William Macintyre

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William Macintyre
GB3 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 21 Macintyre.jpg
Macintyre at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Born (2007-08-14) 14 August 2007 (age 18)
Wroxham, Norfolk, England
GB3 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current teamElite Motorsport
Car numberTBA
Former teams Hitech Pulse-Eight
Starts23 (24 entries)
Wins3
Podiums6
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish5th in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022
2022
F4 British
GB4
Ginetta Junior

William Macintyre (born 14 August 2007) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport, having last raced with Hitech Pulse-Eight in 2024. He is the 2023 British F4 vice-champion and the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship runner-up. [1] He is a former member of the Sauber Karting Team. [2]

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Career

Karting

Macintyre has had some consistent karting results, although never competing in the OK category due to moving straight to cars age 14. His best karting result was in 2019, winning the Italian Championship in the 60 Mini category. [3]

Ginetta Junior Championship

For 2022, Macintyre was confirmed to be competing in the Ginetta Junior Championship following a decorated karting career. Over the course of the season, Macintyre fought for the title with Josh Rowledge, eventually losing out to Rowledge in the final round of the season at Brands Hatch. Macintyre finished 2nd in the championship, and was the highest placed rookie. [4]

Formula 4

Macintyre made his F4 debut in the 2022 GB4 Championship finale. He finished 2nd in two of the three races. On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Macintyre would race in the 2023 F4 British Championship with Hitech GP. [5] This would end up being a smart move for both Hitech and Macintyre, since he quickly found his feet in the title fight of the championship, with two second places at Brands Hatch in the second round of the season. [6] He went on to take 12 more podiums over the course of the season, and two wins overall. His first win came at Thruxton in June, [7] with the second coming at Knockhill in August. [8] Macintyre ended the season in second place in the championship, just 13 points shy of champion Louis Sharp of Rodin Carlin. [9]

GB3 Championship

2024

After Macintyre's successes in F4, he was called up by Hitech's GB3 team to become one of their three drivers for the 2024 season. [10] He made his mark on his debut race weekend, winning the reverse-grid race and making four overtakes at Oulton Park, a track which is infamous for its lack of overtaking opportunities. Macintyre continued to impress, securing two further victories in the championship at Silverstone and at Spa-Francorchamps. [11] [12] At season's end, consistency saw Macintyre finish outside the top ten just four times over the course of the 23 races held. He finished fifth in the standings as he helped his Hitech team to second in the teams' standings. [13] [14]

2025

In 2025, Macintyre would switch to Elite Motorsport for his second GB3 campaign. [15]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017 Super 1 National Championship - IAME Cadet8th
LGM Series - IAME Cadet8th
2018SKUSA SuperNationals - Mini Swift6th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - IAME CadetFusion Motorsport4th
LGM Series - IAME Cadet10th
IAME International Final - X30 Mini4th
MSA British Kart Championship - IAME Cadet
2019 WSK Super Master Series - 60 MiniTony Kart10th
WSK Euro Series - 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini4th
IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini29th
Italian Championship - 60 Mini1st
2020 WSK Super Master Series - OKJ Sodikart59th
South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ 29th
Champions of the Future - OKJ46th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ Birel ART37th
ROK Cup International Final - Junior RokNC
International IAME Games - X30 JuniorKosmic9th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior3rd
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax JuniorSodi Vitesse17th
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior7th
2021IAME Winter Cup - X30 JuniorKosmic3rd
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior7th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ Birel ART9th
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 15th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ 14th
Champions of the Future - OKJ 32nd
WSK Open Cup - OKJ 24th
Sources: [16] [17]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport25612156112nd
GB4 Championship 300127113th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech Grand Prix 1500002814th
F4 British Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 31233143712nd
2024 GB3 Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 2330363725th
2025 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport000000TBD
Sources: [17]

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2022 Elite Motorsport DON
1

8
DON
2

5
DON
3

4
BHI
1

2
BHI
2

1
BHI
3

3
THR1
1

2
THR1
2

6
CRO
1

2
CRO
2

1
KNO
1

11
KNO
2

5
KNO
3

3
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

10
SNE
3

2
THR2
1

1
THR2
2

3
THR2
3

4
SIL
1

11
SIL
2

3
SIL
3

1
BHGP
1

4
BHGP
2

2
BHGP
3

1
2nd611

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints
2023 Hitech Grand Prix DUB1
1

32
DUB1
2

32
DUB1
3

13
KMT1
1

13
KMT1
2

9
KMT1
3

23
KMT2
1

29
KMT2
2

6
KMT2
3

13
DUB2
1

4
DUB2
2

31
DUB2
3

14
YMC
1

7
YMC
2

11
YMC
3

11
14th28

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2023 Hitech Pulse-Eight DPN
1

6
DPN
2

20
DPN
3

5
BHI
1

2
BHI
2

133
BHI
3

2
SNE
1

C
SNE
2

610
SNE
3

4
THR
1

2
THR
2

1110
THR
3

1
OUL
1

14
OUL
2

133
OUL
3

3
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

510
SIL
3

2
CRO
1

3
CRO
2

152
CRO
3

2
KNO
1

1
KNO
2

17
KNO
3

2
DPGP
1

9
DPGP
2

6
DPGP
3

27
DPGP
4

4
BHGP
1

3
BHGP
2

79
BHGP
3

3
2nd371

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight OUL
1

9
OUL
2

6
OUL
3

14
SIL1
1

3
SIL1
2

1
SIL1
3

C
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

14
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

2
HUN
3

81
ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

52
SIL2
1

13
SIL2
2

16
SIL2
3

108
DON
1

7
DON
2

9
DON
3

32
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

52
5th372
2025 Elite Motorsport SIL1
1

8
SIL1
2

23
SIL1
3

11
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

9
ZAN
3

2
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

6
SPA
3

10
HUN
1

2
HUN
2

5
HUN
3

15
SIL2
1

5
SIL2
2

5
SIL2
3

93
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

11
BRH
3

Ret
DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

5th*240*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  8. Waring, Bethonie (2023-08-12). "Macintyre wins twice red-flagged Knockhill British F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  9. Waring, Bethonie (2023-10-08). "Sharp crowned British F4 champion as Fairclough wins finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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  12. Whitfield, Steve (2024-06-02). "Hitech's Macintyre wins GB3's chaotic reversed-grid Spa race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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