Matthew Brent Halliday (born 14 July 1979) is a

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driver. He was born in

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, New Zealand.

Single seater racing

Halliday's formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States. Following two seasons in the Formula Holden category contesting the

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in 1999 and 2000, he moved to the United States and ran in both the

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and Toyota Atlantic series in 2001. In 2002 he moved to the Infiniti Pro Series but was injured after two races. He finished 3rd and 4th in the inaugural

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races at

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in 2005 went on to have a very successful season with A1 Team New Zealand. He ran the first three races of the 2007 Champ Car World Series season for

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however his sponsorship ended after three races and he was replaced by

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. He was to drive for Team Australia in the 2008 Champ Car season but this didn't happen with the merger in to the

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GT and touring car racing

Halliday has been a regular in Carrera Cup racing in his native New Zealand with the odd season in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and also the

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. Along with this he has races in the Australian

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as an endurance driver from 2004 to 2013.

Career results

Career summary

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

Champ Car

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Touring / sports cars

Complete V8 Supercar results

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Guest driver (no points awarded)

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

References

External links

* http://www.matthalliday.com/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, Matthew 1979 births Living people New Zealand racing drivers A1 Team New Zealand drivers Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers Formula V6 Asia drivers Champ Car drivers Indy Lights drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Supercars Championship drivers Formula Holden drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Racing drivers from Auckland Porsche Supercup drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers V8SuperTourer drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Australian Endurance Championship drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Conquest Racing drivers W Racing Team drivers Team Meritus drivers Audi Sport drivers Super Nova Racing drivers Dick Johnson Racing drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers