Tanner Foust facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tanner Foust
Foust at the 2021 Utah Nitro RX round
Born	(1973-06-13) June 13, 1973 (age 52) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Education	Degree in molecular biology from University of Colorado
Occupation	TV Show Host Stunt Car Driver Professional Drift Car Driver Professional Rallycross Driver
Known for	Rallycross and drift racing Top Gear co-host Formula D Drift Champion (2007, 2008) X Games gold medallist: Rally Car Racing (2007, 2010) Rally Car Super Rally (2010) Gymkhana Grid (2013) Television and film Film Stunt Driver SPEED's SuperCars Exposed host SPEED's Redline TV host ESPN's Import Tuners host History Channel's Top Gear host
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Global Rallycross career
Debut season	2011
Current team	Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
Car no.	34
Former teams	Olsbergs MSE
Starts	68
Championships	2 (2011, 2012)
Wins	17
Podiums	35
Finished last season	2nd
FIA World Rallycross Championship
Years active	2014–2016
Former teams	Volkswagen RX Sweden Marklund Motorsport
Starts	9
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Best finish	13th in 2014
FIA ERX Supercar Championship
Years active	2011–2014
Former teams	Marklund Motorsport Olsbergs MSE Rockstar Energy Rallycross Team
Starts	21
Wins	6
Podiums	12
Best finish	2nd in 2011
Championship titles
2007-2008 2011–2012 2019	Formula D Global Rallycross Americas Rallycross Championship
Medal record X Games Representing  United States Gold 2007 Los Angeles Rally Gold 2010 Los Angeles Rally Gold 2010 Los Angeles Super Rally Silver 2008 Los Angeles Rally Silver 2011 Los Angeles Rallycross Bronze 2009 Los Angeles Rally Bronze 2013 Munich Rallycross Silver 2013 Los Angeles Rallycross Gold 2013 Los Angeles Gymkhana Nitro World Games Representing  United States Bronze 2018 Erda Nitro Rallycross

Tanner Lee Foust (born June 13, 1973) is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and TV host. He competes in many types of car racing. These include rally, drift, and rallycross. He has won many awards and set world records. Tanner was also a co-host for the American TV show Top Gear.

Early Life and Racing Start

Tanner Foust grew up in a family that moved a lot because of his dad's job in the Navy. He spent some of his childhood in Scotland. There, he first discovered rally racing. He learned to drive on the country roads nearby.

After returning to the United States, Tanner worked different jobs. He was a golf caddy and even a school bus driver for a short time. He then went to the University of Colorado. He studied biology there. But his love for cars never stopped. During summers, he worked at race tracks. He helped mechanics and coached drivers. In return, he got to practice driving racecars.

After college, Tanner became an ice driving coach. He also taught at car events. He raced in any event he could, including rally and drifting. In 2003, he became a professional racer. He moved to California to start doing stunt driving for Hollywood movies. Tanner has been lucky to race against famous drivers like Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button.

Tanner Foust's Career Highlights

Foust racing in the 2014 World RX of Great Britain. He won the World RX of Finland later that year.

Tanner Foust became a co-host for the American version of Top Gear. This show is about cars and driving. It first aired on the History Channel in 2010. He also hosted other car shows. These include SuperCars Exposed and Redline TV on SPEED Channel. He also hosted Import Tuners on ESPN.

Foust is a skilled stunt driver for movies. He has worked on films like The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift, Ford vs Ferrari, and Need For Speed. He has also set world records with Hot Wheels and Top Gear.

In the world of racing, Tanner has achieved a lot:

• He won the Formula Drift championship twice in a row (2007 and 2008). He was the first driver to do this.
• He has won 9 medals at the X Games. This makes him the most awarded driver in X Games history.
• He won gold medals in rally racing at X Games in 2007 and 2010.
• In 2010, he also won gold in Super Rally at X Games.
• He competed in the European Rallycross Championship. He was the first American to do so.
• In 2011 and 2012, he won the Global RallyCross Championship.
• In 2013, he won another X Games gold medal in Gymkhana Grid. He also got a silver in RallyCross.

In 2014, Tanner teamed up with Volkswagen and Andretti Autosport. He raced a Volkswagen New Beetle in the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship. He also raced in the first FIA World Rallycross Championship. He was the first driver from outside Europe to win a round in this championship. He won the 2014 World RX of Finland.

More recently, Foust has continued his success in rallycross. He has finished second in the US rallycross series three times. He won the Nitro Rallycross (NRX) championship in 2019. He holds the record for the longest streak of heat victories in rallycross worldwide. He is currently the winningest driver in the US.

In 2022, Tanner joined McLaren XE to race in the 2022 Extreme E Championship. He and his teammate, Emma Gilmour, earned McLaren's first podium by finishing second. They continued racing together in 2023. They got another second-place finish in Round 4. In December 2023, McLaren announced that Tanner and Emma would leave the team.

Achievements and Awards

Tanner Foust has won many championships and medals throughout his career.

Rally America

• 2005: PGT Champion (Subaru WRX)
• 2006: PGT Class Championship Second place
• 2007: Fourth Place overall

X Games

• 2007: Rally Gold Medalist
• 2008: Rally Silver Medalist
• 2009: Rally Bronze Medalist
• 2010: Super Rally Gold Medalist
• 2010: Rally Gold Medalist
• 2011: RallyCross Silver Medal
• 2013 Munich: RallyCross Bronze Medalist
• 2013 Los Angeles: Gymkhana Grid Gold Medalist
• 2013 Los Angeles: RallyCross Silver Medalist

Rallycross Championships

• 2011: European Rallycross Championship - Silver Medalist
• 2011: Global RallyCross Championship - Champion
• 2012: Global RallyCross Championship - Champion
• 2018: Americas Rallycross Championship - Silver Medalist
• 2019: Americas Rallycross Championship - Champion

Formula D

• 2007: Champion
• 2008: Champion

Other Achievements

• 2010: Gymkhana Grid Gold Medalist
• 2011: Set a world record for the longest jump in a four-wheeled vehicle (332 feet).
• 2011: Set a world indoor speed record (held until 2013).
• 2012: Set a world record for the largest loop-the-loop in a car (60 feet wide).

TV and Film Appearances

Foust, for Team Hot Wheels, jumping across the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's infield at turn 4

Tanner Foust has been involved in many TV shows and movies.

• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) - Stunt driver
• Rally America (2005–2007) - Himself
• Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) - Stunt driver
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - Stunt performer
• Top Gear (U.S.) (2010—2016) - Host
• Hot Wheels: Fearless at the 500 (2011) - Himself
• Need for Speed (2014) - Stunt driver
• Ford v Ferrari (2019) - Played Ronnie Bucknum
• John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) - Stunt driver

Images for kids

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  Foust driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the 2021 Nitro Rallycross Championship

See also

In Spanish: Tanner Foust para niños