Tom Edgar | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 29 October 2004
GT4 European Series career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 12 |
Starts | 10 (10 entries) |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 4 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 1st (Misano Race 2, 2023) in 2023 |
Tom Edgar (born 29 October 2004) is a third generation British racing driver currently competing in the GT4 European Series with Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport.[1][2][3]
He began karting aged 6, achieving success in various Irish and British categories before progressing into the Ginetta Juniors aged 15 in 2020 where he raced for two seasons.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
In 2022 he debuted in the British GT Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK in the GT4 category.[10][11] He finished 4th in the GT4 driver standings (third in the Silver Cup) with the team finishing fifth in the team standings.[12][13][14]
In 2022 Edgar graduated from Ginetta Juniors[15] into GT, racing for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.[16] He began the season racing alongside Jack Mitchell at Oulton Park,[17] then alongside Jordan Collard for the remainder of the season.[18]
Round | Location | Position |
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1 | Oulton Park | 8th |
2 | Oulton Park | 4th |
3 | Silverstone[19][20] | 13th |
4 | Donington Park | 3rd[21] |
5 | Snetterton | 4th |
6 | Snetterton | 4th |
7 | Spa-Francorchamps | 5th |
8 | Brands Hatch | 6th |
9 | Donington Park[22] | 1st[23][24]*[25] |
*Denotes qualifying in pole position.
In 2023 it was confirmed that Edgar had been selected to participate in the Motorsport UK Academy[30]
He was also selected as a BRDC Rising Star[31]
Moving now to racing in Europe, Edgar signed with Borusan Otomitiv Motorsport to race in the GT4 European Series in a BMW M4.[32]
Round | Location | Position |
1 | Monza | 2nd and 3rd[33][34] |
2 | Paul Ricard | 7th and 15th [35][36] |
3 | Spa-Francorchamps | 6th and 3rd [37][38] |
4 | Misano | 4th and 1st [39][40] |
5 | Hockenheim | 15th and 8th [41][42] |
6 | Barcelona | 10th and 30th [43][44] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2019 | Ginetta Junior Winter Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Total Control Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 6th |
2021 | Ginetta Junior Championship | R Racing | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 14th |
2022 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 4th |
2023 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 3rd |
2024 | ADAC GT4 Germany | FK Performance Motorsport | |||||||
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-FWD | Walkenhorst Motorsport |
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Total Control Racing | DON 1 8 |
DON 2 (13) |
DON 3 8 |
BHGP 1 12 |
BHGP 2 11 |
BHGP 3 7 |
KNO 1 4 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 11 |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 4 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 2 |
CRO 1 3 |
CRO 2 6 |
SNE 1 7 |
SNE 2 9 |
SNE 3 7 |
BHI 1 6 |
BHI 2 7 |
6th | 304 | |||||
2021 | R Racing | THR 1 1 |
THR 2 5 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 2 |
SNE 3 1 |
BHI 1 4 |
BHI 2 8 |
BHI 3 10 |
OUL 1 17 |
OUL 2 C |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
KNO 4 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
14th | 176 |
(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 23 |
OUL 2 17 |
SIL 1 28 |
DON 1 20 |
SNE 1 20 |
SNE 2 19 |
SPA 1 17 |
BRH 1 16 |
DON 1 13 |
4th | 127 |
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | Silver | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 3 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 15 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 3 |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 1 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 8 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 30† |
3rd | 117 |
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