Sean McIntosh

Sean McIntosh
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 41)
Maple Ridge, British Columbia,
Canada
A1 Grand Prix
Years active2005–2007
TeamsA1 Team Canada
Starts24
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish11th in 2005–06 and 2006–07
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Years active2006
TeamsKTR
Starts16
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2006
Previous series
2004–2005
2002–2003
2001–2002		Formula Renault 2.0 UK
North American Fran-Am 2000
USF2000 Championship

Sean McIntosh (born 21 May 1985) is a Canadian businessman and former racing driver. He scored one A1 Grand Prix victory at Sentul in 2005–06, and placed sixth in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with two podiums and one pole position.

Career

McIntosh began his single-seater career in 2001, competing in the US F2000 National Championship. Returning to the series the following year, McIntosh took two pole positions and a best result of second at Mid-Ohio to end the year fifth in points. In parallel, McIntosh also competed in North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship, taking a lone win at Vancouver to take fourth in points. In 2003, McIntosh primarily competed in the Fran-Am championship, before making his European debut by joining Team Firstair in the end-of-year Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Winter Series.

Moving to Europe full-time in 2004, McIntosh continued with Team Firstair for his rookie season in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship. After a quiet start, McIntosh scored a breakthrough win at Oulton Park, later adding three more podiums between Brands Hatch and Donington to end the year sixth overall and secure the Graduate Cup title. Continuing with Team Firstair for 2005, McIntosh won once at Donington Park and swept the Snetterton and Knockhill rounds en route to runner-up honours in the standings, behind Oliver Jarvis.

In late 2005, McIntosh joined A1 Team Canada to represent his home country in the inaugural season of the A1 Grand Prix. After scoring his first podium at the Lausitzring, McIntosh took his only series win at Sentul, his final race start before he passed the baton to Patrick Carpentier, and helped the team finish 11th in points. For the rest of 2006, McIntosh joined KTR to compete in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. In his debut season, McIntosh took second at Spa and third at Barcelona from pole position to finish sixth in the overall standings. Towards the end of the year, McIntosh returned to A1 Grand Prix for select rounds of the 2006–07 season. Taking turns with James Hinchcliffe, McIntosh had a best result of fifth at Sepang, helping Canada finish 11th again.

Following that, McIntosh took a lengthy hiatus from the sport before racing at the 2010 24 Hours of Daytona in a Bullet Racing–run Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. McIntosh then made a one-off appearance in the GS class of the 2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Racers Edge Motorsports at Homestead–Miami. Eight years after his last competitive race, McIntosh began competing in Club events in British Columbia, primarily competing in the Avion RS1 Series until 2022.

Business ventures

After leaving competitive motorsports, McIntosh began rising through the ranks at his family business Kirmac Automotive Collision Systems, eventually becoming the company's president in 2021.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2001 Formula Winter Tour – Formula S1 22nd
Sources:

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2001 US F2000 National Championship 4 0 0 0 0
SCCA San Francisco Region Formula Continental 26 10th
2002 US F2000 National Championship 14 0 2 0 2 195 5th
North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship Phillips Motorsports 6 1 0 0 2 78 4th
2003 North American Fran-Am 2000 Pro Championship 137 11th
Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Winter Series Team Firstair 4 0 0 0 0 28 11th
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Team Firstair 20 1 0 1 4 268 6th
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Team Firstair 20 5 4 1 7 417 2nd
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Canada 16 1 0 0 2 59‡ 11th‡
2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series KTR 16 0 1 0 2 63 6th
2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Canada 8 0 0 0 0 33‡ 11th‡
2010 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Bullet Racing 1 0 0 0 0 18 54th
2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Racers Edge Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 7 76th
Sources:

* Season still in progress.
† As McIntosh was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Team standings.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2004 Team Firstair THR
1
15		 THR
2
16		 BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
12		 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
6		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
Ret		 THR
1
10		 THR
2
16		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
14		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
9		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
5		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
17		 DON
1
2		 DON
2
3		 6th 268
2005 Team Firstair DON
1
6		 DON
2
1		 THR
1
4		 THR
2
4		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
4		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
2		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
6		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
1		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
1		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
Ret		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
4		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
2		 2nd 417

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

A1 Grand Prix results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2005–06 Canada GBR
SPR
19		 GBR
FEA
9		 GER
SPR
7		 GER
FEA
3		 POR
SPR
7		 POR
FEA
Ret		 AUS
SPR
9		 AUS
FEA
Ret		 MYS
SPR
15		 MYS
FEA
Ret		 UAE
SPR
5		 UAE
FEA
6		 RSA
SPR
12		 RSA
FEA
10		 IDN
SPR
Ret		 IDN
FEA
1		 MEX
SPR
 MEX
FEA
 USA
SPR
 USA
FEA
 CHN
SPR
 CHN
FEA
 11th 59
2006–07 Canada NED
SPR		 NED
FEA		 CZE
SPR		 CZE
FEA		 CHN
SPR		 CHN
FEA		 MYS
SPR
8		 MYS
FEA
5		 IDN
SPR
8		 IDN
FEA
Ret		 NZL
SPR		 NZL
FEA		 AUS
SPR		 AUS
FEA		 RSA
SPR		 RSA
FEA		 MEX
SPR		 MEX
FEA		 CHN
SPR
Ret		 CHN
FEA
6		 GBR
SPR
10		 GBR
FEA
12		 11th 33

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2006 KTR ZOL
1
25†		 ZOL
2
DNQ		 MON
11		 IST
1
4		 IST
2
6		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
10		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
4		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
13		 LMS
1
9		 LMS
2
Ret		 CAT
1
5		 CAT
2
3		 6th 63

† McIntosh did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2010 Bullet Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L F6 DAY
13		 MIA BAR VIR LIM WGL MOH DAY NJMP WGL CGV MIL 54th 18

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