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Jonny Edgar’s Corvette title marks a remarkable career reset
After his single-seater career stalled, Jonny Edgar rebuilt his reputation in sportscars and became WEC LMGT3 champion with TF Sport.
Jonny Edgar has turned an interrupted single-seater career into a breakthrough in endurance racing, claiming the 2026 World Endurance Championship LMGT3 title with TF Sport and earning a place on Corvette’s factory driver roster.
However, the Briton’s path to the crown was far from direct. A promising start in junior formula racing gave way to health problems. But he didn't give up. What followed was a switch to sportscars and, within three years, a world title.
A promising formula career was derailed by illness
Edgar came up through karting and joined the Red Bull junior programme before winning the 2020 ADAC F4 championship. He moved into Formula 3 the following year, but his second season was cut short after one race after he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The illness caused severe pain and inflammation, and he lost significant weight while his health deteriorated.
After getting treatment, he returned to racing and collected several top-five finishes. In his third F3 campaign he won the feature-race at Monza, but his results, unfortunately, had not match his expectations. Edgar had decided that he would leave single-seaters when the season ended.
Sportscar racing quickly offered him a fresh route forward. In 2024, he finished fourth in class at the Sebring 12 Hours in a Ligier, then won the European Le Mans Series LMP2 championship alongside Robert Kubica and Louis Deletraz. His relationship with TF Sport boss Tom Ferrier helped open the door to a WEC LMGT3 drive.
Le Mans performance set the tone for a title season
Edgar made an immediate mark in the class, taking his first WEC victory in Qatar. He raised his level again in 2026, most visibly at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where five consecutive stints towards the finish helped secure victory for the #33 Corvette.
A late safety car had erased much of the lead built overnight by Nicky Catsburg, leaving Edgar to defend against the #23 Aston Martin. He held on, matching the pace of leading drivers in the class. The performance became a defining moment in a campaign that saw Edgar, Catsburg and Ben Keating continue scoring heavily despite carrying ballast.
At the Monza finale, an early penalty dropped the Corvette to 10th. The crew fought back to third, and Edgar secured the championship – three years after his final F3 season ended at the same circuit. He then became the WEC’s first solo champion since Richard Lietz in 2015.
Catsburg praised Edgar’s speed, racecraft and contribution to strategy during the season. Corvette’s decision to promote the 22-year-old to its factory roster, announced on Friday, gives further weight to that endorsement. His precise 2027 programme has not been revealed. For more on the decisive event, read our Monza WEC finale report.
