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Mar 18, 2018 there was only one driver lineup entered in this years 66th mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring made up entirely of past overall race winners. Derani gets mahindra drive at rookie test eracing365. With only 20 years of age derani debuted in sportscar racing and in 2016 won the 24 hours of daytona and the 12 hours of sebring as a rookie becoming the first ever brazilian driver to win both races in the same year. As a driver, its like a dream to join such a team with a championshipcalibre personnel working behind the scenes. Prototype and ford gt driver deranis highlevel sportscar experience had prepared him well. Rafael derani racing career profile driver database. Motorsport networks julia piquet caught up with action express racing racing driver pipo derani ahead of imsas sebring 12 hour race. Having been unable to string together a consistent title challenge with esm, derani says hes expecting axr which has won four of the last five drivers titles in. Feb 20, 2020 pipo derani will make his public debut in a formula e car after being selected by the mahindra team to participate in the official rookie test next month. Hidden away for nearly 2 decades, now back on tracks in the southeast during 2007, this authentic race car from the 1972 scca transam series, and later imsa camel gt series, and valvoline cup, is scheduled for a fall restoration. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Pipo is son of the late walter derani and younger brother of rafael derani, both well.

Pipo derani introduces sportscar365 to his dogs and checks in from the island. Derani enjoys successful indycar test, would consider future. Derani tests for mahindra, targeting formula e drive e. With over 40 starts in formula 1, nasr finished fifth in his firstcareer f1 race in the australian grand prix in 2015.

Brazilian racing driver for action express racing 3 time sebring winner, 2016 daytona 24. Imsa sportscar frontrunner derani will get a full day of running in one of the mahindra m6 electro cars, usually driven by pascal wehrlein and jerome dambrosio. Former race car driver becomes transgender ballerina. Anthony lazzaro born august 26, 1963 is a nascar and sports car racing driver. The top 10 sports car racing drivers of 2016 fox sports. Will be joined for imsa michelin endurance cup rounds by codriver filipe albuquerque. Mahindra racing in next weekends formula e rookie test, as the latest driver. Sep 07, 2018 new action express racing driver pipo derani speaks with racers marshall pruett to explain the upcoming shift from tequila patron esm to the championshipleading cadillac dpi program in 2019. Full 2020 rolex 24 at daytona entry list motorsport. When ken died while testing a prototype car in 1966, peter, who witnessed his fathers death, was almost 15. Mar 17, 2019 nasr, derani, curran take sebring 12 hours win. Derani is currently racing for the whelen engineering racing cadillac team in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship.

Derani signs with action express for 2019 sportscar365. Derani, van overbeek, lapierre take second sebring win. Derani speeds through opening detroit gp practice may 31, 2019 7. Deranis expectations really high for nasr partnership.

Cadillacs were in damage limitation mode sportscar365. Click to show race results for stock car brasil 2018. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Mahindras sim and development driver sam dejonghe will drive its second car in the rookie test. From there, despite several safety car periods bunching up the pack over the course of the race, nasr, derani and curran were able to maintain their advantage at the head of the field throughout. Derani drives home rolex 24 at daytona victory for tequila patron. But regardless of your opinion, lets share some of the best cars and liveries so we can enjoy a. Imsa drivers find information on your favorite imsa drivers. Action express racing cadillac drivers felipe nasr and pipo derani were left dumbfounded by what they described as a perfect run to victory in the sebring 12 hours. She broke ground last year by becoming the first woman to win the indycar 300 in japan, but patricks abilities and assets do not stop there. It was only fitting, then, that lineup comprised of pipo derani, nicolas lapierre and johannes van overbeek in the no.

The 10 greatest race car drivers of all time goliath. Once again, the 22yearold driver from brazil, pipo derani, passed three cars in the last 10 minutes of the race to take the victory for the no. The imsa weathertech sportscar championship star completed a full day of testing in spain last week in mahindras development m5electro gen2 car, eracing365 has learned. He took whelen engineering with him to the top step saturday night. Pipo derani to drive mahindra car in marrakesh rookie test. It was the best ever result for a brazilian driver making a grand prix debut. Barbosas codriver, filipe albuquerque, is now a near insurmountable 33 points behind his. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. North american endurance racing star pipo derani will drive for mahindra racing in next weekends formula e rookie test, as the latest driver. In a wild twohour and 40minute penultimate round of the 2018 imsa weathertech sportscar championship at laguna seca, no. Aug 08, 2018 twotime mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring winner pipo derani recently tested for mahindra racing and has ambitions for a future drive in the abb fia formula e championship. It marked the first victory in the rolex 24 for a hondapowered car.

Pipo derani got the imsa chevrolet sports car classic at the detroit grand prix off to a fast start on the 2. Luis felipe derani turned in a dominant final driving stint on sunday. Twotime mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring winner pipo derani recently tested for mahindra racing and has ambitions for a future drive in the abb fia formula e championship. Year, age, races, win, podium, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf. Click to show race results for lmp world endurance drivers championship 201920.

Nissan, derani score surprise imsa victory at road america. Deranis final step towards sportscar racing greatness. Derani enjoys successful indycar test, would consider. Browse through latest information on your favorite imsa drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Van overbeek pitted to turn the car over to derani just 22 minutes into the race. Sportscar365 is contacting drivers from around the world to ask what. Want to know how much money your favorite nascar, formula 1 or indy car driver makes in year. Pipo is son of the late walter derani and younger brother of rafael derani, both well known brazilian racing drivers. A few months after kens death, peter went to work for kens friend dick troutman at the troutman and barnes custom car shop in. Check out the full list of confirmed entries for the 2020 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season opener, the 58th running of the rolex 24 at daytona. He is usually classified as a nascar road course ringer. Derani was part of the winning team during the imsa weathertech sportscar championship seasonopening rolex 24 at daytona and followed it up with a victory in the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring presented by advance auto parts with tequila patron esm teammates johannes. Since very young pipo was passionate about cars and motorsport, a passion he inherited from his father walter.

Ap brazilian driver pipo derani earned the pole for the sixhour race at watkins glen international, the first for nissans daytona prototype international car in the imsa. Sep 29, 2017 a former race car driver in the united kingdom has taken a major leap for transgender women on the ballet stage. Ayrton senna, brazilian racecar driver born march 21, 1960, sao paulo, brazildied may 1, 1994, imola, italy, was a fierce competitor who was renowned for his ruthless and risky maneuvers on the grand prix circuit and dominated the sport with 41 grand prix titles and 3 circuit world c. A former race car driver in the united kingdom has taken a major leap for transgender women on the ballet stage. A few months after kens death, peter went to work for kens friend dick troutman at the troutman and barnes custom car shop in culver city, ca. Derani currently competes for whelen engineering racing in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship and has previously won the series three biggest races. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of felipe derani over. New action express racing driver pipo derani speaks with racers marshall pruett to explain the upcoming shift from tequila patron esm to the. He also served as a test and reserve f1 driver in 2014.

Mar 02, 2017 sports car star pipo derani has said that he would consider a fulltime move into the verizon indycar series in the future should an opportunity arise after enjoying a successful test with schmidt. The plans called for brown to race in the sahlens six hours of the glen on sunday and then. Derani joins mexican driver luis michael dorrbecker. Derani drives home rolex 24 at daytona victory for tequila. Whether formula one or nascar, fans of racing hotly debate the merits of various drivers their championships, rivalries and the trophies that got away.

Mar 17, 2019 from there, despite several safety car periods bunching up the pack over the course of the race, nasr, derani and curran were able to maintain their advantage at the head of the field throughout. Action express racing trio felipe nasr, pipo derani and eric curran enjoyed a nearfaultless run to secure sebring 12 hours victory and lead home an allcadillac imsa sportscar championship podium. Derani earns pole for 6hour imsa race at watkins glen. Derani claims petit le mans pole, imsa title rivals. Derani, van overbeek come from behind to win americas. Luis felipe pipo derani is a brazilian racing driver who achieved notable success in the sports car racing on the international level his most successful year so far was 2016 when he won two greatest north american endurance races daytona 24 hours and sebring 12 hours. Former formula 1 driver felipe nasr joins action express racing fulltime in 2018. Pipo derani had one shot to win, jordan taylor had 43 minutes to screw up a championship sunday in the continental tire road race. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Pipo derani set for indycar test with spm at sebring. Derani won the race in 2016 as a rookie and in 2018, and was pleased to once again claim the victory. On january 31, 2016, race car driver luis felipe derani, or pipo as he is also known, took the checkered flag for tequila patron esm at the 2016 rolex 24 at daytona, his first race in the united states. Jul 27, 2016 its a great opportunity for me to have my feet in gt racing, especially with garage 59, derani said. After a restart following the races third fullcourse caution just 46 minutes into the race, derani spun in turn 2, but his nissan dpi avoided serious damage.

Pipo derani will make his public debut in a formula e car after being selected by the mahindra team to participate in the official rookie test next month. Felipe derani racing career profile driver database. Its a great opportunity for me to have my feet in gt racing, especially with garage 59, derani said. Derani eyes formula e future with mahindra test chance the race. Pipo derani, johannes van overbeek rebound to win imsa. Derani topped qualifying for the 10hour petit le mans race with a best laptime of 1m10. Muniz drives in the champ car world series and will participate in sundays las vegas grand prix, a 2.

Deranis codriver, johannes van overbeek, wound up seventh in the final race standings. The only other driver to win sebring three times in four years was american formula one champion phil hill, who did so in 1958, 1959 and 1961. It was the first sports car race in america for derani, a 22yearold from. There was only one driver lineup entered in this years 66th mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring made up entirely of past overall race winners. Derani was joined in gatorade victory lane by codrivers scott sharp, johannes van overbeek and ed brown, who combined efforts in the no. Feb 20, 2017 pipo derani set for indycar test with spm at sebring. It was their best run since a secondplace outing at the bubba burger sports car grand prix at long beach in. Year, age, races, win, podium, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. Derani, van overbeek score laguna seca imsa victory. Sports car star pipo derani has said that he would consider a fulltime move into the verizon indycar series in the future should an opportunity arise after enjoying a. Derani earns pole for 6hour imsa race at watkins glen fox.

I want to thank my team for the amazing car they gave me, said derani, who ignored an incar alarm during the last hour, racing on and hoping for. After a restart following the races third fullcourse caution just 46 minutes into the race, derani spun in. Luis felipe pipo derani is a brazilian race car driver, who is currently driving a nissan prototype for tequila patron esm in the weathertech sportscar. Derani gives nissan dpi first imsa weathertech pole at. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Derani claims petit le mans pole, imsa title rivals struggle. Sophie rebecca, 37, from leeds, has become the first transgender woman to pass exams. Pipo derani introduces sportscar365 to his dogs and checks in from the island of.

Two years ago, brazilian driver pipo derani achieved superstar status in the world of sports car racing. Weathertech sportscar championship luis felipe derani. Ken miles was married to mollie and had a son, peter miles. Im a professional race car driver, and if im involved with a factory, either.