John McIntyre

John Donald McIntyre (born 10 March 1977) is a New Zealand racing driver from Hastings, New Zealand.

McIntyre competed predominantly in the New Zealand V8 touring car championship, in which he won three championship titles, the most of any driver in the series' history. He also won the inaugural V8SuperTourer sprint series championship in 2012.

Outside of New Zealand, McIntyre competed in the V8 Supercar category in Australia, largely in an endurance driver role. He also established his own racing team in 2006 which he continues to run both in a driving and in a managerial capacity.

Early career McIntyre begun his motor racing career in 1990, becoming the first minor to race on a permanent racing track in New Zealand at the age of 13. In 1992, McIntyre won the Shell Ultra Challenge Scholarship run by Richard Lester. In 1993, McIntyre won the New Zealand Motor Sports Person of the Year in the Junior Male category.

Touring car career In 1994, McIntyre begun competing in the Nissan Sentra GT Cup series. He won his first race at the Wellington Street Circuit thus making him the youngest winner in the categories history at the age of 17. In 1996, McIntyre won the Nissan Sentra GT Cup Championship and in doing so became the series' final champion. In 1997, McIntyre shifted to the TraNZam Lights Championship. Despite contesting little over half of the races that season, McIntyre claimed six pole positions, two wins and four second-placed finishes to place seventh in the drivers standings.

By the beginning of the 2000s, McIntyre began competing in the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship for Team Kiwi Racing. In his first season, McIntyre had won one race, secured two fastest laps and seven top-five finishes to place fifth in the drivers standings. In 2001, his appearances were more sporadic although he secured two wins at Manfeild and won the round overall. He would also win the Liquor King 500 Endurance Race at Ruapuna.

By 2002, McIntyre moved to Auckland to become more involved with the Team Kiwi Racing outfit. Along with New Zealand touring car duties, McIntyre would also make his V8 Supercar debut in 2002 with the team at the Queensland 500 after winning an evaluation against Angus Fogg at Winton. Co-driving with Jason Richards, the pairing endured a difficult weekend as they finished the race in 22nd and six laps down.

In 2003, McIntyre persisted with the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship with Team Kiwi Racing. That year, he claimed three wins along with a further five podiums to finish third overall in the standings and 32 points adrift of that years' champion, Mark Pedersen. In an attempt to arouse attention from V8 Supercar teams, McIntyre made select appearances in the Australian Sports Sedan Championship with Hire Knight Motorsport at Phillip Island and Winton. These proved successful with McIntyre winning both races with which he competed as well as securing pole position at Winton. He also won the Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race driving a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth.

In 2004, McIntyre left Team Kiwi Racing and had secured an endurance driver role at the newly-formed WPS Racing in the V8 Supercar series. In the Sandown 500, he would be paired with former Formula One driver, Alex Yoong. The campaign proved disastorous with both team cars encountering multiple spin throughout the day, losing an array of laps as they became bogged down in the treacherously muddy runoff. For the Bathurst 1000, McIntyre would be paired with regular series driver, David Besnard. The car lacked pace throughout the weekend and ultimately retired from the race after 99 laps due to an engine failure whilst inside the top ten. Despite the disappointing results, McIntyre was given his solo-driving V8 Supercar debut on the streets of the Gold Coast, deputising for Besnard who would be making his Champ Car debut that same weekend. He wouldn't qualify well but finished within the top 20 for both races. That year, he also finished fifth overall in the standings for the Porsche GT3 Cup Trans-Tasman.

Over the next two seasons, McIntyre continued to compete in the New Zealand V8 series. Now with Tracer Motorsport, McIntyre proved himself to be one of the pace-setters of the championship. Regularly amassing wins and came close to winning the championship in 2006, had not for a disastorous round at Teretonga. He also made a one-off appearance in the V8 Ute Racing Series in Australia at Winton where he competed strongly. He would also win the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the N2 class driving a Honda Civic Type R.

In 2007, McIntyre would finally break through for his first New Zealand V8 championship title, winning by nine points over nearest rival, Kayne Scott after a dramatic final race. He also won the Jim Clark Trophy, was the recipient of the Ernie Sprague Memorial Trophy at Timaru, and was part of the closest race win in the series' history (0.024 seconds). Throughout the year, McIntyre would make two appearances in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series. The first came at Queensland with Prodigy Motorsport and the second at Oran Park with MW Motorsport. After these appearances, he was approached by Ross Stone to compete alongside Shane van Gisbergen at Team Kiwi Racing for the V8 Supercar endurance events. That year, he was also awarded the Presidents Scholarship for session with neuroscientist Kerry Spackman.

The next season, McIntyre retained the New Zealand V8 touring car championship with a largely dominant campaign that also saw him win the New Zealand Gold Star. He also made a one-off appearance in the V8 Supercar series, co-driving with Fabian Coulthard at Phillip Island with Paul Cruickshank Racing. The performances throughout the weekend incentivised Stone Brothers Racing to re-sign him for their endurance plans from 2009 where he would co-drive with Daniel Gaunt. McIntyre narrowly lost out on the New Zealand V8 championship in 2009. In 2010, he once again would have to settle for runner-up position. He would also make a one-off appearance in the Toyota Racing Series open-wheeler series at Taupō.

In 2010, McIntyre would reunite with Van Gisbergen for the V8 Supercar endurance events at Stone Brothers Racing. McIntyre would make a one-off appearance at the Adelaide Street Circuit in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series for Stone Brothers Racing as a replacement for Scott McLaughlin who was unable to acquire the necessary licence in time. McIntyre competed strongly throughout the weekend, securing a podium in the first race. The second race came to a premature end when he crashed heavily at the notorious turn eight corner. Despite a strong showing at Phillip Island, the team struggled for pace at Bathurst and the pairing finished 21st on the day. At the Gold Coast 600, the pairing enjoyed strong pace throughout the weekend. McIntyre secured his first podium in the category in the first race of the weekend when they finished third. In the second race of the weekend, the pairing came close to victory as Van Gisbergen hunted down Jamie Whincup in the dying laps of the race. In somewhat controversial circumstances, McIntyre and Van Gisbergen would have to settle for second on the day. In 2011, McIntyre and Van Gisbergen finished fifth at Phillip Island before picking up his best finishing position in The Great Race when they placed sixth. Back in New Zealand, McIntyre would win his third New Zealand V8 championship in typically dominant fashion. He would also secure his third New Zealand Gold Star accolade.

In 2012, McIntyre joined the breakaway V8SuperTourer series. Through a consistent campaign that included a win at Ruapuna, McIntyre became the inaugural V8SuperTourer sprint series champion. In the V8 Supercar series, McIntyre would sign with Ford Performance Racing to drive alongside Will Davison in the endurance events. Despite showing strong pace, the race results proved underwhelming with the pairing encountering problems in both events. The following year, McIntyre would shift over to Charlie Schwerkolt Racing to pair with Alex Davison. These races would ultimately prove to be McIntyre's last in the V8 Supercar championship.

By 2013, McIntyre had begun to wind down his racing commitments. He made a one-off appearance in the New Zealand V8 series in the TL class at Pukekohe where he dominated the weekend. He also competed with success in the South Island Endurance Series. However, in the V8SuperTourer series, results had floundered. After only scoring two podiums throughout the year, McIntyre would relinquish full-time driving duties to Mark Gibson for 2014.

Over the next few years, McIntyre continued to drove sporadically throughout an array of endurance events, achieving success in both the North Island and South Island Endurance Championships.

Career results Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 1996 Nissan Sentra GT Cup ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st 1997 TraNZam Lights ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2000 New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship ? 1 ? 2 ? ? 5th 2001 New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship ? 2 ? ? ? ? 15th 2002 New Zealand 2-Litre Touring Car Championship Team Kiwi Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? 6th V8 Supercar Championship Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 66th 2003 New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship Team Kiwi Racing 18 3 ? ? 8 321 3rd Australian Sports Sedan Championship Hire Knight Motorsport 2 2 1 0 2 ? ? 2004 New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship Pedersen Sheehan Racing 3 2 1 1 2 76 21st V8 Supercar Championship Series WPS Racing 4 0 0 0 0 199 46th Porsche GT3 Cup Trans-Tasman 9 0 ? ? ? 561 5th 2005 New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship Tracer Motorsport 21 7 2 ? 12 1097 3rd V8 Ute Racing Series Manfeild Park Trust 3 0 0 0 0 ? 34th 2006 New Zealand V8s Tracer Motorsport 21 4 ? ? 7 767 6th 2007 New Zealand V8s John McIntyre Racing 21 5 1 2 9 1104 1st V8 Supercar Championship Series Team Kiwi Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 58th Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Prodigy MotorsportMW Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 26 27th 2008 New Zealand V8s John McIntyre Racing 18 7 2 ? 9 1004 1st V8 Supercar Championship Series Paul Cruickshank Racing 1 0 0 0 0 128 51st 2009 New Zealand V8s John McIntyre Racing 21 5 ? ? 11 1170 2nd Toyota Racing Series 3 0 0 0 0 111 17th V8 Supercar Championship Series Stone Brothers Racing 2 0 0 0 0 213 41st Battery Town Porsche GT3 Cup New Zealand ? ? ? ? ? ? 5th 2010 New Zealand V8s John McIntyre Racing 18 7 ? ? 9 916 2nd V8 Supercar Championship Series Stone Brothers Racing 4 0 0 0 2 442 38th Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 2 0 0 0 1 129 36th 2011 New Zealand V8s John McIntyre Racing 21 8 ? ? 14 1156 1st International V8 Supercars Championship Stone Brothers Racing 2 0 0 0 0 393 35th 2012 V8SuperTourers - Sprint Championship John McIntyre Racing 12 1 0 1 6 2555 1st V8SuperTourers - Endurance Championship 7 0 0 0 2 771 11th International V8 Supercars Championship Ford Performance Racing 3 0 0 0 0 186 48th 2013 V8SuperTourers John McIntyre Racing 21 0 0 0 2 1667 15th New Zealand V8s 3 2 0 0 3 217 12th International V8 Supercars Championship Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 4 0 0 0 0 363 44th 2015 V8SuperTourers John McIntyre Racing 9 0 0 0 0 882 12th Australian GT Championship ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Supercars Championship results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Supercars results Year Team No. 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 35 36 37 38 Position Points 2002 Team Kiwi Racing 021 Holden Commodore (VT) ADER1 ADER2 PHIR3 PHIR4 EASR5 EASR6 EASR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 CANR11 CANR12 CANR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 ORAR17 ORAR18 WINR19 WINR20 QLDR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SANR28 SANR29 66th 0 2004 WPS Racing 23/48 Ford Falcon (BA) ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 PUKR6 HDVR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 QLDR13 WINR14 ORAR15 ORAR16 SANR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SYMR23 46th 199 2007 Team Kiwi Racing 021 Ford Falcon (BF) ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 EASR12 EASR13 EASR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 ORAR21 ORAR22 ORAR23 SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 PHIR35 PHIR36 PHIR37 58th 0 2008 Paul Cruickshank Racing 111 Ford Falcon (BF) ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 EASR4 EASR5 HAMR6 HAMR7 HAMR8 BARR9 BARR10 BARR11 SANR12 SANR13 SANR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 WINR21 WINR22 WINR23 PHIQR PHIR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 ORAR35 ORAR36 ORAR37 51st 128 2009 Stone Brothers Racing 4 Ford Falcon (FG) ADER1 ADER2 HAMR3 HAMR4 WINR5 WINR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 TOWR11 TOWR12 SANR13 SANR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 PHIQR PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SURR21 SURR22 PHIR23 PHIR24 BARR25 BARR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 41st 213 2010 9 YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 38th 442 2011 YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 35th 393 2012 Ford Performance Racing 6 Ford Falcon (FG) ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 48th 186 2013 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing 18 Ford Falcon (FG) ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 PUKR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 COAR13 COAR14 COAR15 COAR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 QLDR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 WINR25 WINR26 WINR27 SANR28 BATR29 SURR30 SURR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 44th 363

Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Car# Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2004 23 WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon David Besnard DNF 99 2007 021 Team Kiwi Racing Ford BF Falcon Shane van Gisbergen DNF 148 2009 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Daniel Gaunt 19th 160 2010 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Shane van Gisbergen 21st 158 2011 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon Shane van Gisbergen 6th 161 2012 6 Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon Will Davison 24th 143 2013 18 Charlie Schwerkolt Racing Ford FG Falcon Alex Davison 13th 161