Ross Gunn (racing driver)

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]

Ross Gunn
NationalityEnglish
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
High Wycombe, England
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamHeart of Racing Team
Car number23
Former teamsAston Martin Racing
Starts16
Wins4
Podiums7
Poles3
Fastest laps2
Previous series
2015–2016, '19British GT Championship
Championship titles
2015British GT Championship – GT4

Career
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] Gunn was victorious in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans, held at Road Atlanta.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Motionsport 18 2 0 1 2 242 11th
2015 British GT Championship – GT4 Beechdean-AMR 9 2 1 1 6 164.5 1st
2016 British GT Championship – GT4 3 1 0 0 2 55 10th
British GT Championship – GT3 5 0 0 0 1 48.5 10th
2017 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE 5 0 0 0 3 63 7th
24H Series – A6 De La Torre Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver Cup Oman Racing with TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 2 22nd
VLN Series AMR Performance Centre 2 0 0 0 0 6.67  ?
2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup – GT3 Beechdean-AMR 7 0 1 3 3 80 3rd
China GT Championship – GT4  ? 3 1  ?  ? 2 67 16th
British GT Championship – GT3 Beechdean-AMR 1 0 0 0 0 12 19th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 17 21st
Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Automatic Racing AMR 1 0 0 1 0 25 61st
2020 FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 0 1 2 4 100.5 7th
Asian Le Mans Series – GT D'station Racing AMR 3 1 0 1 1 33 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 14 58th
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Heart of Racing Team 13 3 1 1 6 3111 3rd
British GT Championship – GT3 Beechdean AMR 1 0 0 0 0 18 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Overall Garage 59 AMR 1 0 0 1 1 22 13th
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE TF Sport 6 0 2 1 0 26 17th
Michelin Le Mans Cup – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
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 58th 14
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		 3rd 3111
2022 Heart of Racing Team GTP Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
13		 SEB
11		 LBH
1		 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 10th* 436*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
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		 7th 100.5

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Beechdean AMR Andrew Howard
Oliver Bryant		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE LMGTE Am 331 30th 4th
2020 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Augusto Farfus		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am 333 30th 8th
2021 TF Sport Ollie Hancock
John Hartshorne		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am 332 35th 8th

References
  1. "Ross Gunn - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "About Ross - Ross Gunn Motorsport". rossgunnmotorsport.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. Paice, Simon (5 September 2013). "Gunn Forced To Miss Remainder Of F4 Campaign". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. "Catching Up With Andrew Howard & Ross Gunn, Beechdean's 2016 Double Scoop!". dailysportscar.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. "Beechdean AMR retains British GT class title and breaks two championship records". astonmartin.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. "Ross Gunn Wins 2015 Aston Martin Racing Evolution Academy". dailysportscar.com. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. "Beechdean AMR to Defend ELMS title with Howard, Turner and Gunn". europeanlemansseries.com. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. Klein, Jamie (13 August 2019). "Aston Martin refreshes WEC GTE Am line-up". motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. "WEC - Ross Gunn, racing to the top". fia.com. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Heart of Racing Confirms 2021 Return; Gunn Joins Team". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. "The Heart of Racing Confirms Full Season Driver Lineup". speedwaydigest.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  12. Dagys, John (9 October 2021). "Gunn: Heart of Racing Was Focused on Clinching Sprint Title". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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