| John Michael Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 11, 1991 Louisville (USA) |
| 2012 Continental GT (Grand-Am) | |
| Current team | Stevenson Motorsports |
| Car no. | 9 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007, 09 2008 2006 2005-06 2005 |
Atlantic Championship Star Mazda Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Germany |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2008 |
Atlantic Championship Star Mazda |
John Michael Edwards (born March 11, 1991 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American racing driver.
Edwards began racing cars at the young age of 12 in 2003 in the Skip Barber Series. To the best of his knowledge he became the youngest open wheel racing driver in history, taking his first win at Daytona International Speedway at 12 years and 238 days of age.[1]
In 2005 he went to Europe to compete first in Italian Karting and then after an unexpected early promotion to the world of European motor racing at age 14 he was the youngest to ever hold a FIA racing license racing in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Germany. He finished 16th in Eurocup in 2006 and 5th with a win in Anderstorp in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. In 2007 he returned to the United States and drove in the Atlantic Championship and finished 9th in points for Forsythe Championship Racing with a second at Toronto.
In 2008 he stepped back on the US racing ladder where he won the championship of the Star Mazda Series in spite of missing the first race of the season. He returned to Atlantics for the 2009 season driving for Newman Wachs Racing. He captured 4 wins and 3 poles on his way to the championship. He won the championship over Jonathan Summerton and Simona de Silvestro, 2nd and 3rd in the 2009 Atlantic Championship season.[2]
For 2010, he drove for the Mazda factory team and Speed Source, racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class with co-driver Adam Christodoulou.[3] His 2010 highlights included a GT class win in the Grand Am race at Lime Rock. Also in 2010, driving along co-drivers Michael Auriemma and Michael Edwards, he secured a Nurburgring VLN Class win for Schubert Motorsports. For 2011 he is currently driving for Stevenson Motorsports in the Grand-Am Continental GS series. He currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio
Contents |
(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 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Red Bull Forsythe Racing | LVG Ret |
LBH 4 |
HOU 12 |
POR1 21 |
POR2 Ret |
CLE 19 |
MTT 11 |
TOR 2 |
EDM1 6 |
EDM2 8 |
SJO Ret |
ROA 8 |
9th | 125 |
| 2009 | Newman Wachs Racing | SEB 1 |
UTA 2 |
NJ1 5 |
NJ2 6 |
LIM 2 |
ACC1 1 |
ACC2 1 |
MDO Ret |
TRR 2 |
MOS 2 |
ATL 3 |
LS 1 |
1st | 182 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dane Cameron |
Star Mazda Championship Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Adam Christodoulou |
| Preceded by Markus Niemelä |
Formula Atlantic Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Series Canceled |