Hot on the heels of clinching the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 Drivers’ crown last weekend at Monza, Jonny Edgar’s burgeoning career has received another boost, after the Briton was promoted to Corvette Racing’s factory driver line-up for 2027.
A former CIK-FIA European Karting Champion and Red Bull Junior Team member, fourth-generation racer Edgar made his single-seater bow in 2019, prior to steering his career towards sportscars five years later. Wasting no time at all in proving his prowess in the long-distance discipline, the rising star partnered AO by TF team-mates Robert Kubica and Louis Delétraz to European Le Mans Series LMP2 class glory at his maiden attempt.
Another step up the ladder beckoned, and on his FIA WEC debut alongside Daniel Juncadella and Ben Keating in Qatar in 2025, Edgar impressively triumphed, with the TF Sport trio going on to finish sixth in the LMGT3 standings behind the wheel of the striking yellow #33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
This year, the Whitehaven-born ace did even better. After scooping the runner-up spoils in the curtain-raising contest at Imola, victory in June’s 94th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans catapulted Edgar to the top of the title table – and there he would stay.
Following further points-scoring finishes in Brazil, Japan and Spain, third place in the six-hour finale in Italy proved more than enough to seal the deal, as the 22-year-old became the series’ first solo champion in more than a decade – Keating and Nicky Catsburg scoring fewer points due to missing events during the opening half of the campaign.
Having similarly established himself as a race-winner in the second-tier of North America’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Edgar will be upgraded from ‘Silver’ to ‘Gold’ status from 2027 – and he will do so as an official Corvette works driver. His racing programme will be confirmed at a later stage.
“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,” he 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.
“It’s been great to share the car with guys like Dani [Juncadella] last year and Nicky [Catsburg] this year, plus having Charlie [Eastwood] in the sister Corvette. You see how they drive, but as much as the on-track stuff is important, it’s all the off-track things, too – speaking with the engineers, feedback on the set-up and the whole package.
“There is always something to learn, and I’m always trying to take bits and pieces from what they do well, to improve myself. I feel like from last year to this year, I made a big step. That’s been great, and already this year, I’ve been given more responsibility in terms of set-up decisions with this being my second season and knowing the car better. Seeing how Dani, Nicky and Charlie have done it has been a massive help, so I feel like I’m ready for this new role and I’m excited for it!”
“We’re happy to bring Jonny into the Corvette Racing factory driver roster,” added Programme Manager, Andrea Hidalgo. “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. Jonny brings some fresh perspective and a dynamic skillset to our group, and we’re excited to see him grow and develop as part of the factory line-up.”
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