William Macintyre
| William Macintyre | |
|---|---|
 Macintyre at the Hungaroring in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 14 August 2007 Wroxham, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Elite Motorsport |
| Car number | TBA |
| Former teams | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
| Starts | 23 (24 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2022 | F4 British Championship GB4 Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
William Macintyre (born 14 August 2007) is a British racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport, having last raced with Hitech Pulse-Eight in 2024. He is the 2023 British F4 vice-champion and the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship runner-up.[1] He is a former member of the Sauber Karting Team.[2]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Macintyre has had some consistent karting results, although never competing in the OK category due to moving straight to cars age 14. His best karting result was in 2019, winning the Italian Championship in the 60 Mini category.[3]
Ginetta Junior Championship
[edit]For 2022, Macintyre was confirmed to be competing in the Ginetta Junior Championship following a decorated karting career. Over the course of the season, Macintyre fought for the title with Josh Rowledge, eventually losing out to Rowledge in the final round of the season at Brands Hatch. Macintyre finished 2nd in the championship, and was the highest placed rookie.[4]
Formula 4
[edit]Macintyre made his F4 debut in the 2022 GB4 Championship finale. He finished 2nd in two of the three races. On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Macintyre would race in the 2023 F4 British Championship with Hitech GP.[5] This would end up being a smart move for both Hitech and Macintyre, since he quickly found his feet in the title fight of the championship, with two second places at Brands Hatch in the second round of the season.[6] He went on to take 12 more podiums over the course of the season, and two wins overall. His first win came at Thruxton in June,[7] with the second coming at Knockhill in August.[8] Macintyre ended the season in second place in the championship, just 13 points shy of champion Louis Sharp of Rodin Carlin.[9]
GB3 Championship
[edit]2024
[edit]After Macintyre's successes in F4, he was called up by Hitech's GB3 team to become one of their three drivers for the 2024 season.[10] He made his mark on his debut race weekend, winning the reverse-grid race and making four overtakes at Oulton Park, a track which is infamous for its lack of overtaking opportunities. Macintyre continued to impress, securing two further victories in the championship at Silverstone and at Spa-Francorchamps.[11][12] At season's end, consistency saw Macintyre finish outside the top ten just four times over the course of the 23 races held. He finished fifth in the standings as he helped his Hitech team to second in the teams' standings.[13][14]
2025
[edit]In 2025, Macintyre would switch to Elite Motorsport for his second GB3 campaign.[15]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Super 1 National Championship - IAME Cadet | 8th | |
| LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 8th | ||
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals - Mini Swift | 6th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 4th | |
| LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 10th | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Mini | 4th | ||
| MSA British Kart Championship - IAME Cadet | |||
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Tony Kart | 10th |
| WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | 3rd | |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | 4th | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | 29th | ||
| Italian Championship - 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | Sodikart | 59th |
| South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | 29th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | 46th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | Birel ART | 37th | |
| ROK Cup International Final - Junior Rok | NC | ||
| International IAME Games - X30 Junior | Kosmic | 9th | |
| Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Junior | Sodi Vitesse | 17th | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 7th | ||
| 2021 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Kosmic | 3rd |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 7th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | Birel ART | 9th | |
| WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 15th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 14th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | 32nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup - OKJ | 24th | ||
| Sources:[16][17] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 611 | 2nd |
| GB4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 13th | ||
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th |
| F4 British Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 371 | 2nd | |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 372 | 5th |
| 2025 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| Sources:[17] | |||||||||
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | DON 1 8 |
DON 2 5 |
DON 3 4 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 1 |
BHI 3 3 |
THR1 1 2 |
THR1 2 6 |
CRO 1 2 |
CRO 2 1 |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 3 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 10 |
SNE 3 2 |
THR2 1 1 |
THR2 2 3 |
THR2 3 4 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 1 |
BHGP 1 4 |
BHGP 2 2 |
BHGP 3 1 |
2nd | 611 |
Complete F4 UAE Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Grand Prix | DUB1 1 32 |
DUB1 2 32 |
DUB1 3 13 |
KMT1 1 13 |
KMT1 2 9 |
KMT1 3 23 |
KMT2 1 29 |
KMT2 2 6 |
KMT2 3 13 |
DUB2 1 4 |
DUB2 2 31 |
DUB2 3 14 |
YMC 1 7 |
YMC 2 11 |
YMC 3 11 |
14th | 28 |
Complete F4 British Championship results
[edit](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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 6 |
DPN 2 20 |
DPN 3 5 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 133 |
BHI 3 2 |
SNE 1 C |
SNE 2 610 |
SNE 3 4 |
THR 1 2 |
THR 2 1110 |
THR 3 1 |
OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 133 |
OUL 3 3 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 510 |
SIL 3 2 |
CRO 1 3 |
CRO 2 152 |
CRO 3 2 |
KNO 1 1 |
KNO 2 17 |
KNO 3 2 |
DPGP 1 9 |
DPGP 2 6 |
DPGP 3 27 |
DPGP 4 4 |
BHGP 1 3 |
BHGP 2 79 |
BHGP 3 3 |
2nd | 371 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 14 |
SIL1 1 3 |
SIL1 2 1 |
SIL1 3 C |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 14 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 2 |
HUN 3 81 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 52 |
SIL2 1 13 |
SIL2 2 16 |
SIL2 3 108 |
DON 1 7 |
DON 2 9 |
DON 3 32 |
BRH 1 5 |
BRH 2 15 |
BRH 3 52 |
5th | 372 |
| 2025 | Elite Motorsport | SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
TBD | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Driver: William Macintyre | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-04). "Ginetta Junior runner-up Will Macintyre to race in British F4 with Hitech". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-04). "Ginetta Junior runner-up Will Macintyre to race in British F4 with Hitech". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2023-05-07). "James Higgins takes lights-to-flag British F4 victory at Brands Hatch". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2023-06-04). "Macintyre leads lights to flag for maiden British F4 win at Thruxton". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2023-08-12). "Macintyre wins twice red-flagged Knockhill British F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2023-10-08). "Sharp crowned British F4 champion as Fairclough wins finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-18). "British F4 runner-up Will Macintyre steps up to GB3 with Hitech GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-28). "Macintyre resists Ugochukwu charge to win GB3 race two at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-06-02). "Hitech's Macintyre wins GB3's chaotic reversed-grid Spa race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Standings". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC 2024 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (6 December 2024). "Macintyre joins Elite Motorsport for sophomore GB3 campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Macintyre William". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ a b "Driver: William Macintyre | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
External links
[edit]- William Macintyre career summary at DriverDB.com