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| Duncan Tappy | |
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| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (age 41) |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | United Autosports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2018, 2023–) FIA Silver(2019–2022) |
| Former teams | Rollcentre Racing |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006–07 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 | Zip Formula UK Formula Ford W. Series British Formula Ford British Formula Renault 2.0 French Formula Renault Formula Renault NEC Porsche Carrera Cup GB World Series by Renault Firestone Indy Lights International Formula Master |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 2007 | Formula Ford Festival British Formula Renault 2.0 |
Duncan Charles Tappy (born 26 June 1984 inWest Ewell,Surrey) is a professionalracing driver from theUnited Kingdom.
Tappy began his racing career in karting, finishing runner-up in the 2004UK Formula Ford championship winter series. In 2005, he took part in the full UK Formula Ford season with Jamun Racing, taking ten victories to finish second in the standings. During this year he also won the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival and was selected as a finalist for the prestigiousMcLaren Autosport BRDC award.
In 2006, Tappy stepped up to theBritish Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with Jamun Racing, finishing his debut year eighteenth in the standings. He was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by theBritish Racing Drivers Club. He transferred toFortec Motorsport for the 2007 season, taking sixteen podium finishes, including nine race wins, to end the year as series champion.
At the end of the season, Tappy was named as British Club Driver of the Year[1] at the annualAutosport Awards[2] and once again nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
Following his Formula Renault championship season, Tappy raced in a number of single-seater championships between 2008 and 2011, most notablySuperleague Formula where he competed in each of the four seasons and was part of theJapan team that finished runner-up in the truncatedfinal season. In 2010 he won theAuto GP teams title withDAMS and finished third in the driver standings. Other outings came inWorld Series by Renault, theFirestone Indy Lights Series andInternational Formula Master. In early 2008, Tappy also made two appearances as a rookie driver forA1 Team Great Britain inMexico City[3] andShanghai.[4]
In April 2008, Tappy made hissportscar debut when he took part in theMonza 1000kmLe Mans Series event.[5] Driving aPescaroloJudd for Rollcentre Racing, he finished the race in seventh position.
He returned to sports car racing in 2012, competing in theBlancpain Endurance Series forART Grand Prix alongsideGrégoire Demoustier. The pair finished fifth in the Pro-Am Cup with a win inNavarre. From 2012 to 2017 he raced in a number of different GT3 championships, including furtherBlancpain Endurance Series campaigns, theBritish GT Championship,GT Asia andInternational GT Open.
Since the 2018 season, Tappy has competed in the LMP3 class of theMichelin Le Mans Cup, theEuropean Le Mans Series and theAsian Le Mans Series. Partnering Michael Benham in theMichelin Le Mans Cup for Lanan Racing, he took a class win at Le Mans in 2018 and won three times in 2019, finishing runner-up in the championship. In 2020 he signed withUnited Autosports,[6] and finished runner-up in the2021 Asian Le Mans Series. He is currently competing for the team in theEuropean Le Mans Series.
Tappy served as a stunt driver inF1 alongside fellow racing driversLuciano Bacheta andCraig Dolby.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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| 2007 | Fortec Motorsports | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 11 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 1 | NUR 1 | NUR 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 33rd | 30 |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | RC Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MON 1 | SIL 1 16 | SIL 2 21 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 19 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BUG 1 | BUG 2 | EST 1 14 | EST 2 11 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 Ret | 23rd | 6 |
(Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | GTA Motor Competición | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 11th | 257 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| 2009 | Galatasaray S.K. | Ultimate Motorsport | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 11th | 239 | ||||||
| 5 | 11 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Galatasaray S.K. Ultimate Motorsport | MAG DNQ | ZOL N/A | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR |
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CR Flamengo | Alpha | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI † | NAV | 6th | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | X | 17 | 2 | X | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | X | 8 | 7 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan | AtechReid Grand Prix | HOL | BEL | 2nd | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 10 | 5 | X | 10th | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Genoa Racing | STP 25 | STP 27 | LBH | KAN | INDY | MIL | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MOH | SNM | CHI | HMS | 32nd | 8 |
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DAMS | BRN 1 5 | BRN 2 11 | IMO 1 4 | IMO 2 3 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 9 | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 4 | NAV 1 4 | NAV 2 4 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 11 | 3rd | 37 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rollcentre Racing | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | CAT | MNZ 7 | SPA | NÜR | SIL | 29th | 2 | |
| 2020 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | LEC 7 | SPA 5 | LEC 2 | MNZ 11 | ALG 4 | 6th | 46.5 | |
| 2021 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 10 | RBR 9 | LEC 13 | MNZ 10 | SPA 8 | ALG 10 | 25th | 11.5 |
| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7 | IMO 2 | MNZ 4 | CAT 4 | SPA 1 | ALG Ret | 4th | 73 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY | SEB 5 | LGA | MOH | WGL | ELK | PET | 21st | 283 |
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| Preceded by | Formula Ford Festival winner 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault UK Champion 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Autosport British Club Driver of the Year 2007 | Succeeded by |
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