Brendon Leitch

Brendon Leitch
Brendon Leitch
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	28 November 1995 (age 29); Invercargill, New Zealand
Related to	Damon Leitch (brother)
Toyota Racing Series career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Toyota Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	86
Former teams	Victory Motor Racing
Starts	94
Wins	6
Poles	2
Fastest laps	4
Best finish	3rd in 2016
Previous series
2017; 2010-2013; 2009-10	Formula 4 United States Championship; New Zealand Formula Ford Championship; South Island Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2023	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro

Brendon Alistair Leitch^[1] (born 28 November 1995), is a New Zealand motor racing driver.

Career

Leitch began car racing in the Formula Ford category in 2009, racing in the South Island Formula Ford Championship. The following year, he would contend the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, with modest results. The following two years would be more successful for Leitch, finishing third in the 2011-12 championship, and second the following season.

Following these strong performances, Leitch would contend the Toyota Racing Series for the 2014 season - joining brother Damon. Leitch's most successful season to date would be the 2016 season, where he scored one win, three podiums and third overall in the driver standings. Following this, Leitch secured a drive in the Formula 4 United States Championship for 2017. After a strong campaign, Leitch returned to New Zealand and would contend his fifth consecutive season in the Toyota Racing Series.

In December 2018, it was announced that Leitch would contend his sixth season in the Toyota Racing Series with Victory Motor Racing.^[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F. Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009–10	South Island Formula Ford Championship		4	0	0	0	0	0	-
2010–11	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship		18	0	0	0	0	576	9th
2011–12	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship		15	0	0	0	3	796	3rd
2013	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship		15	3	1	2	14	987	2nd
2014	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	15	0	0	0	0	366	16th
2015	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	16	1	1	0	1	477	14th
2016	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	15	1	0	0	3	754	3rd
2017	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	15	1	1	1	2	502	9th
2017	Formula 4 United States Championship	Kiwi Motorsport	20	1	1	1	3	114	8th
2018	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	15	2	0	2	2	634	7th
2019	F3 Asian Championship	BlackArts Racing Team	15	0	0	1	5	152	4th
2019	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	15	1	0	1	3	245	6th
2021	Toyota Racing Series	Kiwi Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	44	12th
	International GT Open	Leipert Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	4	29th
	24H GT Series - GT3	Leipert Motorsport
2022	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am	Leipert Motorsport	12	0	3	4	2	?	?
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H GT Series - GT3
	24H GT Series - GTX
2023	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro	Leipert Motorsport	12	2	0	0	9	127	1st
	Le Mans Cup - GT3		6	0	0	0	0	21	13th
	Asian Le Mans Series - GT		4	0	0	1	2	31	5th
	24H GT Series - GT3
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup		1	0	0	0	0	6	20th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	CrowdStrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Cup	CrowdStrike Racing by Leipert Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	1	22nd
	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	Kiwi Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	44	18th
2023–24	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Leipert Motorsport	5	0	0	0	1	34	7th
	Middle East Trophy - GT3
	Middle East Trophy - GTX
2024	GT World Challenge Australia	Dayle ITM Team MPC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Earl Bamber Motorsport
	International GT Open		1	0	0	0	0	0	69th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	MDK Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	210	62nd
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe	Leipert Motorsport
2024–25	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Earl Bamber Motorsport

^† As Leitch was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete F3 Asian 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
2019	BlackArts Racing Team	SEP 1 4	SEP 2 3	SEP 3 4	CHA 1 5	CHA 2 Ret	CHA 3 3	SUZ 1 5	SUZ 2 Ret	SUZ 3 2	SIC1 1 3	SIC1 2 5	SIC1 3 8	SIC2 1 10	SIC2 2 2	SIC2 3 4	4th	152

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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
2023	Kiwi Motorsport	HIG 1	HIG 2	HIG 3	TER 1	TER 2	TER 3	MAN 1	MAN 2	MAN 3	HMP 1 6	HMP 2 4	HMP 3 14	TAU 1	TAU 2	TAU 3	18th	44

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2024	MDK Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS 12	PET	62nd	210

References

^ "BRENDON LEITCH RACING LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Leitch back for title attempt in Castrol Toyota Racing Series". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

External links

Brendon Leitch career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Loris Spinelli Max Weering	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Pro Champion 2023	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "BRENDON LEITCH RACING LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[2] "Leitch back for title attempt in Castrol Toyota Racing Series". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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