Matthew Halliday (racing driver)

Matthew Halliday
Born	(1979-07-14) July 14, 1979 New Zealand
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1998–2013 (approximate, based on career summary)
Known for	Professional racing driver competing in single-seater, GT, touring car, and endurance racing series

Matthew Brent Halliday (born 14 July 1979) is a professional racing driver from New Zealand, currently residing in Auckland.

Single-seater competition

Halliday's career in formula racing encompasses participation in single-seater championships across New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and the United States. Following two seasons competing in Formula Holden within the Australian Drivers' Championship during 1999 and 2000, he progressed to race in Indy Lights and Toyota Atlantic series in 2001. In 2002, he transitioned to the Infiniti Pro Series but was forced to withdraw after two events due to injury. At the inaugural A1 Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch in 2005, he secured third and fourth place finishes, playing a significant role in A1 Team New Zealand’s successful campaign. During the 2007 Champ Car World Series, Halliday drove for Conquest Racing in the opening three rounds before losing his seat because of sponsorship difficulties. An anticipated drive with Team Australia for the 2008 Champ Car season was ultimately canceled following the series’ merger with IndyCar.

GT and touring car competition

Halliday has maintained a steady presence in New Zealand’s Carrera Cup series, occasionally competing in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and Porsche Supercup as well. Moreover, he contributed as an endurance co-driver in Australian V8 Supercars from 2004 through 2013.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1998–99	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship		?	?	?	?	?	0	-
1999	Australian Drivers' Championship	Challenge Recruitment Racing	12	0	?	?	6	107	3rd
2000	Formula Holden Tasman Cup	NRC International	4	0	0	1	3	81	3rd
	Australian Drivers' Championship		16	1	?	?	11	181	3rd
2000–01	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship		6	0	0	0	0	78	16th
2001	Toyota Atlantic Championship	Duesenberg Brothers	1	0	0	0	0	2	24th
	Indy Lights	Conquest Racing	9	0	0	0	2	89	6th
2001–02	NZ Touring Cars Championship#New Zealand V8s Championship New Zealand V8s Championship|		?	?	?	?	?	0	-
	2002	2002 Infiniti Pro Series	Bowes Seal Fast Racing	2	0	0	0	0	44	17th
2002–03	New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series		3	2	1	3	3	91	22nd
2003	2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup	RD Motorsport	10	0	1	0	2	102	8th
2003–04	Porsche GT3 Cup Trans-Tasman		9	4	1	2	7	867	2nd
2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship	International Motorsport	5	0	0	0	2	129	18th
2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Larkham Motor Sport	2	0	0	0	0	152	53rd
2004–05	New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series	International Motorsport	23	7	3	10	18	1301	2nd
2005	2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Larkham Motor Sport	2	0	0	0	0	148	51st
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series	International Motorsport	17	6	3	7	16	1106	3rd
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season	A1 Team New Zealand	18	0	0	0	1	77	4th
2006 Formula V6 Asia by Renault Series	Meritus.GP	10	2	1	5	7	107	2nd
2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Ford Performance Racing	2	0	0	0	0	180	50th
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series		15 |8 |2 |7 |10 |911 |style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd
2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season	A1 Team New Zealand	8 |0 |0 |0 |2 |93 |style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd
2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Ford Performance Racing	2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |42 |33rd
2007 Champ Car season	Conquest Racing	3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |21st
2007–08 Toyota Racing Series	Triple X Motorsport	9 |0 |1 |2 |5 |417 |15th
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series	Triple X Motorsport	9 |0 |1 |4 |6 |495 |9th
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Britek Motorsport	3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |225 |44th
2009 Porsche Supercup	Federsand-Jetstream Motorsport	8					93	7th    |- !2009–10	New Zealand Porsche GT3 Cup Series	International Motorsport	18	2	2	2	9	1213	4th   |- rowspan="2" |2010	2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Brad Jones Racing	3	0	0	0	0	209	43rd   |-	2010 Porsche Supercup	Sanitec Giltrap Racing	9	0	0	0	0	48	13th   |- rowspan="2" |2011	2011 International V8 Supercars Championship	Dick Johnson Racing	3	0	0	0	0	137	65th   |-                                                                                                                                                                  |-                |- } Results in American Open-Wheel Racing (key) Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Overall Position Points Earned 2001 Conquest Racing MTY LBH TXS MIL 9 POR 4 KAN 4 TOR 4 MOH 5 STL 3 ATL 8 LS 7 FON 3 6th 89 2002 Bowes Seal Fast Racing KAN 12 NSH MIS KTY STL 7 CHI TXS 17th 44 Champ Car Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Overall Standing Points Total Reference 2007 Conquest Racing 42 LVG 16 LBH 15 HOU 14 style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 21st style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 18 Full A1 Grand Prix Results ( key) (Bolded races denote pole position) (Italicized races indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Championship Position (DC) Points Accumulated 2005–06 New Zealand GBR SPR 3 GBR FEA 4 POR SPR 14 POR FEA 16 MYS SPR 6 MYS FEA 6 UAE SPR 15 UAE FEA 13 RSA SPR 6 RSA FEA 4 IDN SPR 8 IDN FEA 7 4th 77 2006–07 style="background:#FFDF9F;"  | RSA SPR 3 style="background:#FFDF9F;"  | RSA FEA 3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"   style="background:#DFFFDF;" style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd style="background:#DFDFDF;' 93 Full V8 Supercar Championship Results 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 32 33 34 35 Final Position Total Points 2004 Larkham Motor Sport ADL ECK PUK HDV PTH QLD WIN ORP SAN Retired BAT 11th SUR SYM ECK 53rd place 152 points 2005 Larkham Motor Sport ADL PUK PTH ECK CHI HDV QLD ORP SAN Retired BAT 12th SUR SYM ECK Finished 51st Accumulated 148 points 2006 Ford Performance Racing ADL PUK PTH WIN HDV QLD ORP SAN 15th BAT Retired SUR SYM BHN PHI Ranked 50th overall Earned 180 points 2007 Ford Performance Racing ADL PTH PUK WIN ECK HDV QLD ORP SAN 8th BAT 13th SUR SYM BHN PHI Placed 33rd in standings Totaled 42 points 2008 Britek Motorsport ADL ECK HAM PER SAN HDV QLD WIN PHI Q 22nd PHI R 21st BAT 14th SUR BHR SYM OPR Finished in 44th place Scored a total of 225 points Full Porsche Supercup Results (key) (Bolded race numbers denote pole positions) (Italicized race numbers represent fastest laps) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Standing Points 2009 Jetstream Motorsport BHR1 3rd BHR2 8th ESP1 3rd MON 6th TUR 13th GBR 5th GER HUN ESP2 BEL ITA 7th place 93 points Sanitec Racing UAE1 6th UAE2 9th 2010 Sanitec Racing BHR1 Retired BHR2 6th ESP1 Retired MON 8th ESP2 12th GBR 8th GER 9th HUN Retired BEL 8th 13th place 48 points Complete GT1 World Championship Results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Position Points Accumulated 2012 Exim Bank Team China Porsche NOG Qualifying 9th NOG Race 9th ZOL Qualifying 3rd ZOL Race 1st NAV Qualifying 11th NAV Race 12th SVK Qualifying 5th SVK Race 8th 16th place 37 points Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Vehicle Co-driver Final Position Completed Laps 2004 Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Larkham 11th 160 2005 Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon BA Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Alain Menu 12th 157 2006 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Brabham DNF 56 2007 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Owen Kelly 13th 161 2008 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcus Marshall 14th 160 2010 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jason Bright 4th 161 2011 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon FG Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Moffat 25th 146 2012 Triple F Racing Ford Falcon FG Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dean Fiore 22nd 147 2013 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore VF Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dean Fiore DNF 145