🇺🇸 Colin Braun

Colin Braun is an established professional racing driver rated 4,756, holding an FIA Gold grading in sportscar and endurance racing. He competes primarily in IMSA WeatherTech for Meyer Shank Racing, driving the Acura ARX-06 prototype. He also races GT3 cars in the GT World Challenge America Pro-Am class for Kellymoss and runs a partial NASCAR Truck schedule with Kaulig Racing. His career spans 19 seasons across multiple series, from single-seaters early on through a sustained focus on endurance and sportscar racing.[1]

Braun has won three championships: the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech title with Meyer Shank Racing, the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech championship with CORE autosport, and the 2024 Asian Le Mans Series with Crowdstrike Racing by APR. His primary series, IMSA WeatherTech, accounts for 101 starts yielding 13 wins and 30 podiums across a 12-year span. In GT World Challenge America he has taken five wins and 13 podiums in 20 starts since 2023. He holds 20 career wins and 48 podiums across all series. His record in endurance racing, where he shares a car with teammates, places him among the grid's front-running drivers, including a victory in the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona.[2]

Braun races regularly against established professionals of the highest standing. He has been closely matched with Renger van der Zande, a Platinum-graded IMSA WeatherTech Prototype Challenge champion with 120 starts in that series, and Ricky Taylor, a five-time IMSA WeatherTech champion and Platinum-graded professional. He has finished ahead of Alex Palou, a four-time IndyCar champion rated at the elite professional level, twice in their meetings.