Harri’s Pathway
A TREMENDOUS RISE
There is nothing conventional about Harri, especially when it comes to his motorsport career. The twenty-four-year-old has had a tremendous rise in the sport and has proven his ability in a wide range of machinery. Read about it below.
2024
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUStRALIA
Returning to his home down under, Harri joined forces with Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport to challenge once again for the Carrera Cup Australia crown!
JONES MOTORSPORT
Harri has taken on a new role in his Motorsport career as Team Manager & Engineer for Jones Motorsport. Competing in Porsche Sprint Challenge and Queensland Production Sports, Harri aims to elevate his team to be one of the leading professional Porsche teams in the country.
2023
PORSCHE MOBIL 1 SUPERCUP
The pinnacle of Porsche one-make racing worldwide, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup races alongside Formula 1 at the largest motorsport events in Europe. Harri signed with BWT Lechner Racing, the most successful team in Supercup history. The opportunity of a lifetime and Harri has seized it with both hands! In his Rookie season, Harri claimed 6 Top 10 finishes, two Top 5 finishes and placed P2 in the Rookie Championship.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GERMANY
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany is the original, most competitive and longest running Carrera Cup championship worldwide. Harri has signed with Scherer Sport PHX and is confident that this championship in conjunction with the Porsche Supercup Championship is the perfect platform for him to further develop his skills and prove himself among the best in the world. In his Rookie season, Harri placed P2 in the Rookie Championship with multiple top 5 finishes and had some on track battles that will go down in Carrera Cup history.
2022
Porsche Carrera cup
There was no holding back in 2022. A new car, new livery and new partners came onboard to join Harri in what shaped up to be the biggest Carrera Cup season to date. Harri’s dedication to his craft saw him level up yet again and after the eighth and final round of the Championship, he claimed the 2022 Title!!
2020 and 2021
porsche carrera cup
COVID-19 put a pause on racing for the majority of 2020. However, Harri’s training and determination for success continued the entire way through. Once racing recommenced in December of 2020, Harri put on a show at the Porsche Motorsport festival at Sandown, taking Pole position and winning the Carrera Cup Pro and Outright categories.
Harri had an up and down season in Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup in 2021. It was his third year racing under the McElrea Racing banner and all hands were on deck to bring home the gold and continue his climb up the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid. He showed blistering pace and some fantastic race craft, but some mistakes early in the season meant third was all he could manage in the title fight. Harri had a breakthrough win at Bathurst in the final round of the season, seeing him come away with 5 Podiums, 1 Race Win and 2 Pole Positions for the year. In 2022, Harri’s eyes are set firmly on the Porsche Carrera Cup title!
2019
porsche sprint challenge
In 2019, Harri joined forces with McElrea Racing to campaign in the Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge. It was his first full season of ‘tin top’ racing, meaning he had to change his driving style from the ‘aero focused’ Formula 3 to the ‘mechanical focused’ Porsche. Harri’s hard work during the preseason and mentorship from the team at McElrea Racing meant he came to grips with the car with ease. He took the lead of the championship after a breakout win at Sydney Motorsport Park (Round 2) and after the final race of the year, he was 38 points in the clear, two Championships in two years!
porsche carrera cup
In preparation for a full-time drive in 2020, Harri raced on the streets of Surfers Paradise for the last round of the 2019 Porsche Payce Carrera Cup Championship. It was his first street circuit and first time in the new generation car. After a DNF in Race 1, he managed to work his way up the grid to finish off the weekend with a top 10 finish.
2018
Australian formula 3
After a jam packed Summer racing overseas, Harri utilised his new found skills to win the 2018 Australian Formula 3 Championship on debut! The car was run as a family team under Jones Motorsport, which made the victory even sweeter.
MRF CHallenge
Over the Summer of 2017/18, Harri travelled overseas to compete in the MRF Challenge. He dove into the deep end and raced wheel to wheel with some of the best juniors in the world, finishing in the top 5 on multiple occasions.
2015 to 2017
Bathurst 12 HR
At the start of 2017, Harri got a last minute opportunity to race in the Bathurst 12 Hour. It was his first endurance race, first time at Bathurst and first time in a touring car. With so much pressure on his shoulders, Harri kept his cool and the PROsport Performance team won the GT4 Category! A surreal victory and confirmation that Harri was on the right path.
Formula Ford
Two wheels swapped to four when Motorsport appeared on His horizon at the age of fifteen. Harri’s pathway began with the Queensland Formula Ford Championship. A lack of Karting experience meant it was a very steep learning curve early on. However, with help from the team around him and his own relentless persistence and determination, Harri came to grips with the sport very quickly and was a frontrunner in the National Series through 2016 and 2017.
2012 to 2015
Downhill Mountain Biking
Prior to stepping foot in a race car, Harri grew up racing Downhill Mountain Bikes. It is a tough, gruelling and dangerous sport and was a perfect platform for Harri to master his mind and fitness. Highlights of his junior career include a second place finish at the Oceania Championships in the U17 division, one Queensland State title in the U19 division and a 3rd place finish in the Australian National Series in the U17 division. Needless to say, Harri enjoys getting back on his bike whenever he can!