Corvette Racing Adds Edgar to Factory Driver Roster

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Corvette Racing Adds Edgar to Factory Driver Roster

Young British star coming off FIA WEC LMGT3 title, 24 Hours of Le Mans win


DETROIT (November 12, 2026) – Corvette Racing is adding Jonny Edgar to its lineup of factory drivers for the 2027 season following two strong years in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the FIA World Endurance Championship.


The 22-year-old British driver is the newly crowned FIA WEC LMGT3 Drivers Champion after he finished third in class at the final race of the season last weekend at Monza. He drove the No. 33 Corvette for TF Sport in 2025 and 2026 and was part of two victories – this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans and his WEC debut race at Qatar last year.


Edgar joined TF Sport as a Silver-ranked driver by the FIA but his skill set and talent level elevated him to Gold status heading into 2027 with his program yet to be confirmed by Corvette Racing and General Motors. His promotion to works driver status mirrors that of Nico Varrone, who joined the Corvette Racing factory roster after winning the 2023 WEC GTE Am championship – coincidentally with 2026 teammates Nicky Catsburg and Ben Keating.


Success has followed Edgar through each level of his racing career. A fourth-generation driver, he is a past CIK-FIA European karting champion and raced at both the F3 and F4 levels before transitioning to sports cars in 2024. He drove for TF Sport in that year’s European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class and won the class championship with one race win, two runner-ups and a third-place in six races.


Edgar also has won races in LMP2 and GTD in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.


Along with Edgar, the Corvette Racing factory driver roster features familiar names and faces. Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg are confirmed as full-season drivers in IMSA’s GTD PRO category for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. Programs for Edgar, Varrone and Charlie Eastwood – the two most recent additions to the works rosters before Edgar – will be confirmed at a later date.


JONNY EDGAR, CORVETTE RACING FACTORY DRIVER: “When I got the opportunity to race with Ben (Keating) in 2025, this was the ideal result. It’s a great honor to be able to make that transition from being a Silver driver to now a factory driver for Corvette Racing. I’m really grateful for the opportunity. I’ve loved racing a Corvette the past two years. It has been a pretty successful time with winning the first race for Corvette in LMGT3 and WEC in Qatar last year, which was my first race in the Corvette. Then winning Le Mans, obviously, was the big one and very special.

“It’s been great to share the car with guys like Dani (Juncadella) last year and Nicky this year plus having Charlie in the sister Corvette. You see how they drive, but as much as the on-track stuff is important, it’s all the off-track things, speaking with the engineers, feedback on the setup and the whole package. I feel like there is always something to learn from all those teammates. I’m always trying to take bits and pieces from what they do well and improve myself. I feel like from last year to this year, I made a big step. A big part of that is obviously what I’ve learned from my teammates. That’s been great and already this year I’ve been given more responsibility in terms of the setup decisions from this being my second year and knowing the car better. I feel like I’ve already been a little bit more involved in that. Seeing how Dani, Nicky and Charlie have done it has been a massive help. So I feel like I’m ready for this new role and excited for it.”


ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “We are happy to bring Jonny into the Corvette Racing factory driver roster. He has earned this opportunity with his performance and professionalism during the last two years with TF Sport. His closing stints at Le Mans proved what he is capable of and will be remembered by the team and fans for a long time. Jonny brings some fresh perspective and a dynamic skill set to our group, and we are excited to see him grow and develop as part of the factory lineup.”


Ryan Smith