year with RS1, [32] and was also named a Porsche Motorsport North America selected driver. [33] For the rest of the year, Yardley joined Wright Motorsports to race in the Pro-Am class of GT World Challenge America, [34] and ACI Motorsports to race in the GT4 America Series, also in Pro-Am. [35] In the former, Yardley took an outright win at Circuit of the Americas, as well as three other class podiums to secure runner-up honours in class. [36] Yardley also won the SRO GT Academy and securing a fully-funded drive for the 2027 24 Hours of Spa with AMG-fielding Team Motopark. [37] In GT4 America, Yardley took three class podiums to end his first full-time season in the series fifth in the Pro-Am standings. [38]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Zealand Sprint Championship – Cadet | 9th | |
| 2009 | Blossom Festival – Cadet | 6th | |
| 2010 | NZ National Sprint Championship – 100cc Restricted | 16th | |
| 2011 | NZ National Sprint Championship – 100cc Restricted | 8th | |
| 2012 | NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship – 100cc Yamaha Junior | 5th | |
| NZ Schools Championship – 100cc Yamaha | 13th | ||
| 2013 | Trophy of New Zealand – Yamaha Junior | 5th | |
| NZ Schools Championship – Yamaha Junior | 5th | ||
| NZ Schools Championship – Formula Junior | 2nd | ||
| NZ National Sprint Championship – Yamaha Junior | 10th | ||
| RMC New Zealand – Junior Max | 4th | ||
| 2014 | NZ National Sprint Championship – Junior Rotax | 6th | |
| 2015 | NZ National Sprint Championship – Junior Rotax | 2nd | |
| 2017 | NZ Top Half Series – Rotax DD2 | Right Karts | 10th |
| RMC New Zealand – Senior Light | 8th | ||
| RMC New Zealand – DD2 | 13th | ||
| NZ National Sprint Championship – DD2 | 5th | ||
| Sources: [39] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 963 | 4th | |
| 2014–15 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 838 | 5th | |
| 2015–16 | Toyota Finance 86 Championship | CareVets New Zealand | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 832 | 5th |
| 2016–17 | Toyota Finance 86 Championship | CareVets New Zealand | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1112 | 1st |
| 2018 | Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 525 | 9th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | MTEC Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11th |
| 2021 | Formula Pro USA Winter Series | Kiwi Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 2nd |
| Formula Regional Americas Championship | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 10th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 204 | 4th |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Topp Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 7th |
| Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | Murillo Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 50th | |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Topp Racing Performance | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 254 | 2nd |
| 992 Endurance Cup – Am | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 10th | |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Topp Racing | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 313 | 1st |
| GT4 America Series – Pro-Am | ACI Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13th | |
| 2026 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 618 | 50th |
| RS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am | Wright Motorsports | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 2nd | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25th | ||
| GT4 America Series – Pro-Am | ACI Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 5th | |
| Porsche Endurance Challenge North America – GT3 Cup Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th | ||
| 2027 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Team Motopark | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | |||||||||
| Sources: [39] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MTEC Motorsport | RUA 1 13 | RUA 2 9 | RUA 3 9 | TER 1 12 | TER 2 11 | TER 3 13 | HMP 1 13 | HMP 2 10 | HMP 3 11 | TAU 1 7 | TAU 2 2 | TAU 3 9 | MAN 1 7 | MAN 2 12 | MAN 3 8 | 9th | 525 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | ATL 1 | ATL 2 | ATL 3 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | BRA 3 | VIR 1 3 | VIR 2 2 | VIR 3 7 | COA 1 2 | COA 2 11 | COA 3 5 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022 | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport | NOL 1 6 | NOL 2 5 | NOL 3 4 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 Ret | ROA 3 6 | MOH 1 4 | MOH 2 6 | MOH 3 4 | NJM 1 3 | NJM 2 3 | NJM 3 6 | VIR 1 2 | VIR 2 7 | VIR 3 3 | COA 1 3 | COA 2 4 | COA 3 3 | 4th | 204 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Topp Racing | Pro | SEB 1 11 | SEB 2 25 | LBH 1 5 | LBH 2 7 | MIA 1 4 | MIA 2 8 | WGL 1 7 | WGL 2 11 | ROA 1 19 | ROA 2 7 | IMS 1 28 | IMS 2 6 | LGA 1 5 | LGA 2 5 | COA 1 7 | COA 2 2 | 7th | 134 |
| 2024 | Topp Racing | Pro | SEB 1 3 | SEB 2 2 | MIA 1 35 | MIA 2 3 | CGV 1 9 | CGV 2 26 | WGL 1 1 | WGL 2 3 | ROA 1 4 | ROA 2 4 | IMS 1 2 | IMS 2 5 | ATL 1 3 | ATL 2 1 | COT 1 3 | COT 2 1 | 2nd | 254 |
| 2025 | Topp Racing | Pro | SEB 1 2 | SEB 2 2 | MIA 1 12 | MIA 2 2 | CGV 1 1 | CGV 2 2 | WGL 1 2 | WGL 2 3 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 2 | IMS 1 2 | IMS 2 2 | ATL 1 5 | ATL 2 3 | COT 1 1 | COT 2 1 | 1st | 313 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mühlner Motorsport | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 15 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | 50th | 618 | ||||
| RS1 | ELK 10 | VIR | IMS | PET 12 | ||||||||||||