Charlie Eastwood

Charlie Eastwood
Charlie Eastwood
	Eastwood in 2017.
Nationality	Irish
Born	11 August 1995; Belfast, Northern Ireland
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Redline Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	28
Starts	31
Wins	5
Podiums	20
Poles	6
Best finish	1st in 2017
Previous series
2015; ; ; 2014	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0; Formula Renault 2.0 NEC; Toyota Racing Series NZ; BRDC Formula 4
Championship titles
2023; 2022; ; 2019; 2017	Asian Le Mans Series; European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am; Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am; Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Charlie Eastwood (born 11 August 1995 in Belfast) is a racing driver from Northern Ireland who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for TF Sport.^[1] Having been an Aston Martin factory driver, Eastwood was signed by Corvette Racing in 2023.^[2]

The Irishman has collected a number of accolades in sportscar racing, including winning the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in the Pro-Am category, the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the 2022 European Le Mans Series, as well as the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series.^[3]^[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	BRDC Formula 4 Championship	Douglas Motorsport	24	0	0	0	2	233	10th
2015	Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	16	0	0	1	3	535	7th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Strakka Racing	2	0	0	0	0	76	17th
		Fortec Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0
		AVF	7	0	0	0	0
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	AVF	7	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Strakka Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2016	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	Redline Racing	16	1	1	1	10	246	3rd
2016	Porsche Supercup	Redline Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016-17	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	MomoF4 Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2017	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	Redline Racing	15	4	5	2	10	228	1st
2017	Porsche Supercup	Porsche Cars GB	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	0	0	0	0	47	7th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	TF Sport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT	Care For Climate	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2018-19	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	TF Sport	8	0	1	0	4	99	3rd
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am	Oman Racing with TF Sport	5	1	3	0	5	122	1st
	GT Cup Open Europe	Optimum Motorsport	2	0	0	?	1	18	18th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	TF Sport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2019-20	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	TF Sport	8	4	2	1	5	154	2nd
2020	International GT Open	TF Sport	12	3	3	0	8	112	2nd
2020	British GT Championship	Beechdean AMR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Racing Team Turkey	5	0	1	0	0	29.5	11th
	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	TF Sport	4	0	0	0	0	10	12th
	International GT Open		2	1	1	0	2	27	13th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		2	0	0	0	0	259	52nd
	British GT Championship	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	3	1	1	0	1	0	NC†
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Garage 59	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Northwest AMR	1	0	0	0	0	211	61st
	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Oman Racing	4	0	0	0	0	36	6th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Racing Team Turkey	6	0	1	0	0	38	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Heart of Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022-23	Formula E	NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	Test driver
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	ORT by TF	7	0	1	0	2	65	5th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am	Racing Team Turkey	6	2	4	0	3	94	3rd
	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	DKR Engineering	4	1	0	0	4	76	1st
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	TF Sport	2	0	2	0	0	12	7th*
2024	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3	TF Sport

^† As Eastwood was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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	7	8	Rank	Points
2018–19	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SPA 2	LMS Ret	SIL 2	FUJ 2	SHA 8	SEB 6	SPA 2	LMS 6	3rd	99
2019–20	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	SIL 7	FUJ 1	SHA 1	BHR Ret	COA 1	SPA 3	LMS 1	BHR 8	2nd	154
2023	ORT by TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	SEB 9	ALG 8	SPA 3	LMS 2	MNZ 7	FUJ 13	BHR NC		5th	65
2024	TF Sport	LMGT3	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8	QAT	IMO	SPA	LMS	SÃO	COA	FUJ	BHR	*	*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2018	TF Sport	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	304	DNF	DNF
2019	TF Sport	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	327	42nd	11th
2020	TF Sport	Jonathan Adam Salih Yoluç	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Am	339	24th	1st
2023	ORT by TF	Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Am	312	28th	2nd

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2020	Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	DON 1	DON 2	BRH 1	DON 1	SNE 1	SNE 2	SIL 1 Ret	NC	0
2021	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	GT3	BRH 1	SIL 1 4	DON 1	SPA 1	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 4	OUL 1	OUL 2	DON 1	NC†	0†

^† As Eastwood was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2021	TF Sport	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 7	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET	52nd	259
2022	Northwest AMR	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 12	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	61st	211
2024	AWA	GTD	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2021	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 15	RBR 4	LEC 6	MNZ 7	SPA Ret	ALG WD	11th	29.5
2022	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 6	IMO 7	MNZ 7	CAT 10	SPA 6	ALG 6	8th	38
2022	Racing Team Turkey	Pro-Am Cup	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	1	1	2	4	1	1	1st	131
2023	Racing Team Turkey	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 1	LEC 1	ARA 9	SPA 2	ALG 6	ALG 4	3rd	94

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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


Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Pos.	Points
2021	TF Sport	GT	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	DUB 1 10	DUB 2 11	ABU 1 16	ABU 2 6		12th	10
2022	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	GT	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 5	ABU 1 5	ABU 2 4		5th	40
2023	DKR Engineering	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1 2	DUB 2 2	ABU 1 3	ABU 2 1		1st	76
2023–24	TF Sport	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1 7	SEP 2 8	DUB	ABU 1	ABU 2	7th*	12*

References

↑ O'Connell, RJ (13 November 2023). "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
↑ "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
↑ "Prema, Cool Racing & Racing Team Turkey Win Race & Championship Doubles, Iron Dames Crush The Field In GTE". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ Lloyd, Daniel (19 February 2023). "DKR Wins Title With Victory in Abu Dhabi Season Finale – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links

http://charlieeastwood.com/

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[TFSCorvetteDrivers-1] O'Connell, RJ (13 November 2023). "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[2] "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[3] "Prema, Cool Racing & Racing Team Turkey Win Race & Championship Doubles, Iron Dames Crush The Field In GTE". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[4] Lloyd, Daniel (19 February 2023). "DKR Wins Title With Victory in Abu Dhabi Season Finale – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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