Peter Hackett (racing driver)
| Peter Hackett | |
|---|---|
Australian GT C/ship Australian Endurance Championship | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2005 2012 2017 | Australian Formula 3 Formula 4000 Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Endurance Championship |
Peter James Hackett (born 17 September 1972) is an Australian Endurance Championship GT race driver and driving instructor. He was born in Sydney, resides in Melbourne and has competed in varying Australian motor racing categories since 2000, but has particularly focused on the Australian Endurance Championship in recent years.
After his win at the 2017 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park event, Hackett joined "David Wall and the late Allan Simonsen as the most successful drivers in Australian GT history, with 17-victories to their names."[1]
Early years
Hackett's first forays into motor racing were not in his home country of Australia, but rather the United Kingdom. From 1995-1997 he raced in various categories including British Formula Vauxhall Junior and British Formula Ford Championship. These early years did not yield any major successes, and Hackett returned home to Australia in the late 90s. His return to Australia in 20000 saw him compete in Australian Formula 3 and Australian Formula 2 followed by a full season of Formula 3 in 2001 which resulted in Hackett's first Championship victory.[2][circular reference]
In 2002 he divided his time between Australian Formula 3 and Formula Holden, scoring 1 win and 6th overall in Formula 3 (competing in 8 of 16 races), while finishing 7th in Formula Holden (Competing in 6 of 12 races)[3]
Australian GT Racing
The
In 2016 Hackett and team mate
In 2017 Hackett went one better, winning the
Driving Instructor
Since 2001, Hackett has served Mercedes-Benz AMG Australasia as its Chief Driving Instructor for performance drive days and track days
As well as his driving instructor duties, Hackett is also an MC for Mercedes Benz vehicle launches, press launches and special events and has been the featured stunt driver in multiple Mercedes Benz/AMG television advertisements and web clips.[6]
Career Highlights Summary
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Carlin Motorsport
|
Dallara F399- Mugen-Honda | 28th | 27th | 7th |
Complete Bathurst 24 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Mark Coffey Racing
|
Paul Stokell Allan Simonsen Luke Youlden
|
Lamborghini Diablo GTR
|
A | 487 | 8th | 6th |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
|
Erebus Racing
|
 Jeroen Bleekemolen Tim Slade Bret Curtis
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | A | 270 | 2nd | 2nd |
2013
|
Erebus Racing
|
Lee Holdsworth Tim Slade
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | A | 263 | 6th | 6th |
Controversy
Upon his return to
References
- ^ Hackett/Storey Win Emotional Hampton Downs 500 Australian Endurance Championship.
- ^ 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship
- ^ Peter Hackett - Career and Success SpeedSport Magazine Database
- ^ Australian GT 2016 Official Results Australian Endurance Championship.
- ^ Australian GT 2017 Official Results Australian Endurance Championship.
- ^ LinkedIn- Peter Hackett Peter Hackett's LinKedIn Profile
- ^ "Hackett fined $20K, excluded from AGTC opener". Speedcafe.com. 17 March 2016.
External links
- Peter Hackett on LinkedIn
- Profile at Australian GT
- Peter Hackett career summary at DriverDB.com
- SpeedSport Database for Peter Hackett