| Scott Pye | |
|---|---|
 Pye in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 8 January 1990 (1990-01-08) (age 35) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 1 |
| Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 314 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
Scott Robert Pye (born 8 January 1990) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently races in theRepco Supercars Championship, co-driving in the No. 1Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 forTriple Eight Race Engineering.[1]
Pye started out ingo-karts, winning six state championships.[2] Pye moved up to theFormula Ford level in 2007 when he raced in the State Series Formula Ford in Australia forBorland Racing Developments/ Cams Rising Star.
2008 saw Pye move up to theAustralian Formula Ford Championship, again with Borland Racing Developments/ Cams Rising Star. He finished the championship in seventh place in2008 and in third position in2009.[3]
Pye joined fellow Australian driverNathan Antunes in the European Technique team for the2008–09 Toyota Racing Series inNew Zealand. He achieved a podium finish in his first race atRuapuna and completed the weekend with a win in the third race which saw him take home the Wigram Cup. Pye continued his good form in round two atTimaru International Motor Raceway when he won the final two races, earning him the round win.
For 2010, Pye moved to theUnited Kingdom to compete in theBritish Formula Ford Championship.[2] Racing aMygale for British team Jamun Racing, he won the championship with 12 race wins and 17 pole positions. He also finished second in theFormula Ford Festival in 2010.
Pye competed in theBritish Formula 3 Championship for2011 withDouble R.[4] Pye'sMercedes-engined CampingF1 sponsoredDallara lapped the 2.7-mileOulton Park International Circuit in 1m 27.621s, more than a second inside the 2010 pole position time set by eventual championJean-Éric Vergne.[5] He finished tenth in the championship with one win atRockingham and a second place at the season-endingSilverstone weekend.[6]
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In February 2012, Pye returned to Australia and made the switch totouring cars, becoming the new driver ofTriple Eight Race Engineering's championship-winningMonster Energy/GearWrench backedHolden VE Commodore in the2012 V8 Supercar Development Series.[7] Pye finished the championship in second place behindScott McLaughlin.
In 2013, Pye graduated to theInternational V8 Supercars Championship. driving forLucas Dumbrell Motorsport in aHolden VF Commodore with sponsorship from Ekol andHog's Breath Cafe.[8] Pye endured a difficult season, including a heavy crash atSymmons Plains Raceway that caused him to miss thePukekohe round due to the lack of a spare car.[9]
After one season at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Pye signed a two-year deal withDick Johnson Racing, driving aFord FG Falcon withWilson Security sponsorship for2014.[10] However, in September 2014,Team Penske bought a stake in the team and eventually elected to run only a single entry in2015 for two-time championMarcos Ambrose, in his return fromNASCAR.[11] Pye signed on asEnduro Cup team-mate to Ambrose at the renamed DJR Team Penske, but after mixed performances at theAdelaide 500 and the non-championshipSupercars Challenge, Ambrose stepped down from the seat, leaving Pye back in a full-time drive for the remainder of the season.
With the team signingFabian Coulthard for2016, Pye once again faced an uncertain future before the team elected to expand to two cars.[11] Following this confirmation, Pye went on to score his first championship podium at theITM 500 Auckland. In 2016, Pye scored two more podiums, atPhillip Island and another at Pukekohe on the way to a career-best top 15 championship result. Despite this, he was once again out of a drive for2017, with his formerDevelopment Series rival McLaughlin being signed for DJR Team Penske to join Coulthard.[12]
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In September 2016, Pye was announced as the replacement forGarth Tander atWalkinshaw Racing for2017, the team's first season since losing theHolden Racing Team moniker.[13] In a difficult season for the team, Pye finished 12th in the standings, ahead of team-mateJames Courtney, with the highlight for Pye being a second place at the2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 driving withWarren Luff. Just as happened while Pye was at Dick Johnson Racing, the team was bought out by international interests during his first season at the team, withAndretti Autosport andUnited Autosports each taking part-ownership in the team which became known asWalkinshaw Andretti United.[11] Pye did retain his seat into2018 and took his first championship race win in dramatic circumstances at the second event, theMelbourne 400 on theAlbert Park Grand Prix Circuit. Pye had led the race comfortably until a late-race shower broughtJamie Whincup back into contention in the final laps.[14] On 7 October Pye, driving with Warren Luff, went back-to-back with second-place finishes at theSupercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and later he finished 7th at Newcastle and in the points standings. On 6 November 2019 he announced he will be leavingWalkinshaw Andretti United.[15]
On 7 November 2019, Pye announced that he would be joiningTeam 18 for the 2020 season.[16]
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman | 12th |
| 2006 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman | 2nd |
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | Taz Douglas | DNF | 97 |
| 2013 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Paul Morris | 6th | 161 |
| 2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Ashley Walsh | DNF | 70 |
| 2015 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | Marcos Ambrose | DNF | 137 |
| 2016 | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | Tony D'Alberto | 5th | 161 |
| 2017 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore VF | Warren Luff | 2nd | 161 |
| 2018 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Warren Luff | 2nd | 161 |
| 2019 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | Warren Luff | 7th | 161 |
| 2020 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Dean Fiore | 6th | 161 |
| 2021 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | James Golding | DNF | 3 |
| 2022 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Tyler Everingham | 16th | 161 |
| 2023 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Warren Luff | 17th | 160 |
| 2024 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Will Brown | 3rd | 161 |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Racer Industries | Elliott Barbour Chris Pither | HSV VXR Turbo | E | 231 | 7th | 1st |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of theBritish Formula Ford Championship 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2012 | Succeeded by |