Tommy Milner (born January 28, 1986),
is an American
GM factory racing and test driver, also currently employed full-time in
Corvette Racing. He is also the co-owner of Team Hype Sim.
He was featured in 2011
racing video game Shift 2: Unleashed.
Early life
Milner was born on 28 January 1986.
His passion for racing started when he would watch and observe his father's racing team, currently known as PTG Racing Inc.
Milner even states:
Always in the summertime, when I was off school I’d go up to the shop almost every day and I’d just kind of hang out at the shop there and interact with all the crew guys and ride around all the pit equipment around the parking lot and stuff like that. It was fun being there. The crew guys were fun to hang out with always and it was cool to be around the race team.
At a young age, Milner would test and consult amateur racing game mods, whom of which are now the founders of
Slightly Mad Studios
Slightly Mad Studios Ltd. is a British video game developer based in London. Founded in 2009, it is best known for the ''Project CARS'' series of racing games that it developed from 2015 until the series' discontinuation in 2022. Codemasters acq ...
.
Career
Milner started karting at the age of 14 and began his career as a sports car driver in the 2004 and 2005
Grand-Am seasons. He drove for
Panoz in 2006 and 2008 and for
Rahal Letterman Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Series. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana and Hilliard, Ohio, it is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winn ...
in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in the
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The American Le Mans' hea ...
. In 2010 he finished 3rd in the GT Driver's Championship. In 2011, he decided to make the switch to Corvette Racing. In addition to driving for Corvette Racing, he also drove for Team Need for Speed Schubert at the
2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring
The 2011 ADAC Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring was the 39th running of the 24 Hours Nürburgring, 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It took place over June 25–26, 2011. 135 out of the 202 starters were classified.
Resume
With Cor ...
. Currently he drives the
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. It serves as the replacement for the Corvette C7.R, using the C8 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base. Corvet ...
with co-driver
Jordan Taylor.
The highlight of Milner's career so far is a class victory at the
2011 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: ''79e 24 Heures du Mans'') was an 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars. The race was held from 11 to 12 June 2011 at the Circuit de ...
driving a
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
The Chevrolet Corvette C6.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing. It is a replacement for the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, Corvette C5-R racing car, app ...
with teammates
Antonio García and
Olivier Beretta. He also won his first American Le Mans Series race at the
.
In 2013 he took his first-class victory at the
12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida, US. The event is the second round ...
. He also achieved a class victory at the
2022 6 Hours of Monza
The 2022 6 Hours of Monza was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy on 10 July 2022. It was the fourth round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship is the final race before the summer b ...
driving the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R with co-driver
Nick Tandy.
Personal life
Milner is currently married and has one daughter. He resides in
Ashton, Virginia.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(
key
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Common meanings
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* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
References
External links
*
Tommy Milner's blog about his 2011 Le Mans GTE-Pro win
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1986 births
American people of German descent
Living people
Racing drivers from Washington, D.C.
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Corvette Racing drivers
Multimatic Motorsports drivers
BMW M drivers
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers