Ryan Yardley

Ryan Yardley is a New Zealand racing driver who is set to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Mühlner Motorsport.

Career

Yardley made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in Formula Ford New Zealand. After two seasons in the series, Yardley switched to the Toyota Finance 86 Championship for the 2015–16 season, in which he claimed rookie of the year honors. Returning for the 2016–17 season, Yardley won twice and finished on the podium all but four times to secure the title and earning him a one-off appearance in the Australian Toyota 86 series.
In 2018, Yardley joined MTEC Motorsport to race in the Toyota Racing Series at the beginning of the year. In his only season in the series, Yardley scored a lone podium at by finishing second in the reverse-grid race at Taupo en route to a ninth-place points finish. After not racing throughout the rest of the year, Yardley made a one-off appearance with the same team in the 2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship in the Australian Grand Prix-supporting Melbourne round.
Following a year on the sidelines, Yardley joined Kiwi Motorsport to race in the Formula Pro Winter Series, before racing in the last two rounds of the [2021 2022 Formula Regional Americas Championship|Formula Regional Americas Championship|Formula Regional Americas Championship] for Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport. Racing at Virginia and Circuit of the Americas, Yardley scored three podiums with a best result of second twice to take 10th in points. Returning to Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport for his first full season in Formula Regional Americas the following year, Yardley scored six podiums, with a best result of second at Virginia, to secure fourth in points.
Remaining in the States for 2023, Yardley joined Topp Racing for his rookie year in Porsche Carrera Cup North America. In the eight-round season, Yardley scored a lone podium at Circuit of the Americas by finishing second in race two to finish seventh in points. During 2023, Yardley also made a one-off appearance in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Murillo Racing at Road America.
Returning to Porsche Carrera Cup North America for 2024, Yardley remained with Topp Racing alongside Colin Kaminsky. Starting off the season with three podiums in the first three rounds, Yardley then scored his maiden series win in race one at Watkins Glen from pole. In the second half of the season, Yardley scored wins at Road Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas and took three more podiums to end the year runner-up in points. During 2024, Yardley also raced for Mühlner Motorsport in the 992 Endurance Cup, finishing 26th overall and tenth in the Am class.
Yardley remained with Topp Racing for his third consecutive season in Porsche Carrera Cup North America. After scoring three podiums in the first two rounds, Yardley then took his first win of the season in Montreal, before standing on the podium in the next seven races to take the points lead with two rounds left. Yardley then finished on the podium once at Road Atlanta, before ending the season with a double win at Circuit of the Americas to secure the Porsche Carrera Cup North America title. During 2025, Yardley also made a one-off appearance in the GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.
The following year, Yardley returned to Mühlner Motorsport to race in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class, and was named a Porsche Motorsport North America selected driver.

Racing record

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2018	MTEC Motorsport	RUA 1 13	RUA 2 9	RUA 3 9	TER 1 12	TER 2 11	TER 3 13	HMP 1 13	HMP 2 10	HMP 3 11	TAU 1 7	TAU 2 2	TAU 3 9	MAN 1 7	MAN 2 12	MAN 3 8	9th	525