Marco Giltrap is a New Zealand–born racing driver competing at events around the world.
He started karting at 10 and won championships through his junior years. Moving into cars, he contested the New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship, taking Rookie of the Year in his debut season and finishing 3rd overall the next.
He then moved to Porsche Cup cars, winning the New Zealand One Hour Endurance Championship and the NZGT Championship. That record earned him drives in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia and the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, where he won both titles.
Marco raced the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia series and, over the European winter, the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe. He is currently competing in the 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series.
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Last week was a big one for Marco. It followed a great weekend in Bangsaen, Thailand — one of the hardest street circuits in the world — where he grabbed P4 and P2 finishes. Race two initially had him on the top step after the race leader picked up a penalty, but the penalty was later overturned, settling the final
Fuji is always a special place to race, and this weekend was no exception. The championship rarely gives you an easy weekend, and this one was no different — Marco carried a 5-place grid penalty into qualifying but still put the car on the second row, P3 and P4. Race 1 lived up to the drama of a Fuji opening
Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia champion Marco Giltrap has kicked off his season in remarkable style, making his debut in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Series at Portimao and securing a spot on the podium. Representing Team GP Elite, Giltrap demonstrated his skills by finishing in the fifth position during Race 1 and then impressively claiming second place in Race
