Gar Robinson

Gar Robinson
Born	(1995-01-17) January 17, 1995 (age 30) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Riley Motorsports
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	74
Starts	26
Championships	1
Wins	6
Poles	2
Best finish	1st in 2021, 2023
Finished last season	1st
Previous series
Trans-Am Series
Championship titles
2015, 2017, 2018	Trans-Am TA2

Robinson's 2015 Trans Am car at Road America

Gar Robinson (born January 17, 1996) is an American racing driver. He is the 2021 and 2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion and currently drives the No. 74 Oreca 07 for Riley Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Previously, Robinson competed in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 Class, where he is a 2-time champion, winning in 2015 and 2017.

Early life and career

Robinson is the son of former IMSA driver George Robinson. ^[1] According to the website of his family team, Robinson Racing, Gar's early accomplishments include a Quarter Midget Championship and a 3rd place finish in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona racing a Dodge Viper. ^[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	NASA National Championships - Spec Miata		1	0	0	0	0	0	14th
2014	Trans-Am Series - TA2		3	0	0	0	0	69	14th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA	AVID Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	9	27th
2015	Trans-Am Series - TA2		12	3	0	0	9	298	1st
2016	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Riley Motorsports	1	0	0	0	1	31	43rd
	Trans-Am Series - TA2	Robinson Racing	12	2	1	2	6	261	3rd
2017	Trans-Am Series - TA2	Robinson Racing	13	5	4	4	9	341	1st
2018	Trans-Am Series - TA2	Robinson Racing	3	1	0	3	3	92	14th
	Pirelli World Challenge - GTS
	SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Lone Star Racing	5	0	0	0	0	83	31st
	GT4 America Series - Sprint	Robinson Racing	13	0	1	3	6	137	4th
	Trans-Am Series - TA2	PBR Distributions	3	0	0	0	3	135	2nd
2020	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Riley Motorsports	11	0	0	0	1	244	9th
2021	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Riley Motorsports	7	4	1	0	6	2176	1st
	Trans-Am Series - TA2		1	0	0	0	0	17	44th
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Riley Motorsports	7	3	3	0	3	1948	2nd
	IMSA Prototype Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	280	28th
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Jimmy Means Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Riley Motorsports	7	4	2	0	6	2162	1st
	Trans-Am Series - TA	74 Ranch Resort	1	1	1	1	1	92	17th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Riley	4	0	0	0	3	1308*	2nd*

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points	Ref
2016	Riley Motorsports	GTD	Dodge Viper GT3-R	Dodge 8.3 L V10	DAY 3	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	PET	43rd	31	[3]
2019	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO 11	DET 7	WGL	MOS 11	LIM	ELK 11	VIR	LGA	PET 8	31st	83	[4]
2020	Riley Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	DAY 11	DAY 6	SEB 4	ELK 6	VIR 4	ATL 4	MDO 2	CHA 10	PET 12	LGA 9	SEB 9	9th	244	[5]
2021	Riley Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 11	SEB 3	MDO 1	WGL 1	WGL 1	ELK 3	PET 1					1st	2176	[6]
2022	Riley Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 1	SEB 7	MDO 4	WGL 1	MOS 5	ELK 1	PET 4					2nd	1948	[7]
2023	Riley Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 9	SEB 1	WGL 1	MOS 1	ELK 1	IMS 2	PET 3					1st	2162	[8]
2024	Riley	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 3	SEB 5	WGL 2	MOS 2	ELK 10	IMS 5	ATL 2					2nd	2166	[9]
Source: [10]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	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	31	32	33	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2022	Jimmy Means Racing	52	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA DNQ	RCH	MAR	TAL	DOV	DAR	TEX	CLT	PIR	NSH	ROA	ATL	NHA	POC	IND	MCH	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	N/A	0	[11]

References

1. "Gar Robinson Conquers IMSA's New LMP3 Class". SPEED SPORT. 25 November 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "The Chevrolet Camaro Racer|Robinson Racing". www.robinsonracingteam.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
3. "Gar Robinson - 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
4. "Gar Robinson - 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
5. "Gar Robinson - 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
6. "Gar Robinson - 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
7. "Gar Robinson - 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
8. "Gar Robinson - 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
9. "Gar Robinson - 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
10. "Gar Robinson Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
11. "Gar Robinson - 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

External links

Gar Robinson driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion 2021	Succeeded by Colin Braun Jobn Bennett
Preceded by Colin Braun Jobn Bennett	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion 2023	Succeeded by None (Class discontinued)