Luís Felipe Derani
Derani in 2019
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 30)
São Paulo, Brazil
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamWhelen Engineering Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number31
Former teamsTequila Patrón ESM
Starts70
Wins12
Poles12
Fastest laps13
Best finish1st in 2021, 2023
Previous series
2015-17

2014
2013
2012-13
2012
2011–12
2010
2009
2009
2009		FIA World Endurance Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
Toyota Racing Series
FIA European Formula 3
Formula 3 Euro Series
British Formula 3
German Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
GT3 Brasil Championship

Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993) is a Brazilian race car driver who is currently driving a Cadillac prototype for Action Express Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023 12 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well-known Brazilian racing drivers.[1]

Career

Karting

Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005, he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.

Formula Renault

Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit[2] and TT Circuit Assen[3] along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship.[4] In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team. He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the Nürburgring.[5]

Formula Three

In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team[6] joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011, Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and Masters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. In 2013, Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.[7]

Derani driving at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Sportscars

In 2014, Derani raced in the last two rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, finishing third in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet on 14 September and retired in the 4 Hours of Estoril on 19 October, driving on both occasions an Oreca-Nissan 03R of the Irish team Murphy Prototypes. In 2016, he entered the four endurance races of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Derani driving at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver.[8] He raced the first three races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Pro class with Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK,[9] claiming a class win at Silverstone. Later, he drove an Oreca LMP2 for Rebellion at the FIA WEC Nürburgring round. The Brazilian also drove at seven rounds of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Nissan Onroak DPi, winning at Road America.

For the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Derani became a full-time driver at Extreme Speed Motorsports, winning at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

In 2020, Derani was a full-time DPi driver for Action Express Racing in the WTSCC. He was leading Petit Le Mans when he and Ricky Taylor made contact, knocking Derani's entry from contention.[10]

Racing career

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 16 0 0 1 2 192 7th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 27th
GT3 Brasil Championship CRT Brasil 4 0 0 0 0 29 28th
2010 German Formula 3 Championship Motopark Academy 18 0 0 0 0 20 10th
GT Brasil WB Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 35th
2011 British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 30 0 0 0 1 36 15th
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Masters of Formula 3 Prema Powerteam 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing Brazil 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2012 British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 28 2 0 2 5 146 8th
Formula 3 Euro Series 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 30 0 0 0 3 143 8th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2014 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 6 0 0 0 1 88 14th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Murphy Prototypes 2 0 1 1 1 24 12th
German Formula 3 Championship ADM Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 1 1 0 7 134 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Extreme Speed Motorsports 9 0 0 1 4 116 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype 4 2 0 1 3 128 12th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 1 17th
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Tequila Patrón ESM 7 1 1 1 1 181 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 3 1 1 0 2 74 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vaillante Rebellion 1 0 0 0 0 12 23rd
2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 BBT 4 0 1 1 4 70 2nd
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Tequila Patrón ESM 10 2 2 0 2 232 9th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Stock Car Brasil Cimed Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Spirit of Race 3 1 2 0 1 35 7th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 2 1 4 5 297 2nd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup M-Sport Team Bentley 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 9 1 1 1 5 258 4th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 4 4 3 8 3407 1st
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 2 0 0 0 0 24 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 0 0 2 5 3083 5th
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 3 0 2 0 2 47 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Whelen Engineering Racing 9 1 2 3 3 2733 1st
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Whelen Engineering Racing 1 0 1 1 1 355 2nd*

† As Derani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2012 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes HOC
1 		HOC
2 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
5 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
21 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
7 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
Ret 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
Ret 		NC 0
2013 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
19 		MNZ
3
5 		SIL
1
9 		SIL
2
8 		SIL
3
Ret 		HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
14 		HOC
3
10 		BRH
1
14 		BRH
2
18 		BRH
3
17 		RBR
1
18 		RBR
2
11 		RBR
3
9 		NOR
1
15 		NOR
2
5 		NOR
3
7 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
2 		NÜR
3
3 		ZAN
1
19 		ZAN
2
5 		ZAN
3
5 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
6 		VAL
3
2 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
11 		HOC
3
Ret 		8th 143

American open–wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Pro Mazda Championship results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2014 Team Pelfrey STP
4 		STP
3 		BAR
6 		BAR
4 		IMS
9 		IMS
18 		LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 14th 88

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2014 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC
3 		EST
6 		12th 24
Source:[11]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2015 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
1 		LMS
3 		NÜR
3 		COA
3 		FUJ
3 		SHA
Ret 		BHR
3 		3rd 134
2016 Extreme Speed Motorsports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
2 		LMS
8 		NÜR
3 		MEX
3 		COA
5 		FUJ
5 		SHA
5 		BHR
4 		4th 116
2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK LMGTE Pro Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 SIL
1 		SPA
4 		LMS
2 		10th 74
Vaillante Rebellion LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 NÜR
4 		MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 23rd 12
2019-20 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R13 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SIL
3 		FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR NC† 0†
2021 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ
Ret 		LMS
4 		BHR BHR 7th 24
2022 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SEB SPA
3 		LMS
3 		MNZ
Ret 		FUJ BHR 5th 47
Source:[11]

† As the #3 Rebellion was not a full-season entry, it was not eligible to score points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team No. Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref
2016 Tequila Patrón ESM 2 P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY
1 		SEB
1 		LBH LGA DET WGL
9 		MOS ELK COA PET
2 		12th 128 [12]
2017 Tequila Patrón ESM 2 P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
4 		SEB
11 		LBH COA DET WGL
7 		9th 181 [13]
22 MOS
9 		ELK
1 		LGA
8 		PET
4
2018 Tequila Patrón ESM 22 P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
18 		SEB
1 		LBH
12 		MDO
9 		DET
7 		WGL
16 		MOS
12 		ELK
6 		LGA
1 		PET
6 		9th 232 [14]
2019 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
1 		LBH
6 		MDO
4 		DET
2 		WGL
7 		MOS
4 		ELK
4 		LGA
3 		PET
1 		2nd 297 [15]
2020 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
7 		DAY
5 		SEB
1 		ELK
3 		ATL
3 		MDO
2 		PET
5 		LGA
3 		SEB
6 		4th 258 [16]
2021 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
6 		SEB
6 		MDO
2 		DET
2 		WGL
4 		WGL
1 		ELK
1 		LGA
3 		LBH
1 		PET
2 		1st 3407 [17]
2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
3 		LBH
5 		LGA
3 		MDO
3 		DET
6 		WGL
5 		MOS
3 		ELK
6 		PET
2 		5th 3083 [18]
2023 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 GTP Cadillac V-LMDh Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		LBH
5 		LGA
3 		WGL
2 		MOS
7 		ELK
6 		IMS
4 		PET
6 		1st 2733 [19]
2024 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 GTP Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 DET
 WGL
 ELK
 IMS
 PET
 2nd* 355
Source:[11]

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 United States Tequila Patrón ESM United States Scott Sharp
United States Ed Brown
United States Johannes van Overbeek 		Ligier JS P2 P 736 1st 1st
2017 United States Tequila Patrón ESM United States Scott Sharp
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 		Nissan Onroak DPi P 656 4th 4th
2018 United States Tequila Patrón ESM France Nicolas Lapierre
United States Johannes van Overbeek 		Nissan Onroak DPi P 438 DNF DNF
2019 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Brazil Felipe Nasr
United States Eric Curran 		Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 593 2nd 2nd
2020 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Brazil Felipe Nasr
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Mike Conway 		Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 822 7th 7th
2021 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
United States Chase Elliott
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 783 8th 6th
2022 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
United States Tristan Nunez 		Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 761 4th 4th
2023 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United Kingdom Jack Aitken 		Cadillac V-Series.R GTP 771 5th 5th
Source:[11]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 Russia G-Drive Racing Colombia Gustavo Yacamán
Mexico Ricardo González 		Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 354 12th 4th
2016 United States Extreme Speed Motorsports Canada Chris Cumming
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel 		Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 291 42nd 16th
2017 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 		Ford GT GTE
Pro 		340 18th 2nd
2018 Italy AF Corse Finland Toni Vilander
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		341 20th 5th
2019 United States Risi Competizione France Jules Gounon
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		329 40th 11th
2021 United States Glickenhaus Racing France Franck Mailleux
France Olivier Pla 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 367 4th 4th
2022 United States Glickenhaus Racing France Romain Dumas
France Olivier Pla 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 370 4th 4th
2023 United States Action Express Racing United Kingdom Jack Aitken
United Kingdom Alexander Sims 		Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 324 17th 10th
Source:[11]

References

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