Tristan Nunez

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Tristan Nunez
Mazda Team Joest Mazda RT24-P - Winner 2019 SportsCar Grand Prix.jpg
Nunez in 2019
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1995-10-31) October 31, 1995 (age 28)
Boynton Beach, Florida
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Mazda Team Joest
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number77
Starts64
Championships0
Wins1
Best finish5th in 2020
Finished last season7th (2020)
Previous series
2013
2013 		American Le Mans
Rolex Sports Car Series

Tristan Nunez (born October 31, 1995 [1] in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American racing driver from Boca Raton, Florida. He is the son of Juan Nunez, a former professional tennis player and coach. [1] Nunez has a fraternal twin brother, Dylan, who was a globally ranked junior tennis player, and is now an aspiring actor. [1]

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Nunez began his racing career in the Skip Barber Summer Series in 2011 where he won the championship. In 2012 he was the 2012 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites champion [1] and won the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival. In 2013, he became the youngest class winner in Rolex Sports Car Series history, driving a Speedsource Mazda6 in the GX class. Driving with Charlie Shears and David Heinemeier Hansson, he finished 11th in the American Le Mans Series' 2013 12 Hours of Sebring where he competes in the LeMans Prototype Challenge class for Performance Tech Motorsports. [2]

For 2014, Nunez was signed as a Mazda factory driver in the United SportsCar Championship. [3]

For 2015, Nunez factory driver for Mazda Motorsports / SpeedSource in the Mazda SKYACTIV diesel prototype.

Racing record

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

YearTeamNo.ClassChassisEngine1234567891011RankPointsRef
2014 SpeedSource07P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS)
I4 Turbo (diesel)		 DAY
13		 SIR
16		 LBH
8		 LGA
12		 DET
8		 WGL
9		 MSP
6		 IND
9		 ELK
9		 COA
9		 PET
11		11th208 [4]
2015 SpeedSource 70P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS)
I4 Turbo (diesel)		 DAY
12		 SEB
10		 LBH
8		 LGA
6		 DET
WGL
MOS
ELK
COA
8		 PET
7		9th141 [5]
2016 Mazda Motorsports 55P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY
10		 SEB
6		 LBH
5		 LGA
4		 DET
3		 WGL
8		 MOS
8		 ELK
5		 COA
8		 PET
9		7th257 [6]
2017 Mazda Motorsports 55P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
11		 SEB
5		 LBH
3		 COA
10		 DET
5		 WGL
3		 MOS
4		 ELK LGA PET 10th181 [7]
2018 Mazda Team Joest 77P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
17		 SEB
8		 LBH
4		 MDO
3		 DET
9		 WGL
13		 MOS
6		 ELK
11		 LGA
9		 PET
2		8th234 [8]
2019 Mazda Team Joest 77DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
11		 SEB
11		 LBH
4		 MDO
2		 DET
10		 WGL
2		 MOS
1		 ELK
3		 LGA
6		 PET
6		5th268 [9]
2020 Mazda Team Joest 77DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
2		7th247 [10]
Mazda Motorsports DAY
2		 SEB
4		 ELK
6		 ATL
7		 MOH
5		 ATL
7		 LGA
5		 SEB
3
2021 WIN Autosport11LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
10		 DAY
5†		 SEB
4		 WGI
1		 WGL
2		 ELK
5		 LGA
3		 ATL
3		2nd2026 [11]
2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
4		 SEB
3		 LBH
5		 LGA
3		 MDO
3		 DET WGL CTM
7th1575 [12]
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 11LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 ELK
4		 PET
3		16th650
2023 Performance Tech Motorsports38LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
SEB
6		 WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
32nd275 [13]
Source: [14]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Speros, Bill. "Nunez looks to write his story on race track". ESPN.com , November 16, 2012. Retrieved on June 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ AutoWeek . "Audi, Corvette Racing score big wins at 12 Hours of Sebring ALMS season opener". March 16, 2013. Retrieved on June 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Mazda Motorsports . "2014 Mazda Prototype Lineup". January 4, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tristan Nunez – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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