Robby Foley

Robby Foley
Robby Foley
Nationality	American
Born	July 20, 1996 (age 27); Randolph, New Jersey, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2018
Current team	Turner Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	96
Former teams	P1 Motorsports
Starts	53
Wins	7
Podiums	16
Poles	4
Previous series
2019-20; 2013-17; 2013-15	GT4 America Series ; Global MX-5 Cup ; Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2020 ; 2023	GT4 America Series SprintX – Pro-Am Class; Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Class
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season	2017
Current team	Turner Motorsport
Car number	96
Former teams	Freedom Autosport
Starts	48
Wins	5
Podiums	7
Poles	0
Fastest laps	2
	Last updated on: January 14, 2023.

Last updated April 08, 2024

Robby Foley (born July 20, 1996) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.^[1]

Career

Raised in Randolph, New Jersey, Foley's motorsports career was kickstarted in 2010 by a severe injury sustained during a football game while attending Randolph High School, which included a torn LCL, ACL, PCL, and a broken tibia, fibula, and ankle, alongside nerve damage, leading to a consideration by his physicians of amputating the affected leg.^[2]^[3] However, Foley had been active in motorsports throughout his youth, taking part in autocross events with his father.^[4] The following year, Foley attended the Skip Barber Racing School.^[5] After winning the Skip Barber class of the 2015 Global MX-5 Cup, Foley was granted a $100,000 scholarship by Mazda, leading to a full season campaign with Atlanta Motorsports Group in 2016.^[6] Following several seasons in MX-5 Cup competition, Foley moved into the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Turner Motorsport in 2018, making his debut at Belle Isle in June.^[7] The following season, Foley began racing full-time with the team.^[8] Foley scored his first IMSA victory at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in July 2019.^[9] In 2020, Foley won his first official championship, winning the Pro-Am class of the GT4 America SprintX Series with co-driver Michael Dinan.^[10] The following year, Foley made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Team Project 1.^[11]

For 2022, Foley returned for another full season with Turner Motorsport and co-driver Bill Auberlen, driving the new-for-2022 BMW M4 GT3.^[12] The duo would claim their only class victory of the season at Mid-Ohio,^[13] and tallied four total podiums to finish fourth in the GTD-class championship. During 2022, Foley also embarked on full-season campaigns in the GT World Challenge America and Michelin Pilot Challenge. Paired with Michael Dinan in the former championship, the team scored Pro-class victories at Watkins Glen and in the Indianapolis 8 Hour, where they finished as the highest entry eligible for GT World Challenge America points; third overall.^[14] In the latter series, Foley and co-driver Vin Barletta finished seventh in the GS-class championship, placing as high as fourth at Laguna Seca and VIR. Foley also took part in the 2022 24 Hours of Spa, driving for Walkenhorst Motorsport in a Turner-inspired BMW M4 GT3.^[15]

Foley returned to Turner Motorsport in 2023, once again taking part in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge.^[16] Just prior to the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, Foley was named as one of BMW North America's contracted drivers.^[17] Foley and full-time co-driver Patrick Gallagher claimed three runner-up finishes in the GTD class, concluding the championship season with a fourth-place points finish. In Pilot Challenge competition, Foley and Barletta claimed victories at Sebring and Watkins Glen,^[18]^[19] taking the GS-class championship by 10 points over the Rebel Rock Racing duo of Robin Liddell and Frank DePew.^[20]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge		12	0	0	?	7	575	3rd
2014	Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge		12	0	2	2	6	642	3rd
2014	Pirelli World Challenge	Grid-1 Motorsports	3	0	0	0	0	161	7th
2015	Global MX-5 Cup - SBMX		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2015	Pirelli World Challenge	Tech Sport Racing	3	0	1	1	0	244	14th
2016	Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational	Atlanta Motorsports Group	2	1	1	0	1	98	3rd
2016	Global MX-5 Cup	Mazda Road to 24 Scholarship	12	2	0	1	3	453	4th
2017	IMSA Prototype Challenge	P1 Motorsports	5	0	0	0	2	70	7th
	Global MX-5 Cup	Atlanta Motorsports Group	4	0	?	?	2	92	13th
	Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge	Freedom Autosport	3	0	0	0	0	64	25th
2018	IMSA Prototype Challenge	P1 Motorsports	6	0	0	0	0	129	9th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	P1 Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	153	14th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Turner Motorsport	6	0	0	1	0	153	14th
	Pirelli World Challenge - SprintX - GTS Pro-Am	Flying Lizard Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	3	60th
2019	GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am	Flying Lizard Motorsports	11	0	0	0	3	82	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Turner Motorsport	11	2	2	0	5	262	2nd
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	Turner Motorsport	7	0	0	0	0	115	22nd
2020	GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am	Flying Lizard Motorsports	14	6	0	2	8	232	1st
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	Turner Motorsport	10	3	0	1	3	235	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Turner Motorsport	11	2	0	0	4	256	5th
2021	GT World Challenge America - Pro	Turner Motorsport	11	1	1	1	7	157	3rd
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS		10	0	0	0	1	2340	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		13	3	2	1	4	2880	5th
	International GT Open - Pro	TF Sport	4	0	0	1	2	30	8th
	International GT Open - Pro	Kessel Racing	2	0	0	0	1	30	8th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Team Project 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H GT Series - P4	BMW M Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	0	NC
2022	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	Turner Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	2020	7th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		12	1	1	0	4	2785	4th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro		11	2	0	0	6	180	5th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Walkenhorst Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Turner Motorsport	11	0	0	1	3	2924	4th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS		10	2	0	1	3	2430	1st
	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am		2	0	1	0	0	14	17th
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	Bimmerworld Racing	1	0	1	0	0	0	NC†
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Bimmerworld Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am	Turner Motorsport
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD

† As Foley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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
2018	P1 Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY 12												14th	153
2018	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8		SEB	MOH	BEL 7	WGL	MOS 11	LIM 10	ELK 4	VIR 10	LGA 12	PET		14th	153
2019	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8	DAY 9	SEB 13	MDO 15	DET 10	WGL 2	MOS 1	LIM 3	ELK 3	VIR 11	LGA 7	PET 1		2nd	262
2020	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8	DAY 6	DAY 8	SEB 3	ELK 7	VIR 1	ATL 11	MDO 11	CLT 1	PET 9	LGA 2	SEB 12		5th	256
2021	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8	DAY 6	SEB 8	MDO 1	DET 8	WGL 1	WGL 12	LIM 5	ELK 2	LGA 4	LBH 16	VIR 12	PET 10	5th	2880
2022	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	DAY 18	SEB 4	LBH 4	LGA 3	MDO 1	DET 8	WGL 3	MOS 4	LIM 10	ELK 10	VIR 7	PET 3	4th	2785
2023	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	DAY 17	SEB 2	LBH 8	MON 7	WGL 13	MOS 13	LIM 4	ELK 12	VIR 2	IMS 5	PET 2		4th	2924
2024	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET

^* 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	Rank	Points
2021	Team Project 1	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	SPA	POR	MON	LMS Ret	BHR	BHR	NC	0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Team Project 1	Anders Buchardt Dennis Olsen	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	138	DNF	DNF

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References

↑ "Robby Foley - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Injury Leads Foley to Pursue Racing Career, Auburn Degree". sportscar365.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Brudenell, Mike. "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump; Injury as a teenager slowed -- but didn't stop -- Turner Motorsport driver", Autoweek , May 31, 2019. Accessed April 15, 2021. "At age 14, Foley suffered a devastating leg injury while playing football at Randolph High School in New Jersey. He fractured his leg so badly, doctors even considered amputating."
↑ Jeppesen, John (November 11, 2021). "Robby Foley: A Degree In Racing". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
↑ "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump". autoweek.com. May 31, 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Robby Foley Takes his $100,000 Mazda Scholarship to Atlanta". news.mazdausa.com. April 20, 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer Robby Foley Scores Seventh in Detroit Debut". mx-5cup.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Turner Motorsport confirms lineup for IMSA GTD-class BMW". motorsport.com. December 14, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Turner BMW racks up two special stats with CTMP win". motorsport.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Pirelli GT4 America SprintX ProAm Champions: Michael Dinan, Robby Foley". gt4-america.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Foley Explains "Very Last Minute" Team Project 1 Drive". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
↑ Dagys, John (December 20, 2021). "Klingmann, Dinan Complete Turner Lineup for Rolex 24". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
↑ "DQ Helps Bill Auberlen Add to Record IMSA Victory Total". Autoweek. May 16, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ Dagys, John (October 8, 2022). "Craft-Bamboo Wins Indy 8H; Mercedes Clinches IGTC Title". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 14, 2023. The No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 of Robby Foley, Michael Dinan and John Edwards finished as the best-placed Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS entrant in third overall.
↑ O'Connell, R.J. (July 27, 2022). "Turner Motorsport Colours Appear On Walkenhorst Silver Cup Spa 24 Hours Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (January 13, 2023). "Turner Switch #95 BMW M4 GT3 To GTD Pro For IMSA Enduros". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ Dagys, John (January 24, 2023). "Foley Becomes BMW Contracted Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
↑ "Foley & Barletta Lead Turner BMW 1-2 In Sebring". Dailysportscar. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
↑ "Turner BMW gets third straight GS win at Watkins Glen, Alfa celebrates birthday in TCR". Racer . June 24, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
↑ Dagys, John (October 13, 2023). "MIA McLaren Wins Road Atlanta; Foley, Barletta Claim GS Title". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

External links

Robby Foley at Bell Racing
Robby Foley at Motorsport.com
Robby Foley driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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Preceded by Greg Liefooghe Sean Quinlan	GT4 America SprintX Cup Pro-Am Champion 2020 With: Michael Dinan	Succeeded by Class Defunct

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[IMSA-1] "Robby Foley - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] "Injury Leads Foley to Pursue Racing Career, Auburn Degree". sportscar365.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[3] Brudenell, Mike. "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump; Injury as a teenager slowed -- but didn't stop -- Turner Motorsport driver", Autoweek , May 31, 2019. Accessed April 15, 2021. "At age 14, Foley suffered a devastating leg injury while playing football at Randolph High School in New Jersey. He fractured his leg so badly, doctors even considered amputating."

[4] Jeppesen, John (November 11, 2021). "Robby Foley: A Degree In Racing". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[5] "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump". autoweek.com. May 31, 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[6] "Robby Foley Takes his $100,000 Mazda Scholarship to Atlanta". news.mazdausa.com. April 20, 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[7] "Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer Robby Foley Scores Seventh in Detroit Debut". mx-5cup.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[8] "Turner Motorsport confirms lineup for IMSA GTD-class BMW". motorsport.com. December 14, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[9] "Turner BMW racks up two special stats with CTMP win". motorsport.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[10] "Pirelli GT4 America SprintX ProAm Champions: Michael Dinan, Robby Foley". gt4-america.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[11] "Foley Explains "Very Last Minute" Team Project 1 Drive". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

[12] Dagys, John (December 20, 2021). "Klingmann, Dinan Complete Turner Lineup for Rolex 24". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[13] "DQ Helps Bill Auberlen Add to Record IMSA Victory Total". Autoweek. May 16, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[14] Dagys, John (October 8, 2022). "Craft-Bamboo Wins Indy 8H; Mercedes Clinches IGTC Title". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 14, 2023. The No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 of Robby Foley, Michael Dinan and John Edwards finished as the best-placed Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS entrant in third overall.

[15] O'Connell, R.J. (July 27, 2022). "Turner Motorsport Colours Appear On Walkenhorst Silver Cup Spa 24 Hours Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[16] Goodwin, Graham (January 13, 2023). "Turner Switch #95 BMW M4 GT3 To GTD Pro For IMSA Enduros". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[17] Dagys, John (January 24, 2023). "Foley Becomes BMW Contracted Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

[18] "Foley & Barletta Lead Turner BMW 1-2 In Sebring". Dailysportscar. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[19] "Turner BMW gets third straight GS win at Watkins Glen, Alfa celebrates birthday in TCR". Racer . June 24, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[20] Dagys, John (October 13, 2023). "MIA McLaren Wins Road Atlanta; Foley, Barletta Claim GS Title". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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