Anthony Davidson

GBR

#387

Driver Profile

ANTHONY
DAVIDSON

British racing driver (born 1979)

LMP1· 47LMP2· 22
61Race Starts
10Overall Wins
19Podiums
0Titles
0Poles
6Fastest Laps
13Class Wins
2012-2021Career Span

Career Note

Anthony Denis Davidson is a British former racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One between 2002 and 2008, and the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2012 to 2021. In endurance racing, Davidson won the FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship in 2014 with Toyota.

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Career Constellation

Each season is a star: sized by overall wins, positioned by championship rank, coloured by primary class. Gold ring marks championship-winning campaigns; silver ring marks top-three finishes.

BEST RANKWORST RANK2012201320142015201620172018-192019-202021Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTA1Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTA4Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTAToyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTATOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTA5TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTATOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTAJOTALMP2 · ORECAJOTALMP2 · ORECA

Most Shared Cars

Frequent Teammates

Every Race · 61 entries

Race Log

SeasonEventCircuitClassTeamCarPosClass Pos
2021Round 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURSBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca52
2021Round 5 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURSBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca63
2021Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca138
2021Round 3 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZALMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca——
2021Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVEAUTODROMO DO ALGARVELMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca41
2021Round 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca52
2019-20Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca42
2019-20Round 7 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca62
2019-20Round 6 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca74
2019-20Round 5 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca63
2019-20Round 4 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca52
2019-20Round 3 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca61
2019-20Round 2 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca308
2019-20Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP2JOTA07 - Gibson· Oreca95
2018-19Round 8 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca4917
2018-19Round 7 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca71
2018-19Round 6 - SEBRINGSEBRINGLMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca63
2018-19Round 5 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca122
2018-19Round 4 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca206
2018-19Round 3 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP2DragonSpeed07 - Gibson· Oreca74
2017Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZAUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2017Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2017Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota92
2017Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2016Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2016Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2016Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2016Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2016Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZAUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2016Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2016Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota278
2016Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota166
2015Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2015Round 7 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota66
2015Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2015Round 5 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2015Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2015Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2015Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2015Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 8 - INTERLAGOSINTERLAGOSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2014Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota118
2014Round 6 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 4 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2013Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2013Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2013Round 7 - FUJI SPEED WAYFUJI SPEED WAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota275
2013Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2013Round 4 - INTERLAGOSINTERLAGOSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2013Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2013Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2013Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2012Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 030 - Hybrid· Toyota5111

Time on track

Lap Aggregate

6,985Laps Completed
6,985Valid Laps
1:17.902Personal Best
2:36.403Career Avg

Year by year

Season Splits

SeasonEventsWinsClass WinsPodiumsPolesFL
20217—1———
2019-209—1———
2018-197—1———
20179556—2
20169——1——
20159——1——
20149447—4
20139114——
20121—————

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From the answers archive

Questions about this driver

Drivers · 4 min read

Who is Sebastien Buemi?

[Sébastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) is a Swiss racing driver who has raced for Toyota in the WEC since 2012 and won the Formula E title in 2015-16. He has 29 overall WEC race wins and 4 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, three of them in a row from 2018 to 2020. He won WEC drivers' world titles in 2014, 2018-19, 2022 and 2023, and in 2026 he still races the No. 8 Toyota.

Manufacturers · 4 min read

What was the Toyota TS050 Hybrid era like?

The [Toyota TS050 Hybrid](/cars/toyota-ts050-hybrid) raced in the WEC's LMP1 class from 2016 to 2020. It won 19 WEC races, including three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans (2018, 2019 and 2020), and its crews won the drivers' world titles in 2018-19 and 2019-20. It is also the car of one of Le Mans' best-known late losses: in 2016 the leading TS050 stopped in the final minutes and [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) won.

Circuits · 3 min read

What is the history of the 6 Hours of Spa?

The [6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has been on the WEC calendar in every season from 2012 to 2026, and WEC Engine's archive holds 15 WEC races at Spa. Toyota has won 8 of them, Audi 4, Porsche 1, Ferrari 1 and BMW 1. It is the traditional last round before [Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era). [BMW M Team WRT](/teams/bmw-m-team-wrt) won in 2026 for BMW's first overall WEC win.

Events · 5 min read

What happened at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans?

The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans produced one of motorsport's most-replayed late-race losses. The leading No. 5 [Toyota TS050 Hybrid](/cars/toyota-ts050-hybrid) of [Anthony Davidson](/drivers/anthony-davidson), [Sebastien Buemi](/answers/who-is-sebastien-buemi) and [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima) suffered a power-system failure on the Mulsanne straight with three minutes to run, while leading by more than a lap. The car rolled to a stop at the pit-lane entry. The No. 2 [Porsche 919 Hybrid](/answers/what-was-the-porsche-919-hybrid-era), which had been more than a lap down, took the win. Nakajima rolled the dead Toyota across the finish line but the car was not classified.