Nationality New Zealander Current team SANITEC GILTRAP Racing Role Racing driver | Debut season 2009 Name Matt Halliday | |
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Born 14 July 1979 (age 44) Auckland (New Zealand) ( 1979-07-14 ) Former teams Jetstream MotorsportMRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg Racing licence FIA Gold Car number 42 Starts 21 Wins 0 Poles 0 Fastest laps 0 Best finish 7th in 2009 Previous series 2007 (Champ Car World Series), 2005–2006(A1 Grand Prix), 2004(Porsche Carrera Cup (AUS)), 2003(Formula Renault V6 Eurocup), 2001(Indy Lights), 1999–2000(Formula Holden) Awards Jim Clark Trophy (2006) Similar Brendon Hartley, Daniel Gaunt, Howden Ganley | ||
Matt Halliday during Blancpain Endurance Series @ Silverstone Raceway
Matthew Halliday (born 14 July 1979 in Auckland) is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.
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Single seater racing
Halliday's formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States. Following two seasons in the Formula Holden category contesting the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1999 and 2000, he moved to the United States and ran in both the Indy Lights and Toyota Atlantic series in 2001. In 2002 he moved to the Infiniti Pro Series but was injured after two races. He finished 3rd and 4th in the inaugural A1 Grand Prix races at Brands Hatch in 2005 went on to have a very successful season with A1 Team New Zealand. He ran the first three races of the 2007 Champ Car World Series season for Conquest Racing however his sponsorship ended after three races and he was replaced by Jan Heylen. He was to drive for Team Australia in the 2008 Champ Car season but this didn't happen with the merger in to the IndyCar Series.
GT and touring car racing
Halliday has been a regular in Carrera Cup racing in his native New Zealand with the odd season in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and also the Porsche Supercup. Along with this he has races in the Australian V8 Supercars as an endurance driver since 2004.
American open–wheel racing results
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Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Guest driver (no points awarded)
Complete GT1 World Championship results
* Season still in progress.