William Macintyre (racing driver)

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William Macintyre
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Born (2007-08-14) August 14, 2007 (age 16)
F4 British Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Hitech GP
Car number5
Starts30
Wins2
Podiums14
Poles3
Fastest laps3
Best finish2nd in 2023
Finished last season2nd
Previous series
GB4 Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship

William Macintyre (born August 13, 2007) is a British racing driver from Wroxham. In 2023, Macintyre finished 2nd in the F4 British Championship, only losing out on the title to Louis Sharp. [1] He previously competed in a single round of the 2022 GB4 Championship and also came 2nd in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship. [2] He is a former member of the Sauber Karting Team. [3]

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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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7] 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, [8] with the second coming at Knockhill in August. [9] Macintyre ended the season in second place in the championship, just 13 points behind champion Louis Sharp of Rodin Carlin. [10]

Karting record

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 Mini Tony Kart 10th
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: [11] [12]

Racing record

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
Sources: [12]

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2023 Hitech Grand Prix DPN
1

6
DPN
2

20
DPN
3

5
BHI
1

2
BHI
1

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

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