- Tom Canning
- Date of birth: 26th February 2002
- Residence: Bath, Somerset, UK
- Current Series: GT Cup, Indian Racing League and Historic racing
- Interests: Motorsport, Jet Skiing, Road Cycling, Running and Gym Training
Tom Canning Racing
Tom Canning Racing
GT Career Highlights
Career Overview
Tom is a 24 year old British racing driver with 8 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 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, including becoming GT Cup Champion, 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.
Tom often competes outside of GT racing as well, including racing the Praga R1 prototype in Praga Cup and Equipe Series. Tom has also raced a single seater for the last 4 years in the Indian Racing League. All of these extra races help Tom become a more rounded driver and along with the development testing he is involved with, develop the craft of switching between different driving styles allowing him to stay at the top of his game while jumping between different cars and championships.