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Jonny Reid
New Zealand racing driver

Jonny Reid

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New Zealand racing driver
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Auckland
Age
41 years
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Biography

Not to be confused with Scottish country music artist Johnny Reid.
Jonathan Ross Reid, more commonly known as Jonny Reid, (born 18 October 1983, in Auckland) is a New Zealand racing driver. Reid comes from a well-known New Zealand racing family. Both his grandfather and his father were known kiwi racers. His father, Clayton Reid, was a New Zealand champion in karting. Reid presents himself as a "fine kiwi gentleman" and says that "racing is the sole love of his life".

Karting

Like so many others, Reid started racing in karting at the very young age of 8. In 1996, Reid won his first title, the New Zealand North Island Championship in the rookie class. In 1997, he went on to win the North Island Championship in the Junior Class. In 1998, he won the North Island Championship again. However, this time in the Junior Intercontinental Class. In 1999, Reid won his first New Zealand Championship in Junior Stock which was preceded by wins in the Pro series.

Formula Ford

In 2002, Reid won the New Zealand Formula Ford Festival for the second year in a row, the New Zealand Championship and the New Zealand Grand Prix. With the aid of Andrew Neale and John Crawford, Reid achieved his goal of winning the prestigious Motorsport New Zealand's Steel Trophy for his dedication, skill, an excellent level of professionalism and sportsmanlike attitude.

Formula 4000

Reid drove for Graham Watson's Ralt Australia team in the 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship. He had good season with four pole positions, six front row starts and wins in five races, gaining overall victory in three rounds. Reid finished the season with pole position and wins in both races in Round 6 at Eastern Creek and placed second in the championship.

V8 Supercars

Reid also drove at the famous Bathurst 1000 race in 2003, gaining considerable note when, after only six laps, he had laid down a time that would have put him on the front row of the Konica race. His race did not eventuate, however, when the car suffered a terminal mechanical fault after only a few laps whilst being driven by his team mate.

In 2010 he tested for Kelly Racingand in 2011 for Mother EnergyV8 Supercar teams. He participated in the 2010 Queensland V8 Supercar race practicing in Todd Kelly's car, but not racing. In 2012, he raced at the V8 supercar endurance races with Michael Patrizi in a Tekno Autosports Commodore. In February 2013, it was announced that Jonny would race for Dick Johnson Racing in the 2013 V8Supercar Championship Series. However, he was dropped on 19 April 2013 and replaced with Chaz Mostert.

A1 Grand Prix

In 2005, Reid was called up by his country to race in the A1 Grand Prix. There he partnered Matt Halliday where they racked up 77 points in total to put the team in 4th place.

In 2006, Reid was again called up to race in A1 Grand Prix. Reid drives a car which by the fans and media has been dubbed as the Black Beauty. He qualified first at Masaryk Circuit, A1 Team New Zealand's first pole position. In the sprint race Reid collided with Nico Hülkenberg of Team Germany, before the first corner, and they both ran off the track.

Reid also raced in the fourth round of the A1GP in Malaysia in Sepang International Circuit, where he and Hülkenberg collided once again. The German did not give him enough space on the track and both cars touched on the first corner. However, Reid managed to continue racing even with the damaged suspension and came 3rd in the sprint race. This was the first podium finish for the team. After doubling Team New Zealand's points in Malaysia, Reid was unexpectedly selected to drive in the fifth round in Indonesia. In Indonesia Reid managed to get the fastest qualifying times, first place in the sprint race and first place in the feature race. The double wins means Reid will now be racing in the Taupo, New Zealand event in January 2007.

“Taupo is in the back of my mind..."

“But this is a hot seat and you have to be performing the whole time if you want to keep it. I’m just looking to better my game every time I get in that car, so I’ll be pushing myself to qualify on pole and win races. That’s my focus.”

On 8 January 2008 Reid raced his A1GP car 'Black Beauty' against an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ER passenger jet at Auckland International Airport. The first try saw the Boeing race past Jonny and lift into the sky, while the second attempt saw Black Beauty beat the 777 just as it was about to lift off. The car reached about 300 km/h, while the Boeing 777, with little fuel and no passengers or cargo, reached about 280 km/h before it was forced to lift into the sky. The race was publicity for the upcoming Taupo A1GP race.

Reid making his Indy Lights debut in the Freedom 100

Indy Lights

Reid passed his Firestone Indy Lights rookie test on 19 May 2008 at Iowa Speedway and made his debut for Integra Motorsports in the 2008 Firestone Freedom 100 on 23 May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In race 2 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Reid took a career-best start of third and finish of fourth in race one, and the grid reversal gave him pole for race two. In wet conditions amidst lots of Safety Car periods Reid led most of the race, which was run to time rather than laps due to the delays. Reid took the white flag in second place behind Mitch Cunningham, but Cunningham then crashed at turn one, before a three-car incident further back involving points leader Richard Antinucci brought out the yellow flag. This effectively gave Reid the race, but (with his radio having failed earlier) he was unclear on the situation, and pitted at the end of the lap, meaning that he crossed the line in ninth place, gifting the win to James Davison. Reid left Integra Motorsports and missed the next race on the schedule. He returned one round later at Infineon Raceway driving a fourth car for Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

Porsche Cup

In the 2009/10 New Zealand Season he raced in the New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup winning three races and finishing second to Craig Baird. He raced again in the 2010/11 season this time only winning one race and third in the Championship. He joined the re-vamped Australian Carrera Cup Championship in 2011. He finished second again to Craig Baird driving for McElrea Racing and winning three races. He won the Tudor Fastest Lap award for the most fastest laps in the championship. He also raced in the 2011 Australian GT Championship in the GT Challenge class with John Modystach winning both races they entered.

V8 Super Tourer

He competed in the first New Zealand V8SuperTourer in 2012 finishing second to John McIntyre after not finishing in the second race in the final round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.

Racing record

Complete Euro Formula 3000 results

YearEntrant12345678910DCPoints
2004John Village AutomotiveCzech Republic
BRN
7
Portugal
EST
Ret
Spain
JER
3
Italy
MOZ
Ret
Belgium
SPA
6
United Kingdom
DON
1
France
DIJ
2
Belgium
ZOL
2
Germany
NÜR1
2
Germany
NÜR2
5
4th35

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2005–06A1 Team New ZealandGBR
SPR
GBR
FEA
GER
SPR
4
GER
FEA
4
POR
SPR
POR
FEA
AUS
SPR
18
AUS
FEA
8
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
UAE
SPR
UAE
FEA
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
USA
SPR
USA
FEA
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
4th77
2006–07NED
SPR
NED
FEA
CZE
SPR

Ret
CZE
FEA
7
BEI
SPR
10
BEI
FEA
9
MYS
SPR

3
MYS
FEA
8
IDN
SPR

1
IDN
FEA
1
NZL
SPR
3
NZL
FEA
3
AUS
SPR
2
AUS
FEA
2
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
16
MEX
FEA
6
SHA
SPR

2
SHA
FEA
1
GBR
SPR
GBR
SPR
2nd93
2007–08NED
SPR
9
NED
FEA
7
CZE
SPR
1
CZE
FEA
1
MYS
SPR
5
MYS
FEA
8
CHN
SPR
10
CHN
FEA
2
NZL
SPR
1
NZL
FEA
4
AUS
SPR
2
AUS
FEA
9
RSA
SPR
20
RSA
FEA
10
MEX
SPR
1
MEX
FEA
12
CHN
SPR
Ret
CHN
FEA
4
GBR
SPR
8
GBR
FEA
8
2nd127

Complete Indy Lights results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2008Chip Ganassi RacingUnited States
HMS
United States
STP1
United States
STP2
United States
KAN
United States
INDY
20
United States
MIL
15
United States
IOW
19
United States
WGL1
10
United States
WGL2
21
United States
NSH
17
United States
MDO1
4
United States
MDO2
9
United States
KTY
18th186
Sam Schmidt MotorsportsUnited States
SNM1
9
United States
SNM2
19
United States
CHI
11

Complete Auto GP results

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2010Super Nova RacingCzech Republic
BRN1
13
Czech Republic
BRN2
7
Italy
IMO1
5
Italy
IMO2
Ret
Belgium
SPA1
4
Belgium
SPA2
7
France
MAG1
10
France
MAG2
6
Spain
NAV1
5
Spain
NAV2
6
Italy
MON1
Ret
Italy
MON1
14
10th16

Complete V8 Supercar results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637Final PosPoints
2003Robert Smith RacingHolden VX CommodoreADL
PHI
ECK
WIN
PTH
HDV
QLD
ORP
SAN
BAT
Ret
SUR
PUK
ECK
NC0
2010Jack Daniels RacingHolden VE CommodoreYMC
R1
YMC
R2
BHR
R3
BHR
R4
ADE
R5
ADE
R6
HAM
R7
HAM
R8
QLD
R9
PO
QLD
R10
PO
WIN
R11
PO
WIN
R12
PO
HDV
R13
HDV
R14
TOW
R15
TOW
R16
PHI
Q
PHI
R17
BAT
R18
SUR
R19
SUR
R20
SYM
R21
SYM
R22
SAN
R23
SAN
R24
SYD
R25
SYD
R26
NC0
2012Tekno AutosportsHolden VE CommodoreADE
R1
ADE
R2
SYM
R3
SYM
R4
HAM
R5
HAM
R6
PER
R7
PER
R8
PER
R9
PHI
R10
PO
PHI
R11
PO
HDV
R12
HDV
R13
TOW
R14
PO
TOW
R15
PO
QLD
R16
PO
QLD
R17
PO
SMP
R18
SMP
R19
SAN
Q
25
SAN
R20
Ret
BAT
R21
Ret
SUR
R22
SUR
R23
YMC
R24
YMC
R25
WIN
R26
WIN
R27
SYD
R28
SYD
R29
58th21
2013Dick Johnson RacingFord FG FalconADE
R1
Ret
ADE
R2
Ret
SYM
R3
24
SYM
R4
25
SYM
R5
20
PUK
R6
23
PUK
R7
22
PUK
R8
18
PUK
R9
25
BAR
R10
BAR
R11
BAR
R12
COTA
R13
COTA
R14
COTA
R15
COTA
R16
HID
R17
HID
R18
HID
R19
TOW
R20
TOW
R21
37th449
Tony D'Alberto RacingHolden VF CommodoreQLD
R22
PO
QLD
R23
PO
QLD
R24
PO
WIN
R25
PO
WIN
R26
PO
WIN
R27
PO
SAN
Q
Ret
SAN
R28
23
BAT
R29
24
SUR
R30
4
SUR
R31
21
PHI
R32
PHI
R33
PHI
R34
SYD
R35
SYD
R36

Other career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2002-03New Zealand Formula Ford Championship1stStealth Van Diemen RF94 - Ford
2003Australian Drivers' Championship2ndReynard 96D HoldenRalt Australia
2005Japanese Formula Three Championship8thDome F107 - ToyotaInging
2006Japanese Formula Three Championship8thDallara F306 - ToyotaInging
2009-10New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship2ndPorsche 911 GT3 CupInternational Motorsport
2010-11New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship3rdPorsche 911 GT3 CupInternational Motorsport
2011Australian Carrera Cup Championship2ndPorsche 911 GT3 CupMcElrea Racing
2012V8 SuperTourers Championship5thFord FG FalconInternational Motorsport
2012Australian Carrera Cup Championship2ndPorsche 911 GT3 CupHunter Sports Group
2013V8 SuperTourers Championship30thHolden VE CommodoreTeam 4
2014-15V8 SuperTourers Championship20thFord FG FalconInternational Motorsport

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