Tanner Foust

Drift legend · USA

Drift champion, TV host, stunt wheel.

A back-to-back Formula Drift champion who took drift skill mainstream through rallycross, television and Hollywood stunt driving.

Foust won the Formula Drift championship in back-to-back seasons (2007 and 2008), establishing himself as one of the most complete drivers of the era.

He then became one of motorsport's great crossovers: a Global Rallycross champion, a host of Top Gear USA, and a professional stunt driver whose wheel work appears across film and commercials. Few drivers did more to carry drift credibility into mainstream television.

That range, competition titles plus screen and broadcast work, makes him a natural companion to the "drift in cinema" story: proof that the discipline's top drivers are also the industry's go-to stunt talent.

At a glance

  • Role: Crossover star
  • Region: USA

Career highlights

  • 2007 & 2008: Back-to-back Formula Drift titles. Two consecutive championships.
  • Top Gear USA: Television host. Brings car culture, and drift, to a mainstream TV audience.
  • Rallycross: Global Rallycross champion. Success well beyond the drift arena.

Source: Wikipedia, Tanner Foust