Sean McIntosh (born 21 May 1985) is a Canadian businessman and former racing driver. He scored one A1 Grand Prix victory at Sentul in 2005–06, and placed sixth in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with two podiums and one pole position.
Career McIntosh began his single-seater career in 2001, competing in the US F2000 National Championship. Returning to the series the following year, McIntosh took two pole positions and a best result of second at Mid-Ohio to end the year fifth in points. In parallel, McIntosh also competed in North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship, taking a lone win at Vancouver to take fourth in points. In 2003, McIntosh primarily competed in the Fran-Am championship, before making his European debut by joining Team Firstair in the end-of-year Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Winter Series.
Moving to Europe full-time in 2004, McIntosh continued with Team Firstair for his rookie season in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship. After a quiet start, McIntosh scored a breakthrough win at Oulton Park, later adding three more podiums between Brands Hatch and Donington to end the year sixth overall and secure the Graduate Cup title. Continuing with Team Firstair for 2005, McIntosh won once at Donington Park and swept the Snetterton and Knockhill rounds en route to runner-up honours in the standings, behind Oliver Jarvis.
In late 2005, McIntosh joined A1 Team Canada to represent his home country in the inaugural season of the A1 Grand Prix. After scoring his first podium at the Lausitzring, McIntosh took his only series win at Sentul, his final race start before he passed the baton to Patrick Carpentier, and helped the team finish 11th in points. For the rest of 2006, McIntosh joined KTR to compete in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. In his debut season, McIntosh took second at Spa and third at Barcelona from pole position to finish sixth in the overall standings. Towards the end of the year, McIntosh returned to A1 Grand Prix for select rounds of the 2006–07 season. Taking turns with James Hinchcliffe, McIntosh had a best result of fifth at Sepang, helping Canada finish 11th again.
Following that, McIntosh took a lengthy hiatus from the sport before racing at the 2010 24 Hours of Daytona in a Bullet Racing–run Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. McIntosh then made a one-off appearance in the GS class of the 2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Racers Edge Motorsports at Homestead–Miami. Eight years after his last competitive race, McIntosh began competing in Club events in British Columbia, primarily competing in the Avion RS1 Series until 2022.
Business ventures After leaving competitive motorsports, McIntosh began rising through the ranks at his family business Kirmac Automotive Collision Systems, eventually becoming the company's president in 2021.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2001Formula Winter Tour – Formula S122ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2001 US F2000 National Championship 4 0 0 0 0 SCCA San Francisco Region Formula Continental 26 10th2002 US F2000 National Championship 14 0 2 0 2 195 5th North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship Phillips Motorsports 6 1 0 0 2 78 4th2003 North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship 137 11th Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Winter Series Team Firstair 4 0 0 0 0 28 11th 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Team Firstair 20 1 0 1 4 268 6th 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Team Firstair 20 5 4 1 7 4172nd 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Canada 16 1 0 0 2 59‡ 11th‡ 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series KTR 16 0 1 0 2 63 6th 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Canada 8 0 0 0 0 33‡ 11th‡ 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Bullet Racing 1 0 0 0 0 18 54th 2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Racers Edge Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 7 76thSources: Season still in progress. † As McIntosh was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK results (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points 2004 Team Firstair THR1 THR2 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 SIL2 OUL1 OUL2 THR1 THR2 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 DON2 6th 268 2005 Team FirstairDON1DON2THR1THR2BRH1BRH2OUL1OUL2CRO1CRO2SNE1SNE2KNO1KNO2DON1DON2SIL1SIL2BRH1BRH22nd417
Complete A1 Grand Prix results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) A1 Grand Prix results Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2005–06 Canada GBRSPR GBRFEA GERSPR GERFEA PORSPR PORFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA UAESPR UAEFEA RSASPR RSAFEA IDNSPR IDNFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA USASPR USAFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA 11th 59 2006–07 Canada NEDSPR NEDFEA CZESPR CZEFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA IDNSPR IDNFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA RSASPR RSAFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA GBRSPR GBRFEA 11th 33
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2006 KTR ZOL1 ZOL2 MON IST1 IST2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 DON1 DON2 LMS1 LMS2 CAT1 CAT2 6th 63 † McIntosh did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints 2010 Bullet Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L F6DAYMIABARVIRLIMWGLMOHDAYNJMPWGLCGVMIL 54th 18
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