Zac Meakin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zachary Meakin 18 December 2006 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | British GT – GT4 |
Zachary Meakin (born 18 November 2006) is a British racing driver currently competing for Optimum Motorsport in International GT Open.
Meakin stepped up to car racing in 2021, joining Raceway Motorsport to compete in the Ginetta Junior Championship. [1] Spending two seasons in the series, [2] Meakin scored a lone podium at Thruxton in his sophomore season, in which he drove for Preptech UK on his way to 11th in points. [3] The following year, Meakin switched to GT4 competition as he joined Team Parker Racing in the British GT Championship. [4] Starting off with a Porsche Cayman, Meakin took pole at Silverstone as the grid was set by FP2 times, [5] and scored a best result of sixth at Oulton Park as he ended the year 14th in points after switching to a McLaren Artura mid-season. [6] [7]
Staying in GT4 competition for 2024, Meakin joined Elite Motorsport to race in the GT4 Winter Series alongside Tom Lebbon. [8] After taking his maiden win in car racing at Estoril, [9] Meakin won at Jerez, [10] before taking his fourth win of the season at Valencia. [11] Meakin took a final win at Barcelona on his way to third in points. [12] For the rest of the year, Meakin returned to the GT4 class of the British GT Championship, joining Optimum Motorsport for his sophomore season alongside Jack Brown. [13] Taking his first win of the season at Silverstone, [14] Meakin took further wins at Donington Park, [15] Snetterton and Brands Hatch to clinch the GT4 title at season's end. [16] [17] At the end of 2024, Meakin made his International GT Open debut at Monza for Optimum Motorsport alongside Michael Porter. [18]
Meakin returned to International GT Open the following year, returning to Optimum Motorsport alongside Porter for his first full-season in the series. [19] In the season-opening round at Algarve, Meakin took his maiden series podium in race two by finishing second, [20] a feat he repeated at the Hungaroring and Le Castellet to enter the final three rounds of the season fourth in points. [21] [22] During 2025, Meakin made a one-off apperance in the GT4 European Series for RAFA Racing by Race Lab at Spa, replacing Julius Dinesen in the team's #81 entry. [23]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kartmasters British GP – X30 Mini | Wentvalley Motorsports | 8th |
| IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior | 28th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | NC | |
| 2019 | British Kart Championship – X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 13th |
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | 22nd | ||
| Sources: [24] [25] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Raceway Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20th |
| 2022 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Preptech UK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 11th |
| 2023 | British GT Championship – GT4 | Team Parker Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14th |
| 2024 | GT4 Winter Series | Elite Motorsport | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 99.71 | 3rd |
| British GT Championship – GT4 | Optimum Motorsport | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 171.5 | 1st | |
| International GT Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2025 | International GT Open | Optimum Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76* | 5th* |
| GT4 European Series – Silver | RAFA Racing by Race Lab | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 22nd* | |
| Sources: [26] [24] | |||||||||
† As Meakin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Raceway Motorsport | THR 1 13 | THR 2 15 | SNE 1 21 | SNE 2 15 | SNE 3 17 | BHI 1 14 | BHI 2 18 | BHI 3 16 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 C | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 11 | KNO 3 Ret | KNO 4 DNS | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | SIL 1 23 | SIL 2 14 | SIL 3 16 | DON 1 18 | DON 2 11 | DON 3 14 | BHGP 1 19 | BHGP 2 18 | BHGP 3 15 | 20th | 92 |
| 2022 | Preptech UK | DON 1 12 | DON 2 15 | DON 3 Ret | BHI 1 8 | BHI 2 10 | BHI 3 12 | THR1 1 13 | THR1 2 5 | CRO 1 18 | CRO 2 11 | KNO 1 7 | KNO 2 4 | KNO 3 5 | SNE 1 10 | SNE 2 11 | SNE 3 12 | THR2 1 10 | THR2 2 2 | THR2 3 9 | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 16 | BHGP 1 Ret | BHGP 2 10 | BHGP 3 9 | 11th | 273 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Parker Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | GT4 | OUL 1 24 | OUL 2 23 | SIL 25 | DON DNS | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 Ret | 14th | 30 | |||
| McLaren Artura GT4 | ALG 23 | BRH Ret | DON 28 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren Artura GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 22 | OUL 2 21 | SIL 20 | DON1 18 | SPA 23 | SNE 1 21 | SNE 2 14 | DON2 23 | BRH 13 | 1st | 171.5 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 27 | NC† | 0 |
| 2025 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | PRT 1 6 | PRT 2 2 | SPA 4 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 7 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 9 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 2 | RBR 1 19 | RBR 2 13 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ | 5th* | 76* |
† As Meakin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
*Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RAFA Racing by Race Lab | McLaren Artura GT4 | Silver | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SPA 1 13 | SPA 2 10 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 22nd* | 1* |
* Season still in progress.