Ross Gunn (racing driver)

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Ross Gunn
Ross Gunn Heart Of Racing.jpg
Gunn in 2021
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)
High Wycombe, England
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamHeart of Racing Team
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number23
Former teams Aston Martin Racing
Starts40
Wins8
Podiums16
Poles6
Fastest laps5
Previous series
2015–2016, '19 British GT Championship
Championship titles
2015 British GT Championship – GT4

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]

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Career

Gunn competing for Aston Martin Racing at Silverstone in 2019 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone 98 (48664316048).jpg
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] [13] Gunn was victorious in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans, held at Road Atlanta. 2022 saw Gunn join the team's GTD Pro class entry, paired for the season with Alex Riberas. [14] After a difficult start to the season, featuring retirements at both Daytona and Sebring, the duo scored class victories at Long Beach and Watkins Glen, rebounding to finish fourth in the GTD Pro championship. Gunn returned to the team for the following season. [15]

In 2023, Gunn returned to the British GT Championship, reuniting with Andrew Howard and the Beechdean AMR team. [16] He would make it three full-time programs for 2023 following the announcement of TRG's GT World Challenge America entry, where he partnered with Derek DeBoer. [17] As the team's factory representative, Gunn primarily played the role of initially bringing the team to terms with the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 and coaching DeBoer. [18] Furthermore, he cited his IMSA factory drive as taking the highest priority, as his three-pronged program encountered several conflicting race dates. [18] One of those conflicting dates included the round at NOLA Motorsports Park, during which Gunn was conducting simulator work with the Mercedes-AMG Formula One team. [19]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Motionsport18201224211th
2015 British GT Championship - GT4 Beechdean-AMR 92116164.51st
2016 British GT Championship - GT4 Beechdean-AMR 310025510th
British GT Championship - GT3 5000148.510th
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Beechdean-AMR 50003637th
24H Series - A6 De La Torre Racing100000NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport 100000NC
VLN Series AMR Performance Centre200006.67 ?
2019 Le Mans Cup - GT3 Beechdean-AMR 70133803rd
British GT Championship - GT3 100001219th
China GT Championship - GT4 ?31 ? ?26716th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59100000NC
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Automatic Racing AMR 100102561st
2020 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 80124100.57th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 100001458th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE 100000NC
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing AMR 310113311th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 13311631113rd
British GT Championship - GT3 Beechdean AMR 100001812th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 AMR 100112213th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE TF Sport 602102617th
Le Mans Cup - GT3 100000NC
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team 10211431034th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1000135248th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Heart of Racing with TF Sport 100000NC
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Heart of Racing Team by SPS
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT TF Sport 000000NC
British GT Championship - GT3 Beechdean Motorsport 60101646th*
GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am TRG-AMR 400003615th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team 11223334275th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team 10102531182nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Heart of Racing by SPS
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
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
58th14 [20]
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		3rd3111 [21]
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		4th3103 [22]
GTD DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET
2		 WGL MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
48th352
2023 Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
7		 SEB
8		 LBH
4		 LGA
5		 WGL
6		 MOS
5		 LIM
1		 ELK
1		 VIR
4		 IMS
2		 ATL
4		5th3427 [23]
2024 Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
4		 SEB
5		 LGA
6		 DET
3		 WGL
1		 MOS
5		 ELK
3		 VIR
3		 IMS
5		 ATL
3		31182nd [24]
Source: [25]

* Season still in progress.


Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
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		7th100.5
Sources: [25] [26]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Beechdean AMR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Howard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bryant		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE LMGTE Am33130th4th
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dalla Lana
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am33330th8th
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Hancock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am33235th8th
Sources: [25] [27]

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789RankPoints
2023 Beechdean Motorsport GT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 OUL 1
2		 OUL 2
5		 SIL
4		 DON
4		 SNE 1
17		 SNE 2
15		 ALG
BRH
2		 DON
6th*91*
Source: [25]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ross Wylie
Jake Giddings
 British GT Championship
GT4 Champion
2015
With: Jamie Chadwick 		Succeeded by
Graham Johnson
Mike Robinson
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