Taylor Hagler

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Taylor Hagler
BHA Hyundai 1 WGI23 04.jpg
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1995-10-04) October 4, 1995 (age 28)
Bulverde, Texas, United States
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2020
Current team Bryan Herta Autosport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number1
Former teamsLA Honda World Racing
Starts39
Wins2
Podiums13
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Previous series
2021–2022
2019–2021
2019
2019		 GT World Challenge America
TC America Series
24H Series
SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide
Championship titles
2021, 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR
Last updated on: January 1st, 2024.

Taylor Hagler (born October 4, 1995) is an American racing driver who currently competes for Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge. [1]

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Career

Early career

Hagler developed an interest in motorsports at a young age, attending NASCAR races with her father at just six years old. At 19, she began attending the Skip Barber Racing School with an unused voucher gifted to her sister, [2] [3] before embarking upon national-level racing competitions in 2018 after graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio. [4] However, much of her sporting endeavors in her younger years were spent participating in show jumping. [5]

Touring and sports car racing

In 2018, Hagler began competing in the NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship, taking fifth overall and rookie of the year honors in her first season of competition. [6] The following season, she began a full-season campaign in the TC America Series, competing in the TCA class with X-Factor Racing. [4] Taking two class podiums, at Circuit of the Americas and Watkins Glen, Hagler finished fifth in the TCA classification. She also undertook several part-time drives, making a one-off appearance at the 24H of COTA and appearing several times in the NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship, winning twice. [7]

2020 saw Hagler make her debut in IMSA competition, joining LA Honda World Racing for the full season alongside co-driver Ryan Eversley. [8] [9] She appeared in nine of the ten races run that season, missing the round at Sebring after testing positive for COVID-19. [10] Claiming a lone podium at Mid-Ohio, Hagler finished 9th in the TCR-class drivers' championship.

Hagler's Hyundai Elantra N TCR at Watkins Glen in 2023. BHA Hyundai 1 WGI23 07.jpg
Hagler's Hyundai Elantra N TCR at Watkins Glen in 2023.

2021 would see Hagler take on full-time rides in both the Michelin Pilot Challenge and GT World Challenge America. In the former, she joined Bryan Herta Autosport, driving alongside Michael Lewis in the team's lone Hyundai Veloster N TCR entry. [11] In the latter, she joined fellow HPD GT3 Academy graduates Dakota Dickerson and Jacob Abel, who shared the role of Hagler's co-driver throughout the season. [12] Hagler and Lewis' Michelin Pilot Challenge campaign was incredibly successful, with the duo claiming a class victory at Lime Rock Park and six class podiums en route to winning the TCR class title, over 200 points clear of second-placed Parker Chase. [13] In the process, she became the first female champion in series history. [14] Her GT World Challenge America campaign yielded three class victories and eight class podiums as she finished runner-up in the Pro-Am class to Jan Heylen and Fred Poordad.

For 2022, Hagler continued competing with Bryan Herta Autosport, this time behind the wheel of the Hyundai Elantra N TCR. [15] Paired with Lewis once again, the team focused on consistent finishes as opposed to race victories, tallying seven podiums but only one race victory over the course of the ten race season. [16] Following a podium finish in the final round at Road Atlanta, Hagler claimed her second consecutive TCR-class championship. [17] In the process, the duo became the first driver pairing in the series' TCR class to claim back-to-back titles. [18] Alongside her Michelin Pilot Challenge campaign, Hagler also competed in the Indianapolis 8 Hours for RealTime Racing, joining Michael Cooper and Erin Vogel. [19]

Hagler's 2023 program saw her return to the Michelin Pilot Challenge, with Lewis as her co-driver for the third consecutive season. She was also included in Hyundai North America's lineup for the 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where she'd make her debut alongside fellow factory drivers Lewis, Mason Filippi, and Harry Gottsacker. [20] Later in the season, Hagler took on a part-time campaign in the 2023 GT4 European Series, deputizing for the injured Charles Dawson in W&S Motorsport's lineup alongside Gustavo Xavier. [21] Upon Dawson's return from injury, Hagler teamed with Dickerson in an additional W&S entry. [22]

Personal life

Outside of motorsports, Hagler works full-time as an administrative assistant. [23]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship ? ? ? ? ? ?5th
2019 TC America Series - TCA X-Factor Racing1400221335th
24H TCE Series - TCR Atlanta Speedworks10000 ? ?
Hoosier SCCA Super TourTaylor Hagler Motorsport610005424th
2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR LA Honda World Racing901012239th
TC America Series - TCA 200002410th
2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 10100526101st
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Racers Edge Motorsports1331082042nd
TC America Series - TCA Bryan Herta Autosport 200001218th
2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 10101729201st
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am RealTime Racing 100000NC
2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 10000024106th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am W&S Motorsport1000002718th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 10001N/A2nd
2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team

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Preceded by Michelin Pilot Challenge
TCR Champion
2021, 2022
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