Zachary Vanier (born 9 June 2003) is a Canadian racing driver competing in GT World Challenge America for McCann Racing. A Porsche Carrera Cup North America graduate, he made his IMSA debut in 2026 at Long Beach for Pfaff Motorsports.
Career Vanier began karting in 2013, competing until 2017. During his time in karting, Vanier most notably won the 2016 Canadian National Karting Championship in the Briggs & Stratton Junior category. Making his single-seater debut in the Canadian F1600 Championship Series and Formule 1600 Canada in 2018, Vanier finished fifth in the former's points and scored a lone win in the latter at Mont-Tremblant.
Returning to both series for 2019, Vanier found more success in the latter, scoring six wins and standing on the podium in all but one of the 18 races to secure runner-up honors in the Class A standings. At the end of 2019, Vanier also competed in the Formula Ford Festival for Cliff Dempsey Racing. Vanier then switched to TCR competition for 2020, as he joined Audi-affiliated Pfaff Motorsports to compete in the Canadian Touring Car Championship. In his only season in the series, Vanier won five of the six races he raced in as he secured the TCR title. A one-off appearance in the GT4 class of the Sports Car Championship Canada for Multimatic Motorsports then followed in 2021, before joining the series on a full-time basis for Pfaff Motorsports the following year. Racing a McLaren in the GT4 class, Vanier won six times and took two other podiums to clinch the class title at season's end.
Stepping up to Porsche Carrera Cup North America for JDX Racing in 2024, Vanier kicked off the year with a win at Miami, before scoring further wins at Road Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas en route to a third-place points finish. Remaining with JDX Racing for his sophomore season in the series, as a member of the Porsche North America Junior Program, Vanier took wins at Watkins Glen and Indianapolis, as well as seven other podiums to end the season third in points for the second year in a row.
Continuing with Porsche machinery for 2026, Vanier joined McCann Racing to make the step-up to GT3 competition in the Pro class of GT World Challenge America. During 2026, Vanier also made his IMSA SportsCar Championship debut at Long Beach, competing in the GTD class in Pfaff Motorsports's Lamborghini Temerario GT3, before reappearing in the series at Petit Le Mans for Porsche customer team RS1.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013Canadian National Karting – Mini Max13th 2014Canadian National Karting Championship – Briggs & Stratton Junior8th 2015Canadian National Karting – Rotax Junior18th2016Canadian National Karting – Rotax Junior16thCanadian National Karting Championship – Briggs & Stratton Junior1st 2017Coupe de Montreal – Briggs & Stratton Junior6thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2018 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series Canada – Class A BARC/Britain West Motorsport 18 0 0 2 5 225 5th Formule 1600 Canada 1 2019 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series Canada – Class A BARC 18 6 2 6 17 3962nd Formule 1600 Canada F1600 Championship Series Britain West Motorsports 3 0 1 1 0 75 22nd Formula Ford Festival Cliff Dempsey Racing/ Team Canada Scholarship 1 0 0 0 0 DNF SCCA Majors Nationwide – Formula F 2 1 0 0 1 42 34th 2020 Canadian Touring Car Championship – TCR Pfaff Motorsports 6 5 3 2 5 8661st 2021 Sports Car Championship Canada – GT4 Multimatic Motorsports 2 0 0 0 2 703rd2022 Sports Car Championship Canada – GT4 Pfaff Motorsports 10 6 8 4291st Porsche Sprint Challenge North America – 991 MDK Motorsports 2 1 2 0 NC† 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America – 992 Pro-Am MDK Motorsports 14 12 5 10 14 7041st2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America JDX Racing 16 3 0 2 7 2333rd Porsche Endurance Championship North America – GT3 Cup Pro-Am MVII Racing by Regal Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 131 10th2025 Porsche Carrera Cup North America JDX Racing 16 2 0 2 9 2503rd Porsche Endurance Championship North America – GT3 Cup Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 2 2142nd2026 GT World Challenge America – Pro McCann Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10* 5th* Intercontinental GT Challenge * * IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pfaff Motorsports 1 0 0 0 040554th RS1 1 0 0 0 0Sources:
† As Vanier was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup North America results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2024 JDX Racing Pro SEB1 SEB2 MIA1 MIA2 CGV1 CGV2 WGL1 WGL2 ROA1 ROA2 IMS1 IMS2 ATL1 ATL2 COT1 COT23rd233 2025 JDX Racing Pro SEB1 SEB2 MIA1 MIA2 CGV1 CGV2 WGL1 WGL2 ROA1 ROA2 IMS1 IMS2 ATL1 ATL2 COT1 COT23rd250
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2026 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS 54th 405 RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 PET
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