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John Edwards
Born	(1991-03-11)March 11, 1991 (age 34) Louisville,Kentucky, U.S.
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) career
Current team	Turner Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car number	95
Former teams	Stevenson Motorsports, Fall-Line Motorsports,Newman Wachs Racing
Starts	40 (Rolex), 42 (Continental), 5 (ALMS), 22 (United SportsCar)
Wins	7 (Rolex), 7 (Continental), 1 (ALMS), 1 (United SportsCar)
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) is an American professional racing driver, andBMW Motorsport works 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][non-primary source needed]}

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 inFormula Renault 2000 Eurocup andFormula Renault 2.0 Germany. He finished 16th in Eurocup in 2006 and 5th with a win at Anderstorp. In 2007 he returned to the United States and drove in theAtlantic Championship and finished 9th in points forForsythe Championship Racing with a second at Toronto.

In 2008 he stepped back on the US racing ladder where he won the championship of theStar Mazda Series in spite of missing the first race of the season. He returned to Atlantics for the 2009 season driving forNewman Wachs Racing. He captured 4 wins and 3 poles on his way to the championship. He won the championship overJonathan Summerton andSimona de Silvestro, 2nd and 3rd in the2009 Atlantic Championship season.^[2]

For 2010, he transitioned to sports cars to join the Mazda factory team and Speed Source, racing in theRolex Sports Car Series GT class with co-driverAdam 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 two Nürburgring VLN Class wins for Schubert Motorsports.

For 2011 he joined for Stevenson Motorsports in the Grand-Am Continental GS series. Partnered with Matt Bell, they secured wins at Laguna Seca and Road America. In 2011 he also raced a partial season with Team Sahlen in the Grand-Am GT series, taking the Mazda to the podium several times with co-driver Wayne Nonnamaker.

For 2012 he once again drove with Stevenson Motorsports in both the Grand-Am Continental GS and GT series. At the beginning of the season he suffered an off track anterior cruciate ligament injury and missed the first two races of the season. He returned to achieve 4 pole positions in GT qualifying in the remaining 9 races. After a series of podium finishes in GT he and his teammate Robin Liddell secured victories at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. He and Matt Bell also had a win at Laguna Seca in the GS series.

In 2013, Edwards returned with Stevenson Motorsports, finishing 3rd in theRolex Sports Car Series GT class with Robin Liddell and 2nd in theContinental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class with Matt Bell. In early 2013, John also joined BMW TeamRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing part-time, subbing for Joey Hand in the American Le Mans Series GT class, driving the BMW Z4 GTE. He and Dirk Müller achieved one win among 4 podiums.

For the 2014 season, Edwards was picked up full-time by BMW, teaming with Dirk Müller to finish 7th in the TudorUnited SportsCar Championship GTLM class. He also joined Fall-Line Motorsports in theContinental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class, teaming with Trent Hindman to win the team championship.

Edward returned to BMW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2015 and 2016 as a BMW Factory driver in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship to compete in the GTLM class with co-driverLucas Luhr.^[4] After a strong drive, Edwards and Luhr won at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca,^[5] as well as podium finishes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. The year 2016 saw tough challenges for the Rahal Letterman Team as the development of the M6 BMW continued with Edwards and teammates securing a solitary podium.

For 2017 Edwards drove for BMW for his 6th year teamed withMartin Tomczyk, a seasoned veteran having raced in DTM for 16 seasons and was the DTM Champion in 2011. The pair was joined byKuno Wittmer andNicky Catsburg for the endurance events. He and Tomczyk won Laguna Seca 2018.

For 2018 John Edwards drove for BMW for his 7th consecutive year teamed withJesse Krohn and joined byAugusto Farfus and Nicky Catsburg for the endurance events. Highlights were limited to podiums and two poles for Edwards driving the new BMW M8.

For 2019 BMW factory driver John Edwards is once again paired with Jesse Krohn in the United Sportscar Championship. The pair will be joined with Alex Zanardi and Colton Herta for the endurance events beginning with the 24 hours of Daytona. Edwards will also race the 24 hour races at theNürburgring andSpa-Francorchamps. Edwards, Nicky Catsburg, andMarco Wittmann began the year with strong start racing forRowe Racing with a victory at the first VLN at the Nurburgring.

2023 saw Edwards embark upon a customer-focused campaign, pairing ST Racing's Samantha Tan in the Pro-Am class of the2023 GT World Challenge America.^[6] Edwards stated that a number of factors contributed to his decision to join the program, including the sprint race focus of the series. Furthermore, he appreciated the developmental role that he undertook, advising the team as their delegated factory driver.^[7]

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• Official website
• John Edwards driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• John Edwards career summary at DriverDB.com

• Living people
• 1991 births
• Racing drivers from Louisville, Kentucky
• 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
• Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
• Atlantic Championship drivers
• Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
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• Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
• American Le Mans Series drivers
• WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
• 21st-century American sportsmen
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• BMW M drivers
• Forsythe Racing drivers
• Newman Wachs Racing drivers
• Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers
• Rowe Racing drivers
• Motopark Academy drivers
• Schnitzer Motorsport drivers
• Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
• GT World Challenge America drivers
• 24 Hours of Spa drivers

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