| Devlin DeFrancesco | |||||||
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.jpg) DeFrancesco (front car) in 2023 | |||||||
| Nationality |  Canadian | ||||||
| Born | (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 (age 25) | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 34 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2022 position | 23rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2022Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2021 2020 2020 2019 2018 2018 2017 2016 2016 2016 2015 | Indy Lights Indy Pro 2000 Championship Asian F3 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship F3 European Championship GP3 Series Euroformula Open Championship MSA Formula Italian F4 Championship Toyota Racing Series Ginetta Junior Championship | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2017 | Spanish F3 Championship | ||||||
Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000)[1] is a Canadianauto racing driver who last competed in theIndyCar Series forRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[2] In January 2022, DeFrancesco won the sixtieth running of theDaytona 24, alongside his teammatesEric Lux,Patricio O'Ward andColton Herta, in the LMP2 class.[3]
DeFrancesco was born fifteen weekspremature on January 17, 2000,[1] to Andrew and Cathy DeFrancesco. Weighing only a pound at birth, he was cared for atToronto'sSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre until he was nursed back to health.[4][5]
In 2014, DeFrancesco placed second overall in the Italian Championship and 3rd overall in the CIK FIA European Championship.[6][7][8] In 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and that kept him out of a full racing series for roughly year. As part of his rehabilitation, Devlin attended the Carlin Academy, where he used a combination of simulators and on-track testing to prepare forFIA Formula 4-style racing.[9][8]
In 2015, DeFrancesco was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program,[10] a mentoring and talent development program sponsored byChip Ganassi Racing aiming to identify and assist up to ten North American drivers between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.
Graduating from karts in 2015, DeFrancesco competed in the2015Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC Motorsports.[1][11] He finished 23rd in the standings with 66 points.[1][12]
In early 2016, DeFrancesco competed inNew Zealand'sToyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport.[13][14] He finished the season tenth overall with a total of 465 points.[1]
DeFrancesco joined Carlin Motorsports for the2016 MSA Formula season,[9][7] taking three wins and finishing fifth in the points standings.
DeFrancesco continued his collaboration withCarlin Motorsport in theEuroformula Open andSpanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017.[15] A strong campaign saw him end the season asSpanish Formula 3 champion[16] with three wins and five podiums. He also won a victory and seven podiums in the Euroformula Open championship, netting third in the championship standings.[17]
DeFrancesco joined theFIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season.[18][19] He once again teamed up withCarlin in 2018, competing in the opening two races.[20] He was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo dental surgery,[21] and subsequently made the switch to joinGP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up withMP Motorsport.[22]
JoiningMP Motorsport, DeFrancesco finished the year in 21st place without scoring points.[23]
In 2019, DeFrancesco contested the inauguralFIA F3 championship,[24] withTrident Racing.[24][25] He did not score throughout the year and finished 25th.
In February 2020, it was announced that Devlin would rejoinTrident Racing for a second year in the championship,[26] but he was forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears ofCOVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.[27]
DeFrancesco took part in a partial2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA campaign with Absolute Racing, finishing seventh in the championship with three podiums.
DeFrancesco raced in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, joining the grid for the 201824 Hours of Daytona.[28] He finished sixth on debut,[29] and returned for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event atRoad Atlanta in October, finishing in ninth place.
2019 saw Devlin return to theDaytona 24 withJDC MotorSports.[30][31] Alongside teammatesMisha Goikhberg,Tristan Vautier andRubens Barrichello, the race ended early ahead of the 22nd hour of racing due to heavy rainfall, which placed the car in fifth place at the flag.[32]
In 2020, DeFrancesco joinedSteinbrenner Racing andAndretti Autosport to compete the2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. He scored two wins and was runner-up toSting Ray Robb.
The Canadian moved to Indy Lights in2021 in a car co-entered by Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport. With two podiums and nine top-fives, he finished sixth in the points standings.
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DeFrancesco joined theIndyCar Series for the2022 season, driving the Number 29 car entered as Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. He had a best result of twelfth at Gateway and ranked 23rd in the driver's standings.[33] DeFrancesco continued with the same team for the 2023 season and finished 22nd.[34] DeFrancesco failed to secure a ride for the 2024 season and did not participate in any IndyCar races that season.
DeFrancesco will return to the IndyCar series in 2025 after signing a multi-year deal to drive forRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Following Mick Schumacher's signing in November 2025, Defrancesco is out of a Indycar ride for 2026.[2]
† As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2015 | HHC Motorsport | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | CRO 1 Ret | CRO 2 23 | SNE 1 20 | SNE 2 13 | KNO 1 7 | KNO 2 11 | ROC 1 14 | ROC 2 11 | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 Ret | BHGP 1 Ret | BHGP 2 18 | 23rd | 66 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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| 2016 | Giles Motorsport | RUA 1 14 | RUA 2 10 | RUA 3 6 | TER 1 Ret | TER 2 14 | TER 3 5 | HMP 1 11 | HMP 2 13 | HMP 3 12 | TAU 1 8 | TAU 2 11 | TAU 3 10 | MAU 1 7 | MAU 2 9 | MAU 3 13 | 10th | 465 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 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 |
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| 2016 | Carlin | BHI 1 10 | BHI 2 Ret | BHI 3 7 | DON 1 5 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 17 | THR 1 2 | THR 2 Ret | THR 3 1 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 7 | OUL 3 2 | CRO 1 4 | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 1 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 3 | SNE 3 2 | KNO 1 2 | KNO 2 Ret | KNO 3 9 | ROC 1 Ret | ROC 2 9 | ROC 3 7 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 5 | SIL 3 4 | BHGP 1 Ret | BHGP 2 16 | BHGP 3 7 | 5th | 265 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
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| 2016 | Mücke Motorsport | MIS 1 23 | MIS 2 9 | MIS 3 | MIS 4 10 | ADR 1 | ADR 2 | ADR 3 | ADR 4 | IMO1 1 Ret | IMO1 2 7 | IMO1 3 Ret | MUG 1 8 | MUG 2 5 | MUG 3 5 | VAL 1 9 | VAL 2 Ret | VAL 3 DNS | IMO2 1 Ret | IMO2 2 11 | IMO2 3 8 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 12 | MNZ 3 6 | 19th | 40 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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| 2017 | Carlin Motorsport | EST 1 12 | EST 2 5 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 2 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 5 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 Ret | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 2 | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 Ret | JER 1 2 | JER 2 3 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 5 | 3rd | 172 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
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| 2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | PAU 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NOR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | RBR 1 16 | RBR 2 20 | RBR 3 12 | HOC 1 19 | HOC 2 17 | HOC 3 14 | NC† | 0† |
| 2018 | Carlin | Volkswagen | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 Ret | HUN 1 18 | HUN 2 16 | HUN 3 14 | NOR 1 WD | NOR 2 WD | NOR 3 WD | ZAN 1 WD | ZAN 2 WD | ZAN 3 WD | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 25th | 0 |
† As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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| 2017 |  Carlin | Dallara F317 | 14th | 21st | DNF |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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| 2018 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | LEC FEA | LEC SPR | RBR FEA 18† | RBR SPR 11 | SIL FEA 15 | SIL SPR 14 | HUN FEA WD | HUN SPR WD | SPA FEA 18 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 13 | MNZ SPR 15 | SOC FEA 17 | SOC SPR 12 | YMC FEA 17 | YMC SPR 11 | 21st | 0 |
| 2019 | Trident | CAT FEA 23 | CAT SPR 20 | LEC FEA 21† | LEC SPR 21 | RBR FEA 17 | RBR SPR 9 | SIL FEA 27 | SIL SPR 17 | HUN FEA 12 | HUN SPR 11 | SPA FEA 29 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 12 | MNZ SPR 16 | SOC FEA 23 | SOC SPR 12 | 25th | 0 | ||
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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| 2018 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 6 | SEB | LBH | MOH | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 9 | 38th | 47 |
| 2019 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | LBH | MOH | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 32nd | 26 |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3† | SEB | WGL | WGL | ELK | LGA | PET | NC† | 0† | |||
| 2022 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 1† | SEB | LGA | MOH | WGL | ELK | PET | NC† | 0† | |||
| 2023 | Rick Ware Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 6† | SEB 7 | LGA | WGL 9 | ELK | IMS | PET | 22nd | 484 | |||
| 2024 | Forte Racing | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | LamborghiniDGF 5.2 L V10 | DAY 16 | SEB 5 | LBH | LGA | WGL 14 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS 4 | PET 2 | 26th | 1305 |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
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| 2019-20 | Absolute Racing | SEP1 1 3 | SEP1 2 9 | SEP1 3 2 | DUB 1 5 | DUB 2 6 | DUB 3 5 | ABU 1 6 | ABU 2 3 | ABU 3 7 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | CHA 3 | 7th | 101 |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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| 2020 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | ROA 2 | ROA 4 | MOH 7 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | LOR 4 | GMP 1 | IMS 4 | IMS 2 | IMS 8 | MOH 14 | MOH 11 | NJM 1 | NJM 10 | NJM 10 | STP 7 | STP 6 | 2nd | 341 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
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| 2021 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | ALA 3 | ALA 3 | STP 12 | STP 5 | IMS 7 | IMS 6 | DET 7 | DET 5 | RDA 10 | RDA 6 | MOH 5 | MOH 5 | GTW 4 | GTW 5 | POR 11 | POR 7 | LAG 6 | LAG 8 | MOH 8 | MOH 4 | 6th | 326 |
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| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2022 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 29 | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP 22 | TXS 24 | LBH 25 | ALA 17 | IMS 21 | INDY 20 | DET 18 | ROA 18 | MOH 17 | TOR 18 | IOW 17 | IOW 15 | IMS 18 | NSH 22 | GTW 12 | POR 16 | LAG 15 | 23rd | 206 | [35] |
| 2023 | STP 25 | TXS 23 | LBH 16 | ALA 23 | IMS 17 | INDY 13 | DET 12 | ROA 23 | MOH 14 | TOR 23 | IOW 22 | IOW 21 | NSH 26 | IMS 19 | GTW 19 | POR 17 | LAG 22 | 22nd | 177 | [36] | ||||
| 2025 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 30 | STP 22 | THE 20 | LBH 24 | ALA 24 | IMS 17 | INDY 11 | DET 23 | GTW 23 | ROA 19 | MOH 20 | IOW 19 | IOW 25 | TOR 22 | LAG 20 | POR 18 | MIL 16 | NSH 18 | 26th | 171 | [37] |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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| 2022 | Dallara | Honda | 24 | 20 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport |
| 2023 | 25 | 13 | |||
| 2025 | Dallara | Honda | 16 | 11 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
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