Jonathan Adam

Jonathan Adam
Jonathan Adam
Born	Jonathan Robert Adam; September 4, 1984 (age 42); Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1999–present
Known for	British GT Championship titles (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019); LMGTE Pro winner at 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans; SEAT Cupra Championship titles (2007, 2008); Elf Renault Clio Cup winner (2005)

Jonathan Robert "Jonny" Adam (born 4 September 1984 in Lochgelly, Fife) is a British professional racing driver and factory representative for Aston Martin Racing. He secured the SEAT Cupra Championship titles twice, in 2007 and 2008, and won the 2005 Elf Renault Clio Cup. Adam competed in the British Touring Car Championship during the 2009 season and currently participates in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the British GT Championship. His achievements include British GT Championship victories in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, as well as winning the LMGTE Pro category at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Early career

Adam launched his motorsport journey in karting, capturing the 1999 Scottish Kart TKM Challenge title and finishing fifth overall in the 2002 British Kart Championship (100 National). He also took first place in the "Summerlee" championship held at Larkhall.

In 2003, he secured third place overall in the Scottish Formula Ford Zetec Championship, narrowly missing out on the Newcomer's Cup by five points to Ryan Cannon.

Clio Cup

In 2004, Adam participated in the Renault Clio Cup, engaging in a season-long contest against Ed Pead and Paul Rivett. Rivett ultimately won the championship after Adam failed to finish in the second-to-last race at Donington Park; Jonathan ended the season third overall.

He achieved four podium finishes including a victory to claim the Clio Cup Winter series championship. Returning in 2005, Adam resumed his rivalry with Pead and clinched the overall championship with one race remaining at Donington Park.

SEAT Cupra Championship

Adam competed in the SEAT Cupra Championship during 2006, concluding the season third behind future BTCC competitor Mat Jackson and Alan Blencowe.

In 2007, driving in the premier Leon Cupra R class, he secured the championship title with three races left at Knockhill, accumulating nine wins and seventeen podiums out of twenty races. Continuing into 2008, at Knockhill he achieved a remarkable double hat-trick—two pole positions, two victories, and two fastest laps—although he trailed championship leader Robert Lawson by fourteen points. He ultimately captured his second consecutive championship that year.

British Touring Car Championship

Adam entered the British Touring Car Championship for the 2009 campaign, piloting a BMW 320si under Motorbase Performance. At the opening round at Brands Hatch, he initially crossed first in race three but was subsequently penalised for contact with former champion Jason Plato.

British GT Championship

Following a loss of BTCC funding, Adam shifted to the British GT Championship in 2011, competing in an Aston Martin DBRS9 for Beechdean Motorsport. Alongside teammate Andrew Howard, they recorded their maiden victory under wet conditions at Rockingham and concluded third overall in the GT3 standings after winning the final event at Silverstone.

In 2012, Adam and Howard remained with Beechdean Motorsport, driving the newly introduced Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. They secured the car’s inaugural win during the third race of that season at the Nürburgring.

From 2015 onwards, Adam consistently finished within the top three of the British GT3 Championship standings, claiming titles in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, reflecting his ongoing dominance within the series.

24 Hours of Le Mans

Following a sixth-place finish in the 2016 event, Adam claimed victory in the LMGTE Pro category at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driving the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE, he shared the car with Darren Turner and Daniel Serra. In a dramatic conclusion, Adam passed the No. 63 Corvette piloted by Jordan Taylor, Antonio García, and Jan Magnussen during the final two laps to clinch the win.

In 2020, Jonathan Adam secured his second class triumph at Le Mans, this time competing in the GTE Am division with TF Sport.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position – 1 point awarded only for the first race) (Races in italics represent fastest lap – 1 point granted in every race) (* indicates driver led for at least one lap – 1 point awarded in each race)

Year	Team	Car	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	27	28	29	30	DC	Pts
2009	Airwaves BMW	BMW 320si	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 9	BRH 3 2*	THR 1 12	THR 2 11	THR 3 12	DON 1 6	DON 2 7	DON 3 13	OUL 1 3	OUL 2 5	OUL 3 13	CRO 1 7	CRO 2 Ret	CRO 3 9	SNE 1 4	SNE 2 6	SNE 3 8	KNO 1 5	KNO 2 7	KNO 3 Ret	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 7	SIL 3 6	ROC 1 5*	ROC 2 5	ROC 3 6	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 5	BRH 3 8	8th	116
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Full British GT Championship results

(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Championship Position	Points Scored
2011	Beechdean Motorsport	Aston Martin DBRS9	GT3	OUL 1 3rd	OUL 2 Did Not Start	SNE 1 7th	BRH 1 20th	SPA 1 5th	SPA 2 3rd	ROC 1 Winner	ROC 2 9th	DON 1 Retired	SIL 1 Winner	5th overall	113.5 points
2012	Beechdean Motorsport	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	GT3	OUL 1 9th	OUL 2 15th	NUR 1 Winner	NUR 2 7th	ROC 1 Retired	BRH 1 2nd	SNE 1 3rd	SNE 2 Retired	SIL 1 15th	DON 1 Retired	8th in standings	75 points

Full GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Total
2014	Beechdean Motorsport#Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Pro class										<style="background:#DFFFDF;">Circuit Zolder#ZOL QR 5th</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">Circuit Zolder#ZOL CR 5th</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Baku World Challenge#BAK QR 2nd</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Baku World Challenge#BAK CR 2nd</style>	Ranked 9th	Accumulated 36 points
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup#2021	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Pro-Am category <style="background:#FFDF9F;">Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours#MAG 1 22nd</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours#MAG 2 21st</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">Circuit Zandvoort#ZAN 1 23rd</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Circuit Zandvoort#ZAN 2 21st</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli#MIS 1 21st</style> <style="background:#FFFFBF;">Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli#MIS 2 18th</style> <style="background:#FFDF9F;">Brands Hatch#BRH 1 23rd</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Brands Hatch#BRH 2 24th</style> <style="background:#EFCFFF;">Circuit Ricardo Tormo#VAL 1 Retired</style> <style="background:#DFDFDF;">Circuit Ricardo Tormo#VAL 2 20th</style>					Finished in 4th place	Total of 101.5 points

Full FIA World Endurance Championship results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics denote fastest lap)

2016 2017 2018–19 TF Sport

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Overall Position	Points Scored
2015	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8				style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| NÜR 6 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| COA 6 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| FUJ 6 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| SHA 6 style="background:#FFDF9F;" \| BHR 3		12th	47
Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL	style="background:#FFDF9F;" SPA 3	style="background:#DFFFDF;" LMS 6	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	style="background:#DFFFDF;" BHR 5	10th	56
Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SIL 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SPA 7	style="background:#FFFFBF;" LMS 1	style="background:#DFFFDF;" NÜR 7	style="background:#EFCFFF;" MEX Ret	style="background:#DFFFDF;" COA 5	style="background:#DFFFDF;" FUJ 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SHA 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" BHR 6	7th	101
nowrap \| Aston Martin Racing	nowrap \| LMGTE Pro	nowrap \| Aston Martin Vantage AMR	nowrap \| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SPA 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" LMS 13					style="background:#DFFFDF;" LMS 12		20th	16
nowrap \| LMGTE Am	nowrap \| Aston Martin Vantage GTE	nowrap \| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8			style="background:#DFDFDF;" SIL 2	style="background:#DFDFDF;" FUJ 2	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SHA 8	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SEB 6		- ! nowrap \| 2019–20	nowrap \| TF Sport	nowrap \| LMGTE Am	nowrap \| Aston Martin Vantage AMR	nowrap \| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	style="background:#DFFFDF;" SIL 7	style="background:#FFFFBF;" FUJ 1	style="background:#FFFFBF;" SHA 1	style="background:#EFCFFF;" BHR Ret	style="background:#FFFFBF;" COA 1	style="background:#FFDF9F;" SPA 3	style="background:#FFFFBF;" LMS 1	style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[2020 8 Hours of Bahrain \| BHR ]] 8	2nd	154

Full European Le Mans Series Results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Standing	Points
2015	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	EST 2		13th place	18
2021	TF Sport	LMGTE	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	CAT	RBR 8	LEC	MNZ	SPA	ALG	22nd place	4
2022	Oman Racing with TF Sport	LMGTE	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	LEC 6	IMO 2	MNZ 11	CAT 7	SPA 8	ALG 10	13th overall	37 points
2023	TF Sport	LMGTE	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	CAT 9	LEC 3	ARA 11	SPA 9	ALG 10	ALG 6	Finished 9th	28 points
2024	Grid Motorsport by TF Sport	LMGT3	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	CAT 7	LEC 7	IMO 5†	SPA 5	MUG 2	ALG 8	Ranked 11th	Accumulated 44 points

^† Adam did not receive points because his driving time was below the required minimum.

Complete Results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Rank	Class Rank
2016	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Fernando Rees Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Pro	337	24th overall	6th in class
2017	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Darren Turner Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Daniel Serra	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Pro	340	17th overall	1st in class
2018	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Lynn Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Pro	327	37th overall	13th in class
2019	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Lynn Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	get=GTE Pro	get=325	get=44th overall	get=12th in class
2020	get=TF Sport	get=Charlie Eastwood (IRE) Salih Yoluç (TUR)	get=Aston Martin Vantage AMR	get=GTE Am	get=339 laps	get=24th overall	get= 1st in class style= background: #FFFFBF;

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(Legend) (Entries shown in bold denote pole position)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powerplant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points	Ref
2016	Action Express Racing	P	Coyote Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	DAY 6												28th	26
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship#2022	Magnus Racing	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	2022 24 Hours of Daytona 2											49th	342

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