Tommy Foster (racing driver)
British racing driver (born 2002)
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Tommy Michael Foster (born 10 April 2002) is a British racing driver who last competed for Team RJN in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
10 April 2002
British
FIA Silver (until 2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)Tommy Foster | |
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Foster in 2021 | |
| Born | Tommy Michael Foster 10 April 2002 Newquay, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver (until 2021) FIA Gold (2022–) |
Career
Foster began karting at the age of six.[1] During his karting career, he was most notably the 2017 British Open champion in Junior Max and the 2017 and 2018 English Open champion as an Arden-backed karter.[2][3]
During his final year of karting in 2018, Foster made his single-seater debut in FF1600,[4] before stepping up to the F4 British Championship with TRS Arden Junior Team for his first full-season in single-seaters.[5] After taking his first pole at Thruxton,[6] Foster took his maiden series win three rounds later at Snetterton,[7] and then taking his second and final podium of the season by finishing second in race two of the second Thruxton round as he closed out the season eighth in points.[8] During 2019, Foster also made a one-off appearance in the Formula 4 United States Championship in the season-ending round at Circuit of the Americas.[9]
After taking a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster joined RLR MSport to race part-time in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.[10] Foster won on debut at Barcelona and finished in the top six in two of his next three outings, but was not eligible for points as the team's entry wasn't for the full-season.[11]
In 2022, Foster returned to RLR MSport to race in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.[12] Racing in the first two rounds of the season, Foster finished third in the season-opening race at Le Castellet before finishing 19th at Imola.[13] Following this, Foster was given a 17-month ban from driving on the roads following a DUI incident back in March,[14] before his Motorsport UK licence was suspended indefinitely in June.[15]
Foster joined 360 Racing for his first full-time season in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup in 2023.[16] Scoring points in all but two races, Foster took a best result of fourth at Algarve en route to a sixth-place finish.[17] Remaining in LMP3 competition for 2024, Foster joined High Class Racing alongside Jens Reno Møller for his second full-time season in Le Mans Cup.[18] After winning the season-opening round at Barcelona,[19] Foster finished third at Le Mans and Algarve to end the year third in points.[20][21]
Foster then switched to GT3 competition for 2025, joining Team RJN to compete in the Gold Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[22] In his rookie year in the series, Foster scored a best class result of fourth at Le Castellet en route to a fifth-place points finish in the Gold Cup standings.[23]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Super One Series – Mini Max | Protrain | 15th |
| 2016 | Super One Series – Junior Max | 8th | |
| Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Junior | 4th | ||
| 2017 | Super One Series – Junior Max | 5th | |
| Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Junior | 2nd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Junior Max | Dan Holland Racing | 17th | |
| 2018 | Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior | 6th | |
| Sources:[24][25] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | National Formula Ford 1600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36th | |
| 2019 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Team | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 8th |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | Alliance Racing by Gas Monkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |
| 2021 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | RLR MSport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2022 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | RLR MSport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14th |
| Praga Cup | Idola Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 14th | |
| 2023 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | 360 Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6th |
| 2024 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | High Class Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 3rd |
| 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Team RJN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5th | |||
| Sources:[26][24] | |||||||||
Complete F4 British Championship results
(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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TRS Arden Junior Team | BHI 1 4 |
BHI 2 10 |
BHI 3 5 |
DON 1 10 |
DON 2 11 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR1 1 7 |
THR1 2 11 |
THR1 3 4 |
CRO 1 4 |
CRO 2 4† |
CRO 3 5 |
OUL 1 8 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 12 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 1 |
SNE 3 6 |
THR2 1 5 |
THR2 2 2 |
THR2 3 7 |
KNO 1 8 |
KNO 2 6 |
KNO 3 6 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 8 |
SIL 3 6 |
BHGP 1 8 |
BHGP 2 9 |
BHGP 3 8 |
8th | 207 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | BAR 1 |
LEC 4 |
MNZ 16 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
SPA |
POR 6 |
NC | 0 |
| 2022 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC 3 |
IMO 19 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
MNZ |
SPA |
ALG |
14th | 15 |
| 2023 | 360 Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 5 |
LMS 1 9 |
LMS 2 6 |
LEC 6 |
ARA 17 |
SPA 15 |
ALG 4 |
6th | 39 |
| 2024 | High Class Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 1 |
LEC 6 |
LMS 1 14 |
LMS 2 3 |
SPA Ret |
MUG 7 |
ALG 3 |
3rd | 61 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)