John Kennard (co-driver)


John Kennard is a rally co-driver born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Rally career

Kennard has been a co-driver to numerous drivers, the most notable being Hayden Paddon at Hyundai motorsport. They had their first win at Rally Argentina in.
In March 2017 it has been announced that Kennard will step down as Paddon's co-driver this summer after Rally Finland and that a replacement for John will be announced soon. The replacement was confirmed the day after to be Kevin Abbring's co-driver Sebastian Marshall.
Kennard suffered a hip injury prior to the 2017 Rally de Portugal, which meant Marshall had to substitute for Kennard for the rally. On 30 May, Kennard retired as co-driver earlier than what was planned, because of the injury.
Kennard was voted Marlborough Sportsperson of the Year in 2016, succeeding Sophie MacKenzie.

Rally victories

WRC victories

Rally results

WRC results