20 Facts About Jonny Edgar

Jonny Edgar was born on 13 February 2004 and is an English racing driver currently racing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport.

Jonny Edgar was both a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion.

Jonny Edgar is the cousin of F1 Academy driver Jessica Edgar.

Jonny Edgar began his karting career with Fusion Motorsport in Britain, finishing second in the Super 1 National Championship just three years after his debut.

Jonny Edgar won the SKUSA SuperNationals that year, driving for Team Benik.

In 2019, Jonny Edgar made his car racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship, driving for Jenzer Motorsport, whilst competing in selected rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship as a guest driver.

Jonny Edgar scored two podiums, namely a second-place finish at Imola and third at Mugello.

Jonny Edgar scored a further two pole positions and two fastest laps, and with 97 points the Red Bull Junior finished 10th in the standings.

Jonny Edgar would continue to race in both the Italian and German Formula 4 Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the former.

Jonny Edgar signed for Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Jak Crawford.

In October 2020 Jonny Edgar completed the first post-season test at Catalunya, running for MP Motorsport.

At the start of January, Jonny Edgar was announced to drive for Carlin in the 2021 season, partnering Ido Cohen and Kaylen Frederick.

Unfortunately, Jonny Edgar didn't manage to score any further points after that round and ended up 18th in the standings, having scored all but two points of Carlin that year.

However in September 2021, Jonny Edgar was nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award and was selected as one of the four finalists together with Louis Foster, Ollie Bearman and eventual winner Zak O'Sullivan.

In November 2021, Jonny Edgar switched to reigning team champions Trident for the post-season test at Catalunya, driving alongside Roman Stanek and rookie Zane Maloney.

Jonny Edgar would continue his points-scoring form into the following round in Austria, where he ended up seventh in the sprint race, however a collision caused by Caio Collet at the Safety car restart in the feature race prevented another points finish.

Jonny Edgar ended up twelfth in the standings, having helped Trident to the runner-up spot in the teams' championship and become the highest placed driver to have missed at least two rounds.

Jonny Edgar remained in Formula 3 for the 2023 season, this time moving to MP Motorsport after a successful test.

In September 2017, Jonny Edgar was named as one of four new signings to the Red Bull Junior Team, alongside Dennis Hauger, Jack Doohan and Harry Thompson.

However at the start of 2023, Jonny Edgar was announced to be leaving the junior team.