Matthew Payne
Matthew "Matt" Payne (born 3 October 2002) is a New Zealand racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He is currently competing in the Supercars Championship with Grove Racing, driving the No. 19 Ford Mustang GT.[2]
| Matthew Payne | |
|---|---|
 Payne after finishing 3rd in the NZGP 2021 | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | 3 October 2002 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Super2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Grove Racing |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 7 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2021 | Toyota Racing Series Porsche Carrera Cup Australia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 | Toyota Racing Series |
Racing career
Toyota Racing Series
After turning heads with his karting success, Payne tested the FT-50 (older spec TRS) and impressed immediately with confirmation coming in December 2020 that Payne would contest the full three round 2021 Toyota Racing Series for M2 Motorsport.[3]
The 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix was the opening round of the season and was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the series lacked international drivers. To compensate the event organizers called on experienced New Zealand racing drivers such as Shane Van Gisbergen, Greg Murphy & Andre Heimgartner to heighten the quantity and quality of the field.[4] Payne impressed in his open-wheel debut finishing third in all three races over the weekend including the NZGP. Payne went on to win five of the remaining six races, winning the 2021 Toyota Racing Series conformably over second placed Kaleb Ngatoa.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 287 | 1st |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 362 | 6th | |
| Super2 Series | Grove Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 17th | |
| 2022 | Super2 Series | Grove Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 624* | 3rd* |
| Supercars Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204* | 34th* | ||
| 24H GT Series - GT3 | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5* | 12th* | |
| European Le Mans Series - GTE | JMW Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Singha Racing Team TP 12[6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| EBM Grove Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Season still in progress
Toyota Racing Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M2 Competition | HD1 1 3 |
HD1 2 3 |
HD1 3 3 |
HD2 1 1 |
HD2 2 1 |
MAN 1 1 |
MAN 2 1 |
MAN 3 2 |
MAN 4 1 |
1st | 356 |
Australian Carrera Cup Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Earl Bamber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II | SAN R1 12 |
SAN R2 10 |
SAN R3 16 |
BEN R4 Ret |
BEN R5 5 |
BEN R6 3 |
TOW R7 10 |
TOW R8 3 |
TOW R9 1 |
BAT R10 15 |
BAT R11 9 |
BAT R12 5 |
BAT R13 4 |
6th | 362 |
Super2 Series results
(key) (Race results only)
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Grove Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | BAT |
BAT |
TOW1 |
TOW1 |
TOW2 |
TOW2 |
SMP 16 |
SMP C |
BAT 13 |
BAT 5 |
17th | 234 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Grove Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | SMP 4 |
SMP 2 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 2 |
TOW 10 |
TOW Ret |
SAN 19 |
SAN 1 |
BAT 3 |
BAT C |
ADE 2 |
ADE 4 |
3rd | 1209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Position | Points | ||||||
| 2021 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 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 |
NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang GT | SMP R1 |
SMP R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
MEL R6 |
MEL R7 |
MEL R8 |
MEL R9 |
BAR R10 |
BAR R11 |
BAR R12 |
WIN R13 |
WIN R14 |
WIN R15 |
HID R16 |
HID R17 |
HID R18 |
TOW R19 |
TOW R20 |
BEN R21 |
BEN R22 |
BEN R23 |
SAN R24 PO |
SAN R25 PO |
SAN R26 |
PUK R27 |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
BAT R30 6 |
SUR R31 |
SUR R32 |
ADL R33 |
ADL R34 |
34th | 204 | ||||||
| 2023 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang GT S650 | NEW R1 12 |
NEW R2 14 |
MEL R3 13 |
MEL R4 17 |
MEL R5 21 |
MEL R6 12 |
BAR R7 6 |
BAR R8 9 |
BAR R9 18 |
SYM R10 15 |
SYM R11 15 |
SYM R12 21 |
HID R13 19 |
HID R14 23 |
HID R15 25 |
TOW R16 15 |
TOW R17 18 |
SMP R18 24 |
SMP R19 23 |
BEN R20 7 |
BEN R21 6 |
BEN R22 18 |
SAN R23 6 |
BAT R24 11 |
SUR R25 |
SUR R26 |
ADE R27 |
ADE R28 |
16th* | 1283* | ||||||||||||
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S550 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lee Holdsworth |
6th | 161 |
| 2023 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 |  Kévin Estre |
11th | 161 |
References
- "Matthew Payne Biography". Supercars.
- "Kiwi prodigy on pathway to Supercars seat". Supercars.
- MATTHEW PAYNE CONFIRMS FULL TRS CAMPAIGN motorsport.org.nz
- Heimgartner joins New Zealand GP field Speedcafe 9 January 2021
- Australia-bound Payne wins Toyota Racing Series title Speedcafe 15 February 2021
- Payne to make GT World Challenge Europe debut Speedcafe 12 June 2022
External links
- "Matthew Payne Biography". Supercars.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "Matthew Payne - Racing career profile - Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.