Zac Meakin
British-Ukrainian racing driver (born 2006)
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Zac Brian Meakin (born 18 November 2006) is a British-Ukrainian racing driver set to compete for Greystone GT in International GT Open.
Zac Meakin | |
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Meakin in 2025 | |
| Born | Zac Brian Meakin 18 December 2006 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | British GT – GT4 |
Career
Meakin stepped up to car racing in 2021, joining Raceway Motorsport to compete in the Ginetta Junior Championship.[1] Spending two seasons in the series,[2] Meakin scored a lone podium at Thruxton in his sophomore season, in which he drove for Preptech UK on his way to 11th in points.[3] The following year, Meakin switched to GT4 competition as he joined Team Parker Racing in the British GT Championship.[4] Starting off with a Porsche Cayman, Meakin took pole at Silverstone as the grid was set by FP2 times,[5] and scored a best result of sixth at Oulton Park as he ended the year 14th in points after switching to a McLaren Artura mid-season.[6][7]
Staying in GT4 competition for 2024, Meakin joined Elite Motorsport to race in the GT4 Winter Series alongside Tom Lebbon.[8] After taking his maiden win in car racing at Estoril,[9] Meakin won at Jerez,[10] before taking his fourth win of the season at Valencia.[11] Meakin took a final win at Barcelona on his way to third in points.[12] For the rest of the year, Meakin returned to the GT4 class of the British GT Championship, joining Optimum Motorsport for his sophomore season alongside Jack Brown.[13] Taking his first win of the season at Silverstone,[14] Meakin took further wins at Donington Park,[15] Snetterton and Brands Hatch to clinch the GT4 title at season's end.[16][17] At the end of 2024, Meakin made his International GT Open debut at Monza for Optimum Motorsport alongside Mikey Porter.[18]
Meakin returned to International GT Open the following year, returning to Optimum Motorsport alongside Porter for his first full-season in the series.[19] In the season-opening round at Algarve, Meakin took his maiden series podium in race two by finishing second,[20] a feat he repeated at the Hungaroring and Le Castellet to end the year eighth in points.[21][22] During 2025, Meakin made a one-off appearance in the GT4 European Series for RAFA Racing by Race Lab at Spa, replacing Julius Dinesen in the team's No. 81 entry.[23] Meakin also made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Greystone GT at Barcelona, finishing sixth in the Silver Cup on his debut.[24]
After winning the 6 hours of Portimão with Greystone GT at the start of the year,[25] Meakin continued with the team for the rest of the year to compete in International GT Open and the 24 Hours of Spa,[26][27] as a new addition to the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Programme.[28]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kartmasters British GP – X30 Mini | Wentvalley Motorsports | 8th |
| IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior | 28th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | NC | |
| 2019 | British Kart Championship – X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 13th |
| IAME International Final – X30 Junior | 22nd | ||
| Sources:[29][30] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Raceway Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20th |
| 2022 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Preptech UK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 11th |
| 2023 | British GT Championship – GT4 | Team Parker Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14th |
| 2024 | GT4 Winter Series | Elite Motorsport | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 99.71 | 3rd |
| British GT Championship – GT4 | Optimum Motorsport | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 171.5 | 1st | |
| International GT Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2025 | International GT Open | Optimum Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 8th |
| McLaren Trophy Europe – Pro | SMC Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 4th | |
| GT4 European Series – Silver | RAFA Racing by Race Lab | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Greystone GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32nd | |||
| 2026 | 6H of Portimão | Greystone GT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st |
| International GT Open | |||||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | |||||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | |||||||||
| Sources:[31][29] | |||||||||
† As Meakin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Raceway Motorsport | THR 1 13 |
THR 2 15 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 15 |
SNE 3 17 |
BHI 1 14 |
BHI 2 18 |
BHI 3 16 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 C |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 11 |
KNO 3 Ret |
KNO 4 DNS |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 14 |
SIL 3 16 |
DON 1 18 |
DON 2 11 |
DON 3 14 |
BHGP 1 19 |
BHGP 2 18 |
BHGP 3 15 |
20th | 92 |
| 2022 | Preptech UK | DON 1 12 |
DON 2 15 |
DON 3 Ret |
BHI 1 8 |
BHI 2 10 |
BHI 3 12 |
THR1 1 13 |
THR1 2 5 |
CRO 1 18 |
CRO 2 11 |
KNO 1 7 |
KNO 2 4 |
KNO 3 5 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 11 |
SNE 3 12 |
THR2 1 10 |
THR2 2 2 |
THR2 3 9 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 16 |
BHGP 1 Ret |
BHGP 2 10 |
BHGP 3 9 |
11th | 273 |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Parker Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | GT4 | OUL 1 24 |
OUL 2 23 |
SIL 25 |
DON DNS |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 Ret |
14th | 30 | |||
| McLaren Artura GT4 | ALG 23 |
BRH Ret |
DON 28 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren Artura GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 22 |
OUL 2 21 |
SIL 20 |
DON1 18 |
SPA 23 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 14 |
DON2 23 |
BRH 13 |
1st | 171.5 |
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ 27 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2025 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 6 |
ALG 2 2 |
SPA 4 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 7 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 2 |
RBR 1 19 |
RBR 2 13 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 5 |
MNZ 25 |
8th | 88 |
| 2026 | Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 3 |
ALG 2 1 |
SPA 13 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 2 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 2 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 6 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
4th* | 76 |
† As Meakin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. *Season still in progress.
Complete GT4 European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)