John Edwards (racing driver)

John Michael Edwards (born March 11, 1991 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver.

John Edwards
Nationality American
Born (1991-03-11) March 11, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky, (USA)
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) career
Current teamBMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Car number24
Former teamsStevenson Motorsports, Fall-Line Motorsports, Newman Wachs Racing
Starts40 (Rolex), 42 (Continental), 5 (ALMS), 22 (United SportsCar)
Wins7 (Rolex), 7 (Continental), 1 (ALMS), 1 (United SportsCar)
Previous series
2007, 09
2008
2006
2005–06
2005		Atlantic Championship
Star Mazda
Formula Renault NEC
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Renault Germany
Championship titles
2009
2008		Atlantic Championship
Star Mazda

Career

Edwards began racing cars at the young age of 12 in 2003 in the Skip Barber Series. To the best of his knowledge he became the youngest open wheel racing driver in history, taking his first win at Daytona International Speedway at 12 years and 238 days of age.[1]

In 2005 he went to Europe to compete first in Italian Karting and then after an unexpected early promotion to the world of European motor racing at age 14 he was the youngest to ever hold a FIA racing license racing in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Germany. He finished 16th in Eurocup in 2006 and 5th with a win at Anderstorp. In 2007 he returned to the United States and drove in the Atlantic Championship and finished 9th in points for Forsythe Championship Racing with a second at Toronto.

In 2008 he stepped back on the US racing ladder where he won the championship of the Star Mazda Series in spite of missing the first race of the season. He returned to Atlantics for the 2009 season driving for Newman Wachs Racing. He captured 4 wins and 3 poles on his way to the championship. He won the championship over Jonathan Summerton and Simona de Silvestro, 2nd and 3rd in the 2009 Atlantic Championship season.[2]

For 2010, he transitioned to sports cars to join the Mazda factory team and Speed Source, racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class with co-driver Adam Christodoulou.[3] His 2010 highlights included a GT class win in the Grand-Am race at Lime Rock. Also in 2010, driving along co-drivers Michael Auriemma and Michael Edwards, he secured two Nürburgring VLN Class wins for Schubert Motorsports.

For 2011 he joined for Stevenson Motorsports in the Grand-Am Continental GS series. Partnered with Matt Bell, they secured wins at Laguna Seca and Road America. In 2011 he also raced a partial season with Team Sahlen in the Grand-Am GT series, taking the Mazda to the podium several times with co-driver Wayne Nonnamaker.

For 2012 he once again drove with Stevenson Motorsports in both the Grand-Am Continental GS and GT series. At the beginning of the season he suffered an off track anterior cruciate ligament injury and missed the first two races of the season. He returned to achieve 4 pole positions in GT qualifying in the remaining 9 races. After a series of podium finishes in GT he and his teammate Robin Liddell secured victories at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. He and Matt Bell also had a win at Laguna Seca in the GS series.

In 2013, Edwards returned with Stevenson Motorsports, finishing 3rd in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class with Robin Liddell and 2nd in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class with Matt Bell. In early 2013, John also joined BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing part-time, subbing for Joey Hand in the American Le Mans Series GT class, driving the BMW Z4 GTE. He and Dirk Müller achieved one win among 4 podiums.

For the 2014 season, Edwards was picked up full-time by BMW, teaming with Dirk Müller to finish 7th in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship GTLM class. He also joined Fall-Line Motorsports in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class, teaming with Trent Hindman to win the team championship.

Edward returned to BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2015 and 2016 as a BMW Factory driver in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship to compete in the GTLM class with co-driver Lucas Luhr.[4] After a strong drive, Edwards and Luhr won at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca,[5] as well as podium finishes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. The year 2016 saw tough challenges for the Rahal Letterman Team as the development of the M6 BMW continued with Edwards and teammates securing a solitary podium.

For 2017 Edwards drove for BMW for his 6th year teamed with Martin Tomczyk, a seasoned veteran having raced in DTM for 16 seasons and was the DTM Champion in 2011. The pair was joined by Kuno Wittmer and Nicky Catsburg for the endurance events. He and Tomczyk won Laguna Seca.2018

For 2018 John Edwards drove for BMW for his 7th consecutive year teamed with Jesse Krohn and joined by Augusto Farus and Nicky Catsburg for the endurance events. Highlights were limited to podiums and two poles for Edwards driving the new BMW M8.

For 2019 BMW factory driver John Edwards is once again paired with Jesse Krohn in the United Sportscar Championship. The pair will be joined with Alex Zanardi and Colton Herta for the endurance events beginning with the 24 hours of Daytona. Edwards will also race the 24 hour races at the Nurburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. Edwards, Nicky Catsburg, and Marco Wittman began the year with strong start racing for Rowe Racing with a victory at the first VLN at the Nurburgring.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel Racing Results

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

Atlantic Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2007 Red Bull Forsythe Racing LVG
Ret		 LBH
4		 HOU
12		 POR1
21		 POR2
Ret		 CLE
19		 MTT
11		 TOR
2		 EDM1
6		 EDM2
8		 SJO
Ret		 ROA
8		 9th 125
2009 Newman Wachs Racing SEB
1		 UTA
2		 NJ1
5		 NJ2
6		 LIM
2		 ACC1
1		 ACC2
1		 MDO
Ret		 TRR
2		 MOS
2		 ATL
3		 LS
1		 1st 182

Star Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2008 AIM Autosport SEB
NA		 UTA
1		 WGI
6		 POR
26		 POR
1		 ROA
2		 TRR
2		 MOS
4		 NJ1
1		 NJ2
3		 ATL
1		 LAG
2		 1st 422

Sports car racing results

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2010 Freedom Autosport ST DIS
22		 HOM
 BAR
 VIR
 WGI
 MOH
 NJP
 TRR
 UTA
 90th 9
2011 Stevenson Motorsports GS DIS
28		 HMS
11		 BAR
5		 VIR
9		 LRP
4		 WGI
2		 ROA
1		 LS
1		 NJP
14		 MOH
33		 8th 218
2012 Stevenson Motorsports GS DIS
17		 BAR
NA		 HMS
NA		 NJP
12		 MOH
5		 ROA
6		 WGI
4		 IMS
8		 LS
1		 LRP
4		 9th 198
2013 Stevenson Motorsports GS DIS
6		 COTA
10		 BAR
2		 ATL
1		 MOH
3		 WGI
6		 IMS
20		 ROA
17		 KAS
1		 LS
2		 LRP
2		 2nd 289
2014 Fall-Line Motorsports GS DIS
2		 SEB
2		 LS
1		 LRP
4		 KAS
22		 WGI
19		 MOS
4		 IMS
2		 ROA
4		 VIR
12		 COTA
1		 ATL
2		 2nd 313

Rolex Sports Car Series
Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2010 SpeedSource GT DIS
 HMS
9		 BAR
5		 VIR
11		 LRP
1		 WGI
5		 MOH
2		 NJP
5		 WGI
6		 TRR
8		 UTA
3		 3rd 300
2011 SpeedSource GT DIS
6		 HMS
 BAR
 VIR
 LRP
 WGI
10		 17th 183
Team Sahlen GT ROA
2		 LS
14		 NJP
5		 WGI
8		 MTL
6		 MOH
6
2012 Stevenson Motorsports GT DIS
17		 BAR
 HMS
 NJP
2		 DET
3		 MOH
3		 ROA
6		 IMS
15		 WGI
14		 MTL
1		 LS
8		 LRP
1		 8th 306
2013 Stevenson Motorsports GT DIS
15		 COTA
15		 BAR
1		 ATL
1		 DET
1		 MOH
10		 WGI
1		 IMS
2		 ROA
8		 KAS
4		 LS
5		 LRP
4		 3rd 330

American Le Mans Series
Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2013 BMW Team RLL GT SEB
7		 LBG
 LS
3		 LRP
1		 MOS
 ROA
8		 BAL
 COTA
3		 VIR
 ATL
2		 7th 82

TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 BMW Team RLL GTLM DIS
4		 SEB
10		 LBGP
2		 LAG
10		 WGI
6		 MOS
4		 IND
7		 ROA
2		 VIR
3		 AUS
7		 RAT
7		 7th 300
2015 BMW Team RLL GTLM DIS
4		 SEB
4		 LBGP
5		 LAG
1		 WGI
8		 MOS
2		 LRP
10		 ROA
6		 VIR
4		 AUS
7		 RAT
2		 5th 291
  1. , John Edwards Biography
  2. , ESPN Sports, October 11, 2009
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Mazda Press Release, February 22, 2010
  4. , "BMW Group Press Release", May 12, 2014.
  5. , "BMW Group Press Release, April 5, 2015".
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Markus Niemelä		 Formula Atlantic Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
(2010–2011 seasons cancelled)
Preceded by
Dane Cameron		 Star Mazda Championship Champion
2008		 Succeeded by
Adam Christodoulou
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