Chris Pither


Chris Pither is a New Zealand professional racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 22 Holden ZB Commodore for Team Sydney.
Pither has won eight national championships including; three New Zealand karting titles, the New Zealand Holden HQ Series in 2003 and 2004, the NZ V8 Ute Championship Series in 2010 as well as the NZ and Australian V8 Ute Racing Series in 2011.

Biography

Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford. After a couple of seasons racing in the one-make HQ Holden series, an impressive top five championship result in the inaugural Toyota Racing Series led to a move to Australia and two seasons in the popular V8 Utes series. For the 2006 season, Pither joined Brad Jones Racing in the second-tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. A sporadic 2007 campaign, switching teams mid-season did not bring positive results, however still managed to join tail-marking main-game V8 Supercars outfit Team Kiwi Racing for four rounds during the 14-event season. After subbing for regular driver Kayne Scott at the Eastern Creek Raceway round, he then participated in a second round at the Winton Motor Raceway, although the results were not spectacular. The endurance races were particularly disappointing after an engine failure in practice saw Team Kiwi Racing withdraw from the L&H 500. Pither was involved in a major accident during practice for the Supercheap Auto 1000. Pither struck a stationary Paul Weel with a heavy impact at Reid Park corner, causing extensive damage to both cars and hospitalising Weel. The Falcon was miraculously repaired in time to start the race, but unfortunately was the race's first retirement. Pither parted ways with the team and he took a hiatus from racing in 2009.
Pither's return to V8 Supercars would come in 2012 when he signed to drive in the endurance races with David Wall in the #21 Brad Jones Racing Commodore - a signing that would lead Pither to a full-time drive in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series.
In late November 2015, it was announced that Pither would be driving for Super Black Racing in 2016. He left the now-defunct team at end of 2016. Pither then moved to Erebus Motorsport to co-drive alongside Dale Wood in 2017. The pair recorded a best result of 4th, which came at the Bathurst 1000. For 2018 Pither has moved to Garry Rogers Motorsport as a co-driver.

Career results

Some results sourced from:
SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1999/2000New Zealand Formula First Championship4th
2001New Zealand Formula Ford Championship12th
2003/04New Zealand Formula Ford Championship4th
2003New Zealand HQ Holden Series1stHolden Kingswood
2004New Zealand HQ Holden Series1stHolden Kingswood
2004/05Toyota Racing Series5thTatuus-Toyota
2006Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series11thFord AU FalconBrad Jones Racing
2006V8 Supercar Championship Series61stHolden VZ CommodoreTeam Kiwi Racing
2007Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series14thHolden VZ Commodore
Holden VY Commodore		Hobson Motorsport
Greg Murphy Racing
2008V8 Supercar Championship Series50thFord BF FalconTeam Kiwi Racing
2010NZ V8 Ute Championship Series1stFord Falcon XR8Chris Pither Racing
2011Australian V8 Ute Racing Series1stHolden VE Ute SSIceBreak Racing
2012V8SuperTourer Championship21stFord FG FalconPS Racing
2012Australian V8 Ute Racing Series27thHolden VE Ute SSIceBreak Racing
2012International V8 Supercars Championship44thHolden VE CommodoreBritek Motorsport
2013Dunlop V8 Supercar Series15thHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2013International V8 Supercars Championship47thHolden VF CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2014Dunlop V8 Supercar Series4thHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2014International V8 Supercars Championship49thHolden VF CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2015V8 Supercars Dunlop Series5thFord FG FalconMW Motorsport
2015International V8 Supercars Championship48thVolvo S60
Ford FG X Falcon		Garry Rogers Motorsport
Super Black Racing
2016International V8 Supercars Championship21stFord FG X FalconSuper Black Racing
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championship39thHolden VF CommodoreErebus Motorsport
2018Dunlop Super2 Series1stHolden VF CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championship35thHolden ZB CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2019Virgin Australia Supercars Championship33rdHolden ZB CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport

Supercars Championship results

Bathurst 1000 results