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John Martin (Australian racing driver)

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John Martin
Born
Australia
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2006–present
Known forParticipation in European open-wheel racing, A1 Grand Prix, Superleague Formula, FIA World Endurance Championship

John Martin is an Australian racing professional who has amassed significant experience in European open-wheel competitions since 2006. His career spans participation in various national and international championships, such as Formula Ford, Formula 3, A1 Grand Prix, and the Formula Renault 3.5. Over two seasons, Martin drove for multiple teams within the football-themed Superleague Formula series. He has maintained a strong association with the British squad Alan Docking Racing (ADR), representing them across several formula categories during four of his five years competing in Europe. In 2012, Martin remained with ADR, piloting an Oreca 03 in the LMP2 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Karting

  • 2004: Secured pole position and finished second at the Australian Resa nationals; runner-up in Queensland's Australian Rotax light class; second place in Queensland's Australian clubman heavy division; placed fourth in senior national heavy
  • 2003: Competed in Australia's Geelong Ford Kartstars championships
  • 2002: Claimed first place in the Resa Queensland state championship
  • 2001: Achieved fifth place at the Resa nationals

Formulas

In 2007, Martin ranked 28th at the Masters of Formula 3. He joined A1 Team Australia for the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season and continued through the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season. During the 2009 Superleague Formula season, he raced for Rangers F.C., earning one victory out of thirteen events. The following year, he began with Atlético Madrid before transferring to Beijing Guoan, where he accumulated six wins and twenty top-ten finishes across twenty-nine races.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points Position
2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship GK Martin P/L 6 2 1 ? 71 10th
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship Borland Racing Developments 18 11 ? ? 418 2nd
Victorian Formula Ford Championship Borland Racing Developments 15 6 5 ? 425 1st
2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship CAMS Rising Star 23 8 ? ? 300 1st
British Formula Ford Championship Alan Docking Racing 8 1 2 ? ?
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points Position
2007 British Formula 3 Championship Alan Docking Racing 22 0 0 0 16 15th
2007–08 (A1 Grand Prix) "A1 Team Australia" "12" "0" "0" "0" "18‡" "17th‡"
2008 (British Formula 3 Championship) "Räikkönen Robertson Racing" "22" "0" "0" "1" "45" "13th"
2008–09 (A1 Grand Prix) "A1 Team Australia" "14" "0" "0" "0" "36‡" "8th‡"
2009 (Formula Renault 3.5 Series) "Comtec Racing" "7" "0" "0" "0" "8" "22nd"
(Superleague Formula) "Rangers F.C." "12" "0" "0" "0" "241‡" "10th‡"
(Australian Mini Challenge) "BMW Group Australia" "2" "0" "0" "1" "48" "36th"
(Superleague Formula) "Beijing Guoan" "26" "6" "2" "0" "453‡" "9th‡"
(Superleague Formula) "Atlético Madrid" "3" "0" "0" "0" "265‡" "17th‡"
(Superleague Formula) "Australia" "6" "2" "0" "2" "158‡" 1st ‡
(World Endurance Championship) 'ADR-Delta' '8' '0' '0' '0' '26' '17th'
(World Endurance Championship) 'G-Drive Racing' '8' '0' '0' '0' '53' '17th'
(WEC - LMP2) 'G-Drive Racing' '4' '3' '0' '132' 3rd
(United SportsCar Championship - Prototype) 'Action Express Racing' '1' '0' '0' '0' '31' '43rd'
(United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge) 'Starworks Motorsport' '5' '0' '0' '0' '57' '25th'
(Australian Carrera Cup Championship) 'Copyworld' '14' '0' '0' '0' '282' '16th'
(Australian Endurance Championship) 'Walkinshaw GT3' '2' '0' '0' '0' '364' '5th'
(Australian Endurance Championship) 'Walkinshaw GT3' '4' '0' '0' '1' '480' 3rd
(Intercontinental GT Challenge) 'Walkinshaw GT3' '1' '0' '0' '0' '0' 'NC†'
(Australian GT Championship) 'Walkinshaw GT3' '6' '0' '0' '1' '698' '10th'
(TCR Australia Touring Car Series) 'Wall Racing' '20' '1' '0' '0' '380' '8th'
(TCR Australia Touring Car Series) 'Wall Racing' '15' '0' '0' '0' '402' '5th'
(S5000 Tasman Series)

('|AGI Sport with GRM') ('|3') ('|0') ('|0') ('|0') ('|21') ('|13th')

(S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship)

('|Versa Motorsport') ('|3') ('|0') ('|0') ('|0') ('|64') ('|13th')

(TCR Australia Touring Car Series)

('|Wall Racing') ('|3') ('|0') ('|0') ('|0') ('|83') ('|14th')

† - Guest driver, not eligible for points

‡ - Team classification results

Full A1 Grand Prix Results

(legend) (Bold race numbers denote pole positions) (Italicized race numbers signify fastest laps)

Season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Position Total Points
2007–08 Australia NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CZE
SPR
PO 		CZE
FEA
PO 		MYS
SPR
PO 		MYS
FEA
PO 		CHN
SPR
PO 		CHN
FEA
PO 		NZL
SPR
9 		NZL
FEA
Ret 		AUS
SPR
6 		AUS
FEA
5 		RSA
SPR
6 		RSA
FEA
14 		MEX
SPR
Ret 		MEX
FEA
21 		CHN
SPR
15 		CHN
FEA
14 		GBR
SPR
14 		GBR
FEA
Ret 		17th 20
2008–09

style="background:#CFCFFF"|NED
SPR
12

style="background:#DFFFDF"|NED
FEA
4

style="background:#CFCFFF"|CHN
SPR
11

style="background:#DFFFDF"|CHN
FEA
6

style="background:#DFFFDF"|MYS
SPR
8

style="background:#DFFFDF"|MYS
FEA
4

style="background:#EFCFFF"|NZL
SPR
Ret

style="background:#DFFFDF"|NZL
FEA
4

style="background:#CFCFFF"|RSA
SPR
12

style="background:#CFCFFF"|RSA
FEA
13

style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
SPR
10

style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
FEA
12

style="background:#DFFFDF"|GBR
SPR
7

style="background:#DFFFDF"|GBR
FEA
8

8th 36


Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Position Points Scored
2009 Comtec Racing CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		MON
FEA
12 		HUN
SPR
20 		HUN
FEA
13 		SIL
SPR
21 		SIL
FEA
20 		BUG
SPR 		BUG
FEA 		ALG
SPR 		ALG
FEA 		NÜR
SPR
7 		NÜR
FEA
8 		ALC
SPR 		ALC
FEA 		22nd 8

Full Superleague Formula results

(key) (Bolded races represent pole positions) (Italicized races indicate fastest laps)

Year Operator Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Overall Position Total Points
2009 Alan Docking Racing Rangers F.C. MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ 10th 241
17 16 X 2 15 C 2 16 1 5 8 X 11 12 C 10 9 X

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Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year Entrant Category Vehicle Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Overall Standing Points Earned
2012 ADR-Delta LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB
9 		SPA
7 		LMS
11 		SIL
8 		SÃO
12 		BHR
20 		FUJ
8 		SHA
7 		17th 26
2013 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
6 		SPA
4 		LMS
EX 		SÃO
1 		COA
1 		FUJ
2 		SHA
1 		BHR
1 		3rd 132

24 Hours of Le Mans Performance

Year Team Name Drivers Car Model Category Completed Laps Overall Position Class Position
2012 ADR-Delta Motorsport Tor Graves
Jan Charouz 		Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 346 13th 6th
2013 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Mike Conway 		Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 327 "EX" "EX"

Complete Results for the 24 Hours of Daytona

Year Team Drivers Car Division Total Laps Final Position Class Position
2014 Action Express Racing Brian Frisselle
Burt Frisselle
Fabien Giroix 		Chevrolet Corvette DP P 695 3rd 3rd


Full Bathurst 12 Hour Outcomes

Year Team Co-drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2017 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Walkinshaw GT3 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Liam Talbot
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Duvashen Padayachee 		Porsche 911 GT3 R AAM 289 4th 1st
2018 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nineteen Corp P/L Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Griffith
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Reynolds
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Liam Talbot 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 APA 266 15th 9th

Complete TCR Australia Standings

Year Team Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Final Position Total Points
2019 Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) SMP
R1
6 		SMP
R2
6 		SMP
R3
Ret 		PHI
R4
13 		PHI
R5
14 		PHI
R6
Ret 		BEN
R7
3 		BEN
R8
4 		BEN
R9
1 		QLD
R10
15 		QLD
R11
7 		QLD
R12
6 		WIN
R13
14 		WIN
R14
8 		WIN
R15
6 		SAN
R16
5 		SAN
R17
Ret

8th

397

|- align="center" ! 2021 ! nowrap | Wall Racing ! nowrap | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | style=background:#dfffdf | SYM R1 | style=background:#dfffdf | SYM R2 | style=background:#dfffdf | SYM R3 | style=background:#dfffdf | PHI R4 | style=background:#ffdf9f | PHI R5 | style=background:#dfffdf | PHI R6 | style=background:#dfffdf | BAT R7 | style=background:#dfffdf | BAT R8 | style=background:#dfffdf | BAT R9 | style=background:#dfffdf | SMP R10 | style=background:#dfffdf | SMP R11 | style=background:#dfffdf | SMP R12 |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#f0f0f0;" ! 5th ! 402 |} |- align="center" ! 2024 ! Wall Racing ! Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | style=background:#dfffdf | SAN R1 | style=background:#dfffdf | SAN R2 | style=background:#dfffdf | SAN R3 | – – – – – – – – – – – – ! 14th ! 83 |}


Complete S5000 Results

Year Series Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Standing Points
2019 Exhibition AGI Sport SAN
R1
2 		SAN
R2
3 		SAN
R2
3 		BMP
R1
3 		BMP
R2
3 		BMP
R2
1 		Not Classified -
2021 Tasman AGI Sport SMP
R1 		SMP
R2 		SMP
R3 		BAT
R4
Retired 		BAT
R5
7th 		BAT
R6
8th 		BAT
R7
Cancelled 		13th Place 21
2022 Australian Versa Motorsport SYM
R1 		SYM
R2 		SYM
R3 		PHI
R4 		PHI
R5 		PHI
R6 		MEL
R7 		MEL
R8 		MEL
R9 		SMP
R10 		SMP
R11 		SMP
R12 		HID
R13
5th 		HID
R14
5th 		HID
R15
6th 		13th Overall 64
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