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Kenton Koch

Kenton Lee Koch[1] (born July 5, 1994) is an American racing driver who competes in the GT4 America Series, Michelin Pilot Challenge, and IMSA SportsCar Championship.[2]

Kenton Koch
Koch (in white) in 2013.
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 29)
Glendora, California, United States
GT4 America Series career
Debut season2020
Current teamRandom Vandals Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number92
Former teamsBSport Racing
Starts52
Wins8
Podiums26
Poles2
Fastest laps5
Championship titles
2013

2014
2015		Skip Barber MazdaSpeed Challenge
SCCA Pro Racing MX-5 Cup
Cooper Tires Prototype Lites - L1
Last updated on: 22 October 2023.

Career edit

Early career edit

Koch's interest in motorsport began at an incredibly young age, through avenues such as karting and watching his father compete in off-road racing competitions on the weekends.[3] At age six, Koch attended the LA Auto Show with his father, where he was introduced to karting.[4] Although he was too young to compete at the time, once Koch turned eight, his parents presented him with his own kart.[5]

Skip Barber and Mazda MX-5 Cup edit

Koch's transition into cars began in 2010. He himself stated that karting wasn't initially a career path, but after a strong performance in a Skip Barber-promoted karting shootout, Koch earned a half-scholarship to compete in the Skip Barber Western Regional Series.[6][7] During the opening weekend of the season at Laguna Seca, Koch claimed two podiums and a race victory, leaving the event joint-top of the points standings alongside Thomas McGregor.[8] However, Koch wouldn't compete beyond the first weekend. In 2011, Koch graduated to the Skip Barber Summer Series, where he would claim three podiums and one race win through 12 races, taking seventh in the championship.

2012 saw Koch transition into sports car racing, taking part in the Skip Barber-sanctioned Skip Barber Mazdaspeed Challenge, which ran as a support series to the overall SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup. He had a strong rookie season, claiming 17 victories through 20 races and taking a podium in every race.[9] Owing to his championship success and subsequent funding, Koch advanced to the Pro Challenge for 2013 – the top class of the Skip Barber Mazda series.[4] It was another successful season, where Koch claimed nine victories through 11 races, setting five track records and claiming his second consecutive championship.[9] His championship title came with a $75,000 scholarship, as well as acceptance into the Mazda Sports Car Racing Academy. Koch also took on a coaching role at Skip Barber Racing School's Monterey, California facility.[3]

For 2014, Koch utilized his scholarship to compete in the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup. He joined Alara Racing, who had claimed the most recent series title with driver Christian Szymczak.[10] Koch once again enjoyed a strong season, winning six of the first eight races,[11] including a weekend sweep at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,[12] culminating in a championship title at year's end – his third in three years.[13] At the conclusion of the season, Koch traveled to Auto Club Speedway to take part in the Team USA Scholarship shootout.[14] At the conclusion of the season, Koch traveled to Mexico to take part in the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.[15][16]

Prototype racing (2015–2017) edit

Following his MX-5 Cup championship in 2014, Koch graduated to the next level of the Mazda pyramid for 2015, taking part in the Mazda Prototype Lites championship thanks to a Mazda-provided scholarship.[17][18] In his first season of prototype racing, Koch once enjoyed a successful season, winning the opening race at Sebring[19] and sweeping the weekend at Road America[20] en route to 11 race victories and a season championship.[21] Koch's victory tally tied Tristan Nunez's single-season Prototype Lites wins record. At the conclusion of the season, Koch set his eyes on a drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2016, owing to his $100,000 prize package for winning the 2015 championship.[22]

Koch began the 2017 season with a part-time IMSA drive, competing in the Prototype Challenge class with JDC-Miller MotorSports, his IMSA Prototype Lites employer.[23] JDC had already confirmed Mikhail Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson as their full-time drivers for the season, restricting Koch to an Endurance Cup-only role for 2016.[24] His first race of the season, the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona, saw the entry claim the PC class victory.[25][26] Koch himself rebounded from an earlier incident to bring the car home in the final stint.[27] Following the race, Koch claimed that he'd "never driven so slow in [his] life" during that final stint, as he aimed to maintain the multiple-lap gap the entry had to the second PC class car.[25] After returning to the team for a fourth-place finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Koch was left without a seat for the immediate future.[28] For the final two Endurance Cup events of the season, Koch joined fellow Prototype Challenge competitors Performance Tech Motorsports, joining full-time drivers James French and Kyle Marcelli.[29] After a runner-up finish at Watkins Glen, Koch entered the final round of the season at Road Atlanta in contention for the Endurance Cup title in the PC class.[24] However, despite a second place finish in the season finale, Koch finished runner-up in the championship.

For 2017, Koch returned to the newly-christened IMSA Prototype Challenge as his principal drive for the season.[30] From 11 races, Koch claimed ten podiums and seven race victories, including his first race of the season at Barber[31] alongside weekend sweeps at Mosport,[32] Trois-Rivières,[33] and Road Atlanta.[34] However, as he didn't compete in the opening round of the season – a double-header at Sebring – Koch fell eight points short of champion Colin Thompson and would settle for second in the championship. Although the series was a step down from the IMSA SportsCar Championship, Koch viewed the season as an opportunity to "stay current," maintaining his presence in the IMSA-sanctioned paddock.[35] Koch also supplemented his 2017 program with one-off events in the Le Mans Cup, where he paired with Joël Janco in a Ligier JS P3, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he featured in PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports' lineup for the Detroit event, and the Pirelli World Challenge, where he and George Kurtz claimed pole for the SprintX GTS Pro-Am event at Mosport before retiring.

Coaching and customer drives (2018–present) edit

 
Koch's Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.

Koch's 2018 season began again at Daytona, where he embarked on a pair of programs for P1 Motorsports. Koch took on a full-time drive alongside Janco in the 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge, with the entry capturing a season-best sixth place finish in the opening race of the season. Koch also appeared for the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort in the first two races of the season,[36] with the team finished 12th in the GTD class at Daytona, then 18th at Sebring. Koch's final 2018 program involved a part-time drive in the 2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, where he joined Tom O'Gorman behind the wheel of an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.[37] After making their debut mid-season at Watkins Glen, the duo claimed race victories at Virginia and Road Atlanta before season's end.[38][39]

2019 saw Koch's full-time program revolve around the Michelin Pilot Challenge, where he took on a full-time drive in the GS class for eEuroparts.com Rowe Racing, driving alongside Tyler Cooke.[40] Through seven races before the team folded, Koch claimed a sole pole position at Mid-Ohio,[41] with the duo finishing 18th in the GS championship. Koch also took part in one-off appearances with Robillard Racing and Polestar Motor Racing in the IMSA Prototype Challenge during 2019.

Koch teamed up with driver coaching client Bryan Putt for the 2020 season, taking part in the 2020 GT4 America Series SprintX season in the Pro-Am Cup with BSport Racing.[42] As the team was competing in Aston Martin machinery, Koch also entered the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy, with the winner receiving factory support for the 2021 season.[43] Koch returned to the academy in 2021[44] and 2022,[45] although wasn't selected for factory support during any of the three seasons. Koch and Putt claimed seven class podiums over the course of the 2020 season, including five straight between the second race at Sonoma and the third race at Road America, finishing fifth in the class championship.

Koch returned to BSport in 2021, finally breaking through for the team's first race victory in GT4 America at VIR.[46] The team would claim five total podiums that season, finishing second in the Pro-Am cup to Nolasport's Jason Hart and Matt Travis. Koch also competed in the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona with Mühlner Motorsport in the LMP3 class, driving alongside Moritz Kranz, Stevan McAleer, and Laurents Hörr.[47] The team won the 100-minute qualifying race with Hörr and Kranz at the wheel, and set the fastest lap in their class en route to a third-place finish in the 24-hour event. Koch also completed one-offs in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, driving for One Motorsports, and the 24H Series, where he won the GTX class of the 2021 24 Hours of Sebring driving for Leipert Motorsport. At the end of the season, Koch traveled to Bahrain to take part in the WEC Rookie Test, driving an Aston Martin Vantage GTE.[48]

 
Koch's Mercedes-AMG GT4 at Watkins Glen in 2022.

2022 saw Koch once again take part in a number of GT4-based series. He once again continued with BSport Racing, claiming three class victories over nine races – including a weekend sweep at Sonoma[49] – and finishing sixth in the Pro-Am championship. Koch also debuted in the GT4 European Series during 2022, driving alongside Dutch driver Thijmen Nabuurs in a Silver Cup entry fielded by Team Spirit Racing.[50] The duo only competed in the first four rounds, finishing a season-high sixth at Paul Ricard. Their 43 championship points earned them a tenth-place finish in the Silver Cup classification. Koch's most prolific 2022 program took place in the Michelin Pilot Challenge. Koch took part in a handful of races alongside GS championship hopeful Eric Foss, after his scheduled co-driver Jeff Mosing suffered a rib injury.[51] Koch claimed the GS-class pole in both of his first two races with the team, the latter of which ended in a class victory for himself and Foss at Mid-Ohio.[52] The duo claimed another victory later in the season at Road America,[53] completing Koch's run in the championship.

In 2023, Koch returned to the IMSA SportsCar Championship, taking part in the Michelin Endurance Cup as Team Korthoff Motorsports' third driver.[54] With BSport shutting down after the 2022 season, Koch also changed teams for the 2023 GT4 America Series season, joining Random Vandals Racing. Koch also took part in select Michelin Pilot Challenge events for the team.[55] In GT4 competition, Koch and co-driver Kevin Boehm claimed three race victories and seven additional podium finishes, ending the season third in the Silver Cup classification.

BSport Racing edit

Koch and his wife, Dani, formed BSport Racing in 2020, designed to support Koch's driver coaching client Bryan Putt.[6] The team was initially born out of the ashes of eEuroparts.com Rowe Racing's TCR operation, with whom Putt had been leading the DSG class of the 2019 TC America Series before the team's closure near the end of the season.[6] The team moved to the GT4 America Series in 2020, partnering with CSJ Motorsports to field an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 in the Pro-Am class.[56] Following the 2022 season, after several seasons of competition in GT4 America, the team ceased operations.[57]

Sim racing edit

Throughout his career, Koch has used sim racing to prepare for real-world events, as well as for fun.[37] During the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Koch took part in a number of virtual racing series, including the IMSA iRacing Pro Series and SRO America's GT Rivals series.[58] On the IMSA side, he claimed victory in the Pro Series event at Virginia International Raceway after a race-long battle with Jesse Krohn.[59]

Personal life edit

During his racing career, Koch attended California State University, Fullerton, initially majoring in mechanical engineering before shifting to a business focus.[3][60] Koch stated that his education was "just as important as racing," and that it assisted him off-track in the racing world.[61]

Since 2014, Koch has carried a small good luck charm in his car of clay animation character Gumby.[62] Early in his career, Koch donned a Gumby-inspired race suit to promote Gumby Fest, held in his hometown of Glendora, California.[63]

In 2014, Koch's mother was listed for a heart transplant, and officially underwent surgery in 2015.[5] As a result, Koch partnered with Donate Life America, whose logo would adorn his racing cars.[64][65]

In association with Mazda Motorsports, Cal State Fullerton, and Project Yellow Light, Koch took part in a driver safety campaign with local California high school students in 2017.[66]

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Skip Barber Western Regional Series 2 1 1 1 2 ? ?
2011 Skip Barber Summer Series 12 1 0 1 3 ? 7th
2012 Skip Barber Mazdaspeed Challenge 20 17 9 ? 20 ? 1st
2013 Skip Barber Mazdaspeed Pro Challenge 12 9 11 ? 10 689 1st
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST i-Moto 2 0 0 0 0 33 59th
2014 SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Alara Racing 12 6 9 3 10 724 1st
2015 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites - L1 JDC MotorSports 14 11 9 10 14 272 1st
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge JDC-Miller MotorSports 2 1 0 0 1 131 11th
Performance Tech Motorsports 2 0 0 0 2
2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 P1 Motorsports 11 7 6 3 10 209 2nd
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Duqueine Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 5 29th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 21 40th
Pirelli World Challenge - SprintX - GTS Pro-Am GMG Racing 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC
2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - Touring Car eEuroparts.com Racing 6 2 0 0 4 186 6th
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 P1 Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 118 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 32 48th
2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS eEuroparts.com Rowe Racing 7 0 1 0 0 135 18th
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 Robillard Racing 1 0 0 0 0 37 35th
Polestar Motor Racing Inc. 1 0 0 0 0
2020 GT4 America Series - SprintX - Pro-Am BSport Racing 15 0 0 2 7 161 5th
2021 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am BSport Racing 14 1 0 1 5 158 2nd
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3-1 One Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 250 28th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 1 1 1 0 NC
24H Series - GTX Leipert Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 ? ?
2022 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am BSport Racing 9 3 1 0 3 115 6th
GT4 European Series - Silver Team Spirit Racing 8 0 1 0 0 43 10th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Murillo Racing 5 2 2 0 2 1300 24th
2023 GT4 America Series - Silver Random Vandals Racing 14 3 1 2 10 227 3rd
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 5 0 0 0 1 910 25th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Team Korthoff Motorsports 4 0 0 1 0 897 32nd
GT World Challenge America - Pro TR3 Racing 2 2 1 0 2 50 7th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Korthoff/Preston Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 403* 13th*
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Team ACP by Random Vandals
GT4 America Series - Silver CrowdStrike Racing by Random Vandals
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Random Vandals Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2016 JDC-Miller MotorSports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB
4 		LBH
 LGA
 BEL
 11th 131
Performance Tech Motorsports WGL
2 		MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 AUS
 PET
2
2017 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
 SEB
 LBH
 COA
 DET
10 		WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 LGA
 PET
 40th 21
2018 P1 Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
12 		SEB
18 		MOH
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 48th 32
2021 Mühlner Motorsports America LMP3 Duqueine D-08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
3 		SEB MDO WGL WGL ELK PET NC 0
2023 Team Korthoff Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
15 		SEB
10 		LBH
 MON
 WGL
12 		MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS PET
6 		32nd 869
2024 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
5 		SEB
21 		LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 13th* 403*

* Season still in progress.

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External links edit

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bryan Hixon
 Skip Barber Mazdaspeed Pro Challenge
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by
Drake Kemper
Preceded by Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
John Dean II
Preceded by IMSA Prototype Challenge
L1 Champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Clark Toppe
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