Anthony Martin (born 13 February 1995) is an Australian

race car driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including n ...

Early life

Martin was born in

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie-Boulder (or just Kalgoorlie) is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder as the surroundi ...

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. He began racing go karts at the age of 13.

Career

In 2013 and 2014, Martin competed in

Australian Formula Ford Championship The Australian Formula Ford Championship is an Australian motor racing competition for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars, held annually since 1970. From 1970 until 1992 it was a national series and from 1993 until 2013 the series was sanctione ...

. He was the 2013 Western Australia Formula Ford Champion and Rookie of the Year and 2014 championship runner-up. In

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, he made his debut in the

U.S. F2000 National Championship The USF2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tire is an American racing series using an American variation of the Formula Ford standard, "F2000", that resumed operation for the 2010 season. As of 2022, it is sanctioned by the United States ...

with John Cummiskey Racing. He finished in fourth place and was named rookie of the year. He returned to the series in 2016, moving to

Cape Motorsports Cape Motorsports is an American motorsport team that currently competes in Indy NXT. The team was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. History Cape Motorsports was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. The ...

with

Wayne Taylor Racing Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is a sports car racing team that was founded in 2004 by racing driver Wayne Taylor. From 2023 to 2025, the team had a partnership with Andretti Global, Andretti Autosport that also saw them rebrand as Wayne Taylor Raci ...

and won the championship after a six-win season. The win saw him climb the

Road to Indy The USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire, formerly known as the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, is a racecar driver development program, providing a scholarship-funded path to reach the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500. ...

ladder. In

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, Martin made his

Pro Mazda Championship The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the Road to Indy l ...

debut with Cape Motorsports and finished the year in second place.

Racing record

Career summary

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Anthony 1995 births Living people U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Wayne Taylor Racing drivers Racing drivers from Western Australia Sportspeople from Kalgoorlie