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Jonny Edgar
Edgar driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20)
Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Related toJessica Edgar (cousin)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2024
Current teamAO by TF
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number14
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st in 2024
Previous series
2021–2023
2019–2020
2019–2020
2019		FIA Formula 3 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Championship titles
2024

2020		European Le Mans Series – LMP2
ADAC Formula 4 Championship

Jonny Edgar (born 13 February 2004) is a British racing driver racing in the European Le Mans Series for AO by TF. A race winner in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, he was also the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion.[1] Edgar is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Early career

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Karting

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Born in Whitehaven, Edgar started his career in 2012, being in the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing.[2] Edgar began his karting career with Fusion Motorsport in Britain, finishing second in the Super 1 National Championship just three years after his debut. He also won the SKUSA SuperNationals that year, driving for Team Benik. His karting highlight came in 2017, when he won the CIK-FIA European Championship in the OKJ-category on his first attempt, having beaten the likes of Hadrien David, Zane Maloney and Jack Doohan. In Edgar's final year of karting he managed to finish third in the WSK Super Master Series, having remained with Forza Racing.

Lower formulae

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2019

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In 2019, Edgar made his car racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship, driving for Jenzer Motorsport, whilst also competing in selected rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship as a guest driver.[3] He scored two podiums, namely a second-place finish at Imola and third at Mugello. Edgar scored a further two pole positions and two fastest laps, and with 97 points the Red Bull Junior finished 10th in the standings.

2020

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Edgar racing in the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

Edgar would continue to race in both the Italian and German Formula 4 Championships, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the former. He signed for Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Jak Crawford. The British driver would end up winning the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with a gap of just two points to Crawford, while in the Italian Championship he would finish fourth, winning at Imola and the season finale in Vallelunga, despite having missed two race weekends.[4][5]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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2021

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Edgar driving for Carlin during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Edgar driving for Trident during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In October 2020 Edgar completed the first post-season test at Catalunya, running for MP Motorsport.[6] Later that month, the Dutch outfit once again fielded Edgar in the second post-season test at Jerez.[7] In December, Edgar partook in a test with the Carlin team at Algarve.[8] At the start of January, Edgar was announced to drive for Carlin in the 2021 season, partnering Ido Cohen and Kaylen Frederick.[9] He qualified 12th and thus started on pole on his debut as a result of reverse grid, and finishing that race in fifth place gave him his first points in Formula 3. The Briton's most successful round came at the Red Bull Ring where he, after only qualifying in 18th place, finished sixth, fifth and tenth in the races respectively. Unfortunately, Edgar didn't manage to score any further points after that round and ended up 18th in the standings, having scored all but two points of Carlin that year. However, in September 2021, Edgar was nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award and was selected as one of the four finalists together with Louis Foster, Ollie Bearman and eventual winner Zak O'Sullivan.[10][11]

2022

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In November 2021, Edgar switched to reigning team champions Trident for the post-season test at Catalunya, driving alongside Roman Staněk and rookie Zane Maloney.[12] After further testing during the winter, Edgar was confirmed with the Italian outfit in January for the 2022 season.[13] Having been picked as one of the title favourites, it was a surprise when Edgar finished outside of the top ten in both races of the opening round. However, he later revealed that he had been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, which caused major weight loss during the winter and made driving immensely difficult.[14][15] Edgar opted to pull out of the championship following that round, claiming that he "[needed] to take some time out to prioritise [his] health.[16] After missing the rounds at Imola and Barcelona, the Brit returned for the fourth round at Silverstone, having "improved sufficiently" to return to racing.[17][18] In the feature race, he scored his first points of the season with an eighth-place finish.[19] He would continue his points-scoring form into the following round in Austria, where he ended up seventh in the sprint race, however a collision caused by Caio Collet at the Safety car restart in the feature race prevented another points finish. A scoreless round at Budapest came next, although Edgar would finish off the season in a positive manner, scoring points in all of the remaining six races, being the only driver to manage this feat.[20] Edgar ended up twelfth in the standings, having helped Trident to the runner-up spot in the teams' championship and become the highest placed driver to have missed at least two rounds.

After the end of the season, Edgar took part in the post-season test, partnering Franco Colapinto and Mari Boya at MP Motorsport.[21][22][23]

2023

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Edgar remained in Formula 3 for the 2023 season, this time moving to MP Motorsport after a successful test.[24] However, much as the Briton had hoped to start the season off strongly, he was only able to collect two points during the first four rounds of 2023.[25] Despite persistent qualifying struggles, Edgar would eventually return to the top ten, finishing fifth and sixth in Austria.[26] More top-ten finishes came in the subsequent two events, with a highlight being fourth during the Spa sprint race, before Edgar managed to take his maiden victory in the category at Monza, managing to stay in the lead even after a last-lap safety car restart.[27] He finished the year in 13th position overall, being beaten by teammate Colapinto, who ended up fourth.[28]

Formula One

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In September 2017, Edgar was named as one of four new signings to the Red Bull Junior Team, alongside Dennis Hauger, Jack Doohan and Harry Thompson.[29] However at the start of 2023, Edgar was announced to be leaving the junior team.[30]

Formula E

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In April 2023, Edgar was invited to take part in the Formula E Berlin rookie test with Envision Racing.[31][32] He would again partake in the Berlin rookie test the following year, but would be drive for DS Penske.[33]

Sportscar career

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2023: First foray

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At the back end of 2023, Edgar made his sporscar racing debut in the British GT Championship, driving a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo for Garage 59 at the season finale in Donington.[34]

2024: LMP2 campaign

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The #14 Oreca 07 from AO by TF at the 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet driven by Edgar, Louis Delétraz and Robert Kubica

Edgar would switch into endurance racing on a full-time basis for 2024, driving in the 24 Hours of Daytona as part of the Sean Creech Motorsport lineup in the LMP2 class, before embarking on a campaign in the European Le Mans Series, where he would be partnering Robert Kubica and Louis Delétraz at AO by TF.[35][36] Following a seventh place in class at Barcelona, Edgar took the lead during the opening stint at Le Castellet, which helped his team to finish third overall.[37] At the following race in Imola, the Briton put in a strong pair of opening stints in a contest which saw the #14 inherit victory after its conclusion, when the Panis Racing entry was penalised for a FCY infringement, thus earning Edgar his first win in sportscar racing.[38][39]

Personal life

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Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jessica Edgar.[40] They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing.[41][42] In April 2022 Jonny Edgar was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[14][15]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet Fusion Motorsport 14th
Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet 20th
2013 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 10th
Super 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet 4th
Super One Series Championship — IAME Cadet NC
O Plate — Comer Cadet 1st
2014 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 14th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 4th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet 3rd
O Plate — IAME Cadet 1st
2015 Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK Team Benik Kart 1st
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 7th
SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet 2nd
LGM Series — IAME Cadet 1st
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet 2nd
O Plate — IAME Cadet 1st
SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet Team Benik Kart 1st
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 25th
2016 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Mini Max Coles Racing 6th
British Open Championship — Rotax Mini Max 2nd
Super 1 National Championship — Rotax Mini Max 2nd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max Team Benik Kart 17th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior 21st
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Forza Racing 21st
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 4th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 12th
Swedish Championship — OKJ 1st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 1st
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 34th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 4th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OK Forza Racing 5th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 8th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 3rd
WSK Open Cup — OK 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 31st
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 14th

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Forza Racing OKJ SAR
QH
2 		SAR
R
1 		CAY
QH
17 		CAY
R
(14) 		LEM
QH
2 		LEM
R
3 		ALA
QH
3 		ALA
R
1 		KRI
QH
3 		KRI
R
4 		1st 113
2018 Forza Racing OK SAR
QH
28 		SAR
R
24 		PFI
QH
26 		PFI
R
24 		AMP
QH
20 		AMP
R
16 		AUB
QH
15 		AUB
R
13 		31st 3

Complete Karting World Championship results

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Year Team Class Quali Heats Main race
2017 United Kingdom Forza Racing OKJ 26th NR
2018 United Kingdom Forza Racing OK 23rd 14th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 21 0 2 2 2 97 10th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
F4 Spanish Championship 3 0 2 0 3 39 14th
2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 21 6 5 6 11 300 1st
Italian F4 Championship 14 2 1 3 6 169 4th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 20 0 0 0 0 23 18th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 14 0 0 2 0 46 12th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 18 1 0 0 1 55 13th
British GT Championship - GT3 Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Orlen Team AO by TF 6 1 0 0 4 93 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Sean Creech Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 755 30th

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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2019 Jenzer Motorsport VLL
1
7 		VLL
2
19 		VLL
3
Ret 		MIS
1
19 		MIS
2
10 		MIS
3
C 		HUN
1
21 		HUN
2
5 		HUN
3
7 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
7 		RBR
3
14 		IMO
1
2 		IMO
2
5 		IMO
3
5 		IMO
4
9 		MUG
1
3 		MUG
2
8 		MUG
3
10 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
8 		MNZ
3
9 		10th 97
2020 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		IMO1
1
2 		IMO1
2
1 		IMO1
3
3 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
4 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
5 		MUG
3
26 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		IMO2
1
5 		IMO2
2
11 		IMO2
3
4 		VLL
1
3 		VLL
2
C 		VLL
3
1 		4th 169

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2019 Jenzer Motorsport OSC
1 		OSC
2 		OSC
3 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
Ret 		RBR
3
11 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
13 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		SAC
3 		NC† 0
2020 Van Amersfoort Racing LAU1
1
1 		LAU1
2
1 		LAU1
3
7 		NÜR1
1
2 		NÜR1
2
1 		NÜR1
3
5 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
4 		HOC
3
17 		NÜR2
1
3 		NÜR2
2
1 		NÜR2
3
6 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
1 		RBR
3
7 		LAU2
1
7 		LAU2
2
7 		LAU2
3
4 		OSC
1
12 		OSC
2
2 		OSC
3
2 		1st 300

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Carlin Buzz Racing CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
6 		CAT
3
16 		LEC
1
28 		LEC
2
23 		LEC
3
14 		RBR
1
6 		RBR
2
5 		RBR
3
10 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
26 		HUN
3
Ret 		SPA
1
21 		SPA
2
17 		SPA
3
19 		ZAN
1
19 		ZAN
2
25 		ZAN
3
15 		SOC
1
18 		SOC
2
C 		SOC
3
14 		18th 23
2022 Trident BHR
SPR
13 		BHR
FEA
11 		IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		SIL
SPR
15 		SIL
FEA
8 		RBR
SPR
7 		RBR
FEA
21 		HUN
SPR
13 		HUN
FEA
24 		SPA
SPR
4 		SPA
FEA
5 		ZAN
SPR
4 		ZAN
FEA
9 		MNZ
SPR
5 		MNZ
FEA
8 		12th 46
2023 MP Motorsport BHR
SPR
9 		BHR
FEA
23 		MEL
SPR
DSQ 		MEL
FEA
11 		MON
SPR
Ret 		MON
FEA
14 		CAT
SPR
12 		CAT
FEA
15 		RBR
SPR
5 		RBR
FEA
6 		SIL
SPR
28 		SIL
FEA
NC 		HUN
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
8 		SPA
SPR
4 		SPA
FEA
19 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
1 		13th 55

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		ALG
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1
13 		NC 0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(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 Rank Points
2024 Sean Creech Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
9 		SEB
4 		WGL
11 		MOS ELK IMS PET 30th 755

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
2024 Orlen Team AO by TF LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
7 		LEC
3 		IMO
2 		SPA
1 		MUG
5 		ALG
2 		1st 93

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Sporting positions
Preceded by ADAC Formula 4
Champion
2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Le Mans Series
LMP2 Champion
2024
With: Robert Kubica & Louis Delétraz 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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