Fresh off clinching the FIA World Endurance Championship's LMGT3 Drivers' crown last weekend at Monza, Jonny Edgar has earned a major promotion to Corvette Racing's factory driver line-up for 2027.
It is an insane rise for the 22-year-old Briton, who previously raced as a Red Bull Junior Team member and CIK-FIA European Karting Champion before switching to sportscars. He immediately dominated the European Le Mans Series LMP2 class alongside team-mates Robert Kubica and Louis Delétraz with AO by TF at his first attempt, before stepping up to the FIA WEC in 2025.
It’s a great honour to make the transition from being a ‘Silver’ driver to now a factory driver for Corvette, and I’m really grateful for the opportunity,
Sharing the striking yellow #33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R with Daniel Juncadella and Ben Keating under the TF Sport banner, Edgar won on his debut in Qatar, ultimately taking sixth in the standings. This year, the Whitehaven-born driver went even further. After finishing as runner-up in the opening contest at Imola, a stunning victory at the 94th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in June launched him to the top of the points table.
Consistency did the rest. Following points-scoring finishes in Brazil, Japan, and Spain, a third-place finish in the six-hour finale in Italy sealed the title. In doing so, he became the series' first solo champion in more than a decade, as Keating and Nicky Catsburg missed events early in the year. Having also proven himself as a race-winner in North America's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Edgar will step up from 'Silver' to 'Gold' status starting in 2027, with his specific racing programme to be announced later.
“It’s a great honour to make the transition from being a ‘Silver’ driver to now a factory driver for Corvette, and I’m really grateful for the opportunity,” Edgar enthused. “I’ve loved racing a Corvette the past two years. It’s been a pretty successful time with winning the first race for the brand in LMGT3 in Qatar and then winning Le Mans, obviously, which was the big one and very special.”
Programme Manager Andrea Hidalgo praised the young driver's progression: “We’re happy to bring Jonny into the Corvette Racing factory driver roster. He has earned this opportunity with his performance and professionalism over the last two years with TF Sport. His closing stints at Le Mans proved what he is capable of, and will be remembered by the team and fans for a long time.”
