Karting Born in
Whitehaven, Edgar started his career in 2012, being in the fourth generation of Edgars to practice
motor racing. Edgar began his karting career with Fusion Motorsport in Britain, finishing second in the
Super 1 National Championship just three years after his debut. He also won the
SKUSA SuperNationals that year, driving for Team Benik. His karting highlight came in 2017, when he won the
CIK-FIA European Championship in the
OKJ-category on his first attempt, having beaten the likes of
Hadrien David,
Zane Maloney and
Jack Doohan. In Edgar's final year of karting, he managed to finish third in the
WSK Super Master Series, having remained with Forza Racing.
Lower formulae 2019 In 2019, Edgar made his car racing debut in the
Italian F4 Championship, driving for
Jenzer Motorsport, whilst also competing in selected rounds of the
ADAC Formula 4 Championship as a guest driver. He scored two podiums, namely a second-place finish at
Imola and third at
Mugello. Edgar scored a further two pole positions and two fastest laps, and with 97 points the
Red Bull Junior finished tenth in the standings.
2020 In 2020, Edgar would continue to race in both the
Italian and
German Formula 4 Championships, however, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the former. He signed for
Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering fellow
Red Bull Junior Team member
Jak Crawford. Edgar ended up winning the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with a gap of just two points to Crawford, while in the Italian Championship he would finish fourth, winning at
Imola and the season finale in
Vallelunga, despite having missed two race weekends.
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2021 during the
2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round during the
2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round. In October 2020, Edgar completed the first post-season test at
Catalunya, running for
MP Motorsport. Later that month, the Dutch outfit once again fielded Edgar in the second post-season test at
Jerez. In December, Edgar partook in a test with the
Carlin team at
Algarve. At the start of January, Edgar was announced to drive for
Carlin in the
2021 season, partnering
Ido Cohen and
Kaylen Frederick. He qualified 12th and thus started on pole on his debut as a result of reverse grid, and finishing that race in fifth place gave him his first points in
Formula 3. Edgar's most successful round came at the
Red Bull Ring where he, after only qualifying in 18th place, finished sixth, fifth and tenth in the races respectively. Unfortunately, Edgar didn't manage to score any further points after that round and ended up 18th in the standings, having scored all but two points of Carlin that year. However, in September 2021, Edgar was nominated for the
Autosport BRDC Award and was selected as one of the four finalists together with
Louis Foster,
Ollie Bearman and eventual winner
Zak O'Sullivan.
2022 In November 2021, Edgar switched to reigning team champions
Trident for the post-season test at Catalunya, driving alongside
Roman Staněk and rookie
Zane Maloney. After further testing during the winter, Edgar was confirmed with the Italian outfit in January for the
2022 season. Having been picked as one of the title favourites, it was a surprise when Edgar finished outside of the top ten in both races of the opening round. However, he later revealed that he had been diagnosed with
Crohn's disease, which caused major weight loss during the winter and made driving immensely difficult. Edgar opted to pull out of the championship following that round, claiming that he "[needed] to take some time out to prioritise [his] health. After missing the rounds at
Imola and
Barcelona, Edgar returned for the fourth round at
Silverstone, having "improved sufficiently" to return to racing. In the feature race, he scored his first points of the season with an eighth-place finish. He would continue his points-scoring form into the following round in
Austria, where he ended up seventh in the sprint race, however a collision caused by
Caio Collet at the Safety car restart in the feature race prevented another points finish. A scoreless round at
Budapest came next, although Edgar would finish off the season in a positive manner, scoring points in all of the remaining six races, being the only driver to manage this feat. Edgar ended up twelfth in the standings, having helped Trident to the runner-up spot in the teams' championship and become the highest placed driver to have missed at least two rounds. After the end of the season, Edgar took part in the post-season test, partnering
Franco Colapinto and
Mari Boya at
MP Motorsport.
2023 Edgar remained in Formula 3 for the
2023 season, this time moving to
MP Motorsport after a successful test. However, much as the Briton had hoped to start the season off strongly, he was only able to collect two points during the first four rounds of 2023. Despite persistent qualifying struggles, Edgar would eventually return to the top ten, finishing fifth and sixth in
Austria. More top-ten finishes came in the subsequent two events, with a highlight being fourth during the
Spa sprint race, before Edgar managed to take his maiden victory in the category at
Monza, managing to stay in the lead even after a last-lap safety car restart. He finished the year in 13th position overall, being beaten by teammate Colapinto, who ended up fourth.
Formula One In September 2017, Edgar was named as one of four new signings to the
Red Bull Junior Team, alongside
Dennis Hauger,
Jack Doohan and Harry Thompson. However at the start of 2023, Edgar was announced to be leaving the junior team.
Formula E In April 2023, Edgar was invited to take part in the
Formula E Berlin rookie test with
Envision Racing. He would again partake in the Berlin rookie test the following year, but would be driving for
DS Penske. == Sportscar career ==