Robby Foley

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Robby Foley
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1996-07-20) July 20, 1996 (age 28)
Randolph, New Jersey, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2018
Current team Turner Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number96
Former teamsP1 Motorsports
Starts53
Wins7
Podiums16
Poles4
Previous series
2019-20
2013-17
2013-15		 GT4 America Series
Global MX-5 Cup
Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2020

2023

2024 		GT4 America Series SprintX  – Pro-Am Class
Michelin Pilot Challenge  - GS Class
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2017
Current team Turner Motorsport
Car number96
Former teamsFreedom Autosport
Starts48
Wins5
Podiums7
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Last updated on: January 14, 2023.

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

Contents

Career

Foley's Turner Motorsport BMW at Road Atlanta in 2019 Turner Motorsport's BMW M6 GT3 at the 2019 Petit Le Mans.jpg
Foley's Turner Motorsport BMW at Road Atlanta in 2019

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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge1200 ?75753rd
2014Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge1202266423rd
Pirelli World Challenge Grid-1 Motorsports300001617th
2015Global MX-5 Cup - SBMX ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pirelli World Challenge Tech Sport Racing3011024414th
2016Mazda MX-5 Cup Global InvitationalAtlanta Motorsports Group21101983rd
Global MX-5 CupMazda Road to 24 Scholarship1220134534th
2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge P1 Motorsports50002707th
Global MX-5 Cup Atlanta Motorsports Group40 ? ?29213th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Freedom Autosport300006425th
2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge P1 Motorsports600001299th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1000015314th
Turner Motorsport 60010
Pirelli World Challenge - SprintX - GTS Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 20000360th
2019 GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 110003824th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 1122052622nd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 7000011522nd
2020 GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 1460282321st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Turner Motorsport 1030132354th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1120042565th
2021 GT World Challenge America - Pro Turner Motorsport 1111171573rd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 10000123404th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 13321428805th
International GT Open - Pro TF Sport 40012308th
Kessel Racing 20001
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 100000NC
24H GT Series - P4 BMW M Motorsport 110010NC
2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Turner Motorsport 10000020207th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 12110427854th
GT World Challenge America - Pro 1120061805th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport100000NC
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 11001329244th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 10201324301st
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 201001417th
GT World Challenge America - Pro Bimmerworld Racing 101000NC†
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2024 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Turner Motorsport 1320182281st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
2018 P1 MotorsportsGTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
12		14th153 [21]
Turner Motorsport 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
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		2nd262 [22]
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		5th256 [23]
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		5th2880 [24]
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		4th2785 [25]
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		4th2924 [26]
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 [27]
Source: [28]

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SPA POR MON LMS
Ret		 BHR BHR NC0
Sources: [28] [29]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Team Project 1 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Buchardt
Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Olsen 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am		138DNFDNF
Sources: [28] [30]

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References

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