Tommy Foster (racing driver)

Tommy Foster
Foster in 2021
Born
Tommy Michael Foster

(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002
Newquay, England
Nationality British
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)

Tommy Michael Foster (born 10 April 2002) is a British racing driver currently competing for Team RJN in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Career

Foster began karting at the age of six.[1] During his karting career, Foster was most notably the 2017 British Open champion in Junior Max and the 2017 and 2018 English Open champion as an Arden-backed karter.[2][3]

During his final year of karting in 2018, Foster made his single-seater debut in FF1600,[4] before stepping up to the F4 British Championship with TRS Arden Junior Team for his first full-season in single-seaters.[5] After taking his first pole at Thruxton,[6] Foster took his maiden series win three rounds later at Snetterton,[7] and then taking his second and final podium of the season by finishing second in race two of the second Thruxton round as he closed out the season eighth in points.[8] During 2019, Foster also made a one-off appearance in the Formula 4 United States Championship in the season-ending round at Circuit of the Americas.[9]

After taking a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster joined RLR MSport to race part-time in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.[10] Foster won on debut at Barcelona and finished in the top six in two of his next three outings, but was not eligible for points as the team's entry wasn't for the full-season.[11]

In 2022, Foster returned to RLR MSport to race in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.[12] Racing in the first two rounds of the season, Foster finished third in the season-opening race at Le Castellet before finishing 19th at Imola.[13] Following this, Foster was given a 17-month ban from driving on the roads following a DUI incident back in March,[14] before his Motorsport UK licence was suspended indefinitely in June.[15]

Foster joined 360 Racing for his first full-time season in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup in 2023.[16] Scoring points in all but two races, Foster took a best result of fourth at Algarve en route to a sixth-place finish.[17] Remaining in LMP3 competition for 2024, Foster joined High Class Racing alongside Jens Reno Møller for his second full-time season in Le Mans Cup.[18] After winning the season-opening round at Barcelona,[19] Foster finished third at Le Mans and Algarve to end the year third in points.[20][21]

Foster then switched to GT3 competition for 2025, joining Team RJN to compete in the Gold Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[22] In his rookie year in the series, Foster scored a best class result of fourth at Le Castellet en route to a fifth-place points finish in the Gold Cup standings.[23]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2015 Super One Series – Mini Max Protrain 15th
2016 Super One Series – Junior Max 8th
Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Junior 4th
2017 Super One Series – Junior Max 5th
Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Junior 2nd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Junior Max Dan Holland Racing 17th
2018 Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior 6th
Sources:[24][25]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 National Formula Ford 1600 3 0 0 0 0 9 36th
2019 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Team 30 1 1 1 2 207 8th
Formula 4 United States Championship Alliance Racing by Gas Monkey 2 0 0 0 0 0 36th
2021 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 RLR MSport 4 1 0 0 1 0 NC
2022 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 RLR MSport 2 0 0 0 1 15 14th
Praga Cup Idola Motorsport 3 1 1 0 1 53 14th
2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 360 Racing 7 0 0 0 0 39 6th
2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 High Class Racing 7 1 0 0 3 61 3rd
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team RJN 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 0 0 0 0 46 5th
Sources:[26][24]

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2019 TRS Arden Junior Team BHI
1
4 		BHI
2
10 		BHI
3
5 		DON
1
10 		DON
2
11 		DON
3
Ret 		THR1
1
7 		THR1
2
11 		THR1
3
4 		CRO
1
4 		CRO
2
4† 		CRO
3
5 		OUL
1
8 		OUL
2
4 		OUL
3
12 		SNE
1
4 		SNE
2
1 		SNE
3
6 		THR2
1
5 		THR2
2
2 		THR2
3
7 		KNO
1
8 		KNO
2
6 		KNO
3
6 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
8 		SIL
3
6 		BHGP
1
8 		BHGP
2
9 		BHGP
3
8 		8th 207

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2021 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 BAR
1 		LEC
4 		MNZ
16 		LMS
1
 LMS
2
 SPA
 POR
6 		NC 0
2022 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
3 		IMO
19 		LMS
1
 LMS
2
 MNZ
 SPA
 ALG
 14th 15
2023 360 Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
5 		LMS
1
9 		LMS
2
6 		LEC
6 		ARA
17 		SPA
15 		ALG
4 		6th 39
2024 High Class Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
1 		LEC
6 		LMS
1
14 		LMS
2
3 		SPA
Ret 		MUG
7 		ALG
3 		3rd 61

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(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
2025 Team RJN McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Gold LEC
17 		MNZ
41 		SPA
6H
31 		SPA
12H
55 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
25 		BAR
25 		5th 46

References

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  2. ^ "The inside story of Prince Albert of Monaco's trip to Newquay". cornwalllive.com. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ "The top karting stars of 2018". formulascout.com. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Promoted: Tommy Foster's racing breakthrough in Formula Ford 1600". autosport.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ "FF1600 star Tommy Foster joins Arden's British F4 line-up". formulascout.com. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Louis and Tommy Foster share Thruxton British F4 poles". formulascout.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Browning loses British F4 win to Tommy Foster after penalty". formulascout.com. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Skelton victorious in Thruxton race two after Maloney is penalised". formulascout.com. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. ^ "British F4's Tommy Foster to race in United States F4 at COTA". formulascout.com. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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  15. ^ "Cornwall driver Tommy Foster carried on racing after drink driving conviction". cornwalllive.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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  18. ^ "Les brèves du mardi 19 mars". endurance-info.com. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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  20. ^ "MV2S Overcomes Opening Lap Incident to Win Race 2". sportscar365.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Team Thor Claims Maiden Win As COOL Claims LMP3 Title". dailysportscar.com. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Team RJN Sets Lineup for Series Return". sportscar365.com. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  23. ^ "GT WorldChEU pwrd by AWS Endurance Cup Round 1" (PDF). dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  24. ^ a b "Tommy Foster | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  25. ^ Kartcom. "Foster Tommy". Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Tommy Foster Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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