# Chris Pither

Chris Pither (born 3 December 1986) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. 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.
In 2020, Pither signed to drive for Team Sydney by Tekno full time. Coca-Cola came onboard to sponsor him throughout the season. He drove the #22 Holden Commodore. His best finish in the season would be a 5th place at Hidden Valley. He would end the season finishing 20th in the points.

## Career results

Some results sourced from:
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1999/2000 | New Zealand Formula First Championship | 4th | | |
| 2001 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 12th | | |
| 2003/04 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 4th | | |
| 2003 | New Zealand HQ Holden Series | 1st | Holden Kingswood | |
| 2004 | New Zealand HQ Holden Series | 1st | Holden Kingswood | |
| 2004/05 | Toyota Racing Series | 5th | Tatuus-Toyota | |
| 2006 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 11th | Ford AU Falcon | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 61st | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2007 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 14th | Holden VZ Commodore Holden VY Commodore | Hobson Motorsport Greg Murphy Racing |
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 50th | Ford BF Falcon | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2010 | NZ V8 Ute Championship Series | 1st | Ford Falcon XR8 Ute | Chris Pither Racing |
| 2011 | Australian V8 Ute Racing Series | 1st | Holden VE Ute SS | IceBreak Racing |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 21st | Ford FG Falcon | PS Racing |
| 2012 | Australian V8 Ute Racing Series | 27th | Holden VE Ute SS | IceBreak Racing |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 44th | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport |
| 2013 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 15th | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 47th | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2014 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 4th | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2014 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 49th | Holden VF Commodore | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2015 | V8 Supercars Dunlop Series | 5th | Ford FG Falcon | MW Motorsport |
| 2015 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 48th | Volvo S60 Ford FG X Falcon | Garry Rogers Motorsport Super Black Racing |
| 2016 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 21st | Ford FG X Falcon | Super Black Racing |
| 2017 | Supercars Championship | 39th | Holden VF Commodore | Erebus Motorsport |
| 2018 | Dunlop Super2 Series | 1st | Holden VF Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2018 | Supercars Championship | 35th | Holden ZB Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2019 | CarSales TCR Australia Series | 12th | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2019 | Supercars Championship | 33rd | Holden ZB Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2020 | Supercars Championship | 20th | Holden ZB Commodore | Team Sydney by Tekno |
| 2021 | Supercars Championship | 37th | Holden ZB Commodore | Brad Jones Racing |
| 2022 | Supercars Championship | 20th | Holden ZB Commodore | PremiAir Racing |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 21st | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) | EMA Motorsport |

### Supercars Championship results

Supercars results :
| Year | Team | Car | 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Position | Points |
| 2006 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | PUK R3 | PUK R4 | PUK R5 | BAR R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | WIN R9 | WIN R10 | WIN R11 | HDV R12 | HDV R13 | HDV R14 | QLD R15 | QLD R16 | QLD R17 | ORA R18 | ORA R19 | ORA R20 | SAN R21 | BAT R22 | SUR R23 | SUR R24 | SUR R25 | SYM R26 | SYM R27 | SYM R28 | BHR R29 25 | BHR R30 22 | BHR R31 23 | PHI R32 | PHI R33 | PHI R34 | | | | | | 61st | 97 |
| 2007 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | BAR R3 | BAR R4 | BAR R5 | PUK R6 | PUK R7 | PUK R8 | WIN R9 | WIN R10 | WIN R11 | EAS R12 | EAS R13 | EAS R14 | HDV R15 | HDV R16 | HDV R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | ORA R21 | ORA R22 | ORA R23 | SAN R24 19 | BAT R25 16 | SUR R26 | SUR R27 | SUR R28 | BHR R29 | BHR R30 | BHR R31 | SYM R32 | SYM R33 | SYM R34 | PHI R35 | PHI R36 | PHI R37 | | | 56th | 0 |
| 2008 | Team Kiwi Racing | Ford BF Falcon | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | EAS R3 28 | EAS R4 25 | EAS R5 23 | HAM R6 | HAM R7 | HAM R8 | BAR R9 | BAR R10 | BAR R11 | SAN R12 | SAN R13 | SAN R14 | HDV R15 | HDV R16 | HDV R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | WIN R21 28 | WIN R22 19 | WIN R23 22 | PHI Q DNQ | PHI R24 DNQ | BAT R25 Ret | SUR R26 | SUR R27 | SUR R28 | BHR R29 | BHR R30 | BHR R31 | SYM R32 | SYM R33 | SYM R34 | ORA R35 | ORA R36 | ORA R37 | | 50th | 130 |
| 2012 | Britek Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | HAM R5 | HAM R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | PHI R10 PO | PHI R11 PO | HID R12 | HID R13 | TOW R14 | TOW R15 | QLD R16 PO | QLD R17 PO | SMP R18 | SMP R19 | SAN Q 18 | SAN R20 22 | BAT R21 14 | SUR R22 | SUR R23 | YMC R24 | YMC R25 | YMC R26 | WIN R27 | WIN R28 | SYD R29 | SYD R30 | | | | | | | | | 44th | 210 |
| 2013 | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | SYM R5 | PUK R6 | PUK R7 | PUK R8 | PUK R9 | BAR R10 | BAR R11 | BAR R12 | COA R13 | COA R14 | COA R15 | COA R16 | HID R17 | HID R18 | HID R19 | TOW R20 | TOW R21 | QLD R22 | QLD R23 | QLD R24 | WIN R25 | WIN R26 | WIN R27 | SAN Q 16 | SAN R28 19 | BAT R29 22 | SUR R30 7 | SUR R31 12 | PHI R32 | PHI R33 | PHI R34 | SYD R35 | SYD R36 | | | 47th | 339 |
| 2014 | Britek Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | ADE R3 | SYM R4 | SYM R5 | SYM R6 | WIN R7 | WIN R8 | WIN R9 | PUK R10 | PUK R11 | PUK R12 | PUK R13 | BAR R14 | BAR R15 | BAR R16 | HID R17 | HID R18 | HID R19 | TOW R20 | TOW R21 | TOW R22 | QLD R23 | QLD R24 | QLD R25 | SMP R26 | SMP R27 | SMP R28 | SAN Q Ret | SAN R29 19 | BAT R30 Ret | SUR R31 14 | SUR R32 Ret | PHI R33 | PHI R34 | PHI R35 | SYD R36 | SYD R37 | SYD R38 | 49th | 159 |
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | ADE R3 | SYM R4 | SYM R5 | SYM R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | WIN R10 | WIN R11 | WIN R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | HID R15 | TOW R16 | TOW R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | SMP R21 | SMP R22 | SMP R23 | SAN Q 23 | SAN R24 21 | BAT R25 Ret | SUR R26 16 | SUR R27 Ret | PUK R28 | PUK R29 | PUK R30 | | | | | | | | | 48th | 264 |
| 2015 | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHI R31 24 | PHI R32 24 | PHI R33 19 | SYD R34 23 | SYD R35 18 | SYD R36 Ret | | | | 48th | 264 |
| 2016 | Super Black Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE R1 18 | ADE R2 Ret | ADE R3 DNS | SYM R4 17 | SYM R5 Ret | PHI R6 19 | PHI R7 24 | BAR R8 8 | BAR R9 14 | WIN R10 18 | WIN R11 18 | HID R12 14 | HID R13 11 | TOW R14 20 | TOW R15 22 | QLD R16 11 | QLD R17 8 | SMP R18 14 | SMP R19 13 | SAN Q 24 | SAN R20 17 | BAT R21 12 | SUR R22 10 | SUR R23 Ret | PUK R24 24 | PUK R25 24 | PUK R26 23 | PUK R27 22 | SYD R28 Ret | SYD R29 18 | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 1369 |
| 2017 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | PHI R5 | PHI R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | WIN R9 PO | WIN R10 PO | HID R11 | HID R12 | TOW R13 | TOW R14 | QLD R15 PO | QLD R16 PO | SMP R17 | SMP R18 | SAN QR 9 | SAN R19 13 | BAT R20 4 | SUR R21 22 | SUR R22 18 | PUK R23 | PUK R24 | NEW R25 | NEW R26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 462 |
| 2018 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | PHI R9 | PHI R10 | BAR R11 | BAR R12 | WIN R13 PO | WIN R14 PO | HID R15 | HID R16 | TOW R17 | TOW R18 | QLD R19 PO | QLD R20 PO | SMP R21 | BEN R22 | BEN R23 | SAN QR 19 | SAN R24 9 | BAT R25 6 | SUR R26 9 | SUR R27 C | PUK R28 | PUK R29 | NEW R30 | NEW R31 | | | | | | | | 35th | 456 |
| 2019 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2< | MEL R3 | MEL R4 | MEL R5 | MEL R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | PHI R9 | PHI R10 | BAR R11 | BAR R12 | WIN R13 PO | WIN R14 14 | HID R15 15 | HID R16 23 | TOW R17 | TOW R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | BEN R21 | BEN R22 | PUK R23 | PUK R24 | BAT R25 12 | SUR R26 23 | SUR R27 18 | SAN QR 17 | SAN R28 14 | NEW R29 | NEW R30 | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 507 |
| 2020 | Team Sydney by Tekno | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 19 | ADE R2 Ret | MEL R3 C | MEL R4 C | MEL R5 C | MEL R6 C | SMP1 R7 20 | SMP1 R8 22 | SMP1 R9 23 | SMP2 R10 21 | SMP2 R11 18 | SMP2 R12 22 | HID1 R13 5 | HID1 R14 21 | HID1 R15 21 | HID2 R16 Ret | HID2 R17 20 | HID2 R18 19 | TOW1 R19 11 | TOW1 R20 24 | TOW1 R21 23 | TOW2 R22 21 | TOW2 R23 21 | TOW2 R24 Ret | BEN1 R25 21 | BEN1 R26 19 | BEN1 R27 15 | BEN2 R28 20 | BEN2 R29 15 | BEN2 R30 23 | BAT R31 16 | | | | | | | | | 20th | 866 |
| 2021 | Brad Jones Racing | Commodore ZB | BAT1 R1 | BAT1 R2 | SAN R3 | SAN R4 | SAN R5 | SYM R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | BEN R9 | BEN R10 | BEN R11 | HID R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | TOW1 R15 | TOW1 R16 | TOW2 R17 | TOW2 R18 | TOW2 R19 | SMP1 R20 | SMP1 R21 | SMP1 R22 | SMP2 R23 | SMP2 R24 | SMP2 R25 | SMP3 R26 | SMP3 R27 | SMP3 R28 | SMP4 R29 PO | SMP4 R30 PO | BAT2 R31 12 | | | | | | | | | 37th | 138 |
| 2022 | PremiAir Racing | Holden ZB Commodore | SMP R1 23 | SMP R2 20 | SYM R3 20 | SYM R4 13 | SYM R5 16 | MEL R6 24 | MEL R7 16 | MEL R8 19 | MEL R9 21 | BAR R10 24 | BAR R11 15 | BAR R12 17 | WIN R13 26 | WIN R14 24 | WIN R15 22 | HID R16 23 | HID R17 22 | HID R18 20 | TOW R19 19 | TOW R20 18 | BEN R21 24 | BEN R22 12 | BEN R23 18 | SAN R24 25 | SAN R25 16 | SAN R26 21 | PUK R27 13 | PUK R28 19 | PUK R29 16 | BAT R30 21 | SUR R31 16 | SUR R32 9 | ADE R33 19 | ADE R34 16 | | | | | | 20th | 1257 |

### Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 2007 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | Fabian Coulthard | 16th | 159 |
| 2008 | Team Kiwi Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Kayne Scott | DNF | 8 |
| 2012 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | David Wall | 14th | 161 |
| 2013 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | David Wall | 22nd | 156 |
| 2014 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Dale Wood | DNF | 45 |
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | David Wall | DNF | 15 |
| 2016 | Super Black Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | Richie Stanaway | 12th | 161 |
| 2017 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Dale Wood | 4th | 161 |
| 2018 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Garth Tander | 6th | 161 |
| 2019 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Richie Stanaway | 12th | 161 |
| 2020 | Team Sydney by Tekno | Holden Commodore ZB | Steve Owen | 16th | 159 |
| 2021 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Macauley Jones | 12th | 161 |
| 2022 | PremiAir Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Cameron Hill | 21st | 153 |