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| John Farano | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | (1959-12-08)December 8, 1959 (age 66) |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Tower Motorsports |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 8 |
| Starts | 23 (23 entries) |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 14 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st (LMP2) in2022 |
John Farano (born 8 December 1959) is a Canadian businessman andracing driver currently competing in theIMSA SportsCar Championship withTower Motorsports.[1] He is the series' 2022 LMP2 drivers' champion.[2]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ferrari F430 Challenge Pirelli Trophy USA | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 132 | 4th |
| 2008 | Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Blackforest Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 60th |
| 2009 | Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - DP | AIM Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 55th |
| 2010 | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 24th |
| 2011 | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | Tower Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 728 | 20th |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - F430 Challenge | Algar Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2012 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | BGB Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 1st |
| 2013 | Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge - Trofeo Pirelli | The Auto Gallery | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 2nd |
| IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Multimatic Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 34th | |
| Grand-Am Sports Car Series - GT | APR Motorsport LTD.UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2014 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Tower Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA | DragonSpeed | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4th | |
| United Sports Car Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 82nd | |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli | Ferrari of Beverly Hills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th | |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am | Ferrari of San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2015 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli | Rossocorsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7th |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli | Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 136 | 3rd | |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| 2016 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Am | Rossocorsa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 3rd |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 54th | |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport[4][5] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28th | ||
| Touring Car Endurance Series - A3 | Cor Euser Racing | ||||||||
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport[6][7] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77.5 | 1st |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.5 | 9th | ||
| Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge | Ferrari of Ontario | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 9th | |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | RLR MSport[8] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 21st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell - Pro-Am | Rossocorsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14th | |
| 2019–20 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am | RLR MSport[9] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport byStarworks[10] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 4th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport byStarworks[11] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2012 | 3rd |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport[12] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2018 | 1st |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 629 | 19th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1833 | 9th |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports | |||||||
| 2026 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports |
† As Farano was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | NissanVK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 19 | MNZ 20 | RBR 21 | LEC 20 | SPA 23 | ALG 16 | 13th | 25 |
| 2018 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | NissanVK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 1 | MNZ 11 | RBR 1 | SIL 6 | SPA 2 | ALG 5 | 1st | 77.5 |
| 2019 | RLR MSport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 8 | MNZ Ret | CAT 13 | SIL Ret | SPA 14 | ALG 15 | 21st | 5.5 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tower Motorsport byStarworks | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4† | SEB 4 | ELK | ATL | PET 1 | LGA | SEB 2 | 4th | 95 |
| 2021 | Tower Motorsport byStarworks | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 2† | SEB 3 | WGL 4 | WGL 3 | ELK 2 | LGA 2 | PET 1 | 3rd | 2012 |
| 2022 | Tower Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3† | SEB 7 | LGA 1 | MOH 4 | WGL 2 | ELK 2 | PET 1 | 1st | 2018 |
| 2023 | Tower Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 5† | SEB 1 | LGA 8 | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | 19th | 629 |
| 2024 | Tower Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 12 | WGL 6 | MOS 6 | ELK 6 | IMS 8 | ATL 5 | 9th | 1833 |
| 2025 | Tower Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428V8 | DAY 12 | SEB 2 | WGL 9 | MOS 9 | ELK 7 | IMS 7 | ATL 12 | 13th | 1757 |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 295 | NC | NC |
In attendance at the test was Canadian John Farano, who will be racing with the team next year.