Tom Canning Racing

GT Career Highlights

- British GT Champion
- Aston Martin Racing Junior Factory Driver
- Winning on GT3 debut in GT Open
- Aston Martin Racing Academy Winner
- Aston Martin Valkyrie Test Driver
- Dynisma Simulator Test Driver
- Record number of fastest laps in a GT4 European Series season

Career Overview

Tom is a 21 year old British racing driver with 6 years of GT racing experience across GT4 and GT3. He has been racing for Aston Martin Racing as a Junior Driver since 2019. In this role, Tom has raced in British GT, GT4 European Series, GT Cup, GT Open, British Endurance Championship and Asian Le Mans Series with support from AMR.

In 2019, Tom became British GT Champion at the age of 17 in GT4 before winning the AMR Academy, which is when he was signed as a Junior Driver. Tom has since received support and represented the brand in various championships as well as driving for all new car shakedown tests and development tests including testing for the 2024 GT4 and GT3 cars.

Tom was brought on by Darren Turner to become one of the high performance test drivers for the Aston Martin Valkyrie, a role that he has been in for over 2 years. Tom gained a lot from this experience working closely with drivers such as Darren Turner, Jonny Adam and Peter Dumbreck. Tom also works with Dynisma as a Simulator Test Driver, developing car models for Formula 1, Formula E and Endurance racing teams.