Robby Foley
Robby Foley | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Randolph, New Jersey, United States | July 20, 1996
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | Turner Motorsport |
Car number | 96 |
Former teams | P1 Motorsports |
Starts | 41 |
Wins | 6 |
Podiums | 12 |
Poles | 3 |
Previous series | |
2019-20 2013-17 2013-15 | GT4 America Series Global MX-5 Cup Pirelli World Challenge |
Championship titles | |
2020 | GT4 America Series SprintX – Pro-Am Class |
Michelin Pilot Challenge career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Turner Motorsport |
Car number | 96 |
Former teams | Freedom Autosport |
Starts | 30 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 4 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Robby Foley (born July 20, 1996) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]
Career
Raised in Randolph, New Jersey, Foley's motorsports career was kickstarted in 2010 by a severe injury sustained during a football game while attending Randolph High School, which included a torn LCL, ACL, PCL, and a broken tibia, fibula, and ankle, alongside nerve damage, leading to a consideration by his physicians of amputating the affected leg.[2][3] The following year, Foley attended the Skip Barber Racing School.[4] After winning the Skip Barber class of the 2015 Global MX-5 Cup, Foley was granted a $100,000 scholarship by Mazda, leading to a full season campaign with Atlanta Motorsports Group in 2016.[5] Following several seasons in MX-5 Cup competition, Foley moved into the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Turner Motorsport in 2018, making his debut at Belle Isle in June.[6] The following season, Foley began racing full-time with the team.[7] Foley scored his first IMSA victory at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in July 2019.[8] In 2020, Foley won his first official championship, winning the Pro-Am class of the GT4 America SprintX Series with co-driver Michael Dinan.[9] The following year, Foley made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Team Project 1.[10]
For 2022, Foley returned for another full season with Turner Motorsport and co-driver Bill Auberlen, driving the new-for-2022 BMW M4 GT3.[11]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Turner_Motorsport%27s_BMW_M6_GT3_at_the_2019_Petit_Le_Mans.jpg/255px-Turner_Motorsport%27s_BMW_M6_GT3_at_the_2019_Petit_Le_Mans.jpg)
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2013 | Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 7 | 575 | 3rd | |
2014 | Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 642 | 3rd | |
Pirelli World Challenge | Grid-1 Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 7th | |
2015 | Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup - SBMX Class | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Pirelli World Challenge | Tech Sport Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 14th | |
2016 | Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational | Atlanta Motorsports Group | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 3rd |
Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires | Mazda Road to 24 Scholarship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 453 | 4th | |
2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 7th |
Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires | Atlanta Motorsports Group | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 92 | 13th | |
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge | Freedom Autosport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 25th | |
2018 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 9th |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Class | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 14th | ||
Turner Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Pirelli World Challenge - SprintX - GTS Pro-Am | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60th | |
2019 | GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 4th |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Class | Turner Motorsport | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 262 | 2nd | |
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Class | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 22nd | ||
2020 | GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 232 | 1st |
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Class | Turner Motorsport | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 4th | |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Class | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 256 | 5th | ||
2021 | GT World Challenge America - Pro Class | Turner Motorsport | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 157 | 3rd |
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Class | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2340 | 4th | ||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Class | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2880 | 5th | ||
International GT Open - Pro | TF Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8th | |
Kessel Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
24H GT Series - P4 | BMW M Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
2022 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | Turner Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | 7th |
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2785 | 4th | ||
GT World Challenge America - Pro | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 5th | ||
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Walkenhorst Motorsport |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2018 | P1 Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 12 |
14th | 153 | |||||||||||
Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | SEB | MOH | BEL 7 |
WGL | MOS 11 |
LIM 10 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 10 |
LGA 12 |
PET | ||||||
2019 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DAY 9 |
SEB 13 |
MDO 15 |
DET 10 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 1 |
LIM 3 |
ELK 3 |
VIR 11 |
LGA 7 |
PET 1 |
2nd | 262 | |
2020 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DAY 6 |
DAY 8 |
SEB 3 |
ELK 7 |
VIR 1 |
ATL 11 |
MDO 11 |
CLT 1 |
PET 9 |
LGA 2 |
SEB 12 |
5th | 256 | |
2021 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 8 |
MDO 1 |
DET 8 |
WGL 1 |
WGL 12 |
LIM 5 |
ELK 2 |
LGA 4 |
LBH 16 |
VIR 12 |
PET 10 |
5th | 2880 |
2022 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | DAY 18 |
SEB 4 |
LBH 4 |
LGA 3 |
MDO 1 |
DET 8 |
WGL 3 |
MOS 4 |
LIM 10 |
ELK 10 |
VIR 7 |
PET 3 |
4th | 2785 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SPA | POR | MON | LMS Ret |
BHR | BHR | NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2021 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
138 | DNF | DNF |
References
- ^ "Robby Foley - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Injury Leads Foley to Pursue Racing Career, Auburn Degree". sportscar365.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Brudenell, Mike. "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump; Injury as a teenager slowed -- but didn't stop -- Turner Motorsport driver", Autoweek, May 31, 2019. Accessed April 15, 2021. "At age 14, Foley suffered a devastating leg injury while playing football at Randolph High School in New Jersey. He fractured his leg so badly, doctors even considered amputating."
- ^ "Robby Foley's road to IMSA WeatherTech Championship included major bump". autoweek.com. May 31, 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Robby Foley Takes his $100,000 Mazda Scholarship to Atlanta". news.mazdausa.com. April 20, 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer Robby Foley Scores Seventh in Detroit Debut". mx-5cup.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Turner Motorsport confirms lineup for IMSA GTD-class BMW". motorsport.com. December 14, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Turner BMW racks up two special stats with CTMP win". motorsport.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Pirelli GT4 America SprintX ProAm Champions: Michael Dinan, Robby Foley". gt4-america.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Foley Explains "Very Last Minute" Team Project 1 Drive". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Dagys, John (December 20, 2021). "Klingmann, Dinan Complete Turner Lineup for Rolex 24". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
External links
- Robby Foley at Bell Racing
- Robby Foley at Motorsport.com
- Robby Foley at Racing Reference
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Racing drivers from New Jersey
- People from Randolph, New Jersey
- Randolph High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey
- International GT Open drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers