Tanner Foust

Tanner Foust
Tanner Foust pictured while giving autographs
Born	(1973-06-13) June 13, 1973 Denver , Colorado
Nationality	American
Education	Degree in molecular biology from University of Colorado
Alma mater	University of Colorado
Occupation(s)	TV Show Host Stunt Car Driver Professional Drift Car Driver Professional Rally Car Driver
Known for	Rallycross and drift racing Formula D Drift Champion (2007, 2008) X Games gold medallist: Rally Car Racing (2007, 2010) Rally Car Super Rally (2010) Gymkhana Grid (2013) Global RallyCross Champion (2011, 2012) 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 (178 cm)
Website	http://tannerfoust.com/

Tanner Foust (born June 13, 1973) is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements, national championships, and world records. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top Gear.

Career

2011 ERC: Tanner Foust and his 560bhp Ford Fiesta Mk7 4x4 in action at Maasmechelen

He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in molecular biology. He was slated to become co-host for the original American version of the motoring television series, Top Gear, on NBC and filmed a pilot before the series was dropped. The series has since been picked up by the History Channel and Foust was the only pilot presenter to be picked up when the program finally made it on air in the U.S. in late 2010. He has also hosted other shows including SPEED Channel's SuperCars Exposed, SPEED Channel's Redline TV and ESPN's Import Tuners. On November 21, 2010, he made his debut for the History Channel series, Top Gear, the American version of the BBC hit series of the same name.

Foust has been a stunt driver for films such as The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift, Iron Man 2, and The Dukes of Hazzard and set multiple world records with Hot Wheels and Top Gear. He was a prominent competitor in the Formula Drift series, winning the 2007 and 2008 championship. Foust is the first driver in Formula Drift history to win back-to-back series championships. He is the most decorated driver in X Games history with 9 medals. Foust first competed in X Games XIII in 2007 where he won the gold in the rally racing event. He also participated in Rally America in 2009. In 2010 at X Games XVI he won gold in Rally Car Racing and Rally Car Super Rally, driving the Rockstar Energy Ford Fiesta. He also competed in the European Rallycross Championship, becoming the first American to do so. After leaving the drifting scene in favor of RallyCross in 2011, Foust became a regular ERC competitor, taking part in all 10 rounds of the FIA recognized series as well as Global RallyCross - winning the championship. In 2012, Foust continued his success with another Global RallyCross championship.

For 2013, Foust medaled in both racing events at X Games XIX Los Angeles with a gold in Gymkhana Grid and silver in RallyCross. These marked his eighth and ninth X Games medals. He is currently in 2nd place in points behind Ford Racing teammate Toomas Heikkinen. Tanner will return for a fourth season as host of Top Gear at the end of the Summer.

In Summer of 2014 he started shooting the fifth season of Top Gear.

Achievements

• 2005 Rally America PGT Champion [Flatirons Tuning 429 WRX]
• 2006 Summer X Games Rally Third fastest time in the Stadium Super Special
• 2006 Rally America PGT Class Championship Second place overall [Flatirons Tuning 429 WRX]
• 2006 Formula Drift Championship third place overall [McKinney Nissan Silvia]
• 2007 Rally America Series Fourth Place (with 6 podium placements)
• 2007 Formula Drift Pro Drift Champion [Rockstar-AEM 350z]
• 2007 X Games Rally Gold Medalist [Rockstar Subaru STI]
• 2008 X Games Rally Silver Medalist [Rockstar Subaru STI]
• 2008 Race of Champions Competitor
• 2008 Formula Drift Pro Drift Champion [Rockstar-AEM 350z]
• 2009 Formula Drift Sixth Place (with 3 podium placements) [Rockstar-Scion Scion TC]
• 2009 Race of Champions Competitor
• 2009 X Games Rally Bronze Medalist [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2010 Formula Drift Silver Medalist [Rockstar-Scion Scion TC]
• 2010 X Games Super Rally Gold Medalist [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2010 X Games Rally Gold Medalist [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2010 Race of Champions Competitor
• 2010 Gymkhana Grid Gold Medalist AWD Division [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2011 World Record for Longest Jump in a four-wheeled vehicle (332 feet)
• 2011 World Indoor Speed Record till 24.2.2013, new Record holder 25.2.2013 Mikko Hirvonen Finland (Speedcar XTREME)
• 2011 European Rallycross Championship Silver Medalist [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2011 Global RallyCross Champion [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2011 X Games RallyCross Silver Medal [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2012 World Record for Largest Loop the Loop in a car (60 feet in diameter)
• 2012 Global RallyCross Champion [Rockstar-Etnies Ford Fiesta]
• 2013 X Games Munich RallyCross Bronze Medalist [Rockstar Energy Ford Fiesta ST]
• 2013 X Games Los Angeles Gymkhana Grid Gold Medalist [Rockstar Energy Ford Fiesta ST]
• 2013 X Games Los Angeles RallyCross SIlver Medalist [Rockstar Energy Ford Fiesta ST]

European Rallycross Championship results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	ERX	Points
2010	Tanner Foust	Ford Fiesta	POR 8	FRA	GBR 6	HUN	SWE 6	FIN	BEL	GER 0	POL	CZE 8	11th	40
2011	Tanner Foust	Ford Fiesta	GBR (8)	POR 1	FRA 6	NOR 6	SWE 1	BEL 8	NED DSQ	AUT 3	POL 3	CZE 3	2nd	116
2012	Tanner Foust	Ford Fiesta	GBR 1	FRA 13	AUT	HUN 2	NOR 1	SWE	BEL 2	NED 6	FIN 6	GER	3rd	100
2013	Olsbergs MSE AB	Ford Fiesta	GBR 1 14 + 6 + 6	POR	HUN	FIN 1 14 + 4 + 6	NOR	SWE	FRA 6 12 + 5 + 1	AUT	GER		9th	68

TV and film

Tanner Foust for Team Hot Wheels jumping across the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's infield at the fourth turn.

• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) stunts
• Rally America (2005–2007) as Himself
• Formula D (2005–2007) as Himself
• Auto Access (2005–2007) Host
• Import Racers: "Bull Run" (2006) as Himself
• CSI: Miami: "Driven" (2006) stunt driver
• Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) stunt driver
• Master of Champions: "Premiere" (2006) Contestant
• RM Classic Car Auction (2007) Host
• Redline TV (2007) Host
• Dirt: "Ita Missa Est" (2007) stunt double
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) stunt performer
• Numb3rs: "Velocity" (2007) stunt driver
• Top Gear (NBC) (2008) Host
• Mad Skills: Rhys Millen Is the Kiwi Drifter (2008) as Himself
• SuperCars Exposed (2008–2009) Host
• Fast & Furious (2009) stunt double
• Street Customs: "GTO" (2009) as Himself
• Battle of the Supercars (2010) as Himself
• Iron Man 2 (2010) stunt double
• Top Gear (U.S.) (2010— present) Host
• Hot Wheels: Fearless at the 500 (2011) as Himself
• Red Dawn (2012) stunt double
• The Bourne Legacy (2012) stunt double
• Octane Academy (2012) as Himself
• Octane Academy (2013) as Himself
• Need for Speed (2014) stunt driver

External links

• Official website
• Papadakis Racing Tanner Foust Bio
• Scion Racing About Team Rockstar
• Rockstar Racing Tanner Foust Bio
• Tanner Foust at IMDb