Zack Scoular (; born 23 November 2007) is a New Zealand and Australian racing driver who competes in the Le Mans Cup in LMP3 for R-ace GP. He previously competed in Eurocup-3 for Palou Motorsport in 2025.
Scoular previously competed in the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with mtec Motorsport, where he finished runner-up to Arvid Lindblad. He won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 2026.
Early life Scoular was born on 23 November 2007 in New Zealand. His father, Stuart Scoular, is a former rally driver who had his right leg amputated below the knee following a crash in the 2012 Targa Rally. Stuart credited Tony Quinn with saving his life, who later funded Scoular's 2025 campaign in Formula Regional Oceania. Scoular holds dual New Zealand and Australian nationality and is based in the United Arab Emirates.https://fiaformula4.com/2024-british-f4-driver-zack-scoular-wins-tony-quinn-foundation-shootout/
Racing career Karting (2017–2023) Scoular competed in karting both in the UAE, and in Europe. A result of note in his karting career was finishing in 3rd place in the 2023 IAME Series UAE, in the X30 Senior category.
Formula 4 (2023–2024) 2023: Junior formulae debut Scoular made his F4 debut at the F4 UAE Trophy Round, which was on the support bill for the Formula One World Championship race held at Yas Marina Circuit. He finished twelfth in both races.
2024: Rookie season Scoular was announced to be competing in the full 2024 Formula 4 UAE season, driving for the Yas Heat Racing Academy team. Scoular had a strong rookie season racing alongside more experienced drivers from all around the world, and he managed to score a best result of fifth, finishing 17th in the drivers' standings. He then continued to the 2024 F4 British Championship with Emirati team Xcel Motorsport. He had a tough opening weekend, failing to score any points, however he recovered the following weekend with a podium in the reverse-grid race at Brands Hatch, after Leo Robinson's disqualification. He then failed to score points until the fourth round at Thruxton, where he finished sixth in the third race of the round. He secured five more points finishes over the course of the season, including a fifth-placed finish at Silverstone. He finished 15th in the standings, scoring 52 points over the championship's thirty races.
Formula Regional (2025–2026) 2025: Runner-up in Oceania In late 2024, it was announced that Scoular would be making his Formula Regional debut, contesting the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with Kiwi outfit mtec Motorsport. Scoular received financial support for the season by winning the 2024 Tony Quinn Foundation Shootout, which took place at Hampton Downs. He finished seventh in the opening practice at Taupo. Scoular then took a debut pole position for the opening race, ahead of Supercars Championship driver Will Brown. He then converted it to a lights-to-flag victory in the first race. He capped off the weekend with a third-placed finish in the third race of the weekend, as he stood third in the championship standings after the round. During the second round at Hampton Downs, Scoular secured a podium during races one and three. He won the reverse-grid race two at Manfeild after starting from pole. During the next round at Teretonga Park, Scoular claimed a podium during race two, and managed to clinch the rookie championship for the season.
Scoular then competed in the Eurocup-3 for Palou Motorsport. He also competed in the final two rounds of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship with the same team. At Monza, Scoular did not finish during race one, and finished 22nd during race 2. He has achieved a best result of 16th in the second race at Portimão.
2026: Victory in the New Zealand Grand Prix Scoular returned to Formula Regional Oceania in 2026 with mtec Motorsport.
Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position 2017–18 IAME Series UAE — X30 Cadet 12th 2018–19 IAME Series UAE — X30 Junior 14th 2019–20 IAME Series UAE — X30 Junior 2020 RMC International Trophy — Junior Max KR Sport 40th 2020–21 IAME Series UAE — X30 Junior 5th 2021 IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior KR Sport 30th IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior NC RMC Grand Finals — Junior Max Al Ain Raceway 52nd 2021–22 IAME Series UAE — X30 Senior 6th 2022 Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Senior Max KR Sport 16th IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior 116th 2022–23 IAME Series UAE — X30 Senior 2023 Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Senior Max 35th Sources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2023Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy RoundYas Heat Racing Academy 2 0 0 0 0 NC2024Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipYas Heat Racing Academy 15 0 0 0 0 20 17thF4 British ChampionshipXcel Motorsport 30 0 0 0 1 52 15th2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship mtec Motorsport 15 1 1 2 4 314 2nd Tasman Series 6 2 1 2 7 139 1st Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Palou Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 26th Eurocup-3 18 0 0 0 0 0 34th2025-26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 0 12 16th 2026Formula Regional Oceania Trophymtec Motorsport 15 3 0 4 2 2037thTasman Series 3rdLe Mans Cup - LMP3R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 1 15* 4th* * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2024 Yas Heat Racing AcademyYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 17th 20
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 DC Points 2024 Xcel Motorsport DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP4 15th 52
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship/Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2025 mtec MotorsportTAU1TAU2TAU3HMP1HMP2HMP3MAN1MAN2MAN3TER1TER2TER3HIG1 HIG2HIG3 2nd 314 2026 mtec MotorsportHMP1HMP2HMP3HMP4TAU1TAU2TAU3TAU4TER1TER2TER3TER4HIG1 HIG2HIG3HIG4 7th 203
Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Main race 2025 mtec Motorsport Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 3rd2nd 2026 mtec Motorsport Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 2nd1st
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678DCPoints2025Palou MotorsportJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 26th 0
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2025 Palou MotorsportRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 34th 0
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2026 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine D09 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 4th* 15* * Season still in progress.
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