Scott McLaughlin (racing driver)

Scott McLaughlin

McLaughlin at the 2013 V8 Supercar Test Day.
Nationality New Zealand New Zealander
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993
Christchurch, New Zealand
V8 Supercar Record
Car number 33
Current team Garry Rogers Motorsport
Series championships 0
Races 113
Race wins 8
Podium finishes 20
Pole positions 17
2015 Championship position 8th (2205 pts)

Scott Earle McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand motor racing driver currently competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship for Garry Rogers Motorsport. He is the youngest person to ever race, and win, in a Supercar.[1]

McLaughlin won his first race in the New Zealand V8 touring car series early 2011, becoming the youngest ever driver to win a race in the Championship at just 17 years old.[2] He later became part of the rival V8 SuperTourer series in New Zealand and became the inaugural series champion.

McLaughlin achieved his first Supercars race win in his first full time season in 2013, at his home race in Auckland.

Karting

McLaughlin began racing karts when he was eight, and represented New Zealand in the Rotax Max Challenge held in Italy,[3][4] but had long aspired to race V8s, and was given a trial in one at Stone Brothers Racing while doing work experience there.[1]

Dunlop V8 Supercar Series

In 2010, McLaughlin confirmed that he would be racing for Stone Brothers Racing in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at just 16 years of age, becoming the youngest ever V8 Supercar driver.[1] He didn't make his debut until the second round of the series, however, due to not having the appropriate competition licence.[5]

McLaughlin won his first race in the series at Queensland Raceway in 2011[6] before going on to win the title in 2012.[7]

V8 SuperTourer Series

McLaughlin drove a Holden VE Commodore in the 2012 season of the V8 SuperTourer Series. He won six races for MPC Motorsport on his way to becoming the inaugural series champion.[8]

International V8 Supercars Championship

McLaughlin made his debut in the International V8 Supercars Championship at the Sandown 500 in 2012, as a co-driver to Jonathon Webb at Tekno Autosports. The pair performed well at both Sandown and Bathurst, finishing in tenth place at Sandown and in sixth place at Bathurst. McLaughlin also drove at the Sydney 500 for Garry Rogers Motorsport after Alexandre Prémat was forced out of the Sunday race due to extreme heat exhaustion the day before.[9] McLaughlin was later signed by GRM as a full-time driver for 2013.[7]

McLaughlin continued with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2014 under its new identity as Volvo Polestar Racing (later Volvo Cyan Racing). He will move to DJR Team Penske in 2017 alongside Fabian Coulthard, taking over from Scott Pye.

Career results

Season Series Position Car Team
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 12th Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing
2010–11 New Zealand V8s 8th Holden VZ Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 4th Ford BF Falcon
Ford FG Falcon
Stone Brothers Racing
2012 V8 SuperTourers Championship 1st Holden VE Commodore MPC Motorsport
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 1st Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing
Matt Stone Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 33rd Holden VE Commodore Tekno Autosports
Garry Rogers Motorsport
2013 V8 SuperTourers Championship 5th Holden VE Commodore Scott McLaughlin Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 10th Holden VF Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 5th Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport
2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 8th Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport
2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 3rd Volvo S60 Garry Rogers Motorsport
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship 13th Volvo S60 Polestar Cyan Racing

Bathurst 1000 results

Year Number Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2012 19 Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore Jonathon Webb 6th 161
2013 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore Jack Perkins 8th 161
2014 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 Alexandre Prémat 17th 150
2015 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 Alexandre Prémat 5th 161
2016 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo S60 David Wall 15th 169

* Events highlighted in green denote designated co-driver role

Complete V8 SuperTourer results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Final Pos Points
2012 MPC Motorsport Holden VE Commodore HAM
R1

10
HAM
R2

15
HAM
R3

3
RUA
R4

Ret
RUA
R5

7
RUA
R6

15
MAN
R7

MAN
R8

MAN
R9

HAM
R10

1
HAM
R11

1
HAM
R12

1
TAU
R13

2
TAU
R14

1
PUK
R15

1
PUK
R16

2
PUK
R17

2
RUA
R18

1
RUA
R19

15
1st 3474
2013 Scott McLaughlin Racing Holden VE Commodore HAM
R1

Ret
HAM
R2

Ret
HAM
R3

Ret
RUA
R4

17
RUA
R5

7
RUA
R6

Ret
PUK
R7

3
PUK
R8

4
PUK
R9

3
TAU
R10

2
TAU
R11

9
TAU
R12

Ret
HAM
R13

4
HAM
R14

2
HAM
R15

Ret
HAM
R16

Ret
HAM
R17

3
HAM
R18

6
PUK
R19

5
PUK
R20

2
PUK
R21

1
5th 2744

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phelps, James (1 May 2010). "McLaughlin racing on L-plates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. Thompson, Eric (14 March 2011). "Teenager grabs first V8 win". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. "McLAUGHLIN WINS PLACE AT MAJOR KARTING WORLD FINAL", AKA, racefan.com.au
  4. "KIWI DRIVERS ON THE WAY HOME AFTER UP AND DOWN ROTAX MAX GRAND FINALS MEETING IN ITALY", Ross MacKay, nzmotorsport.co.nz
  5. "Young Kiwi to make MINI Challenge debut". SpeedCafe. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. "McLaughlin secures Fujitsu support for 2012". 27 October 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. 1 2 "McLaughlin Confirmed at Fujitsu Racing GRM". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. "Teen champ Scott McLaughlin will have a target on his back as the V8 SuperTourers season begins". news.com.au. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  9. Dale, William (2 December 2012). "New Dunlop Series champion Scott McLaughlin will replace an ill Alex Premat at the Sydney Telstra 500". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Andrew Thompson
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series
2012
Succeeded by
Dale Wood
Preceded by
none
Winner of the V8 SuperTourers Championship
2012
Succeeded by
Greg Murphy
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Craig Lowndes
Barry Sheene Medal
2014
Succeeded by
Craig Lowndes
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