Tristan Nunez (born October 31, 1995 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American racing driver from Boca Raton, Florida. He is the son of Juan Nunez, a former professional tennis player and coach. Nunez has a fraternal twin brother, Dylan, who was a globally ranked junior tennis player, and is now an aspiring actor.
Nunez began his racing career in the Skip Barber Summer Series in 2011 where he won the championship. In 2012 he was the 2012 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites championSperos, Bill. "Nunez looks to write his story on race track". ESPN.com, November 16, 2012. Retrieved on June 24, 2013. and won the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival. In 2013, he became the youngest class winner in Rolex Sports Car Series history, driving a Speedsource Mazda6 in the GX class. Driving with Charlie Shears and David Heinemeier Hansson, he finished 11th in the American Le Mans Series' 2013 12 Hours of Sebring where he competes in the LeMans Prototype Challenge class for Performance Tech Motorsports.AutoWeek. "Audi, Corvette Racing score big wins at 12 Hours of Sebring ALMS season opener". March 16, 2013. Retrieved on June 24, 2013.
For 2014, Nunez was signed as a Mazda factory driver in the United SportsCar Championship.Mazda Motorsports. . January 4, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2014.
For 2015, Nunez was a factory driver for Mazda Motorsports / SpeedSource in the Mazda SKYACTIV diesel prototype.
Racing record
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Year Team No. Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank PointsRef 2014 SpeedSource 07 P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY SIR LBH LGA DET WGL MSP IND ELK COA PET 11th 208 2015 SpeedSource70 P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 9th 141 2016 Mazda Motorsports55 P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 7th 257 2017 Mazda Motorsports55 P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 10th 181 2018 Mazda Team Joest77 P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 8th 234 2019 Mazda Team Joest77 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 5th 268 2020 Mazda Team Joest77 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY 7th 247 Mazda Motorsports DAY SEB ELK ATL MOH ATL LGA SEB2021WIN Autosport11LMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY DAY† SEB WGI WGL ELK LGA ATL2nd2026 2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL CTM 7th 1575 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 11 LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 ELK PET 16th6502023Performance Tech Motorsports38LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 32nd275Source:
References
External links
Tristan Nunez Racing