Scott Pye
Scott Robert Pye (born 8 January 1990) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, and drives the No. 20 Holden ZB Commodore for Charlie Schwerkolt Racing.[1]
| Scott Pye | |
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 Scott Pye at the 2014 V8 Supercars Test Day | |
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| Born | 8 January 1990 (age 30) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 20 |
| Current team | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 223 |
| Race wins | 1 |
| Podium finishes | 7 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| 2020 Championship position | 22nd (96 pts)* |
Racing career
Early days
Pye started out in go-karts, winning six state championships.[2] Pye moved up to the Formula Ford level in 2007 when he raced in the State Series Formula Ford in Australia for Borland Racing Developments/ Cams Rising Star.
2008 saw Pye move up to the Australian Formula Ford Championship, again with Borland Racing Developments/ Cams Rising Star. He finished the championship in seventh place in 2008 and in third position in 2009.[3]
International foray
Pye joined fellow Australian driver Nathan Antunes in the European Technique team for the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. He achieved a podium finish in his first race at Ruapuna and completed the weekend with a win in the third race which saw him take home the Wigram Cup. Pye continued his good form in round two at Timaru International Motor Raceway when he won the final two races, earning him the round win.
For 2010 Pye moved to the United Kingdom to compete in the British Formula Ford Championship.[2] Racing a Mygale for British team Jamun Racing, he won the championship with 12 race wins and 17 pole positions. He also finished second in the Formula Ford Festival in 2010.
Pye competed in the British Formula 3 Championship for 2011 with Double R.[4] Pye's Mercedes-engined CampingF1 sponsored Dallara lapped the 2.7-mile Oulton Park International Circuit in 1m 27.621s, more than a second inside the 2010 pole position time set by eventual champion Jean-Éric Vergne.[5] He finished tenth in the championship with one win at Rockingham and a second place at the season-ending Silverstone weekend.[6]
Return to Australia
Development Series
In February 2012, Pye returned to Australia and made the switch to touring cars, becoming the new driver of Triple Eight Race Engineering’s championship-winning Monster Energy/GearWrench backed Holden VE Commodore in the 2012 V8 Supercar Development Series.[7] Pye finished the championship in second place behind Scott McLaughlin.
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
In 2013 he graduated to the International V8 Supercars Championship. driving for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in a Holden VF Commodore with sponsorship from Ekol and Hog's Breath Cafe.[8] Pye endured a difficult season, including a heavy crash at Symmons Plains Raceway that caused him to miss the Pukekohe round due to the lack of a spare car.[9]
Dick Johnson Racing/DJR Team Penske
After one season at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Pye signed a two-year deal with Dick Johnson Racing, driving a Ford FG Falcon with Wilson Security sponsorship for 2014.[10] However in September 2014, Team Penske bought a stake in the team and eventually elected to run only a single entry in 2015 for two-time champion Marcos Ambrose, in his return from NASCAR.[11] Pye signed on as Enduro Cup team-mate to Ambrose at the renamed DJR Team Penske, but after mixed performances at the Adelaide 500 and the non-championship Supercars Challenge, Ambrose stepped down from the seat, leaving Pye back in a full-time drive for the remainder of the season.
With the team signing Fabian Coulthard for 2016, Pye once again faced an uncertain future before the team elected to expand to two cars.[11] Following this confirmation, Pye went on to score his first championship podium at the ITM 500 Auckland. In 2016, Pye scored two more podiums, at Phillip Island and another at Pukekohe on the way to a career-best top 15 championship result. Despite this, he was once again out of a drive for 2017, with his former Development Series rival McLaughlin being signed for DJR Team Penske to join Coulthard.[12]
Walkinshaw Racing/Walkinshaw Andretti United
In September 2016, Pye was announced as the replacement for Garth Tander at Walkinshaw Racing for 2017, the team's first season since losing the Holden Racing Team moniker.[13] In a difficult season for the team, Pye finished 12th in the standings, ahead of team-mate James Courtney, with the highlight for Pye being a second place at the 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 driving with Warren Luff. Just as happened while Pye was at Dick Johnson Racing, the team was bought out by international interests during his first season at the team, with Andretti Autosport and United Autosports each taking part-ownership in the team which became known as Walkinshaw Andretti United.[11] Pye did retain his seat into 2018 and took his first championship race win in dramatic circumstances at the second event, the Melbourne 400 on the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. Pye had led the race comfortably until a late-race shower brought Jamie Whincup back into contention in the final laps.[14] On 7 October Pye, driving with Warren Luff, went back-to-back with second place finishes at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and later he finished 7th at Newcastle and in the points standings. On 6 November 2019 he announced he will be leaving Walkinshaw Andretti United.[15]
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing
On November 7, 2019 he announced that he would be joining Team 18 for the 2020 season.[16]
Pye drove a Holden VF Commodore for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship
Pye drove a Ford FG Falcon for Dick Johnson Racing in the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship
Pye drove a Ford FG X Falcon for DJR Team Penske in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship
Career results
Supercars Championship results
| 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 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
PHI R10 PO |
PHI R11 PO |
HID R12 PO |
HID R13 PO |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 PO |
QLD R17 PO |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q 22 |
SAN R20 24 |
BAT R21 Ret |
SUR R22 |
SUR R23 |
YMC R24 |
YMC R25 |
YMC R26 |
WIN R27 |
WIN R28 |
SYD R29 |
SYD R30 |
56th | 64 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 13 |
ADE R2 11 |
SYM R3 18 |
SYM R4 14 |
SYM R5 Ret |
PUK R6 |
PUK R7 |
PUK R8 |
PUK R9 |
BAR R10 28 |
BAR R11 27 |
BAR R12 20 |
COA R13 15 |
COA R14 22 |
COA R15 24 |
COA R16 16 |
HID R17 25 |
HID R18 28 |
HID R19 18 |
TOW R20 24 |
TOW R21 21 |
QLD R22 22 |
QLD R23 25 |
QLD R24 19 |
WIN R25 12 |
WIN R26 15 |
WIN R27 Ret |
SAN QR 26 |
SAN R28 Ret |
BAT R29 6 |
SUR R30 13 |
SUR R31 Ret |
PHI R32 15 |
PHI R33 11 |
PHI R34 14 |
SYD R35 Ret |
SYD R36 Ret |
27th | 1049 | |||
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon | ADE R1 10 |
ADE R2 20 |
ADE R3 Ret |
SYM R4 10 |
SYM R5 7 |
SYM R6 16 |
WIN R7 14 |
WIN R8 12 |
WIN R9 19 |
PUK R10 18 |
PUK R11 11 |
PUK R12 9 |
PUK R13 13 |
BAR R14 18 |
BAR R15 7 |
BAR R16 12 |
HID R17 15 |
HID R18 15 |
HID R19 14 |
TOW R20 12 |
TOW R21 12 |
TOW R22 8 |
QLD R23 16 |
QLD R24 12 |
QLD R25 4 |
SMP R26 20 |
SMP R27 21 |
SMP R28 Ret |
SAN QR 19 |
SAN R29 5 |
BAT R30 Ret |
SUR R31 DSQ |
SUR R32 DSQ |
PHI R33 DSQ |
PHI R34 DSQ |
PHI R35 DSQ |
SYD R36 Ret |
SYD R37 9 |
SYD R38 21 |
19th | 1407 | |
| 2015 | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 18 |
SYM R5 17 |
SYM R6 18 |
BAR R7 22 |
BAR R8 21 |
BAR R9 Ret |
WIN R10 15 |
WIN R11 18 |
WIN R12 8 |
HID R13 6 |
HID R14 4 |
HID R15 16 |
TOW R16 5 |
TOW R17 19 |
QLD R18 Ret |
QLD R19 10 |
QLD R20 15 |
SMP R21 9 |
SMP R22 22 |
SMP R23 17 |
SAN QR 11 |
SAN R24 12 |
BAT R25 Ret |
SUR R26 8 |
SUR R27 21 |
PUK R28 5 |
PUK R29 8 |
PUK R30 3 |
PHI R31 13 |
PHI R32 6 |
PHI R33 14 |
SYD R34 16 |
SYD R35 9 |
SYD R36 9 |
19th | 1589 | |||
| 2016 | DJR Team Penske | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 12 |
ADE R2 7 |
ADE R3 17 |
SYM R4 14 |
SYM R5 14 |
PHI R6 26 |
PHI R7 3 |
BAR R8 24 |
BAR R9 19 |
WIN R10 12 |
WIN R11 7 |
HID R12 5 |
HID R13 Ret |
TOW R14 18 |
TOW R15 7 |
QLD R16 20 |
QLD R17 24 |
SMP R18 Ret |
SMP R19 15 |
SAN QR 21 |
SAN R20 15 |
BAT R21 5 |
SUR R22 18 |
SUR R23 23 |
PUK R24 9 |
PUK R25 11 |
PUK R26 2 |
PUK R27 9 |
SYD R28 14 |
SYD R29 13 |
15th | 1807 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 16 |
ADE R2 19 |
SYM R3 Ret |
SYM R4 12 |
PHI R5 17 |
PHI R6 12 |
BAR R7 20 |
BAR R8 14 |
WIN R9 15 |
WIN R10 22 |
HID R11 23 |
HID R12 8 |
TOW R13 12 |
TOW R14 18 |
QLD R15 13 |
QLD R16 16 |
SMP R17 5 |
SMP R18 18 |
SAN QR 15 |
SAN R19 21 |
BAT R20 2 |
SUR R21 11 |
SUR R22 13 |
PUK R23 14 |
PUK R24 10 |
NEW R25 7 |
NEW R26 14 |
12th | 1804 | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 10 |
ADE R2 8 |
MEL R3 6 |
MEL R4 11 |
MEL R5 1 |
MEL R6 5 |
SYM R7 8 |
SYM R8 6 |
PHI R9 9 |
PHI R10 11 |
BAR R11 12 |
BAR R12 15 |
WIN R13 2 |
WIN R14 6 |
HID R15 4 |
HID R16 20 |
TOW R17 14 |
TOW R18 21 |
QLD R19 16 |
QLD R20 19 |
SMP R21 25 |
BEN R22 18 |
BEN R23 6 |
SAN QR 19 |
SAN R24 6 |
BAT R25 2 |
SUR R26 13 |
SUR R27 C |
PUK R28 6 |
PUK R29 15 |
NEW R30 4 |
NEW R31 10 |
7th | 2608 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 Ret |
ADE R2 17 |
MEL R3 13 |
MEL R4 14 |
MEL R5 6 |
MEL R6 11 |
SYM R7 12 |
SYM R8 8 |
PHI R9 8 |
PHI R10 15 |
BAR R11 16 |
BAR R12 Ret |
WIN R13 10 |
WIN R14 8 |
HID R15 10 |
HID R16 19 |
TOW R17 20 |
TOW R18 15 |
QLD R19 21 |
QLD R20 16 |
BEN R21 15 |
BEN R22 16 |
PUK R23 13 |
PUK R24 6 |
BAT R25 7 |
SUR R26 5 |
SUR R27 4 |
SAN QR 23 |
SAN R28 5 |
NEW R29 6 |
NEW R30 5 |
12th | 2193 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 15 |
ADE R2 Ret |
MEL R3 C |
MEL R4 C |
MEL R5 C |
MEL R6 C |
SMP R7 17 |
SMP R8 11 |
SMP R9 12 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
TOW R15 |
TOW R16 |
SAN R17 |
SAN R18 |
BAT R19 |
BAR R20 |
BAR R21 |
SYM R22 |
SYM R23 |
SMP R24 |
SMP R25 |
22nd* | 96* | |||||||||||||||
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | |
DNF | 97 |
| 2013 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | |
6th | 161 |
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | |
DNF | 70 |
| 2015 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | |
DNF | 137 |
| 2016 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | |
5th | 161 |
| 2017 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore VF | |
2nd | 161 |
| 2018 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | |
2nd | 161 |
| 2019 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | |
7th | 161 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall Position |
Class Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
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HSV VXR Turbo | E | 231 | 7th | 1st |
References
- "Pye joins Team 18 for 2020". Speedcafe. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Greenwood, Rob (3 March 2017). "SA Supercar ace Scott Pye driven by mission to honour late father". The Advertiser. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- www.cams.com.au Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Pye seals Double R F3 seat". Autosport. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Scott Pye and Double R Top British F3 Testing at Oulton Park". MSportUK. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Pye confirms switch to Development Series". Speedcafe. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Champness, Andy (1 February 2012). "Scott Pye Switches To V8 Supercars Development Series". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "FIRST PICS: Scott Pye reveals livery, new sponsor". Speedcafe. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Bartholomaeus, Stefan (7 April 2013). "Scott Pye to miss Pukekohe after Symmons shunt". Speedcafe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Bartholomaeus, Stefan (4 December 2013). "DJR confirms Scott Pye for 2014". Speedcafe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Adam, Mitchell (21 December 2017). "'Rollercoaster' path helped Pye settle in 2017". Supercars.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Nightingale, Brian (29 June 2016). "McLaughlin to replace Pye". The Western Advocate. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Howard, Tom (23 September 2016). "Walkinshaw confirms Courtney, Pye for 2017". Speedcafe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- van Leeuwen, Andrew (24 March 2018). "Melbourne Supercars: Pye gives Walkinshaw Andretti United first win". Autosport. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- HERRERO, DANIEL (6 November 2019). "Pye announces departure from WAU". Speedsport. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- Howard, Tom (7 November 2019). "Pye joins Team 18 for 2020". Speedsport. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Toyota Racing Series – toyotaracing.co.nz
- Scott Pye career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile at Racing Reference
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by James Cole |
Winner of the British Formula Ford Championship 2010 |
Succeeded by Scott Malvern |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Chaz Mostert |
Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2012 |
Succeeded by Scott McLaughlin |
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