Connor De Phillippi
| Connor De Phillippi | |
|---|---|
De Phillippi at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona. | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | December 25, 1992 San Clemente, California, U.S. |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | BMW Team RLL |
| Categorisation | |
| Car number | 25 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016-2017 2013-2015 2013 2010-2012 2010 2009 2008 | ADAC GT Masters Porsche Carrera Cup Germany VLN Series Star Mazda Championship Legends Silver State Championship Skip Barber National Championship Skip Barber West Coast Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2009 2009 2016 | Skip Barber West Coast Series Skip Barber National Championship Legends Silver State Championship ADAC GT Masters |
| Awards | |
| 2008 2009 2009 2010 2013 2013 | Skip Barber Shoot-Out Winner Team USA Scholarship Winner Walter Hayes Trophy Award Star Mazda Rookie of the Year Porsche Junioren Recipient Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Rookie of the Year |
Connor De Phillippi (born December 25, 1992) is an American professional racing driver and gold rated[3] BMW Motorsport works driver.
Racing career
[edit]Early career
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De Phillippi began karting at the age of five and had won 21 national titles by the age of 14, including four SKUSA SuperNationals titles. In 2007, he was selected as a member of Team USA for the Brazilian Granja Viana 500-mile kart race. The field included Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Tony Kanaan and Nelson Piquet Jr., among other drivers. Team USA reached second place during De Phillippi's stint before an incident involving lapped traffic later in the race ended the team's chances of a podium finish.
2008–2009 Skip Barber
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In 2008, De Phillippi moved from karting to open-wheel racing and won the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year award. He also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out and received a full-season entry in the Skip Barber National Championship as part of the MAZDASPEED driver development program. He finished sixth in the national series and received the Rising Star Award from eFormulaCarNews.com and its readers.
Skip Barber National Championship and Team USA Scholarship
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In 2009, De Phillippi won the Skip Barber National Championship with seven victories in 14 races. The championship earned him a place in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship as part of the Mazda Road to Indy program. After receiving the Team USA Scholarship, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival at Silverstone Circuit and won the Walter Hayes Trophy, becoming its youngest winner and the second American to win the event. He also won the 2009 Silver State Championship in the U.S. Legends Series.
Star Mazda Championship Series
[edit]
In 2010, De Phillippi competed in the Star Mazda Championship for JDC MotorSports, finishing third in points. He won the final race of the season at Road America and received Rookie of the Year honors.[4]
In 2011, De Phillippi returned to the Star Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey.[5] He won the season-opening race at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[6] He also won the Night Before the 500 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, setting a track record of 19.999 seconds, starting from pole position and leading all 85 laps.[7] De Phillippi won two additional races at Circuit Trois-Rivières and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He finished second in the championship behind Tristan Vautier with four victories, while Team Pelfrey won the series team championship.[citation needed]
De Phillippi planned to move to the Indy Lights series, but the proposed deal did not materialize.[citation needed] He instead returned to the Star Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing and won the opening race at St. Petersburg.[8] During round five, he took pole position for the Night Before the 500, led every lap and recorded the fastest lap of the race.[9] He finished fourth in the championship, losing the tie-breaker for third to Sage Karam, who recorded three victories to De Phillippi's two.[citation needed]
Porsche Junior factory driver
[edit]On November 27, 2012, De Phillippi was announced as a Porsche Junioren factory driver for the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[10]
De Phillippi was the second American to receive Porsche AG funding, after Patrick Long.[citation needed]
2013
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For the 2013 season, De Phillippi joined FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport and competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
The season was De Phillippi's first competing in a closed-cockpit car. He finished every race before retiring from the final round at the Hockenheimring and was named the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Rookie of the Year.
De Phillippi also competed with Manthey Racing in two rounds of the VLN at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
2014
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In January 2014, De Phillippi competed in the Dubai 24 Hour with FACH Auto Tech, sharing a Porsche 997 GT3 R with Sebastian Asch, Martin Ragginger and Otto Klohs. A mechanical failure required repairs during the race, and the team finished tenth in class.

Later that month, De Phillippi made his debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening event of the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship. He shared the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche GT3 America with Patrick Lindsey, Kevin Estre, Jason Hart and Mike Vess. The team completed 645 laps and finished 13th in class.
2021
[edit]During the 2021 Mobil 1 Sebring 12 Hours, De Phillippi made contact with the class-leading Corvette Racing C8.R with less than ten minutes remaining. IMSA assessed him a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact.[11][12]

Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]* Season still in progress.
Star Mazda Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 7 |
STP 5 |
LAG 4 |
ORP 7 |
IOW 4 |
NJ1 4 |
NJ2 8 |
ACC 13 |
ACC 5 |
TRO 17 |
ROA 3 |
MOS 3 |
ATL 1 |
3rd | 417 | [13] | ||||
| 2011 | Team Pelfrey | STP 1 |
BAR 10 |
IND 1 |
MIL 6 |
IOW 11 |
MOS 2 |
TRO 5 |
TRO 1 |
SON 2 |
BAL 10 |
LAG 1 |
2nd | 401 | [14] | ||||||
| 2012 | Juncos Racing | STP 1 |
STP 5 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 3 |
IND 1 |
IOW 3 |
TOR 7 |
TOR 16 |
EDM 6 |
EDM 13 |
TRO 3 |
TRO 13 |
BAL 2 |
BAL 3 |
LAG 3 |
LAG 3 |
ATL 3 |
4th | 325 | [15] |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 11 |
NNS 9 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 7 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 8 |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 7 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 12 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 12 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 8 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 Ret |
9th | 116 | |
| 2014 | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport | HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 2 |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 4 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 1 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 16 |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 9 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 18 |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 10 |
SAC 1 18 |
SAC 2 31 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 11 |
8th | 121 |
| 2015 | Land Motorsport | HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 5 |
NNS 11 |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 11 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 9 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 11 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 5 |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 17 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 14 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 6 |
10th | 124 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport | ESP 11 |
MON 4 |
AUT DSQ |
GBR 4 |
GER 8 |
HUN 13 |
BEL 10 |
ITA 13 |
USA | USA | 11th | 54 | |
| 2015 | VERVA Lechner Racing Team | ESP 11 |
MON 7 |
AUT 4 |
GBR 14 |
HUN 13 |
BEL 18 |
BEL 9 |
ITA 17 |
ITA 11 |
USA C |
USA 5 |
12th | 53 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters Results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 2 |
SAC 1 2 |
SAC 2 7 |
LAU 1 6 |
LAU 2 3 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 6 |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 1 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 8 |
1st | 168 |
| 2017 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 10 |
LAU 1 18 |
LAU 2 2 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 1 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 6 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 9 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 8 |
3rd | 120 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
1 The No. 18 of Mühlner Motorsports America withdrew from the 12 Hours of Sebring before Practice.
† De Phillippi did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 67 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2017 | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 158 | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2018 | BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | 16 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2019 | BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | 22 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2021 | BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | 59 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | 18 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2023 | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | 83 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2026 | BMW M3 Touring 24H | SP-X | 156 | 4th | 1st |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 4 |
SPA 12H 10 |
SPA 24H 5 |
CAT | 20th | 16 |
| 2018 | ROWE Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | MNZ | SIL 13 |
LEC | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
CAT | NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | Bronze | LEC | SPA 6H 49 |
SPA 12H 44 |
SPA 24H 33 |
NÜR | MNZ | JED | 42nd | 2 |
| 2025 | BMW Italia Ceccato Racing | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6H 57 |
SPA 12H 42 |
SPA 24H 49† |
NÜR | CAT | NC | 0 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pruett downgraded to Silver as FIA releases 2016 driver ratings". Fox Sports. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (20 November 2017). "FIA Releases Provisional 2018 Driver Ratings List". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "FIA - Driver categorisation". driverscategorisation.fia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ Connor De Phillippi - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-28
- ↑ Connor De Phillippi joins Pelfrey's Star Mazda team, Racer, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
- ↑ De Phillippi wins St. Pete Star Mazda, Racer, March 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
- ↑ De Phillippi Wins 'Night Before the 500' Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar, May 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-5-28
- ↑ De Phillippi wins St. Pete race one for Star Mazda, "Racer", March 24, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29
- ↑ De Phillippi repeats as winner of the Night Before the 500 Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, "IndyCar", May 27, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29
- ↑ Pruett, Marshall. Porsche Adds American Connor de Phillippi To Factory Team Roster Archived 2013-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Road & Track, November 27, 2012, Retrieved 2013-03-07
- ↑ Dagys, John (21 March 2021). "WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP"Pretty Frustrating" Incident for Dixon Dashed Hopes of Win". Sportscar 365. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ↑ Loyd, Daniel (21 March 2021). "Jaminet Got "Really Lucky" in Race-Defining GTLM Incident". Sportscar 365. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ↑ "2010 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "2011 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "2012 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi – 2025 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "Connor De Phillippi Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Connor De Phillippi career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Orange County, California
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