Ryan Wood (racing driver)
| Ryan Wood | |
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Wood at the Adelaide Grand Final in 2025 | |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 4 December 2003 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Walkinshaw Andretti United |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2024) FIA Gold (2025–) |
| Car number | 2 |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
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Ryan Ian Thomas Wood (born 4 December 2003) is a New Zealand racing driver from Wellington, New Zealand. He is currently competing in the Supercars Championship with Walkinshaw Andretti United, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang GT.
Early and personal life
Ryan Ian Thomas Wood was born on 4 December 2003 in Wellington, New Zealand.[1][2]
Racing career
Super2 Series
After a strong season in the Porsche Sprint Challenge the year prior, Wood was offered a seat with Walkinshaw Andretti United for the 2023 Super2 Series. He would be racing in the #2 Holden Commodore ZB.[3]
The season started in Newcastle with Wood finishing in 8th place. For Race 2 of the weekend, he qualified the #2 WAU Holden on pole position.[4] However, he was caught out in an incident during the race. The next round was held at Wanneroo Raceway in Perth. Wood won both races that weekend, solidifying his challenge for the title. The next few rounds were a bit up and down, which meant he was on the backfoot going into the season final in Adelaide. He dominated the weekend, winning both races from Pole, but that was insufficient to secure the title. Wood eventually finishing the season in 3rd.[5]
Supercars Championship
Following his strong 2023 Super2 Series Campaign, Walkinshaw Andretti United confirmed that they had signed Wood to race for the team full time in 2024, replacing Nick Percat in the #2 Mustang.[6][7]
Open-wheel racing
For 2026, Wood was confirmed to compete in the 2026 Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.[8]
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Cadet | 20th |
| North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet | 17th | |
| 44th Blossom Festival - Cadet | 10th | |
| 2013 | New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Cadet | 5th |
| New Zealand Sprint Championship - Cadet | 14th | |
| New Zealand Top Half Series - Cadet | 23rd | |
| North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet | 2nd | |
| CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Cadet | 7th | |
| 45th Blossom Festival - Cadet | 2nd | |
| 2014 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Restricted | 10th |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - 100cc Junior Restricted | 4th | |
| Bridgestone International Final - Vortex Mini ROK | 12th | |
| 46th Blossom Festival - Vortex Mini ROK | 1st | |
| 2015 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - Vortex Mini ROK | 20th |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Vortex Mini ROK | 1st | |
| 47th Blossom Festival - Vortex Mini ROK | 1st | |
| 2016 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha | 2nd |
| New Zealand Sprint Championship - Junior Rotax | 22nd | |
| RMC New Zealand - Junior Rotax | 2nd | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Formula Junior | 2nd | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha | 1st | |
| 2017 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha | 4th |
| New Zealand Sprint Championship - Junior Rotax | 2nd | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha | 3rd | |
| RMC New Zealand - Junior Max | 1st | |
| RMC World Grand Final - Junior Max | 9th | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Rotax Junior | 4th | |
| 49th Blossom Festival - Rotax Junior | 3rd | |
| 2018 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - Junior Max | 2nd |
| RMC New Zealand - Junior Max | 3rd | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Junior Rotax | 4th | |
| 50th Blossom Festival - Rotax Junior | 3rd | |
| 2019 | New Zealand Sprint Championship - Rotax Max DD2 | 1st |
| New Zealand Sprint Championship - KZ2 | 5th | |
| CIK Trophy of New Zealand - KZ2 | 8th | |
| Race of Stars - KZ2 | 28th | |
| Australian Kart Championship - X30 | 7th | |
| New Zealand Schools Kart Championship - Rotax Light | 1st | |
| Australian Kart Championship - KA3 Senior | 45th |
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship New Zealand | Ryan Wood Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 404 | 10th |
| 2021 | Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship New Zealand | Ryan Wood Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 894 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series | TekworkX Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 45th |
| Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 833 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Super2 Series | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1296 | 3rd |
| 2024 | Supercars Championship | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1492 | 16th |
| 2025 | Supercars Championship | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3265 | 8th* |
| GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Wolfbrook Team MPC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 4th | |
| 2026 | Formula Regional Oceania Trophy | mtec Motorsport | |||||||
| Source:[9] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress
Super2 Series results
(key) (Race results only)
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| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Holden Commodore ZB | NEW R1 8 |
NEW R2 Ret |
BAR R3 1 |
BAR R4 1 |
TOW R5 8 |
TOW R6 5 |
SAN R7 1 |
SAN R8 3 |
BAT R9 Ret |
BAT R10 4 |
ADE R11 1 |
ADE R12 1 |
3rd | 1296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results
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| Year | Team | No. | 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | Position | Points | ||
| 2024 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Ford Mustang S650 | BAT1 R1 Ret |
BAT1 R2 Ret |
MEL R3 19 |
MEL R4 12 |
MEL R5 10 |
MEL R6 21 |
TAU R7 4 |
TAU R8 11 |
BAR R9 4 |
BAR R10 8 |
HID R11 20 |
HID R12 24 |
TOW R13 17 |
TOW R14 6 |
SMP R15 13 |
SMP R16 16 |
SYM R17 11 |
SYM R18 8 |
SAN R19 15 |
BAT R20 15 |
SUR R21 22 |
SUR R22 21 |
ADE R23 10 |
ADE R24 19 |
16th | 1492 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | SMP R1 11 |
SMP R2 20 |
SMP R3 14 |
MEL R4 5 |
MEL R5 22 |
MEL R6 6 |
MEL R7 C |
TAU R8 3 |
TAU R9 9 |
TAU R10 11 |
SYM R11 6 |
SYM R12 16 |
SYM R13 7 |
BAR R14 1 |
BAR R15 24 |
BAR R16 Ret |
HID R17 Ret |
HID R18 9 |
HID R19 8 |
TOW R20 12 |
TOW R21 8 |
TOW R22 7 |
QLD R23 3 |
QLD R24 3 |
QLD R25 21 |
BEN R26 6 |
BAT R27 19 |
SUR R28 20 |
SUR R29 9 |
SAN R30 3 |
SAN R31 23 |
ADE R32 3 |
ADE R33 3 |
ADE R34 24 |
10th | 3455 | ||||||||
| 2026 | Walkinshaw TWG Racing | Toyota GR Supra | SYD R1 |
SYD R2 |
SYD R3 |
MEL R4 |
MEL R5 |
MEL R6 |
MEL R7 |
TAU R8 |
TAU R9 |
TAU R10 |
CHR R11 |
CHR R12 |
CHR R13 |
SYM R14 |
SYM R15 |
SYM R16 |
BAR R17 |
BAR R18 |
BAR R19 |
HID R20 |
HID R21 |
HID R22 |
TOW R23 |
TOW R24 |
TOW R25 |
QLD R26 |
QLD R27 |
QLD R28 |
BEN R28 |
BAT R30 |
SUR R31 |
SUR R32 |
SAN R33 |
SAN R34 |
ADE R35 |
ADE R36 |
ADE R37 |
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Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | Fabian Coulthard | 15th | 161 |
| 2025 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | Jayden Ojeda | 19th | 149 |
References
- ^ "RYAN WOOD MOTORSPORT LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Wood Biography". Supercars.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (20 December 2022). "WAU announces second Super2 driver". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Coch, Mat (12 March 2023). "Wood seals narrow Super2 pole in Newcastle". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Garry (26 November 2023). "Wood's double win as Allen takes the Super 2 title". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (1 September 2023). "WAU announces Ryan Wood Supercars promotion". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "WAU promotes rookie to main game". Supercars.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (1 November 2025). "Ryan Wood to race Formula Regional Oceania". Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Driver: Ryan Wood". DriverDB. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
External links
- "Ryan Wood Biography". Supercars.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- "Ryan Wood - Racing career profile - Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.