Scott Andrews (racing driver)

Scott Andrews
Andrews in 2024
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34) Geelong, Australia
Racing licence	FIA Silver (until 2021) [1] FIA Gold (2022–)
Championship titles
2021 2015	Michelin Endurance Cup – LMP3 F1600 Championship Series

Scott Andrews (born 25 August 1990 in Geelong ^[2] ) is an Australian racing driver currently racing for Lone Star Racing in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Andrews is the 2015 F1600 Championship Series and 2021 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup LMP3 champion, as well as an LMP2 podium finisher. He has once competed in DPi, with JDC–Miller MotorSports at the 2020 12 Hours of Sebring.

Early career

Andrews started racing in the Australian Commodore Cup Series in 2008, and would stay in the championship until 2011, ^[3] when he switched to single-seaters on a full-time basis, racing in the Victorian Formula 1600 Series and testing Formula 3 machinery at the end of the year. ^[4]

With help from James Davison, Andrews joined JDC MotorSports for the final two rounds of the 2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship season. ^[5] In the four races he contested, he scored a best result of sixth on debut at Laguna Seca. ^[6]

Andrews returned to JDC Motorsports in early 2014, racing in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest. ^[7]

Andrews stayed in the States for 2015, joining Exclusive Autosport to compete in the F1600 Formula F Championship, ^[8] which he would win with two races to spare at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. ^[9]

Prototype career

In late 2016 Andrews made his LMP3 debut, joining Wineurasia ahead of the 4 Hours of Fuji. ^[10] In the three races Andrews drove in, he scored a best result of fifth at Buriram and ended the season 12th in the standings. ^[11] Following his Asian Le Mans outings, Andrews joined KEO Racing to compete in the opening round of the 2017 Le Mans Cup. ^[12] Having retired on his debut at Monza, ^[13] Andrews switched to Graff Racing ahead of the Road to Le Mans. ^[14] Towards the end of 2018, Andrews joined United Autosports's LMP3 program to race in the final two rounds of European Le Mans Series. ^[15] On his ELMS debut, Andrews won the rain-shortened 4 Hours of Spa. ^[16]

Following a season spent in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, Andrews was set to rejoin Gerry Kraut for the 2020 European Le Mans Series season, ^[17] however due to the pandemic, their entry was withdrawn before the season got underway. ^[18] Having withdrawn from ELMS, Andrews returned to JDC MotorSports alongside Kraut in IMSA Prototype Challenge. ^[19] Andrews won at Sebring and Road America and concluded the year fifth in the standings. ^{[20] [21]}

At the IMSA season-ending 2020 12 Hours of Sebring, Andrews made his top class debut, joining Matheus Leist and Stephen Simpson in JDC-Miller MotorSports's privateer Cadillac DPi-V.R. ^[22] Andrews finished fourth, which tied the car's best result of the season. ^[23]

In late 2020, Andrews joined Riley Motorsports for the endurance rounds of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship. ^[24] Andrews and teammate Gar Robinson opened up the season by winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in LMP3, ^[25] and took further wins at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta to clinch the Michelin Endurance Cup title. ^{[26] [27]} During 2021, Andrews also raced in the 2021 Le Mans Cup for United Autosports, ^[28] with whom he'd score maximum points at Barcelona and win at Monza to end the season fifth in points. ^{[29] [30]} Andrews and Kraut would reunite again for the 2023 Le Mans Cup, but the season proved unsuccessful, as they finished 19th in the LMP3 standings. ^[31]

Having only raced in LMP2 once in 2017, Andrews partnered Gerry Kraut for JDC-Miller MotorSports's one-off LMP2 entry at the Road America round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship. ^[32] Andrews achieved a historic podium, coming second to United Autosports's Ben Hanley and Ben Keating on his return to the category. ^[33]

GT career

Andrews at the Watkins Glen round of the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge season

In early 2016, Andrews made his GT3 debut at that year's Bathurst 12 Hour, joining Performance West Motorsport alongside Peter Rullo and Nick Percat. ^[34]

Making his return to GT Racing in 2021, Andrews joined Kessel Racing to compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, albeit as a guest entry, at the 8 Hours of Portimão and then from the 24 Hours of Le Mans onwards. ^{[35] [36]}

In 2023, Andrews joined Lone Star Racing to compete in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge alongside Anton Dias Perera. ^[37] Scoring only one podium, a second-place finish at Indianapolis, ^[38] Andrews returned to GT3 machinery on the same weekend, racing at the Indianapolis round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with the same team. ^[39] Andrews remained with Lone Star Racing for 2024, racing in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship alongside Salih Yoluç and Rui Andrade. ^[40] The part-time effort yielded mixed results, headlined by a breakthrough pole position at Petit Le Mans, where Andrews gapped the GTD field by three tenths and outqualified several GTD Pro cars. ^[41]

In early 2025, Andrews joined Geyer Valmont Racing to race in the Bathurst 12 Hour enduro for the first time in nine years. ^[42] Andrews snuck into the top-10 pole shootout and finished 17th overall and third in Pro-Am. ^{[43] [44]}

On January 8, 2025 it was announced that Andrews would stay with Lone Star Racing to race in the endurance rounds of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship. ^[45]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Australian Commodore Cup National Series		3	0	0	0	0	69	43rd
2009	Australian Commodore Cup National Series	Gordon TAFE/Light Alloy Engines	11	0	1	1	0	376	13th
2010	Australian Commodore Cup National Series	Andrews Motorsport	15	2	4	4	7	632	4th
	Queensland Formula Vee Championship		2	0	0	0	1	26	11th
2011	Australian Commodore Cup National Series	Renaissance Homes	4	0	0	0	0	182	21st
	Victorian Formula Ford 1600	Project Racing	11	9	4	11	9	260	5th
2012	Formula Ford Australia	Borland Racing Developments Synergy Motorsport	6	0	0	0	1	30	14th
	Victorian Formula Ford 1600		3	2	1	3	2	40	18th
	Victorian Formula Ford		5	0	0	0	0	55	20th
2013	U.S. F2000 National Championship	JDC Motorsports	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Valvoline Winton 300		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2014	U.S. F2000 Winterfest	JDC Motorsports	6	0	0	0	0	78	8th
	Formula Ford 1600 Australia	Sean Scott	3	1	1	2	1	21	11th
2015	F1600 Formula F Championship Series	Exclusive Autosport	20	7	3	1	14	723	1st
	Formula Ford 1600 Australia – Bathurst 12H Support races	Andrews Automotive Torquay	2	1	0	1	2	N/A	1st
	Walter Hayes Trophy – F1600	[46]	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series – Class A		4	3	3	3	4	378	7th
2016	Bathurst 12 Hour – AA	Performance West Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Formula Ford 1600 Australia	Ellery Motorsport	3	2	1	2	2	41	8th
	Walter Hayes Trophy – F1600	[47]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2016–17	Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3	Wineaurasia	3	0	0	0	0	20	12th
2017	Gulf 12 Hours – LMP3 Pro-Am	Graff Racing	1	0	1	0	0	N/A	5th
	Le Mans Cup – LMP3	KEO Racing	1	0	0	0	0	12.5	16th
		Graff Racing	2	0	0	0	0
		Duqueine Engineering	1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2	Eurasia Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	11th
	Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3	Taiwan Beer GH Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	18	8th
2018	IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3	JDC Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	73	18th
		K2R Motorsports [48]	1	0	0	0	1
	Le Mans Cup – LMP3	Cool Racing [49]	4	0	0	1	0	19	16th
	European Le Mans Series – LMP3	United Autosports	2	1	0	0	2	27.5	11th
2019	IMSA Prototype Challenge	JDC Motorsports [50]	5	0	0	2	1	88	19th
2020	IMSA Prototype Challenge	JDC Motorsports	5	2	0	1	3	148	5th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi	JDC–Miller MotorSports	1	0	0	0	0	28	24th
2021	IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3	Riley Motorsports	4	3	0	0	4	1081	9th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS	LAP Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	1370	23rd
		TGR Riley Motorsports [51]	7	0	0	1	1
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro	Ansa Motorsports [52]	2	0	0	0	0	9	13th
	Le Mans Cup – LMP3	United Autosports	7	1	0	1	2	52	5th
	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am	Kessel Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3	Riley Motorsports [53]	1	0	1	0	0	558	24th
		JDC–Miller MotorSports [54]	1	0	0	0	0
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports [55]	1	0	0	0	1	587	37th
		VasserSullivan [56]	1	0	0	0	0
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Lone Star Racing	1	0	0	0	0	175	63rd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3	Riley Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	558	24th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS	Lone Star Racing	10	0	0	3	1	1850	10th
	Le Mans Cup – LMP3	United Autosports	5	0	0	0	0	8	19th
	Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am	Kessel Racing [57]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	2nd
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2	JDC–Miller MotorSports	1	0	0	0	1	341	38th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Lone Star Racing	5	0	1	0	0	945	38th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS	Van der Steur Racing	2	0	0	1	1	730	30th
		Lone Star Racing	1	0	0	0	0
2025	Bathurst 12 Hour – GT3 Pro-Am	Geyer Valmont Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	3rd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Lone Star Racing	2	0	0	0	0	430*	11th*
Sources: [58]

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

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2013	JDC Motorsports	SEB	SEB	STP	STP	LOR	TOR	TOR	MDO	MDO	MDO	LAG 6	LAG 9	HOU 22	HOU 17	NC†	0

† As Andrews was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	Rank	Pts
2016-17	Wineurasia	Ligier JS P3	LMP3	ZHU	FUJ Ret	CHA 5	SEP 5	12th	20

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2018	United Autosports	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	LEC	MNZ	RBR	SIL	SPA 1	ALG 3	11th	27.5

Complete IMSA 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	12	Pos.	Points
2020	JDC-Miller MotorSports	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	DAY	DAY	SEB	ELK	ATL	MOH	ATL	LGA	SEB 4				24th	28
2021	Riley Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 1†	SEB 3	MDO	WGL 1	WGL	ELK	PET 1						9th	1081
2022	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY 3	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	37th	587
	Vasser Sullivan Racing		Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8		SEB 7	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET
	Riley Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	WGL	MOS 5								24th	558
	JDC-Miller MotorSports		Duqueine M30 – D08							ELK 7	PET
2023	JDC-Miller MotorSports	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY	SEB	WGL	MOS	ELK 7	IMS	PET						34th	263
	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS 15	PET		63rd	175
2024	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY 8	SEB 18	LBH	LGA	WGL 20	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS 15	PET 10			38th	945
2025	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY 13	SEB 9	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET			11th*	430*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Kessel Racing	Takeshi Kimura Mikkel Jensen	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	128	DNF	DNF

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External links

• Scott Andrews career summary at DriverDB.com