Jonathan Adam

Jonathan Robert Adam (born 4 September 1984 in Lochgelly, Fife) is a British racing driver and a factory driver for Aston Martin Racing. He was the champion of the SEAT Cupra Championship in two of its six seasons – winning in 2007 and in 2008. He also won the 2005 Elf Renault Clio Cup. He competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 2009 and currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship, British GT Championship, winning the 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 championships. He also won the LMGTE Pro class at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Career history

Early career Adam began his career in karting, winning the 1999 Scottish Kart TKM challenge, and he finished fifth overall in the British Kart Championship (100 National) in 2002, and also went on to win the "Summerlee" championship at Larkhall.

In 2003, Adam finished third overall in the Scottish Formula Ford Zetec Championship, however he was second and five points behind Ryan Cannon in the Newcomer's Cup.

Clio Cup Adam moved into the Renault Clio Cup in 2004, and after a season long battle with Ed Pead and Paul Rivett, it was the latter who took the title after Adam failed to finish in the penultimate race at Donington Park. He eventually finished third in the championship.

Adam then took four podiums, including a win, to become the Clio Cup Winter series champion.

2005 saw Adam resume his battle with Pead in the Clios, which took the championship down to the final meeting of the year at Donington Park, where Adam clinched it with a race to spare.

SEAT Cupra Championship Adam leads Martin Byford at the Croft round of the 2008 SEAT Cupra Championship. Adam competed in another one-makes series in 2006, this time the SEAT Cupra Championship. He finished third, in a competitive series with would-be 2007 BTCC driver Mat Jackson and Alan Blencowe finishing ahead of him in the standings.

In 2007, Adam continued in the championship, driving in the top Leon Cupra R class, and sealed the title with three races to go at his home circuit of Knockhill, taking nine wins and 17 podium from the 20 races. He remains in the SEAT Cupra Championship for 2008. At Knockhill, he took a double hat-trick – two poles, two victories, teo fastest laps, although he remained 14 points behind championship leader Robert Lawson. He eventually won the championship for the second year in succession.

British Touring Car Championship

Adam joined the British Touring Car Championship in 2009, driving a BMW 320si for Motorbase Performance. At the first round of the season at Brands Hatch, he was first past the chequered flag in the third race of the day, only to be penalised for hitting Jason Plato when he passed the 2001 champion for the lead.

British GT Championship Adam and Davidson's TF Sport-run Aston Martin leaving the pits at Donington.

Unable to find funding to continue in the BTCC, Adam moved to the British GT Championship to drive an Aston Martin DBRS9 for Beechdean Motorsport for 2011. Adam and co-driver Andrew Howard took their maiden win that season at Rockingham in wet conditions. They took pole position at the final race of the season at Silverstone and went on to take the win, allowing to finish the season third in the GT3 standings.

Adam once again teamed up with Howard for 2012, driving Beechdean's Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. They took the first win for the new car in the third race of the season at the Nürburgring.

From 2015 and onwards, Adam has finished in the top-three in the GT3 Championship standings in the British GT Championship, winning the title in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

24 Hours of Le Mans

After a sixth-place finish at the 2016 race, Adam won the LMGTE Pro class at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE alongside Darren Turner and Daniel Serra. He overtook the stricken No. 63 Corvette of Jordan Taylor, Antonio García, and Jan Magnussen in the final two laps of the race to take the win.

Adam became a two time class winner at Le Mans in 2020, but this time in the GTE Am class with TF Sport.

Racing record Racing career summary † As Adam was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) ( signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

Year Team Car 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 Pts 2009 Airwaves BMW BMW 320si BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 THR1 THR2 THR3 DON1 DON2 DON3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 ROC15* ROC2 ROC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 8th 116Source:

Complete British GT Championship 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 DC Points 2011 Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 BRH1 SPA1 SPA2 ROC1 ROC2 DON1 SIL1 5th 113.5 2012 Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 NUR1 NUR2 ROC1 BRH1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 DON1 8th 75 2013 Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SIL1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 ZAN1 ZAN2 DON1 4th 2014 Beechdean-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SIL1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 DON1 5th 98 2015 Beechdean-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SIL1 SPA1 BRH1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 1st 156.5 2016 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 BRH1 ROC1 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 1st 163 2017 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 DON1 3rd 150.5 2018 Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 1st 167.5 2019 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 1st 131 2020 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 DON1 DON2 BRH1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 17th 3 Garage 59 SIL1 2021 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 BRH1 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 DON1 6th 111.5 2022 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 NC‡ 0‡ 2023 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 3rd 162 2024 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 9th 53 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo SIL1 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 2025 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo GT3 DON1 SIL1 OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 DON1 6th 130 2026 GBR Stratton Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo GT4 SIL1 OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 15th* 6*Source: † Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance. ‡ As Adam was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races 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 11 12 13 14 Pos. PointsRef 2014 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 9th 36 2021 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro-Am MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 4th 101.5

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 20th 24 2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 12th 47 2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 10th 56 2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 7th 101 2018–19 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA LMS LMS 20th 16 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA 12th 50 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 2026 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 12th* 33*Sources: Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2014 TRG-AMR North America GTD Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 128th 1 2016 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 28th 26 2022 Magnus Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 49th 342 Source:

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2021 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 8th 24 2022 TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 10th 13 2023 TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 14th 10 2023–24 TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 11th 26 2024–25 Blackthorn GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 28th 0 2025–26 Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 8th 47