Tristan Nunez

Tristan Nunez
Nunez in 2019
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1995-10-31) October 31, 1995 (age 29)
Boynton Beach, Florida
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamMazda Team Joest
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number77
Starts64
Championships0
Wins1
Best finish5th in 2020
Finished last season7th (2020)
Previous series
2013
2013		American Le Mans
Rolex Sports Car Series

Tristan Nunez (born October 31, 1995[1] 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.[1] Nunez has a fraternal twin brother, Dylan, who was a globally ranked junior tennis player, and is now an aspiring actor.[1]

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 champion[1] 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.[2]

For 2014, Nunez was signed as a Mazda factory driver in the United SportsCar Championship.[3]

For 2015, Nunez 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 Points Ref
2014 SpeedSource 07 P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS)
I4 Turbo (diesel) 		DAY
13 		SIR
16 		LBH
8 		LGA
12 		DET
8 		WGL
9 		MSP
6 		IND
9 		ELK
9 		COA
9 		PET
11 		11th 208 [4]
2015 SpeedSource 70 P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS)
I4 Turbo (diesel) 		DAY
12 		SEB
10 		LBH
8 		LGA
6 		DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 COA
8 		PET
7 		9th 141 [5]
2016 Mazda Motorsports 55 P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY
10 		SEB
6 		LBH
5 		LGA
4 		DET
3 		WGL
8 		MOS
8 		ELK
5 		COA
8 		PET
9 		7th 257 [6]
2017 Mazda Motorsports 55 P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
11 		SEB
5 		LBH
3 		COA
10 		DET
5 		WGL
3 		MOS
4 		ELK LGA PET 10th 181 [7]
2018 Mazda Team Joest 77 P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
17 		SEB
8 		LBH
4 		MDO
3 		DET
9 		WGL
13 		MOS
6 		ELK
11 		LGA
9 		PET
2 		8th 234 [8]
2019 Mazda Team Joest 77 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
11 		SEB
11 		LBH
4 		MDO
2 		DET
10 		WGL
2 		MOS
1 		ELK
3 		LGA
6 		PET
6 		5th 268 [9]
2020 Mazda Team Joest 77 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
2 		7th 247 [10]
Mazda Motorsports DAY
2 		SEB
4 		ELK
6 		ATL
7 		MOH
5 		ATL
7 		LGA
5 		SEB
3
2021 WIN Autosport 11 LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
10 		DAY
5† 		SEB
4 		WGI
1 		WGL
2 		ELK
5 		LGA
3 		ATL
3 		2nd 2026 [11]
2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
3 		LBH
5 		LGA
3 		MDO
3 		DET WGL CTM
 7th 1575 [12]
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 11 LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 ELK
4 		PET
3 		16th 650
2023 Performance Tech Motorsports 38 LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
 SEB
6 		WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 IMS
 PET
 32nd 275 [13]
Source:[14]


References

  1. ^ a b c d Speros, Bill. "Nunez looks to write his story on race track". ESPN.com, November 16, 2012. Retrieved on June 24, 2013.
  2. ^ AutoWeek. "Audi, Corvette Racing score big wins at 12 Hours of Sebring ALMS season opener". March 16, 2013. Retrieved on June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Mazda Motorsports. "2014 Mazda Prototype Lineup". January 4, 2014. Retrieved on July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Tristan Nunez – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Tristan Nunez Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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