Harry Tincknell

Harry Tincknell
Born	(1991-10-29) October 29, 1991 Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship; first driver to win both LMP2 and LMGTE Pro classes at 24 Hours of Le Mans

Harry William Tincknell (born 29 October 1991 in Exeter, Devon) is a professional racing driver from Britain actively competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin THOR Team. He made a remarkable debut at the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours, winning the LMP2 category, and later triumphed again in the LMGTE Pro class in 2020, becoming the first competitor to secure victories in both LMP2 and LMGTE Pro divisions. His notable accomplishments also include clinching the 2016 European Le Mans Series title and an overall win at the 2020 12 Hours of Sebring.

Karting

Tincknell began his karting career in 2001, achieving top-five finishes in the Dunkeswell Club Championship as well as the South West British Championship. After competing in Cadets during 2002, he advanced to TKM karts in 2003, where he won the Winter Series held at Shenington. The following year, he secured a race victory at Larkhall and ended the season 27th in the standings while racing for Connaught Racing. In 2005, Tincknell stepped up to contest the ICA Junior Belgian Championship, finishing fifth behind champion Laurens Vanthoor.

He continued competing at ICA Junior level in 2006, participating in the WSK International Series and earning a podium with third place at La Conca, Italy. During 2007, Tincknell entered eight different championships or trophy events, with his best result being fourth place at the South Garda Winter Cup. His final year karting was 2008, concluding as runner-up in the Euro Rotax Max Challenge.

Formula Renault

In late 2008, Tincknell took part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series with CR Scuderia, scoring points in every race and finishing seventh overall. He also appeared twice in the Fórmula Júnior Portugal Winter Series at Estoril. The following year, remaining with CRS Racing, he achieved pole position at Brands Hatch and podium finishes at Thruxton, Oulton Park, and Rockingham, ultimately placing fifth in the championship and winning the Graduate Cup awarded to top newcomers. He dominated the Winter Series by securing two victories along with podiums in all four races and competed in a round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup at Oschersleben.

Continuing his campaign with CRS Racing in 2010, Tincknell led a four-driver team effort. Selected for Team UK—the Motor Sports Association’s driver development programme—he benefited from performance coaching and sports psychology support via the Brabham Performance Clinic. That season included five podiums and one win during the opening eight races across circuits such as Thruxton and Brands Hatch. Despite a difficult weekend at Croft, he bounced back to claim pole position and victory at Snetterton while setting a lap record that remains unbroken. The latter part of the season proved challenging due to adapting to a new car model; however, he added one more podium and three top-five finishes to conclude fifth overall.

Early in 2010, Tincknell was also invited to join the British Racing Drivers' Club Rising Stars programme, further highlighting his emerging talent within UK motorsport.

British Formula Three

For the 2011 season of the British Formula 3 Championship, Tincknell signed with Fortec Motorsport. After a tough start at Monza, he earned his first F3 podium at Oulton Park followed by a second-place finish at Snetterton. At Brands Hatch, he secured his inaugural F3 victory starting from pole position. He notched his fourth podium of that year at the Nürburgring after a competitive race, ultimately finishing eleventh overall with one win and four podiums.

Following 2011, Tincknell joined Carlin—the multiple British F3 champion team—but suffered a serious right-hand injury due to an accident at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which sidelined him for the remainder of that year.

Returning to British F3 in 2012, Tincknell achieved a podium finish at Oulton Park. Although he faced two retirements at Monza and Pau, he claimed victory at Rockingham during the championship’s UK round comeback. He also recorded third place plus fastest lap honors at Brands Hatch before competing in the combined Formula Three Euroseries event at Norisring—where he finished eighth overall and third among British F3 drivers in race one and won race two. Additional successes included another win at Snetterton, two third-place results at Silverstone, and a final triumph at Donington Park. He concluded fifth overall with four wins and nine podiums. Additionally, he finished second in both Historic Pau Grand Prix races piloting a 1965 Lotus 20.

Tincknell returned to Fortec Motorsport for his debut appearance at November’s prestigious Macau Grand Prix on the demanding Guia Circuit. He qualified seventh and finished sixth in the Qualification race; during the main event, after advancing to fourth early on, mechanical problems caused him to drop back to ninth place.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

At the start of 2013, Tincknell renewed his agreement with Carlin Motorsport to compete in the FIA European Formula Three Championship. The lineup also featured Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi alongside British newcomers Jann Mardenborough and Jordan King.

Despite a challenging initial weekend at Monza, affected by adverse weather, Tincknell began the season strongly, holding third place in the points standings. He then achieved a poignant victory at Silverstone, starting from a rare double pole position. This triumph marked Carlin’s first win without a reversed grid on Hankook tyres and made Tincknell the first British driver to claim a round win in the revived FIA F3 European Championship since Johnny Dumfries. Additionally, this was Tincknell’s inaugural pole position in F3. Nonetheless, he remained third overall in the championship rankings.

The weekend at Hockenheim proved more difficult, resulting in a fifth-place finish and a drop to fifth in the championship. However, Tincknell recovered with a second-place podium at Brands Hatch in May 2013, finishing behind race winner Raffaele Marciello who was later disqualified for a technical violation.

European Le Mans Series

In 2014, Tincknell shifted from single-seater racing to sports car competition by joining JOTA Sport to pilot a Zytek Z11SN-Nissan in the European Le Mans Series. Teaming up with Simon Dolan and Filipe Albuquerque, he secured second place in the ELMS Drivers' Championship with 74 points, including one victory, three podium finishes, and three pole positions. His impressive debut season earned him both the ELMS “Rookie of the Year” award and the BRDC Woolf Barnato Trophy.

Continuing with Jota Sport in 2015 amid delays to Nissan NISMO’s racing program, Tincknell finished third in the ELMS Drivers' Championship with 89 points. Driving a Gibson 015S-Nissan alongside Dolan and Albuquerque, he amassed one win, four podiums, two poles, three front-row starts, and two fastest laps.

In 2016, he returned to ELMS competition with Jota Sport—now operating as G-Drive Racing—partnered again with Dolan and newcomer Giedo van der Garde. That year, Tincknell clinched the ELMS Drivers' Championship title by seven points after securing two victories and four podiums, including a dramatic final win at Estoril.

FIA World Endurance Championship

Tincknell participated in two FIA World Endurance Championship races during 2014 with Jota Sport. He achieved second place in LMP2 at Spa-Francorchamps and won the LMP2 class on his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing fifth overall driving the Zytek Z11SN-Nissan.

In 2015, he was appointed as a factory Nissan NISMO LMP1 WEC race and development driver. With Nissan’s program delays, Tincknell competed at the Six Hours of Spa for Jota Sport, winning the race and setting the fastest LMP2 lap time. He made his LMP1 race debut at Le Mans driving the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo, where he set Nissan’s quickest qualifying and race laps before Nissan ended its LMP1 project later that year.

March 2016 saw Tincknell join Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team UK as an official factory driver for their new Ford GT LM GTE entry in WEC and Le Mans. Alongside Andy Priaulx and Marino Franchitti, he finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with victories at Fuji and Shanghai. A gearbox failure at Le Mans limited their result to ninth place.

Returning to Ford Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017 with Priaulx and new teammate Pipo Derani, Tincknell contributed to wins at Silverstone and Shanghai as well as a second-place finish at Le Mans. The team also earned a podium at Bahrain en route to third place in the drivers' standings.

During the opening round of the 2018–19 season at Spa-Francorchamps, Tincknell experienced a significant crash caused by front-end failure but escaped injury. At Le Mans that year, partnered with Priaulx and Tony Kanaan, their fourth-place finish was later demoted to ninth due to penalties. Subsequent podiums were secured at Fuji and Sebring along with a fourth-place finish at Le Mans in 2019 alongside Jonathan Bomarito.

For the 2020 edition of Le Mans, Tincknell raced Aston Martin Racing’s #97 Vantage with British driver Alex Lynn and Belgian Maxime Martin, capturing victory in the GTE Pro category by over one minute.

In 2022, he competed for Dempsey-Proton Racing alongside Sebastian Priaulx from Britain and German driver Christian Ried. They won races at Spa and Monza within the LMGTE Am class, finishing sixth in drivers’ standings and fourth overall in the Teams Endurance Trophy.

Throughout 2023, Tincknell continued with Proton Competition competing in LMGTE Am until their customer Porsche 963 was ready for competition. Early season rounds featured teammates Ryan Hardwick (USA) and Zacharie Robichon (Canada). At Le Mans, paired with Jonas Ried (Germany) and Don Yount (USA), their car retired following an incident. Proton debuted their Porsche 963 at Monza’s six-hour race with Tincknell driving alongside Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Neel Jani (Switzerland), achieving their best result of ninth place at Fuji.

Looking ahead to 2024, Tincknell remains part of Proton’s Porsche 963 squad alongside Frenchman Julien Andlauer and Neel Jani. Due to IMSA commitments, he missed rounds at Spa and São Paulo. The season began with a best finish of ninth place during Qatar’s 1812 km event. Mechanical difficulties caused prolonged pit stops during Le Mans resulting in a 45th overall finish (16th within class). By season’s end, Tincknell ranked 30th among drivers while Proton secured fourth place in the Hypercar World Cup standings.

For the upcoming 2025 campaign, Tincknell is set to join Aston Martin THOR Team driving their new Valkyrie AMR-LMH #007 entry.

Formula E

In August 2016, Tincknell was one of four drivers conducting tests for the Jaguar outfit at Donington Park. The following year, he took part in testing for the NIO Formula E Team, including the first-ever Formula E Rookie test held in Marrakech. In 2018, he was appointed as their Simulation Development Driver. Tincknell later rejoined Jaguar for the 2019 Marrakesh Rookie test.

IMSA

Tincknell became a member of Mazda Team Joest for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaigns in 2018 and 2019. During this period, he achieved Mazda's first victory in seven years at the 2019 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and followed this with another win at Road America alongside teammate Jonathan Bomarito. Despite leading most of the race at Mosport, a late pit stop problem relegated them to second place on the podium.

In 2020, Tincknell secured a multi-year contract with Multimatic, ensuring his continued involvement with Mazda in IMSA through at least the 2021 season. After pandemic-related postponements, he and Bomarito triumphed at the Daytona 240. Together with IndyCar Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, they claimed second place at the 6 Hours of Road Atlanta and won the 12 Hours of Sebring, culminating in a third-place finish in the drivers' championship standings.

Remaining with Multimatic Motorsports for the 2021 season, Tincknell piloted the #55 Mazda alongside Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito. The trio secured victories at both Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta and concluded the season third overall in the drivers' championship.

In 2022, Tincknell competed in the Rolex 24 driving for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports with former Mazda teammate Jonathan Bomarito, Steven Thomas, and Josh Pierson. The team qualified second but was forced to retire after completing 663 laps due to mechanical complications.

During 2023, he participated in the Rolex 24 representing AO Racing, finishing fourteenth in class, and competed selectively with Proton Porsche 963, achieving a best result of third place at Road Atlanta.

For the 2024 season, Tincknell is engaged full-time driving a Ford Mustang GT3 alongside Christopher Mies and Mike Rockenfeller. Their team earned two podium finishes at VIR and Indianapolis, ultimately ranking sixth in the GTD Pro championship.

Career summary

FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|' 1st | European Le Mans Series - LMP2| Jota Sport| 5| 1| 4| 2| 4| 89| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2| Jota Sport| 1| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| NC†| FIA World Endurance Championship| Nissan Motorsports| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 34th| 24 Hours of Le Mans| Nissan Motorsports| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| N/A| NC| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am| Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|' 1st | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 117.5 | 5th | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | Formula E|| Panasonic Jaguar Racing|| colspan="7" align="center"|Test driver|| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro| Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK| 9| 2| 1| 0| 4| 142.5| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd'| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro| Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| N/A| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd'| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM| Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 26| 23rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype| Mazda Team Joest| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0| 171| 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro || Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK || 8 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 90 || 4th IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Mazda Team Joest | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 233 | 9th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Thunderhead Carlin Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 27th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | - N/A | 4th Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Thunderhead Carlin Racing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 82 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd' FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro| Aston Martin Racing| 1| 1| - - - 50| 9th IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi (Mazda Team Joest and Mazda Motorsports)| 9| 2| - - - 260 (combined)| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd' 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro| Aston Martin Racing| 1| 1| - - - N/A| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|' 1st' Formula E|| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler|| colspan="7" align="center"|Reserve driver|| IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi (Mazda Motorsports) | 11| 2| 3| 1| 7| 3264| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd' European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Racing Team Turkey) || 3|| - - - 8.5|| 24th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am (Dempsey-Proton Racing) || 6|| 2|| 1|| - - 83|| 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am (Dempsey-Proton Racing) || 1|| - - - N/A|| 14th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 (PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports) || 1|| - - - NC† FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar (Proton Competition) || 3|| - - - 4|| 20th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am (Proton Competition) || 3|| - - - 14|| 22nd IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP (Proton Competition) || 3|| - - - 814|| 15th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am (Proton Competition) || 1|| - DNF IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD (AO Racing Team) || 1|| - 182 62nd 202324 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 (Proton Competition) || 5 || - 30 || 9th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro (Ford Multimatic Motorsports) || 10 || - 2783 || 6th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD (Gradient Racing) || 1 || 144 || 59th*

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula Renault UK Winter Cup	CR Scuderia	4	0	0	0	0	56	7th
	Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series		2	0	0	0	0	8	13th
2009	Formula Renault UK	CRS Racing	19	0	1	2	4	323	5th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		2	0	0	0	0	8	33rd
	Formula Renault UK Winter Series		4	2	4	1	4	119	1st
2010	Formula Renault UK	CRS Racing	20	2	2	1	7	375	5th
2011	British Formula 3 Championship	Fortec Motorsport	30	1	0	0	4	78	11th
2012	British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	28	4	0	1	9	226	5th
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship		8	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	30	1	2	0	2	227	5th
2013-14	MRF Racing  |  13  |  0  |  0  |  0  |  3  | 111   | 5th   |
'2014'| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 74 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd |
'2024' FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar (Proton Competition) || 6 || - 3 || 30th
	'2025' FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar (Aston Martin THOR Team) || 5 || - 30th*

^† As Tincknell was a guest competitor, he was not eligible to earn points. ^* Current season ongoing.

Complete Formula Renault UK results

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Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Pos.	Points
2009	CRS Racing	Brands Hatch BRI Race 1 (Position: 2)	>BRI Race 2 (DNS)	>THR Race 1 (7) ... [table trimmed for brevity] ...	5th! 323!

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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^† As Tincknell competed as a guest driver, points were not awarded.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Performance

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Total Points
2017	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	GTLM	Ford GT	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbocharged V6	DAY 5	SEB	LBH	COA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	23rd place	26 points
2018	Mazda Team Joest	P	Mazda RT24-P	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbocharged I4	DAY 16	SEB 6	LBH 9	MDO	DET 14	WGL 10	MOS 11	ELK 8	LGA 4	PET		17th place	171 points

2019	Mazda Team Joest	DPi	Mazda RT24-P	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbocharged I4	style="background:#EFCFFF;" |DAY 9	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SEB 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |LBH 8	MDO	style="background:#EFCFFF;" |DET 11	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | WGL 1	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |MOS 2	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ELK 1	style="background:#EFCFFF;" |LGA 10	style="background:#EFCFFF;" |PET 11		9th overall	233 points

rowspan=2 2020	nowrap	Mazda Team Joest	rowspan=2 DPi	rowspan=2 nowrap	Mazda RT24-P	rowspan=2 nowrap	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbocharged I4	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | DAY 6	colspan=10		rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd place overall	rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 260 points total
nowrap	Mazda Motorsports	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | DAY 1	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SEB 5	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ELK 5	style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ATL 2	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MDO 4	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PET 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LGA 4	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | SEB 1	colspan=2

2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship	DPi	Mazda RT24-P	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4	6th	3rd	3rd	4th	1st	5th	2nd	5th	5th	1st	3rd	3264

2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship	nowrap	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	LMP2	nowrap	Oreca 07	nowrap	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	<style background="#EFCFFF;">2022 Daytona	7†										NC†	0†

rowspan=2 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship	nowrap	AO Racing	GTD	nowrap	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	nowrap	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	<style background="#DFFFDF;">14th										62nd	182
nowrap	Proton Competition	GTP	nowrap	Porsche 963	nowrap	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8	colspan=7| <style background="#DFFFDF;">8th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">9th	<style background="#FFDF9F;">3rd	15th	814

2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship	nowrap	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	GTD Pro	nowrap	Ford Mustang GT3	nowrap	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	<style background="#DFFFDF;">6th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">7th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">9th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">11th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">5th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">4th	<style background="#DFFFDF;">10th	<style background="#DFDFDF;">2nd	<style background="#DFDFDF;">2nd	<style background="#DFFFDF;">8th	6th	2783

2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship	nowrap	Gradient Racing	GTD	nowrap	Ford Mustang GT3	nowrap	Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8	<style background="#EFCFFF;">18th										59th*	144*

^† Points are exclusively for the Michelin Endurance Cup and do not contribute to the overall LMP2 standings. ^* Current season underway and results are provisional.

Personal

Tincknell was educated at St. John's School in Sidmouth, Devon, until the age of 12, after which he continued his studies at Exeter School. He completed 10 GCSEs, earning six grades of A and four grades of B. Beyond his motorsport career, he is passionate about golf, darts, rugby, and chess, and he is an avid supporter of his hometown football team, Plymouth Argyle.