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 No. 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 fourth, 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 No. 22 Holden Commodore. His best finish in the season would be a fifth 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 2005 Toyota Racing Series 5th Tatuus-Toyota 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 11th Ford AU Falcon Brad Jones Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 61st Holden VZ Commodore Team Kiwi Racing 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 14th Holden VZ CommodoreHolden VY Commodore Hobson MotorsportGreg 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 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series 27th Holden VE Ute SS IceBreak Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 44th Holden VE Commodore Britek Motorsport 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 15th Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 47th Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 49th Holden VF Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series 5th Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport International V8 Supercars Championship 48th Volvo S60Ford FG X Falcon Garry Rogers MotorsportSuper 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 Supercars Championship 35th Holden ZB Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2019 CarSales TCR Australia Series 12th Renault Mégane R.S TCR Garry Rogers Motorsport Supercars Championship 33rd Holden ZB Commodore 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
Toyota Racing Series Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Position Points 2005 Chris Pither Motorsport TIM1 TIM2 TIM3 TER1 TER2 TER3 RUA1 RUA2 RUA3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 PUK1 PUK2 5th 782
Super2 Series results Super2 Series results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points 2006 Partington Race Prep 41 Ford AU Falcon ADER1 ADER2 WAKR3 WAKR4 WAKR5 QLDR6 QLDR7 QLDR8 ORAR9 ORAR10 ORAR11 MALR12 MALR13 MALR14 BATR15 BATR16 PHIR17 PHIR18 11th 1131 2007 Sydney Star Racing 96 Holden VZ CommodoreADER1ADER2WAKR3WAKR4WAKR5 WINR6 WINR7 WINR8 14th 80 Kanga Loaders Racing 44 Holden VY Commodore QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 ORAR12 ORAR13 ORAR14 BATR15 BATR16 PHIR17 PHIR18 2013 Brad Jones Racing 42 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 WINR12 WINR13 WINR14 BATR15 BATR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 15th 787 2014 ADER1 ADER2 WINR3 WINR4 BARR5 BARR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 BATR11 SYDR12 SYDR13 4th 1361 2015 MW Motorsport 42 Ford FG Falcon ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 WINR6 WINR7 WINR8 TOWR9 TOWR10 QLDR11 QLDR12 QLDR13 BATR14 SYDR15 SYDR16 5th 1337 2018 Garry Rogers Motorsport 44 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 TOWR10 TOWR11 SANR12 SANR13 BATR14 NEWR15 NEWR16 1st 1522
Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team No. 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 021 Holden VZ Commodore ADER1 ADER2 PUKR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 ORAR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 SANR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 SURR25 SYMR26 SYMR27 SYMR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 61st 97 2007 Paul Morris Motorsport 39 Holden VZ Commodore ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 EASR12 EASR13 EASR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 ORAR21 ORAR22 ORAR23 SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 PHIR35 PHIR36 PHIR37 56th 0 2008 Team Kiwi Racing 021 Ford BF Falcon ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 EASR4 EASR5 HAMR6 HAMR7 HAMR8 BARR9 BARR10 BARR11 SANR12 SANR13 SANR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 WINR21 WINR22 WINR23 PHIQ PHIR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 ORAR35 ORAR36 ORAR37 50th 130 2012 Britek Motorsport 21 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQ SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 44th 210 2013 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 PUKR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 COAR13 COAR14 COAR15 COAR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 QLDR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 WINR25 WINR26 WINR27 SANQ SANR28 BATR29 SURR30 SURR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 47th 339 2014 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 PUKR10 PUKR11 PUKR12 PUKR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 SMPR26 SMPR27 SMPR28 SANQ SANR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 PHIR35 SYDR36 SYDR37 SYDR38 49th 159 2015 Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 Volvo S60 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 WINR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 SMPR22 SMPR23 SANQ SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 PUKR30 48th 264 Super Black Racing 111 Ford FG X Falcon PHIR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 SYDR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 2016 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQ SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 21st 1369 2017 Erebus Motorsport 99 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 39th 462 2018 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 NEWR30 NEWR31 35th 456 2019 ADER1 ADER2< MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 BENR21 BENR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SANQR SANR28 NEWR29 NEWR30 33rd 507 2020 Team Sydney by Tekno 22 Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SMP1R7 SMP1R8 SMP1R9 SMP2R10 SMP2R11 SMP2R12 HID1R13 HID1R14 HID1R15 HID2R16 HID2R17 HID2R18 TOW1R19 TOW1R20 TOW1R21 TOW2R22 TOW2R23 TOW2R24 BEN1R25 BEN1R26 BEN1R27 BEN2R28 BEN2R29 BEN2R30 BATR31 20th 866 2021 Brad Jones Racing 96 Commodore ZB BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 37th 138 2022 PremiAir Racing 22 Holden ZB Commodore SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 ADER33 ADER34 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
References
External links
Chris Pither profile on US Racing Reference V8 Supercars Official Profile