Anthony Bartone

Anthony Bartone Jr. (born 27 April 2000) is an American racing driver set to compete for GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros in GT World Challenge Europe.

Personal life Bartone is the son of Tony Bartone, a former drag racer and founder of Bartone Bros Racing. His uncle Michael was also a former drag racer.

Career In 2022, Bartone made his car racing debut in the GT4 America Series for Regal Motorsports alongside Andy Pilgrim. Bartone ran part-time for the team, taking a best result of 16th at NOLA, whilst also running part-time for the same team in the GT4 class of GT America, scoring a best result of tenth at Sebring.

Bartone stepped up to GT3 competition the following year, racing for his family team in both the GT America Series and GT World Challenge America. Driving for all but two rounds in the former, Bartone scored a lone win at Sonoma en route to a fifth-place points finish at season's end. In the latter, Bartone raced in the Am class in the first three rounds alongside Pilgrim, winning all six races before Adam Christodoulou replaced Pilgrim ahead of the round at VIR, thus moving the team's entry to the Pro-Am class. In the following three rounds, Bartone scored his only class podium of the season by finishing third in race two at Road America. At the end of the year, Bartone joined GetSpeed Performance to race on a part-time basis in International GT Open, and the GT class of the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series.

Moving to Europe full-time for 2024, Bartone returned to GetSpeed Performance to race full-time in both GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and International GT Open. Racing in the Silver Cup in the former alongside James Kell and Yannick Mettler, Bartone scored a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa and finished fifth in the class standings. In the latter, Bartone shared his car with Fabian Schiller and won the season opening race at Algarve before scoring two further podiums to end the year fifth in points. During the year, Bartone also raced with the team for a one-off appearance in the Le Mans Cup alongside Steve Jans, and returned with them to contest the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT class.

Remaining with GetSpeed Performance for 2025, Bartone began the year by making his debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD Pro class, in which he finished fifth. For the rest of the year, he raced with the team in both GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and International GT Open. In the former, Bartone scored a best class result of fourth at Monza, whereas in GT Open, Bartone scored two second-place finishes at Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring and three further podiums to end the year seventh in points. During 2025, Bartone raced with the team in a one-off appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans-supporting round of the Le Mans Cup, in which he and co-driver Steve Jans won race one.

Bartone remained with GetSpeed Performance for the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, securing a win at Sepang and ended the season with a podium at Abu Dhabi en route to a fourth-place points finish. Continuing with the German team for the rest of 2026, Bartone raced with them at the 24 Hours of Daytona in GTD Pro, as well as a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.

Racing record Racing career summary

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

Complete International GT Open 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 13 14 Pos. Points 2023 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 21st 10 2024 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 5th 88 2025 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 7th 90 2026 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA MIS1 MIS2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ CAT1 CAT2 23rd* 10

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 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 Pos. Points 2026 GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 3rd* 50*

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2025 GetSpeed GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 29th 280 2026 Bartone Bros with GetSpeed GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 36th* 225*