Ross Gunn (racing driver)
Ross Gunn (born 1 January 1997) is a British professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Career. Gunn began his racing career in karting at the age of eight, winning the British Super One MiniMax Championship in 2011 before taking the British Super One Junior Rotax Championship title the following year. In 2013, he graduated to single-seater formula competition, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 series. However, he was forced to miss the final two rounds of the season due to a lack of funding . Scoring two race victories, Gunn finished 11th in the championship. As a result of his lack of funding, Gunn wouldn't race competitively in 2014, but would return in 2015 by taking part in the Aston Martin Evolution Academy. That season, Gunn and co-driver Jamie Chadwick secured the British GT Championship GT4-class title, driving for Beechdean-AMR. In December, Gunn was announced as the winner of the Aston Martin Evolution Academy, which lead to his signing as an Aston Martin factory driver for 2016. After a year of GT3 competition in 2016, Gunn stepped up to the GTE  ranks with Beechdean-AMR, competing in the 2017 European Le Mans Series. In 2019, Gunn secured his first full-time FIA World Endurance Championship ride with Aston Martin Racing's GTE Am class entry, driving alongside Paul Dalla Lana and Darren Turner. The team would collect four podium finishes in eight races, finishing 7th in the championship. 2021 saw Gunn join Aston Martin customer team Heart of Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Following the 12 Hours of Sebring, Gunn was confirmed as the full-season partner for Roman de Angelis, with team boss Ian James set to step back  to the series' endurance events at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta. That season, the duo claimed the WeatherTech Sprint Cup title, awarded to the highest performing team throughout the season's sprint events. Gunn was victorious in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans, held at Road Atlanta. Racing record. Career summary. Season still in progress. Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results. Season still in progress.