Gar Robinson | |
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Born | San Antonio, Texas | January 17, 1996
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Riley Motorsports |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 74 |
Starts | 26 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 6 |
Poles | 2 |
Best finish | 1st in 2021, 2023 |
Finished last season | 1st |
Previous series | |
Trans-Am Series | |
Championship titles | |
2015, 2017, 2018 | Trans-Am TA2 |
Gar Robinson (born January 17, 1996) is an American racing driver. He is the 2021 and 2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion and currently drives the No. 74 Oreca 07 for Riley Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Previously, Robinson competed in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 Class, where he is a 3-time champion, winning in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Robinson is the son of former IMSA driver George Robinson. [1] According to the website of his family team, Robinson Racing, Gar's early accomplishments include a Quarter Midget Championship and a 3rd place finish in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona racing a Dodge Viper. [2]
(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 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
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2016 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | Dodge Viper GT3-R | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | DAY 3 | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET | 43rd | 31 | [3] |
2019 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | DAY | SEB | MDO 11 | DET 7 | WGL | MOS 11 | LIM | ELK 11 | VIR | LGA | PET 8 | 31st | 83 | [4] |
2020 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | DAY 11 | DAY 6 | SEB 4 | ELK 6 | VIR 4 | ATL 4 | MDO 2 | CHA 10 | PET 12 | LGA 9 | SEB 9 | 9th | 244 | [5] |
2021 | Riley Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 3 | MDO 1 | WGL 1 | WGL 1 | ELK 3 | PET 1 | 1st | 2176 | [6] | ||||
2022 | Riley Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 7 | MDO 4 | WGL 1 | MOS 5 | ELK 1 | PET 4 | 2nd | 1948 | [7] | ||||
2023 | Riley Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 9 | SEB 1 | WGL 1 | MOS 1 | ELK 1 | IMS 2 | PET 3 | 1st | 2162 | [8] | ||||
2024 | Riley | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL | |||||||
Source: [9] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2022 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA DNQ | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IND | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | CLT | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | N/A | 0 | [10] |
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Gar Robinson driver statistics at Racing-Reference