Ricky Taylor

Ricky Taylor
Corvette DP of Ricky Taylor in the Road America round of the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series.
NationalityUnited States American
BornRicky Scott Taylor
(1989-08-03) August 3, 1989 (age 35)
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Related toJordan Taylor (brother)
Wayne Taylor (father)
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamWayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number10
EngineAcura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
Co-driverFilipe Albuquerque
Alexander Rossi
Former teamsAcura Team Penske
Starts108
Championships2
Wins25
Podiums52
Poles25
Best finish1st in 2017, 2020

Ricky Scott Taylor (born August 3, 1989) is an American professional racing driver, most notably in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. His career highlights include an IMSA Series Championship in 2017, as well as marquee wins at the Daytona 24, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans.

In 2017, he, along with his brother Jordan, won the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the Prototype class with 5 wins.

In 2018, Taylor left his father's team, Wayne Taylor Racing, to join the new Acura Team Penske Prototype squad in 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, partnering with Hélio Castroneves for the full season. In 2020 he and codriver Castroneves won the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He returned to his father's team in 2021.

Taylor was also runner-up in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class in 2010 and 2011. Within that category, he earned seven wins and 20 podiums. He was also second in the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona and fifth in 2008, 2011, and 2013.