Charlie Eastwood

Charlie Eastwood (born 11 August 1995) is an Irish racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for TF Sport. Having been an Aston Martin factory driver, Eastwood was signed by Corvette Racing in 2023.

Eastwood has collected a number of accolades in sportscar racing, including winning the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in the Pro-Am category, the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the 2022 European Le Mans Series, as well as the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series.

Early career Having become the 2012 Rotax Max World Karting champion, Eastwood began his single-seater career in 2014, driving in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship for Douglas Motorsport. He would score two podiums at the season-ending round at Snetterton to finish tenth overall.

Eastwood began the following year with a campaign in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, where he would score three podiums as part of the M2 Competition outfit. Thereafter, he would compete in various rounds of the Formula Renault NEC and Eurocup Formula Renault categories, where he would not score any podiums. At the end of the year, Eastwood would win a two-year scholarship to become a Porsche-supported driver.

In 2016, Eastwood switched to sportscars, driving for Redline Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. He impressed during his rookie season, claiming ten podiums and a win at Brands Hatch to finish the campaign in third place. He remained in the series in 2017, where four victories and a further six rostrum appearances helped him win the championship on countback against Dino Zamparelli.

GT career Ahead of the 2018 season, Eastwood signed with TF Sport to compete in the Silver Cup class of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup as well as the LMGTE Am category of the FIA World Endurance Championship. In the former, Eastwood and teammates Ahmad Al Harthy and Euan McKay struggled, scoring a best in-class finish of fourth to end up seventh in the standings, last of all full-time entrants. The latter series brought more success, as the team finished on the podium four times, thus ending up third in the GTE Am standings.

In 2019, Eastwood would remain with TF to race in both series. Partnering Al Harthy and Salih Yoluç in the Pro-Am Cup of the Blancpain Endurance Series, Eastwood would clinch the championship, having won in the Pro-Am class at the 24 Hours of Spa. In the WEC, Eastwood and Yoluç were joined by pro driver Jonathan Adam, alongside whom they won the LMGTE Am category at the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans and took the runner-up spot in the championship thanks to three further victories.

During the COVID-19 pandemic-affected 2020 campaign, Eastwood and Yoluç took part in the International GT Open series's pro class. The pair won three races, missing out on the title by just two points.

Prototype & GT mix

Having competed in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series to start out 2021, Eastwood would take his first step into prototype racing by driving in the European Le Mans Series's LMP2 category for TF Sport-run Racing Team Turkey. Listed in the Pro-Am subclass, Eastwood and Salih Yoluç scored a lone win at Le Castellet alongside Harry Tincknell and placed fourth in the standings, having withdrawn from the season finale due to a crash in practice. The year also saw Eastwood win at Snetterton in the British GT Championship and take victory in a one-off round of the International GT Open.

The following year once again started with a campaign in the AsLMS, where Eastwood led Oman Racing towards sixth in the standings. He then embarked on his sophomore season in the ELMS, where he and Yoluç were joined by Jack Aitken for the majority of races. The trio scored three LMP2 Pro-Am victories, with a last-lap pass by one-off Aitken replacement Will Stevens giving the team a fourth win at Spa, on their way to a Pro-Am championship; Eastwood contributing to the title with chasing stints during the middle part of races. The No. 25 Aston Martin Vantage AMR that Eastwood drove at the 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

In 2023, Eastwood switched to LMP2 for the AsLMS, driving for DKR Engineering along with Yoluç and category rookie Ayhancan Güven. Podiums in all four races, including a win in the final round on Yas Island, gave the trio the title. This proved to be preparation for a double campaign, as Eastwood returned to the ELMS to defend his and RTT's Pro-Am title, whilst also leading ORT by TF in the FIA World Endurance Championship, partnering Michael Dinan and Ahmad Al Harthy in the LMGTE Am category. In the former, he, Yoluç, and Louis Delétraz recorded an overall LMP2 win at Barcelona and took a class win in France, but lost out on the title due to car issues at Aragón and a spin by Yoluç in Portugal. The team finished third in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass. In the latter, Eastwood and his teammates finished third at Spa and scored a second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which helped them towards fifth in the standings.

During the winter, Eastwood and Yoluç returned to the AsLMS, where they finished seventh in the teams' championship together with Michael Dinan.

Corvette factory driver Ahead of the 2024 season, Eastwood was announced as a Corvette factory driver. He would return to the WEC with TF Sport, driving a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the newly formed LMGT3 category alongside Rui Andrade and Tom van Rompuy.

Formula One In 2025, it was announced that Eastwood had joined the Cadillac Formula One Team as a simulator driver.

Racing record Career summary † As Eastwood was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 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 DC Points 2016 Redline Racing BHI1 BHI2 SILGP1 SILGP2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 SILN1 SILN2 BHGP1 BHGP2 3rd 246 2017 Redline Racing BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 OUL1 OUL2 LMS1 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 SILN1 SILN2 BHGP1 BHGP2 1st 228

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 Racing Team Turkey Ferrari 296 GT3 Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 32

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 7 8 Rank Points 2018–19 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AJ37 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 3rd 99 2019–20 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 2nd 154 2023 ORT by TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 5th 65 2024 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 10th 50 2025 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 5th 81 2026 Racing Team Turkey by TF LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 6th* 43*Source: 2022 Northwest AMR GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 61st 211 2024 AWA GTDChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.RChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY LBH LGA VIR 71st 152 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 27th 1001 2025 DXDT Racing GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 29th 992 2026 DXDT Racing GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 35th* 801* Source: Season still in progress.

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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2021 TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 12th 10 2022 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 5th 40 2023 DKR Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 1st 76 2023–24 TF Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 ABU1 ABU2 8th 42 2025–26 Racing Team Turkey GT Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 19th 13Source: