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Robby Foley

American racing driver (born 1996)

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Robert Foley (born July 20, 1996) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

01Career

Raised in Randolph, New Jersey, Foley's motorsports career was kickstarted in 2010 by a severe injury sustained during a football game while attending Randolph High School, which included a torn LCL, ACL, PCL, and a broken tibia, fibula, and ankle, alongside nerve damage, leading to a consideration by his physicians of amputating the affected leg. However, Foley had been active in motorsports throughout his youth, taking part in autocross events with his father. The following year, Foley attended the Skip Barber Racing School. After winning the Skip Barber class of the 2015 Global MX-5 Cup, Foley was granted a $100,000 scholarship by Mazda, leading to a full season campaign with Atlanta Motorsports Group in 2016. Following several seasons in MX-5 Cup competition, Foley moved into the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Turner Motorsport in 2018, making his debut at Belle Isle in June. The following season, Foley began racing full-time with the team. Foley scored his first IMSA victory at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in July 2019. In 2020, Foley won his first official championship, winning the Pro-Am class of the GT4 America SprintX Series with co-driver Michael Dinan. The following year, Foley made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Team Project 1.

For 2022, Foley returned for another full season with Turner Motorsport and co-driver Bill Auberlen, driving the new-for-2022 BMW M4 GT3. The duo would claim their only class victory of the season at Mid-Ohio, and tallied four total podiums to finish fourth in the GTD-class championship. During 2022, Foley also embarked on full-season campaigns in the GT World Challenge America and Michelin Pilot Challenge. Paired with Michael Dinan in the former championship, the team scored Pro-class victories at Watkins Glen and in the Indianapolis 8 Hour, where they finished as the highest entry eligible for GT World Challenge America points; third overall. In the latter series, Foley and co-driver Vin Barletta finished seventh in the GS-class championship, placing as high as fourth at Laguna Seca and VIR. Foley also took part in the 2022 24 Hours of Spa, driving for Walkenhorst Motorsport in a Turner-inspired BMW M4 GT3.

Foley returned to Turner Motorsport in 2023, once again taking part in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge. Just prior to the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, Foley was named as one of BMW North America's contracted drivers. Foley and full-time co-driver Patrick Gallagher claimed three runner-up finishes in the GTD class, concluding the championship season with a fourth-place points finish. In Pilot Challenge competition, Foley and Barletta claimed victories at Sebring and Watkins Glen, taking the GS-class championship by ten points over the Rebel Rock Racing duo of Robin Liddell and Frank DePew.

Foley's Turner Motorsport BMW at Road Atlanta in 2019
Foley's Turner Motorsport BMW at Road Atlanta in 2019

02Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge 12 0 0 ? 7 575 3rd
2014 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge 12 0 2 2 6 642 3rd
Pirelli World Challenge Grid-1 Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 161 7th
2015 Global MX-5 Cup - SBMX ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pirelli World Challenge Tech Sport Racing 3 0 1 1 0 244 14th
2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational Atlanta Motorsports Group 2 1 1 0 1 98 3rd
Global MX-5 Cup Mazda Road to 24 Scholarship 12 2 0 1 3 453 4th
2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge P1 Motorsports 5 0 0 0 2 70 7th
Global MX-5 Cup Atlanta Motorsports Group 4 0 ? ? 2 92 13th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Freedom Autosport 3 0 0 0 0 64 25th
2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge P1 Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 129 9th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 153 14th
Turner Motorsport 6 0 0 1 0
Pirelli World Challenge - SprintX - GTS Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 3 60th
2019 GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 11 0 0 0 3 82 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 11 2 2 0 5 262 2nd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 7 0 0 0 0 115 22nd
2020 GT4 America SprintX - Pro-Am Flying Lizard Motorsports 14 6 0 2 8 232 1st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Turner Motorsport 10 3 0 1 3 235 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 11 2 0 0 4 256 5th
2021 GT World Challenge America - Pro Turner Motorsport 11 1 1 1 7 157 3rd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 10 0 0 0 1 2340 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 13 3 2 1 4 2880 5th
International GT Open - Pro TF Sport 4 0 0 1 2 30 8th
Kessel Racing 2 0 0 0 1
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - P4 BMW M Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Turner Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 2020 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 12 1 1 0 4 2785 4th
GT World Challenge America - Pro 11 2 0 0 6 180 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 11 0 0 1 3 2924 4th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 10 2 0 1 3 2430 1st
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 2 0 1 0 0 14 17th
GT World Challenge America - Pro Bimmerworld Racing 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 10 1 0 0 4 3036 2nd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 10 0 0 0 0 2180 9th
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 13 2 0 1 8 228 1st
2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 2739 5th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 5 0 0 0 1 1240 20th
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 13 5 4 1 10 260 1st
2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Turner Motorsport
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 270* 9th*
GT World Challenge America - Pro
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M2 Racing Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels
  • As Foley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2018 P1 Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
12
14th 153
Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 SEB MOH BEL
7
WGL MOS
11
LIM
10
ELK
4
VIR
10
LGA
12
PET
2019 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
9
SEB
13
MOH
15
DET
10
WGL
2
MOS
1
LIM
3
ELK
3
VIR
11
LGA
7
PET
1
2nd 262
2020 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
DAY
8
SEB
3
ELK
7
VIR
1
ATL
11
MOH
11
CLT
1
PET
9
LGA
2
SEB
12
5th 256
2021 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
SEB
8
MOH
1
DET
8
WGL
1
WGL
12
LIM
5
ELK
2
LGA
4
LBH
16
VIR
12
PET
10
5th 2880
2022 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY
18
SEB
4
LBH
4
LGA
3
MOH
1
DET
8
WGL
3
MOS
4
LIM
10
ELK
10
VIR
7
PET
3
4th 2785
2023 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY
17
SEB
2
LBH
8
MON
7
WGL
13
MOS
13
LIM
4
ELK
12
VIR
2
IMS
5
PET
2
4th 2924
2024 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY
14
SEB
6
LBH
2
LGA
2
WGL
5
MOS
4
ELK
1
VIR
4
IMS
2
PET
9
2nd 3032
2025 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY
5
SEB
5
LBH
5
LGA
9
WGL
8
MOS
8
ELK
4
VIR
4
IMS
4
PET
8
5th 2739
2026 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY
10
SEB
5
LBH
2
LGA
7
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
2nd* 1140*
Source:

* Season still in progress.

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 Rank Points
2021 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SPA POR MON LMS
Ret
BHR BHR NC 0
Sources:

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 Team Project 1 Anders Buchardt
Dennis Olsen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am
138 DNF DNF
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