Jonathan Adam


Jonathan "Jonny" Adam 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 5th overall in the British Kart Championship in 2002, and also went on to win the "Summerlee" championship at Larkhall.
In 2003, Jonathan finished 3rd overall in the Scottish Formula Ford Zetec Championship, however he was 2nd and 5pts 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. Jonathan eventually finished 3rd in the championship.
Adam then took 4 podiums, including a win, to become the Clio Cup Winter series champion.
2005 saw him 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

Jonathan competed in another one-makes series in 2006, this time the SEAT Cupra Championship. He finished 3rd, 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 3 races to go at his home circuit of Knockhill, taking 9 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 – 2 poles, 2 victories, 2 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

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 3rd 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.

24 Hours of Le Mans

After a 6th 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 also set the fastest qualifying time prior to the race.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2009Airwaves BMWBMW 320siBRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
9		BRH
3
2*		THR
1
12		THR
2
11		THR
3
12		DON
1
6		DON
2
7		DON
3
13		OUL
1
3		OUL
2
5		OUL
3
13		CRO
1
7		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
9		SNE
1
4		SNE
2
6		SNE
3
8		KNO
1
5		KNO
2
7		KNO
3
Ret		SIL
1
8		SIL
2
7		SIL
3
6		ROC
1
5*		ROC
2
5		ROC
3
6		BRH
1
7		BRH
2
5		BRH
3
8		8th116

Complete British GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass12345678910DCPoints
2011Beechdean MotorsportAston Martin DBRS9GT3OUL
1
3		OUL
2
DNS		SNE
1
7		BRH
1
20		SPA
1
5		SPA
2
3		ROC
1
1		ROC
2
9		DON
1
Ret		SIL
1
1		5th113.5
2012Beechdean MotorsportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
9		OUL
2
15		NUR
1
1		NUR
2
7		ROC
1
Ret		BRH
1
2		SNE
1
3		SNE
2
Ret		SIL
1
15		DON
1
Ret		8th75
2013Beechdean MotorsportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
22†		ROC
1
7		SIL
1
2		SNE
1
4		SNE
2
5		BRH
1
1		ZAN
1
11		ZAN
2
4		DON
1
4		4th119.5
2014Beechdean-AMRAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
3		OUL
2
3		ROC
1
5		SIL
1
2		SNE
1
6		SNE
2
1		SPA
1
9		SPA
2
15		BRH
1
16		DON
1
Ret		5th98
2015Beechdean-AMRAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
1		ROC
1
7		SIL
1
5		SPA
1
1		BRH
1
4		SNE
1
4		SNE
2
1		DON
1
5		1st156.5
2016TF SportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3BRH
1
1		ROC
1
1		OUL
1
5		OUL
2
4		SIL
1
Ret		SPA
1
7		SNE
1
4		SNE
2
2		DON
1
2		1st163
2017TF SportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
3		OUL
2
2		ROC
1
8		SNE
1
5		SNE
2
1		SIL
1
9		SPA
1
9		SPA
2
6		BRH
1
4		DON
1
1		3rd150.5
2018Optimum MotorsportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT3OUL
1
1		OUL
2
DNS		ROC
1
4		SNE
1
4		SNE
2
4		SIL
1
3		SPA
1
3		BRH
1
1		DON
1
4		1st167.5
2019TF SportAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3GT3OUL
1
7		OUL
2
15†		SNE
1
3		SNE
2
5		SIL
1
9		DON
1
1		SPA
1
8		BRH
1
1		DON
1
5		1st131

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2015Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SILSPALMSNÜR
6		COA
6		FUJ
6		SHA
6		BHR
3		12th47
2016Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SILSPA
3		LMS
3		NÜRMEXCOAFUJSHABHR
5		10th56
2017Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
7		SPA
7		LMS
1		NÜR
7		MEX
Ret		COA
5		FUJ
6		SHA
7		BHR
6		7th101
2018–19Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SPA
6		LMS
13		LMS
14		21st16
2018–19TF SportLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
2		FUJ
2		SHA
8		SEB
6		SPA12th50
2019–20TF SportLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SIL
7		FUJ
1		SHA
1		BHR
Ret		COA
1		SPA
LMS
2nd*83*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2016Action Express RacingPCoyote Corvette DPChevrolet 5.5L V8DAY
6		SEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKCOAPET
28th26