Ryder Quinn

Ryder Zan Quinn (born 2005) is an Australian racing driver competing in the GT4 Australia Series for Thunder Buddies Racing.

Personal life Quinn's grandfather, Tony Quinn, is a British-born businessman and racing driver, founder of the Tony Quinn Foundation and the Quinn Group, whereas his father Klark is a three-time Australian GT champion. His uncle Kent, who completed the three-generation Bathurst 12 Hour quartet in 2026, is also a racing driver. Quinn's step-dad is Steve Jakic, his teammate in GT4 Australia since 2024.

Career Quinn made his car racing debut in 2021, racing in the Queensland Formula Ford Championship, as well as making select appearances in the Aussie Racing Car Series. Stepping up to Australian Formula Ford for 2022, he scored his maiden win in race three at Morgan Park, before taking two further wins at Sydney en route to a fourth-place points finish. During 2022, Quinn also returned to the Aussie Racing Car Series, scoring a best result of fourth at Winton to end the season 10th in points.

Continuing in single-seaters for 2023, Quinn joined M2 Competition to race in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship. In his only full-season in the series, Quinn scored a pair of third-place finishes in the reverse-grid races at Highlands and Teretonga to take seventh in the overall standings. For the rest of the year, Quinn joined McElrea Racing to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, in which he scored a best result of fifth in race one at Adelaide to end the year 16th in the Pro standings. During 2023, Quinn also won the Bathurst 6 Hour in the A2 class for Local Legends.

At the start of 2024, Quinn returned to M2 Competition to race at the final round of that year's Formula Regional Oceania Championship at Highlands, a track owned by his grandfather Tony. In the three races, Quinn scored a best result of eighth at the New Zealand Grand Prix. Returning to McElrea Racing to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia for the rest of the year, Quinn scored a lone podium at the season-opening round in Melbourne, as he ended the season 10th in points. In parallel, Quinn raced in GT4 Australia alongside his step-father Steve Jakic for BMW-fielding Thunder Buddies Racing, scoring Pro-Am wins at Queensland and Phillip Island and five other podiums to secure runner-up honors in class.

Switching to TekworkX Motorsport for the 2025 GT4 Australia Series, Quinn scored an outright and Silver-Am win at Tailem Bend and four other class podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish. At the start of the following year, Quinn raced at the Bathurst 12 Hour for Quinn Racing Team MPC alongside his father Klark, his uncle Kent and his grandfather Tony, as they finished eighth in the Bronze class driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II. For the rest of 2026, Quinn returned to Thunder Buddies Racing for his third season in GT4 Australia as a new member of the BMW M Racing Academy.

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT4 Australia Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2024 Thunder Buddies Racing BMW M4 GT4 (G82) Pro-Am PHIR1 PHIR2 BENR3 BENR4 QLDR5 QLDR6 PHIR7 PHIR8 SMPR9 SMPR10 BATR11 BATR122nd179 2025 TekworkX Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 (G82) Silver-Am PHIR1 PHIR2 SMPR3 SMPR4 QLDR5 QLDR6 SANR7 SANR8 BENR9 BENR10 HAMR11 HAMR12 4th 103 2025 Thunder Buddies Racing BMW M4 GT4 (G82) Silver-Am PHIR1 PHIR2 BENR3 BENR4 QLDR5 QLDR6 HIDR7 HIDR8 SMPR9 SMPR10 SANR11 SANR122nd*33*

Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2026 Quinn Racing Team MPC Kent Quinn Klark Quinn Tony Quinn Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT3 Bronze 254 18th 8th