Scott McLaughlin (racing driver)

Scott McLaughlin
McLaughlin at the 2013 V8 Supercar Test Day.
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	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 McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a motor racing driver from Christchurch, New Zealand, currently competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship for Garry Rogers Motorsport and the New Zealand V8 SuperTourer Series. He is the youngest person to ever race a V8 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.

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 will continue with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2014 under its new identity as Volvo Polestar Racing.

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  McLaughlin placed 4th in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driving a Ford BF Falcon (pictured above at Queensland Raceway) & a Ford FG Falcon).

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  McLaughlin placed 10th in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Holden VF Commodore (pictured above at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit).

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  McLaughlin placed fifth in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Volvo S60 (pictured at the 2014 Coates Hire Ipswich 400).

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  McLaughlin preparing for the third race of the 2015 Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint.

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
2012	Dunlop V8 Supercar Series	1st	Ford FG Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing Matt Stone Racing
2012	International V8 Supercars Championship	33rd	Holden VE Commodore	Tekno Autosports Garry Rogers Motorsport
2013	V8 SuperTourers Championship	5th	Holden VE Commodore	Scott McLaughlin Racing
2013	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

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

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. 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. "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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