Scott McLaughlin (racing driver)
Scott Thomas McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand professional racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 17 Ford Mustang GT for DJR Team Penske.[1] He is the 2018 and 2019 series champion and 2019 Bathurst 1000 winner.
| Scott McLaughlin | |
|---|---|
 McLaughlin in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | Scott Thomas McLaughlin 10 June 1993 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Current team | DJR Team Penske |
| Series championships | 2 (2018, 2019) |
| Races | 232 |
| Race wins | 47 |
| Podium finishes | 90 |
| Pole positions | 68 |
| 2020 Championship position | 1st (802 pts)* |
McLaughlin won his first race in the NZ Touring Car series in early 2011, becoming the youngest ever driver to win a race in the Championship at just 17 years old.[2] Then in 2012 he competed in the New Zealand V8SuperTourers Championship and became the inaugural series champion.
McLaughlin achieved his first Supercars race win during his first full time season with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2013, at Pukekohe Park Raceway. He is the youngest person to ever win in a Supercar.[3]
Early life
McLaughlin was born in Christchurch, New Zealand but moved to Australia's Gold Coast at 9 years of age and attended Saint Stephen's College throughout his upbringing.[4]
Career
Karting
McLaughlin began driving karts when he was six and racing when he was seven, and represented New Zealand in the Rotax Max Challenge held in Italy,[5][6] but had long aspired to race V8s, and was given a trial in one at Stone Brothers Racing while doing work experience there.[3]
Dunlop Super2 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.[3] He didn't make his debut until the second round of the series, due to him not having the appropriate competition licence.[7]
McLaughlin won his first race in the series at Queensland Raceway in 2011[8] before going on to win the title in 2012.[9]
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.[10]
Supercars Championship
McLaughlin made his debut in the 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.[11] McLaughlin was later signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport as a full-time driver for the 2013 season.[9]
McLaughlin continued with Garry Rogers Motorsport into 2014, under its new identity as Volvo Polestar Racing (later Volvo Cyan Racing). At 1 March 2014, McLaughlin scored a podium finish in Volvo's return to the series at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Four race wins at Barbagallo, Sydney Motorsport Park, and 2 wins at Phillip Island. He finished 5th in the standings.
For 2017, McLaughlin moved from Garry Rogers Motorsport to DJR Team Penske to partner Fabian Coulthard. Throughout the year, McLaughlin was dominant in qualifying; acquiring 16 pole positions. Along with a string of strong results, McLaughlin would find himself in the box seat for a maiden championship title. After starting strongly in the final round at Newcastle, a chaotic second race saw McLaughlin pick up three penalties which would eventually contribute toward him narrowly missing out on the title to Jamie Whincup.
In 2018, McLaughlin continued to race with DJR Team Penske. He won seven out of the 34 races, winning in Melbourne, Phillip Island, Barbagallo, Hidden Valley and Ipswich. McLaughlin finished third at Bathurst alongside Alexandre Prémat in which was the Ford Falcon's final appearance at Mount Panorama. On 4 November, at Pukekohe Park Raceway, McLaughlin won race twenty-nine to join compatriot Shane van Gisbergen in winning the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. In Newcastle, McLaughlin won race thirty (after van Gisbergen was stripped of his victory following a pit lane violation, demoting him to fifth) and finished second in race thirty-one to become the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars champion.
In 2019, DJR Team Penske debuted the Ford Mustang, which replaced the Falcon. McLaughlin was able to continue his dominance with the team, with 18 wins, which broke the record for most wins in a single year, 15 pole positions, 18 fastest laps, and 22 podiums to his name. He became the first ever driver to claim the Darwin Triple Crown, after winning the first race, claiming pole for the second race and winning the second race. On 13 October 2019. McLaughlin finally won Bathurst for the first time, with Alexandre Prémat as Scott's co-driver. Two weeks after this he had the biggest crash of his career, a 43g impact at the Gold Coast. He then had to drive a new car, due to chassis damage from the crash, for the last two rounds and was still able to successfully defend his championship title, with a round to go at Sandown.
IndyCar
In January 2020, he tested a Team Penske IndyCar at Sebring International Raceway.[12] Team Penske driver Will Power hailed McLaughlin as a phenomenal driver after the test.[13] On 5 February, Penske announced that McLaughlin will race a 4th Team Penske entry at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
McLaughlin placed 4th in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driving a Ford BF Falcon (pictured above at Queensland Raceway) & a Ford FG Falcon).
McLaughlin placed 10th in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Holden VF Commodore (pictured above at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit).
McLaughlin placed fifth in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Volvo S60 (pictured at the 2014 Coates Hire Ipswich 400).
McLaughlin preparing for the third race of the 2015 Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint.
McLaughlin placed 2nd in the 2017 Supercars Championship driving a Ford FG X Falcon (Pictured above at the Newcastle Street Circuit)
McLaughlin at the 2018 Newcastle 500, the event at which he secured his maiden championship.
McLaughlin at the 2019 Newcastle 500, the event which he secured his second championship
Career results
Supercars Championship results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Supercars 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Position | Points | |
| 2012 | Tekno Autosports | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
PHI R10 |
PHI R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q 7 |
SAN R20 10 |
BAT R21 6 |
SUR R22 |
SUR R23 |
YMC R24 |
YMC R25 |
YMC R26 |
WIN R27 |
WIN R28 |
SYD R29 |
33rd | 422 | ||||||||||
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | SYD R30 17 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 6 |
ADE R2 9 |
SYM R3 8 |
SYM R4 8 |
SYM R5 8 |
PUK R6 1 |
PUK R7 24 |
PUK R8 Ret |
PUK R9 DNS |
BAR R10 12 |
BAR R11 14 |
BAR R12 13 |
COA R13 28 |
COA R14 7 |
COA R15 11 |
COA R16 27 |
HID R17 11 |
HID R18 27 |
HID R19 8 |
TOW R20 14 |
TOW R21 9 |
QLD R22 2 |
QLD R23 1 |
QLD R24 20 |
WIN R25 19 |
WIN R26 9 |
WIN R27 14 |
SAN Q 9 |
SAN R28 8 |
BAT R29 8 |
SUR R30 22 |
SUR R31 23 |
PHI R32 19 |
PHI R33 19 |
PHI R34 11 |
SYD R35 Ret |
SYD R36 12 |
10th | 1934 | |||
| 2014 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 7 |
ADE R2 2 |
ADE R3 Ret |
SYM R4 5 |
SYM R5 4 |
SYM R6 6 |
WIN R7 Ret |
WIN R8 25 |
WIN R9 16 |
PUK R10 8 |
PUK R11 6 |
PUK R12 3 |
PUK R13 2 |
BAR R14 1 |
BAR R15 4 |
BAR R16 17 |
HID R17 4 |
HID R18 5 |
HID R19 8 |
TOW R20 6 |
TOW R21 14 |
TOW R22 9 |
QLD R23 3 |
QLD R24 19 |
QLD R25 19 |
SMP R26 Ret |
SMP R27 Ret |
SMP R28 1 |
SAN Q 4 |
SAN R29 8 |
BAT R30 17 |
SUR R31 7 |
SUR R32 2 |
PHI R33 1 |
PHI R34 6 |
PHI R35 1 |
SYD R36 4 |
SYD R37 3 |
SYD R38 8 |
5th | 2509 | |
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 DNS |
ADE R2 9 |
ADE R3 18 |
SYM R4 Ret |
SYM R5 9 |
SYM R6 7 |
BAR R7 11 |
BAR R8 Ret |
BAR R9 18 |
WIN R10 25 |
WIN R11 9 |
WIN R12 9 |
HID R13 Ret |
HID R14 9 |
HID R15 11 |
TOW R16 4 |
TOW R17 Ret |
QLD R18 2 |
QLD R19 9 |
QLD R20 13 |
SMP R21 8 |
SMP R22 4 |
SMP R23 5 |
SAN Q 16 |
SAN R24 14 |
BAT R25 5 |
SUR R26 21 |
SUR R27 6 |
PUK R28 9 |
PUK R29 3 |
PUK R30 6 |
PHI R31 3 |
PHI R32 2 |
PHI R33 2 |
SYD R34 8 |
SYD R35 5 |
SYD R36 19 |
8th | 2205 | |||
| 2016 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 4 |
ADE R2 4 |
ADE R3 12 |
SYM R4 26 |
SYM R5 4 |
PHI R6 1 |
PHI R7 1 |
BAR R8 11 |
BAR R9 2 |
WIN R10 2 |
WIN R11 11 |
HID R12 10 |
HID R13 7 |
TOW R14 24 |
TOW R15 5 |
QLD R16 15 |
QLD R17 6 |
SMP R18 5 |
SMP R19 6 |
SAN Q 3 |
SAN R20 4 |
BAT R21 15 |
SUR R22 2 |
SUR R23 3 |
PUK R24 3 |
PUK R25 7 |
PUK R26 7 |
PUK R27 3 |
SYD R28 4 |
SYD R29 5 |
3rd | 2806 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 17 |
ADE R2 2 |
SYM R3 14 |
SYM R4 2 |
PHI R5 10 |
PHI R6 14 |
BAR R7 1 |
BAR R8 1 |
WIN R9 1 |
WIN R10 5 |
HID R11 2 |
HID R12 1 |
TOW R13 1 |
TOW R14 2 |
QLD R15 1 |
QLD R16 2 |
SMP R17 21 |
SMP R18 4 |
SAN Q 2 |
SAN R19 2 |
BAT R20 Ret |
SUR R21 12 |
SUR R22 1 |
PUK R23 3 |
PUK R24 2 |
NEW R25 1 |
NEW R26 18 |
2nd | 3021 | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 3 |
ADE R2 10 |
MEL R3 1 |
MEL R4 2 |
MEL R5 15 |
MEL R6 7 |
SYM R7 9 |
SYM R8 2 |
PHI R9 1 |
PHI R10 1 |
BAR R11 1 |
BAR R12 1 |
WIN R13 5 |
WIN R14 3 |
HID R15 1 |
HID R16 2 |
TOW R17 3 |
TOW R18 3 |
QLD R19 1 |
QLD R20 2 |
SMP R21 3 |
BEN R22 6 |
BEN R23 10 |
SAN QR 3 |
SAN R24 4 |
BAT R25 3 |
SUR R26 5 |
SUR R27 C |
PUK R28 2 |
PUK R29 1 |
NEW R30 1 |
NEW R31 2 |
1st | 3944 | ||||||||
| 2019 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang GT | ADE R1 1 |
ADE R2 1 |
MEL R3 1 |
MEL R4 1 |
MEL R5 DNS |
MEL R6 1 |
SYM R7 1 |
SYM R8 4 |
PHI R9 1 |
PHI R10 2 |
BAR R11 2 |
BAR R12 1 |
WIN R13 1 |
WIN R14 1 |
HID R15 1 |
HID R16 1 |
TOW R17 1 |
TOW R18 11 |
QLD R19 4 |
QLD R20 1 |
BEN R21 1 |
BEN R22 1 |
PUK R23 4 |
PUK R24 1 |
BAT R25 1 |
SUR R26 3 |
SUR R27 DNS |
SAN QR 5 |
SAN R28 9 |
NEW R29 2 |
NEW R30 4 |
1st | 3872 | |||||||||
| 2020 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang GT | ADE R1 2 |
ADE R2 1 |
MEL R3 C |
MEL R4 C |
MEL R5 C |
MEL R6 C |
SMP1 R7 1 |
SMP1 R8 3 |
SMP1 R9 1 |
SMP2 R10 1 |
SMP2 R11 3 |
SMP2 R12 14 |
HID1 R13 |
HID1 R14 |
HID2 R13 |
HID2 R14 |
TOW R15 |
TOW R16 |
SAN R17 |
SAN R18 |
BAT R19 |
BAR R20 |
BAR R21 |
SYM R22 |
SYM R23 |
SMP3 R24 |
SMP3 R25 |
1st* | 802* | |||||||||||||
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-Driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore VE | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6th | 161 |
| 2013 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | |
8th | 161 |
| 2014 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 Mk.2 |  |
17th | 150 |
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 Mk.2 | |
5th | 161 |
| 2016 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 Mk.2 | |
15th | 159 |
| 2017 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | |
DNF | 74 |
| 2018 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | |
3rd | 161 |
| 2019 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | |
1st | 161 |
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 |
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 | SKÖ 1 2 |
SKÖ 2 Ret |
MAN 1 |
MAN 2 |
AND 1 |
AND 2 |
FAL 1 |
FAL 2 |
KAR 1 |
KAR 2 |
SOL 1 |
SOL 2 |
KNU 1 |
KNU 2 |
13th | 36 |
References
- "Scott McLaighlin to race for DJR Team Penske beginning in 2017". djrteampenske.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- Thompson, Eric (14 March 2011). "Teenager grabs first V8 win". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- Phelps, James (1 May 2010). "McLaughlin racing on L-plates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- "Homework pays offs as former Saint Stephen's student hits home straight towards series victory". 19 October 2018.
- "McLAUGHLIN WINS PLACE AT MAJOR KARTING WORLD FINAL", AKA, racefan.com.au
- "KIWI DRIVERS ON THE WAY HOME AFTER UP AND DOWN ROTAX MAX GRAND FINALS MEETING IN ITALY", Ross MacKay, nzmotorsport.co.nz
- "Young Kiwi to make MINI Challenge debut". SpeedCafe. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "McLaughlin secures Fujitsu support for 2012". 27 October 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "McLaughlin Confirmed at Fujitsu Racing GRM". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "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.
- 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.
- Coch, Matt (14 January 2020). "McLaughlin IndyCar test 'a dream come true'". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- Coch, Matt (17 January 2020). "Power hails McLaughlin a 'phenomenal driver'". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links
- Scott McLaughlin Official Website updated by in 2018
- Scott McLaughlin career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile on Racing Reference
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andrew Thompson |
Winner of the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 2012 |
Succeeded by Dale Wood |
| Preceded by none |
Winner of the V8 SuperTourers Championship 2012 |
Succeeded by Greg Murphy |
| Preceded by Jamie Whincup |
Winner of the Supercars Championship 2018 & 2019 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Shane van Gisbergen |
Winner of the Adelaide 500 2019 & 2020 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Craig Lowndes Steven Richards |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 2019 (with Alexandre Prémat) |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Scott Pye |
Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2013 |
Succeeded by Todd Hazelwood |
| Preceded by Craig Lowndes |
Barry Sheene Medal 2014 |
Succeeded by Craig Lowndes |
| Preceded by Craig Lowndes |
Barry Sheene Medal 2016 |
Succeeded by David Reynolds |
