Paul Holton (born 11 October 1993) is an American racing driver competing in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Team TGM. He was a McLaren factory driver from 2018 to 2022.

Career Holton made his car racing debut in 2014, racing in the TCB class of the Pirelli World Challenge for Shea Racing. Driving a Honda Fit in his first season in the series, Holton scored a lone win at Road America en route to a fourth-place points finish. Switching to Audi A3-fielding Compass360 Racing for 2015 to compete in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Holton scored a lone win at Road Atlanta as he ended the year 14th in the ST standings. During 2015, Holton also raced for the same team on a part-time basis in Pirelli World Challenge's TCA and GTS classes, in which he scored wins at Mosport and Laguna Seca in the former class.

Remaining with C360R to step up to the GS class for 2016, Holton scored a best result of second at Daytona and a pair of third-place finishes to end the year fourth in points driving a Ford Shelby GT350R-C. During 2016, Holton also raced all but one round of the Audi Sport TT Cup, scoring a best result of seventh at the Norisring. In 2017, Holton continued with C360R for a dual campaign in the GS class of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the TC class of the Pirelli World Challenge. Driving a McLaren 570 GT4 in the former, Holton scored a lone win at Circuit of the Americas and a podium at Watkins Glen to end the season fifth in points. Racing a Audi RS 3 LMS in the latter, Holton kicked off the season with wins at VIR and Mosport, before winning both races at Laguna Seca to clinch the TC title.

Joining the McLaren factory roster for 2018, Holton remained with Compass Racing for a dual campaign in the GS class of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the GTS Pro-Am class of the SprintX GT Championship Series. Between the two campaigns, Holton found more success in the former, scoring a best result of second at Road Atlanta to end the year fifth in the GS standings. During 2018, Holton raced at the non-championship Long Beach of the Pirelli World Challenge, scoring a GTS class win. Continuing with Compass Racing for another season in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, Holton scored a lone win at Daytona and a podium at Road America to take 15th in the GS standings. During 2019, Holton also raced in the Sprint rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in GTD for the same team. Another campaign in the Sprint rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship then ensued in 2020, before making one-off appearances in TCR South America and the Indianapolis 8 Hours in 2021 for KMW Motorsports and Crucial Motorsports, the latter of which he worked as team manager. In 2022, Holton continued with Crucial Motorsports to race in select rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in GTD.

After a year as Crucial Motorsports' partnerships director, Holton joined Aston Martin-fielding Team TGM to race in the 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge from Sebring onwards. In the nine races he contested, Holton scored a lone win at Watkins Glen and three other podiums en route to a third-place points finish in the GS points. Continuing with Team TGM for 2025, Holton scored a best result of fifth at Watkins Glen to end the season eighth in points. The following year, Holton remained with Team TGM, as they switched to a Ford Mustang, to remain in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, as well as joining Forte Racing to compete in McLaren Trophy America. With TGM, Holton got a best result of second at both Road America and Road Atlanta to take 23rd in the GS standings.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2014 Pirelli World Challenge – TCB Shea Racing 14 1 0 1 2 1053 4th Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Rebel Rock Racing 1 0 0 0 0 11 74th2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Compass360 Racing 10 1 0 0 1 174 14th Pirelli World Challenge – TCA 7 2 1 3 3 834 7th Pirelli World Challenge – GTS 3 0 0 0 0 107 28th2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS C360R 10 0 0 1 3 247 4th Audi Sport TT Cup N/A 12 0 0 0 0 70 14th2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS C360R 10 1 4 2 3 239 5th Pirelli World Challenge – TC 12 4 8 7 7 2351st SCCA National Runoffs – Mazda Miata 1 0 0 0 0 11th2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Compass Racing 9 0 3 2 1 239 5th SprintX GT Championship Series – GTS Pro-Am 9 0 0 0 0 39 27th2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Compass Racing 8 1 0 0 2 154 15th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 7 0 0 0 0 122 17th 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Compass Racing 7 0 2 0 0 125 20th2021 TCR South America Touring Car Championship KMW Motorsports with PropCar 2 0 0 0 1 34 230th Indianapolis 8 Hours – GT3 Pro Crucial Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 DNF 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Crucial Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 524 40th 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Team TGM 9 1 1 0 4 24703rd 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Team TGM 10 0 1 0 0 2130 8th2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Team TGM 10 0 0 0 2 1390 23rd McLaren Trophy America – Pro Forte Racing * *Sources:

† As Holton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2014 Rebel Rock Racing Street Tuner Porsche Cayman DAY SEB LGA LIM KAN WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA ATL 74th 112015Compass360 RacingStreet Tuner Honda Civic Si DAY14th174 Audi S3 SEB LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA ATL 2016 C360R Grand Sport Ford Shelby GT350R-C DAY SEB LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA ATL 4th 274 2017 C360R Grand Sport McLaren 570S GT4 DAY SEB COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 5th 239 2018 Compass Racing Grand Sport McLaren 570S GT4 DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 5th 225 2019 Compass Racing Grand Sport McLaren 570S GT4 DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 15th 154 2024 Team TGM Grand Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL3rd2470 2025 Team TGM Grand Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 8th 2130 2026 Team TGM Grand Sport Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 23rd 1390

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 2019 Compass Racing GTD McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 17th 122 2020 Compass Racing GTD McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET LGA SEB 20th 125 2022 Crucial Motorsports GTD McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 40th 524

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