# John Potter (racing driver)

John Potter is a race car driver and race team owner.

## Business career

He is also the founder of Magnus Racing.

## Racing career

He is a class winner at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona, the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2007 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | The Racer's Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2008 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | The Racer's Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2008 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Farnbacher Loles Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2009 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 10th |
| 2009 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | The Racer's Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 10th |
| 2010 | American Le Mans Series - GTC | Magnus Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 2010 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Magnus Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 12th |
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - GTC | Magnus Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 12th |
| 2011 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Magnus Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 301 | 6th |
| 2012 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Magnus Racing | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 7th |
| 2013 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Magnus Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 331 | 2nd |
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 272 | 8th |
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 258 | 8th |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 258 | 7th |
| 2017 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTA | Magnus Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 171 | 2nd |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 8th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 4th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | GRT Magnus | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 244 | 9th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2228 | 11th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1284 | 17th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1264 | 20th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 995 | 37th |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Magnus Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 42nd |

### 24 Hours of Daytona results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2009 | Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group | Craig Stanton Bryce Miller Marco Holzer | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 379 | 33rd DNF | 21st DNF |
| 2010 | Magnus Racing | Jeroen Bleekemolen Richard Lietz Craig Stanton | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 683 | 12th | 5th |
| 2011 | Magnus Racing | Craig Stanton Richard Lietz Marco Holzer | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 675 | 16th | 4th |
| 2012 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Richard Lietz René Rast | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 727 | 12th | 1st |
| 2013 | Magnus Racing | Nicolas Armindo Andy Lally Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 678 | 13th | 5th |
| 2014 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Wolf Henzler Jean-François Dumoulin | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 647 | 31st | 12th |
| 2015 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Marco Seefried Martin Ragginger | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 616 | 27th | 11th |
| 2016 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Marco Seefried René Rast | Audi R8 LMS | GTD | 703 | 14th | 1st |
| 2018 | Magnus Racing | Andrew Davis Andy Lally Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | GTD | 750 | 26th | 6th |
| 2019 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Marco Mapelli Spencer Pumpelly | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | GTD | 559 | 26th | 10th |
| 2020 | GRT Magnus | Andy Lally Marco Mapelli Spencer Pumpelly | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | GTD | 765 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2021 | Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | Mario Farnbacher Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | GTD | 736 | 33rd | 11th |
| 2022 | Magnus Racing | Jonathan Adam Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 707 | 24th | 2nd |
| 2023 | Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 729 | 18th | 2nd |
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### Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
| 2007 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY | MEX | HOM | VIR | LGA | LIM | WGL 18 | MDO | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | MIL 12 | | |
| 2008 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY | HOM | MEX | VIR | LGA | LIM 13 | | MDO | DAY | BAR | MON | NJ 14 | MIL 17 | | |
| 2008 | Farnbacher Loles Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | | | | | | | WGL 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY 21 | VIR 9 | NJ 8 | LAG 7 | | MDO 9 | DAY 10 | BAR 8 | WGL 7 | MON 9 | MIL 5 | HOM 4 | | 10th | 271 |
| 2009 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | | | | | WAT 5 | | | | | | | | | 10th | 271 |
| 2010 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY 5 | HOM 14 | BIR 11 | VIR 4 | LIM 7 | WAT 11 | LEX 14† | DAY 16 | NJ 6 | WGL 15 | MON 5 | SLK 8 | | 12th | 240 |
| 2011 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY 4 | HOM 3 | BIR 5 | VIR 15 | LIM 9 | WAT 5 | ELK 4 | LAG 7 | NJ 8 | WGL 3 | MON 7 | MDO 7 | | 6th | 301 |
| 2012 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY 1 | BAR 4 | HOM 7 | NJ 3 | DET 6 | MDO 5 | ELK DNF | WAT DNF | IMS 1 | WAT 4 | MON 11 | LAG 3 | LRP 6 | 7th | 323 |
| 2013 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GT | DAY 5 | COA 2 | BAR 6 | ATL 5 | DET 4 | MDO 2 | WAT 3 | IMS 3 | ELK 5 | KAN 8 | LAG 1 | LRP 13 | | 2nd | 331 |
† Potter did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

### American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2010 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | GTC | SEB | LBH | LAG | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | PET 3 | NC | 0 | |
| 2011 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | GTC | SEB 7 | LBH 3 | LRP | MOS | MDO 3 | ELK | BAL 3 | LAG | PET | 12th | 53 | |

### IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTD | DAY 12 | SEB 1 | LAG 3 | DET 13 | WGL 3 | MOS 9 | IMS 12 | ELK 14 | VIR 6 | COA 2 | PET 3 | | 8th | 272 |
| 2015 | Magnus Racing | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTD | DAY 11 | SEB 11 | LAG 6 | DET 7 | WGL 2 | LIM 5 | ELK 5 | VIR 9 | COA 12 | PET 2 | | | 8th | 258 |
| 2016 | Magnus Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GTD | DAY 1 | SEB 3 | LAG 13 | DET 10 | WGL 2 | MOS 10 | LIM 1 | ELK 4 | VIR 3$^1$ | COA 4 | PET 12 | | 7th | 258 |
| 2018 | Magnus Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GTD | DAY 6 | SEB 13 | MDO 10 | DET 10 | WGL 17 | MOS 3 | LIM 2 | ELK 9 | VIR 7 | LAG 5 | PET 9 | | 8th | 255 |
| 2019 | Magnus Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GTD | DAY 10 | SEB 2 | MOH 8 | BEL 4 | WGL 7 | MOS 8 | LIM 8 | ELK 6 | VIR 6 | LGA 3 | ATL 8 | | 4th | 249 |
| 2020 | GRT Magnus | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GTD | DAY 2 | DAY 9 | SEB 10† | ELK 8 | VIR 7 | ATL 12 | MDO 7 | CLT 11 | PET 3 | LGA 5 | SEB 7 | | 9th | 244 |
| 2021 | Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | GTD | DAY 11 | SEB 4 | MDO 9 | DET | WGL 12 | WGL | LIM 13 | ELK 13 | LGA 9 | LBH 14 | VIR 14 | PET 6 | 11th | 2228 |
| 2022 | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | GTD | DAY 2 | SEB 6 | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL 5 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR 12 | PET 14 | 17th | 1284 |
| 2023 | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | GTD | DAY 2 | SEB 9 | LBH | MON 4 | WGL 9 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 17 | | 20th | 1264 |
| 2024 | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | GTD | DAY 23 | SEB 10 | LBH | LGA | WGL 3 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | | 35th* | 635* |
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$^†$ Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship. * Season still in progress

#### Notes

$^1$ Disqualified for minimum ride height violation.