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John Edwards (racing driver)

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John Michael Edwards
Born (1991-03-11) March 11, 1991 (age 35)
United States
OccupationProfessional race car driver
Known forBMW Motorsport competitor

John Michael Edwards (born March 11, 1991) is an American professional race car driver and official BMW Motorsport competitor.

Career

Edwards started his racing journey at the age of 12 in the Skip Barber Series, where he became one of the youngest drivers to win an open-wheel race at Daytona International Speedway. In 2005, he relocated to Europe to compete in Italian Karting before progressing to the Formula Renault Eurocup and German series, earning the distinction of being the youngest driver to obtain an FIA racing license at just 14 years old. In 2006, he secured 16th place in the Eurocup standings and improved to 5th the following year with a victory at Anderstorp. Upon returning to the United States in 2007, Edwards competed in the Atlantic Championship with Forsythe Racing, finishing ninth overall and achieving a podium finish in Toronto.

In 2008, despite missing the opening round, Edwards claimed the Star Mazda Series championship. The next year, he dominated the 2009 Atlantic Championship driving for Newman Wachs Racing by capturing four wins and three pole positions, outperforming rivals such as Jonathan Summerton and Simona de Silvestro.

Edwards transitioned to sports car racing in 2010 by joining Mazda’s factory team Speed Source in the GT class of the Rolex Sports Car Series, where he earned a victory at Lime Rock Park. Additionally, he secured two class wins in the Nürburgring VLN series with Schubert Motorsports. Between 2011 and 2012, Edwards drove for Stevenson Motorsports in both Grand-Am Continental GS and GT categories, collecting multiple wins and poles despite suffering an injury early in the 2012 season.

In 2013, Edwards achieved third place in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT category and second place in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class with Stevenson Motorsports. He also raced part-time for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the American Le Mans Series GT division, where he earned one victory and four podium finishes alongside teammate Dirk Müller.

Becoming a full-time BMW factory driver in 2014 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Edwards concluded the Tudor United SportsCar Championship GTLM class season in seventh position. He also played a role in Fall-Line Motorsports’ Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS team championship success. From 2015 through 2016, Edwards partnered with Lucas Luhr in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship GTLM class, securing a win at Laguna Seca and multiple podiums amid ongoing development hurdles with the BMW M6.

Continuing his collaboration with BMW in 2017 alongside Martin Tomczyk, Edwards won at Laguna Seca during endurance races featuring co-drivers Kuno Wittmer and Nicky Catsburg. The following year, he teamed up with Jesse Krohn as well as endurance drivers Augusto Farfus and Catsburg; their campaign included several podium finishes and two pole positions piloting the BMW M8.

For the 2019 season, Edwards remained paired with Jesse Krohn in the United SportsCar Championship while joining Alex Zanardi and Colton Herta for endurance events such as Daytona. He also competed at Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps circuits. Earlier that year, Edwards drove for Rowe Racing alongside Nicky Catsburg and Marco Wittmann, capturing victory in the opening VLN race at Nürburgring.

In 2023, Edwards shifted his focus toward customer racing by signing with ST Racing’s Pro-Am entry in GT World Challenge America alongside Samantha Tan. He highlighted that the sprint race format and his developmental responsibilities influenced his decision to serve as their factory driver guiding the team.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position; events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Points
2005 Motopark Academy ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		VAL
1
29 		VAL
2
27 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		BIL
1
19 		BIL
2
13 		OSC
1
19 		OSC
2
20 		DON
1
15 		DON
2
Ret 		EST
1
24 		EST
2
DNS 		MNZ
1
13 		MNZ
2
14 		35th 0
2006 Motopark Academy ZOL
1
Ret 		ZOL
2
16 		IST
1
7 		IST
2
Ret 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
18 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
10 		DON
1
6 		DON
2
13

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Standing Points

|- | 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup !nowrap | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | style="background:#dfffdf;" |Motorsport Arena Oschersleben OSC 1
| style="background:#dfffdf;" |OSC 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" |Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA 1
| style="background:#ffffff;" |SPA 2
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" |NÜR 1
| style="background:#dfffdf;" |NÜR 2
| style="background:#dfffdf;" |Circuit Park Zandvoort ZAN 1
| style="background:#efcfff;" |ZAN 2
| style="background:#dfffdf;" |OSC 1
| style="background:#efcfff;" |OSC 2
| ! 184 |}


Results in American Open-Wheel Racing

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Atlantic Championship

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

Star Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Standing Points Accumulated
2008 AIM Autosport SEB
Not Available 		UTA
1st 		WGI < br/> 6th POR < br/> 26th POR < br/> 1st ROA < br/> 2nd TRR < br/> 2nd MOS < br/> 4th NJ1 < br/> 1st NJ2 < br/> 3rd ATL < br/> 1st Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca LAG < br/> Template:Small 2nd style= " background : #FFFFBF ;"  1st style= " background : #FFFFBF ;" 422


Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

Year Team Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Overall Position Points Earned
2010 Freedom Autosport ST DIS
 HOM
 BAR
 VIR
 WGI
 MOH
 NJP
 TRR
 UTA
 90th 9
2011 Stevenson Motorsports GS DIS
 HMS
 BAR
 VIR
 LRP
 WGI
 ROA
 LS
 NJP
 MOH
 8th 218
2012 Stevenson Motorsports GS DIS

<style="background:#CFCFFF;">NJP
</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">MOH
</style> <style="background:#CFEAFF;">ROA
</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">WGI
</style> <style="background:#CFEAFF;">IMS
</style> <style="background:#FFFFBF;">LS
</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">LRP
</style>

'9th' '198'
2013 Stevenson Motorsports 'GS' DIS < br > COTA < br > BAR < br > ATL < br > MOH < br > WGI < br > IMS < br > ROA < br > KAS < br > LS < br > LRP < br > '2nd' '289'
2014 Fall-Line Motorsports 'GS' DIS < br > SEB < br > LS < br > LRP < br > KAS < br > WGI < br > MOS < br > IMS < br > ROA < br > VIR < br > 'style=background:#FFFFBF;'  ]  ([[Circuit of the Americas  ]  ])  
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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 		WGI
10 		17th 183
Team Sahlen GT ROA
2 		LS
14 		NJP
5 		WGI
8 		MTL
6 		MOH
6
Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2012 Stevenson Motorsports GT DIS
17 		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 
  style= background: DFFFDF; >Road America ROA

  style= background: DFFFDF; >Kansas Speedway KAS

  style= background: CFEAFF; >Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca LS

  style= background: DFFFDF; >Lime Rock Park LRP

  3rd
  330


American Le Mans Series

Year Team Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Standing Points Earned
2013 BMW Team RLL GT SEB
7th 		LBG
 LS
3rd 		LRP
1st 		MOS
 ROA
8th 		BAL
 COTA
3rd 		VIR
 ATL
2nd 		7th 82

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Bolded race numbers denote pole positions; italicized results indicate fastest laps)

Year Team Category Car Model Engine Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points Accumulated
2014 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW Z4 GTE BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY
4th 		SEB
10th 		LBH
2nd 		LAG
10th 		WGI
6th 		MOS
4th 		IND
7th 		ELK
2nd 		VIR
3rd 		COT
7th 		PET
7th 		7th 300
Year Team Category Car Model Engine Results Final Rank Points Total
2015 United SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW Z4 GTE BMW 4.4 L V8

style="background:#dfffdf;" | DAY (4th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | SEB (4th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | LBH (5th) style="background:#FFFFBF;" | LAG (1st) style="background:#efcfff;" | WGI (8th) style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MOS (2nd) style="background:#dfffdf;" | ELK (6th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | VIR (4th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | COT (7th) style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PET (2nd)

5th

291

2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW S63 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DAY (11th) style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SEB (6th) style="background:#efcfff;" | LBH (10th) style="background:#efcfff;" | LGA (10th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | WGL (8th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | MOS (9th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | LIM (9th) style="background:#ffdf9f;" | ELK (3rd) style="background:#dfffdf;" | VIR (8th) style="background:#dfffdf;" | COT (7th) style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PET (6th)

9th

267

2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW S63 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8

STYLE=BACKGROUND: EFCFFF; DAY (11th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: EFCFFF; SEB (9th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: DFFFDF; LBH (7th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: FFDF9F; COA (3rd) STYLE=BACKGROUND: EFCFFF; WGL (8th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: DFDFDF; MOS (2nd) STYLE=BACKGROUND: FFDF9F; LIM (3rd) STYLE=BACKGROUND: DFFFDF; ELK (7th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: EFCFFF; VIR (9th) STYLE=BACKGROUND: FFFFBF; LGA (1st) STYLE=BACKGROUND: EFCFFF; PET (9th)

7th

284

2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8

DAY (7th), SEB (7th), LBH (5th), MOH (7th), WGL (8th), MOS (8th), LIM (8th), ELK (8th), VIR (3rd), LGA (4th), ATL (3rd)

8th

278

2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8

DAY (9th), SEB (4th), LBH (8th), MOH (6th), WGL (5th), MOS (2nd), LIM (8th), ELK (8th), VIR (8th), LGA (2nd), ATL (9th)

7th

279

2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8

DAY (1st), DAY(6th), SEB(5th), ELK(3rd), VIR(6th), ATL(3rd), MOH(4th), CLT(2nd), PET(3rd), LGA(4th), SEB(3rd)

2nd

319

! Year Team Category Car Model Engine Race Results Final Position Points Total
!2021 !Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing !GTLM !BMW M8 GTE !BMW S63 4.0 L Twin Turbo V8

DAY(3rd) SEB(3rd) DET WGL(2nd) WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET(3rd)

!6th

1336

! Year Team Category Car Model Engine Race Outcomes Final Standing Points Accumulated
!2022 !Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing#BMW M Team RLL

GTD Pro!! BMW M4 GT3!! BMW B58#S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6!! DAY(7th) SEB(10th) LBH(4th) LGA(3rd) WGL(7th) MOS(5th) LIM(5th) ELK(5th) VIR(5th) PET(4th)

!6th

2872

! Year Team Category Car Model Engine Race Results Overall Rank Points Earned
!2023 !Turner Motorsport

GTD Pro!! BMW M4 GT3!! BMW B58#S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6!! DAY(9th) SEB(7th) LBH LGA WGL(7th) MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET

!11th

773

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