| Luís Felipe Derani | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Derani in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (age 31) São Paulo, Brazil |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | DXDT Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 36 |
| Former teams | Tequila Patrón ESM,Richard Mille AF Corse,Whelen Engineering Racing |
| Starts | 80 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Poles | 15 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| Best finish | 1st in2021,2023 |
| 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 a factory driver for theGenesis Magma Racing program.[1] He is an overall winner of the2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the2016,2018,2019, and202312 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well-known Brazilian racing drivers.[2]
Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005, he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.
Derani began his car racing career by driving in theFormula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup withMotopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums atAlastaro Circuit[3] andTT Circuit Assen[4] along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship.[5] InEurocup 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 theNürburgring.[6]
In2010, Derani stepped up to theGerman Formula Three Championship with theMotopark Academy team[7] joining Formula Renault teammatesKevin Magnussen andJimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011, Derani moved to theBritish Formula 3 Championship withDouble R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as theFormula 3 Brazil Open andMasters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams toFortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins atOulton Park andBrands Hatch. He also drove in threeFormula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in theMacau Grand Prix. In 2013, Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to theFIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.[8]
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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 the2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship forExtreme Speed Motorsports with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the12 Hours of Sebring.
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In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver.[9] He raced the first three races of the2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in theLMGTE Pro class withFord Chip Ganassi Team UK,[10] 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 the2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Nissan Onroak DPi, winning at Road America.
For the2018 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 forAction Express Racing in the WTSCC. He was leadingPetit Le Mans when he andRicky Taylor made contact, knocking Derani's entry from contention.[11]
In June of 2024, Action Express Racing and Derani announced that Derani would not return to the WeatherTech SportCar Championship with Action Express in 2025.[12]
In December 2024, Derani andAndre Lotterer were announced the drivers for the new Genesis LMDh program which intends to compete in theWorld Endurance Championship for the 2026 season.[13]
† As Derani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Motopark Academy | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 14 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 Ret | ALA 1 6 | ALA 2 2 | OSC 1 13 | OSC 2 12 | ASS 1 6 | ASS 2 2 | MST 1 6 | MST 2 4 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 Ret | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 9 | 7th | 192 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 2009 | Motopark Academy | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 Ret | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 17 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 Ret | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | 27th | 2 |
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| 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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| 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 |
(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 | Rank | Points |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
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| 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 | |||
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† As the #3 Rebellion was not a full-season entry, it was not eligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2015 |  G-Drive Racing |  Gustavo Yacamán Ricardo González | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 12th | 4th |
| 2016 |  Extreme Speed Motorsports |  Chris Cumming Ryan Dalziel | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 291 | 42nd | 16th |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Harry TincknellAndy Priaulx | Ford GT | GTE Pro | 340 | 18th | 2nd |
| 2018 |  AF Corse |  Toni VilanderAntonio Giovinazzi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 341 | 20th | 5th |
| 2019 | Risi Competizione |  Jules GounonOliver Jarvis | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 329 | 40th | 11th |
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing | Franck MailleuxOlivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 367 | 4th | 4th |
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing | Romain DumasOlivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 370 | 4th | 4th |
| 2023 | Action Express Racing | Jack AitkenAlexander Sims | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 324 | 17th | 10th |
| 2024 | Whelen Cadillac Racing | Jack AitkenFelipe Drugovich | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 280 | 29th | 15th |
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| Preceded by | Michelin Endurance Cup Champion 2019 With:Felipe Nasr &Eric Curran | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IMSA SportsCar Championship Champion 2021 With:Felipe Nasr | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IMSA SportsCar Championship Champion 2023 With:Alexander Sims | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Michelin Endurance Cup Champion 2023 With:Alexander Sims &Jack Aitken | Succeeded by |
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