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Ross Gunn (born 1 January 1997) is a British professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[1]

Career[]

2019 4 Hours of Silverstone 98 (48664316048)

Gunn competing for Aston Martin Racing at Silverstone in 2019

Gunn began his racing career in karting at the age of eight, winning the British Super One MiniMax Championship in 2011 before taking the British Super One Junior Rotax Championship title the following year.[2] In 2013, he graduated to single-seater formula competition, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 series. However, he was forced to miss the final two rounds of the season due to a lack of funding.[3] Scoring two race victories, Gunn finished 11th in the championship.

As a result of his lack of funding, Gunn wouldn't race competitively in 2014, but would return in 2015 by taking part in the Aston Martin Evolution Academy.[4] That season, Gunn and co-driver Jamie Chadwick secured the British GT Championship GT4-class title, driving for Beechdean-AMR.[5] In December, Gunn was announced as the winner of the Aston Martin Evolution Academy, which lead to his signing as an Aston Martin factory driver for 2016.[6] After a year of GT3 competition in 2016, Gunn stepped up to the GTE ranks with Beechdean-AMR, competing in the 2017 European Le Mans Series.[7] In 2019, Gunn secured his first full-time FIA World Endurance Championship ride with Aston Martin Racing's GTE Am class entry, driving alongside Paul Dalla Lana and Darren Turner.[8][9] The team would collect four podium finishes in eight races, finishing 7th in the championship.

2021 saw Gunn join Aston Martin customer team Heart of Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[10] Following the 12 Hours of Sebring, Gunn was confirmed as the full-season partner for Roman de Angelis, with team boss Ian James set to step back to the series' endurance events at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta.[11] That season, the duo claimed the WeatherTech Sprint Cup title, awarded to the highest performing team throughout the season's sprint events.[12] Gunn was victorious in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans, held at Road Atlanta.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Motionsport 18 2 0 1 2 242 11th
2015 British GT Championship - GT4 Beechdean-AMR 9 2 1 1 6 164.5 1st
2016 British GT Championship - GT4 Beechdean-AMR 3 1 0 0 2 55 10th
British GT Championship - GT3 5 0 0 0 1 48.5 10th
2017 European Le Mans Series - GTE Beechdean-AMR 5 0 0 0 3 63 7th
24H Series - A6 De La Torre Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Series AMR Performance Centre 2 0 0 0 0 6.67 ?
2019 Le Mans Cup - GT3 Beechdean-AMR 7 0 1 3 3 80 3rd
British GT Championship - GT3 1 0 0 0 0 12 19th
China GT Championship - GT4 ? 3 1 ? ? 2 67 16th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Automatic Racing AMR 1 0 0 1 0 25 61st
2020 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 0 1 2 4 100.5 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 14 58th
European Le Mans Series - GTE 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing AMR 3 1 0 1 1 33 11th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 13 3 1 1 6 3111 3rd
British GT Championship - GT3 Beechdean AMR 1 0 0 0 0 18 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 AMR 1 0 0 1 1 22 13th
European Le Mans Series - GTE TF Sport 6 0 2 1 0 26 17th
Le Mans Cup - GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team 10 2 1 1 4 3103 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 1 352 48th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Heart of Racing Team

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2020 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8 DAY
17
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 58th 14
2021 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8 DAY
5
SEB
3
MDO
4
DET
1
WGL
3
WGL
3
LIM
1
ELK
4
LGA
5
LBH
6
VIR
5
PET
1
3rd 3111
2022 Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
13
SEB
11
LBH
1
LGA
5
WGL
1
MOS
3
LIM
2
ELK
4
VIR
4
PET
4
4th 3103
GTD DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET
2
WGL MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
48th 352

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019–20 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8 SIL
2
FUJ
11
SHA
3
BHR
2
COA
2
SPA
9
LMS
6
BHR
9
7th 100.5

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 25px Great Britain Beechdean AMR 25px Great Britain Andrew Howard
25px Great Britain Oliver Bryant
Aston Martin Vantage GTE LMGTE Am 331 30th 4th
2020 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Canada Paul Dalla Lana
25px Brazil Augusto Farfus
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am 333 30th 8th
2021 25px Great Britain TF Sport 25px Great Britain Ollie Hancock
25px Great Britain John Hartshorne
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am 332 35th 8th

References[]

  1. "Ross Gunn - IMSA". https://www.imsa.com/drivers/ross-gunn/. Retrieved 13 July 2021. 
  2. "About Ross - Ross Gunn Motorsport". http://rossgunnmotorsport.com/about/. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  3. Paice, Simon (5 September 2013). "Gunn Forced To Miss Remainder Of F4 Campaign". https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/09/gunn-forced-miss-remainder-f4-campaign/. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  4. "Catching Up With Andrew Howard & Ross Gunn, Beechdean's 2016 Double Scoop!". 26 December 2015. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/12/26/catching-up-with-andrew-howard-ross-gunn-beechdeans-2015-double-scoop.html. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  5. "Beechdean AMR retains British GT class title and breaks two championship records". 24 August 2015. https://www2.astonmartin.com/en/racing/news/2015/08/24/beechdean-amr-retains-british-gt-class-title-and-breaks-two-championship-records. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  6. "Ross Gunn Wins 2015 Aston Martin Racing Evolution Academy". 21 December 2015. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/12/21/ross-gunn-wins-2015-aston-martin-racing-evolution-academy.html. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  7. "Beechdean AMR to Defend ELMS title with Howard, Turner and Gunn". 6 February 2017. http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/news/beechdean-amr-to-defend-elms-title-with-howard-turner-and-gunn/4640. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  8. Klein, Jamie (13 August 2019). "Aston Martin refreshes WEC GTE Am line-up". https://us.motorsport.com/wec/news/aston-martin-dalla-lana-turner/4512863/. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  9. "WEC - Ross Gunn, racing to the top". 26 August 2019. https://www.fia.com/news/wec-ross-gunn-racing-top. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  10. "Heart of Racing Confirms 2021 Return; Gunn Joins Team". John Dagys Media. 8 January 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/heart-of-racing-confirms-2021-return-gunn-joins-team/. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  11. "The Heart of Racing Confirms Full Season Driver Lineup". 6 May 2021. https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/62308-the-heart-of-racing-confirms-full-season-driver-lineup. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  12. Dagys, John (9 October 2021). "Gunn: Heart of Racing Was Focused on Clinching Sprint Title". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gunn-heart-of-racing-was-focused-on-clinching-sprint-title/. Retrieved 10 October 2021. 

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by:
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
British GT Championship
GT4 Champion

2015
Succeeded by:
Graham Johnson
Mike Robinson


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