{{distinguish|Joe Osborn}} {{short description|British racing driver (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox racing driver |name=Joe Osborne |image=Joe Osborne (6226304984).jpg |imagesize= |caption=Osborne in 2011 |nationality={{flagicon|GBR}} British |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|03|7|df=y}} |birth_place=[[Bedford]], England |racing_licence=[[File:FIA Silver Driver.png|12px]] FIA Silver {{small|(until 2016)}}<br>[[File:FIA Gold Driver.png|12px]] [[FIA Gold Categorisation|FIA Gold]] {{small|(2017–)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/18/2017-fia-driver-rankings-released.html|title=2017 FIA Driver Rankings Released|website=Dailysportscar|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=18 November 2016|access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> }}
'''Joseph Osborne''' (born 7 March 1989) is a British racing driver. Born in [[Bedford]], [[Bedfordshire]], he is based in [[Olney, Buckinghamshire|Olney]], U.K. He won the [[2009 GT4 European Cup]]. He has been a McLaren Automotive Factory Driver since 2018.<ref>[http://www.britishgt.com/driverinfo.php?drivername=Joe+Osborne British GT Championship: Joe Osborne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308202254/http://www.britishgt.com/driverinfo.php?drivername=Joe+Osborne |date=2016-03-08 }} (accessed 21 February 2016)</ref> He has started a career in commentating, his style has been described as out-spoken, direct and refreshing. Featuring on British GT to start with in 2022. Working for F1TV on F1 Academy, Porsche Supercup, F3 and F2. Replacing John Watson in 2025 for GTWC Europe. IGTC races too.
== Racing record ==
=== Career summary === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !{{Tooltip|F. Laps|Fastest Laps}} !Podiums !Points !Position |- !2011 | align="left" |[[2011 FIA GT3 European Championship|FIA GT3 European Championship]] | align="left" |[[United Autosports]] |12 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |36th |- !2015 |align=left| [[2015 24H Series|24H Series - A6]] |align=left| [[Triple Eight Racing]] | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="3" | 2016 |align=left| [[2016 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT3]] |align=left| [[AmD Essex|AmDTuning.com]] |8 |0 |0 |1 |3 |96 |6th |- | rowspan="2" align=left| [[2016 24H Series|24H Series - A6]] |align=left| [[Optimum Motorsport]] | | | | | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |- |align=left| Barwell Motorsport | | | | | |- ! rowspan="4" | 2017 |align=left| [[2017 Le Mans Cup|Le Mans Cup - GT3]] | rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Optimum Motorsport]] |5 |0 |0 |1 |3 |49.5 |5th |- |align=left| [[2017 24H Series|24H Series - A6]] | | | | | | | |- |align=left| [[2017 GT4 European Series Northern Cup|GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Pro-Am]] | rowspan="2" align=left| Tolman Motorsport |2 |1 |0 |2 |2 |43 |13th |- |align=left| [[2017 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT4]] |10 |0 |2 |1 |3 |84 |9th |- ! 2018 |align=left| [[2018 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT4]] |align=left| Tolman Motorsport |9 |1 |0 |0 |2 |82.5 |6th |- ! 2019 |align=left| China GT Championship |align=left| Winning Team |6 |2 |1 |0 |6 |110 |6th |- ! rowspan="4" | 2020 |align=left| [[2020 International GT Open|International GT Open]] | rowspan="3" align=left| [[Optimum Motorsport]] |10 |1 |0 |1 |3 |70 |7th |- |align=left| [[2020 International GT Open|International GT Open - Pro-Am]] |10 |4 |1 |1 |6 |54 |4th |- |align=left| [[2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup]] |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |24th |- |align=left| [[2020 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT3]] |align=left| [[Shaun Balfe|Balfe Motorsport]] |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13 |14th |- ! rowspan="2" | 2021 |align=left| [[2021 International GT Open|International GT Open - Pro-Am]] |align=left| [[Optimum Motorsport|Inception Racing]] |12 |4 |4 |3 |6 |56 |3rd |- |align=left| [[2021 24H GT Series|24H GT Series - GT3-Am]] |align=left| Inception Racing with [[Optimum Motorsport]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- ! rowspan="4" | 2022 |align=left| [[2022 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - GT]] |align=left| Inception Racing with [[Optimum Motorsport]] |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |38 |6th |- |align=left| [[2022 International GT Open|International GT Open]] | rowspan="2" align=left| [[Optimum Motorsport]] |13 |3 |1 |2 |7 |125 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"|'''2nd''' |- |align=left| [[2022 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT3]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |- |align=left| [[2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup]] |align=left| JP Motorsport |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- ! rowspan="2" | 2023 |align=left| [[2023 International GT Open|International GT Open]] | rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Optimum Motorsport]] |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |56th |- |align=left| McLaren Trophy Europe - Artura Trophy | | | | | | | |- !2024 | align="left" | [[2024 International GT Open|International GT Open]] | align="left" | Greystone GT | | | | | | | |- !2026 | align="left" |[[2026 McLaren Trophy America|McLaren Trophy America]] | align="left" |Aero-B | | | | | | | |}
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