Nick Foster (Australian racing driver)

Nick Foster
Foster in 2011
Nationality Australian
Born (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993
Brisbane, Australia
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2018)
FIA Gold (2019–)
Championship titles
2022
2015		GT World Challenge Asia – GT3 Silver
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Pro

Nicholas Foster (born 13 February 1993) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the 24H Series for Prime Speed Sport. He has competed in such categories as LMP2, LM GTE and GT3, most notably winning the IGTC's California 8 Hours in 2018.

Career

Foster made his car racing debut in 2007, racing in the Queensland Raceway Race Car Series. Following two uneventful seasons in the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2008 and 2009, Foster returned to the series the following year, as he joined Sonic Motor Racing Services for his third season in the series.[1] Scoring three wins across the Queensland and Symmons Plains rounds, as well as taking seven more podiums, Foster secured a third-place points finish at season's end.[2] During 2010, Foster also made a one-off appearance in the Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship for Astuti Motorsport.[3]

After starting 2011 by scoring two podiums in the Toyota Racing Series for Giles Motorsport,[4] Foster returned to the Australian Formula Ford Championship for the rest of the year.[5] In his final year in the series, Foster scored five wins and seven more podiums to end the year third in points for the second year in a row.[6] Switching to Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and Team BRM for the following year,[7] taking a lone podium at Adelaide en route to a sixth-place points finish in the Pro standings.[8] Foster then briefly returned to single-seaters, racing in the Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship in 2013, scoring two wins at Hidden Valley and taking seven more podiums to finish third in points.[9]

Reuniting with Sonic Motor Racing Services to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia the following year, winning both races at Surfers Paradise to end the year fifth in the Pro class standings.[10] Returning to the team and series for 2015,[11] Foster took eight wins and a further six podiums to clinch the Pro class title.[12] Continuing in Carrera Cup competition the following year, Foster moved to Germany to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for KÜS Team 75 Bernhard.[13] Racing with the team through the first six rounds, Foster scored podiums at Oschersleben and Lausitzring,[14][15] before switching to Konrad Motorsport for the final two rounds and ending the year fifth in points with another podium at the Nürburgring.[16]

In 2017, Foster joined Porsche-fielding Gulf Racing to race in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Ben Barker and Michael Wainwright.[17] In his only season in the series, Foster scored a best result of second at the 6 Hours of Shanghai and also finished third at the 6 Hours of Mexico en route to a sixth-place points finish.[18][19] During 2017, Foster also raced part-time in Blancpain GT Series Asia for Craft-Bamboo Racing,[20] scoring a best result of second at both Suzuka and Fuji as he ended the year 13th in the overall and eighth in the Silver Cup standings.[21] Returning to the latter series for 2018, Foster joined Ferrari-fielding HubAuto Racing,[22] taking wins at Shanghai and Ningbo as he secured runner-up spots in both the overall and Silver Cup standings.[23][24] During 2018, Foster also raced with the same team at the Suzuka 10 Hours, taking the overall pole position in qualifying and finishing second in Pro-Am in the race.[25][26]

Remaining with HubAuto Racing for 2019, Foster raced with them in all but one rounds of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, taking a lone win at the California 8 Hours and finishing 18th in points.[27] During 2019, Foster also raced in all but one race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Audi-affiliated Attempto Racing,[28] as well as finishing runner-up at the Gulf 12 Hours for the same team in December.[29] At the end of the year, Foster raced in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series for Eurasia Motorsport in the LMP2 class,[30] finishing second in the first three races to end the year third in points.[31]

The following year, Foster was set to compete with Optimum Motorsport in both the British GT Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[32][33] but both deals fell through due to the pandemic.[34] During 2020, Foster raced with Eurasia Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.[35][36] Foster also raced at the Berlin rounds of the 2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy,[37] as well as making one-off appearances in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and International GT Open with SPS Automotive Performance.[38] In 2021, Foster made a one-off appearance in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Hella Pagid - racing one at the NLS8.[39]

Foster returned to GT World Challenge Asia for 2022, joining Mercedes-fielding Triple Eight JMR alongside Prince Jefri Ibrahim.[40] In his second full-time season in the series, Foster took overall wins at Sepang and Fuji,[41][42], as well as one other Pro-Am class win, as he missed out on the overall title by three points, and clinched the Pro-Am title by five points.[43] During 2022, Foster also raced for the team in a one-off appearance in GT World Challenge Australia at Adelaide,[44] as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Hella Pagid - racing one.[45] Following that, Foster raced for Prime Speed Sport in the GT class of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series,[46] as well as making a one-off appearance in the 2025 24H Series for the same team at the 12 Hours of Paul Ricard.[47]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2005 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior National Light 15th
Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Club 14th
2006 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior National Light 8th
Queensland Superkart Championship 19th
2007 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior National Light 1st
CIK Trophy of New Zealand – ICA-J 2nd
Sources:[48]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Queensland Raceway Race Car Series 12 4 0 3 7 36 9th
2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship Steeline Metal Framing Systems 22 0 0 0 0 13 22nd
Queensland Raceway Race Car Series 6 1 0 0 5 82 6th
Queensland Formula Ford Championship 6 2 1 0 5 95 5th
2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship BF Racing 22 0 0 0 0 13 22nd
Queensland Racing Car Championship 2 0 0 0 0 4 16th
2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sonic Motor Racing Services 22 3 1 3 10 263 3rd
Victorian State Formula Ford Fiesta Championship 3 0 1 0 2 90 13th
Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship – Gold Star Astuti Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 3 22nd
2011 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 2 0 2 510 10th
Australian Formula Ford Championship Sonic Motor Racing Services 22 5 2 3 12 251 3rd
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Cars Australia 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Pro Team BRM 24 0 1 0 1 641 6th
Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship – Gold Star 3 0 0 0 3 28 12th
2013 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship – Gold Star Team BRM 20 2 2 7 9 150 3rd
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Pro Sonic Motor Racing Services 22 2 1 1 10 767 5th
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Pro Sonic Motor Racing Services 20 8 6 5 14 956 1st
24 Hours of Spa Support Race – Porsche Cup Class A Martinet Team Pro GT 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 10th
2016 Bathurst 12 Hour – B Team NZ Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 3rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany KÜS Team 75 Bernhard 12 0 0 0 3 186 5th
Konrad Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Gulf Racing 9 0 0 0 2 97 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 10th
Blancpain GT Series Asia – GT3 Silver Craft-Bamboo Racing 6 0 1 0 2 62 8th
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Challenge DNA Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup – GT Cup Team NZ Motorsport
Gulf 12 Hours – GT Pro-Am Kessel Racing TP12 HubAuto 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 3rd
2018 24H GT Series – 991 race:pro motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 28 NC
Blancpain GT Series Asia – GT3 Silver HubAuto Corsa 12 3 4 4 7 183 2nd
Suzuka 10 Hours – Pro-Am 1 0 1 0 1 N/a 2nd
Gulf 12 Hours Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2019 24H GT Series – A6 Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Toksport WRT 1 0 0 0 0
Intercontinental GT Challenge HubAuto Corsa 4 1 0 0 1 25 18th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 11 21st
Attempto Racing 4 0 0 0 0
Gulf 12 Hours 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
VLN Series – Cup 5 Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Eurasia Motorsport 4 0 1 0 3 65 3rd
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy – Pro Jaguar China Racing 7 0 0 0 1 49 5th
2020 Australian GT Championship – Pro-Am Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 8 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Eurasia Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am SPS Automotive Performance 2 0 1 1 2 20 7th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 1 1 2 14 9th
2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Hella Pagid - racing one 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 GT World Challenge Asia – GT3 Silver Triple Eight JMR 10 3 0 1 6 158 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am Hella Pagid - racing one 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
GT World Challenge Australia – GT3 Pro-Am JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Prime Speed Sport 6 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
2025 24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am Prime Speed Sport 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC
Sources:[48]

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2011 Giles Motorsport TER
1
5 		TER
2
9 		TER
3
Ret 		TIM
1
7 		TIM
2
10 		TIM
3
Ret 		HMP
1
Ret 		HMP
2
13 		HMP
3
13 		MAN
1
5 		MAN
2
14 		MAN
3
5 		TAU
1
2 		TAU
2
3 		TAU
3
5 		10th 510

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 Gulf Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
4 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
5 		NÜR
5 		MEX
3 		COA
Ret 		FUJ
4 		SHA
2 		BHR
5 		6th 97

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Gulf Racing UK Ben Barker
Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 328 38th 10th
2020 Eurasia Motorsport Roberto Merhi
Nobuya Yamanaka 		Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 351 18th 14th

Complete GT World Challenge Asia 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 10 11 12 DC Pts
2017 Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GT3 Silver SEP
1 		SEP
2 		BUR
1 		BUR
2 		SUZ
1
2 		SUZ
2
8 		FUJ
1
2 		FUJ
2
11 		SHA
1
Ret 		SHA
2
9 		ZHE
1 		ZHE
2 		8th 62
2018 HubAuto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 GT3 Silver SEP
1
4 		SEP
2
5 		BUR
1
2 		BUR
2
6 		SUZ
1
4 		SUZ
2
15 		FUJ
1
2 		FUJ
2
7 		SHA
1
1 		SHA
2
7 		ZHE
1
1 		ZHE
2
10 		2nd 183
2022 Triple Eight JMR Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 Pro-Am SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
5 		SUZ
1
3 		SUZ
2
2 		FUJ
1
4 		FUJ
2
1 		SUG
1
9 		SUG
2
10 		OKA
1
3 		OKA
2
13 		1st 158

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2019 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MNZ
7 		SIL
Ret 		LEC
8 		CAT
10 		24th 10
HubAuto Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 SPA
6H
69 		SPA
12H
69 		SPA
24H
Ret

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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 10 Pos. Points
2020 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MIS
1
 MIS
2
 MIS
3
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 ZAN
1
14 		ZAN
2
18 		CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 7th 20

Complete Asian 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
2019-20 Eurasia Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SHA
2 		BEN
2 		SEP
2 		CHA
5 		3rd 65
2024–25 Prime Speed Sport GT Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 SEP
1
19 		SEP
2
Ret 		DUB
1
21 		DUB
2
Ret 		ABU
1
11 		ABU
2
Ret 		23rd 2

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