Gar Robinson

Gar Robinson
Born (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995 (age 29)
San Antonio, Texas
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamRiley Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number74
Starts26
Championships1
Wins6
Poles2
Best finish1st in 2021, 2023
Finished last season1st
Previous series
Trans-Am Series
Championship titles
2015, 2017, 2018Trans-Am TA2
Robinson's 2015 Trans Am car at Road America

Gar Robinson (born January 17, 1996) is an American racing driver. He is the 2021 and 2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion and currently drives the No. 74 Oreca 07 for Riley Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Previously, Robinson competed in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 Class, where he is a 2-time champion, winning in 2015 and 2017.

Early life and career

Robinson is the son of former IMSA driver George Robinson.[1] According to the website of his family team, Robinson Racing, Gar's early accomplishments include a Quarter Midget Championship and a 3rd place finish in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona racing a Dodge Viper.[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 NASA National Championships - Spec Miata 1 0 0 0 0 0 14th
2014 Trans-Am Series - TA2 3 0 0 0 0 69 14th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA AVID Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 9 27th
2015 Trans-Am Series - TA2 12 3 0 0 9 298 1st
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Riley Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 31 43rd
Trans-Am Series - TA2 Robinson Racing 12 2 1 2 6 261 3rd
2017 Trans-Am Series - TA2 Robinson Racing 13 5 4 4 9 341 1st
2018 Trans-Am Series - TA2 Robinson Racing 3 1 0 3 3 92 14th
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS
SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing 5 0 0 0 0 83 31st
GT4 America Series - Sprint Robinson Racing 13 0 1 3 6 137 4th
Trans-Am Series - TA2 PBR Distributions 3 0 0 0 3 135 2nd
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Riley Motorsports 11 0 0 0 1 244 9th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 7 4 1 0 6 2176 1st
Trans-Am Series - TA2 1 0 0 0 0 17 44th
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 7 3 3 0 3 1948 2nd
IMSA Prototype Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 280 28th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Jimmy Means Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 7 4 2 0 6 2162 1st
Trans-Am Series - TA 74 Ranch Resort 1 1 1 1 1 92 17th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Riley 4 0 0 0 3 1308* 2nd*

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points Ref
2016 Riley Motorsports GTD Dodge Viper GT3-R Dodge 8.3 L V10 DAY
3 		SEB
 LGA
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 AUS
 PET
 43rd 31 [3]
2019 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 DAY SEB MDO
11 		DET
7 		WGL MOS
11 		LIM ELK
11 		VIR LGA PET
8 		31st 83 [4]
2020 Riley Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 DAY
11 		DAY
6 		SEB
4 		ELK
6 		VIR
4 		ATL
4 		MDO
2 		CHA
10 		PET
12 		LGA
9 		SEB
9 		9th 244 [5]
2021 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
11 		SEB
3 		MDO
1 		WGL
1 		WGL
1 		ELK
3 		PET
1 		1st 2176 [6]
2022 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB
7 		MDO
4 		WGL
1 		MOS
5 		ELK
1 		PET
4 		2nd 1948 [7]
2023 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
9 		SEB
1 		WGL
1 		MOS
1 		ELK
1 		IMS
2 		PET
3 		1st 2162 [8]
2024 Riley LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3 		SEB
5 		WGL
2 		MOS
2 		ELK
10 		IMS
5 		ATL
2 		2nd 2166 [9]
Source:[10]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 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 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2022 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
DNQ 		RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 0 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Gar Robinson Conquers IMSA's New LMP3 Class". SPEED SPORT. 25 November 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Chevrolet Camaro Racer|Robinson Racing". www.robinsonracingteam.com.
  3. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Gar Robinson Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gar Robinson - 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
None
 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
LMP3 Champion
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
LMP3 Champion
2023 		Succeeded by
None
(Class discontinued)