Sean Johnston (born 17 November 1990) is an American

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driver currently competing in

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. He began his racing career in 2011 in the North American Nissan

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, a televised competition that took the fastest sim racers in '' Gran Turismo'' to compete in real cars to win a professional racing contract with Nissan. After finishing second in the competition, Johnston competed in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge the following year, claiming 14 podiums from 15 races and winning the championship. In 2013, Johnston moved to Europe to compete in the

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and

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. In 2018, Johnston switched to rallying, competing alongside co-driver Alex Kihurani. Johnston's first rallying win came at the 2020

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, where he won the RC4 class, becoming the first American with a class win at the event. Johnston and Kihurani drive the

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for Saintéloc Junior Team.

Career results

WRC results

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

* Season still in progress.

WRC-3 results

J-WRC results

References

1990 births Living people American rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers European Rally Championship drivers {{rally-bio-stub Saintéloc Racing drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers American racing drivers Porsche Supercup drivers