Joseph Alan Hand (born February 10, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who competes in sports car racing as a Ford factory driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is the co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring GT class for BMW Team Rahal, and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class for Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA driving the Ford GT.
Racing career Early career Hand began his career in kart racing, starting at age 12. Moving up to the Star Mazda Series in 1998, Hand won nine races in the series, winning the rookie of the year award in 1998 and the series championship in 1999.
Following an injury that sidelined him for most of the 2000 season, Hand moved up to the Toyota Atlantic series in 2001, scoring two wins in three years spent in the series, with a best championship finish of third in 2001.
Grand-Am, ALMS and IMSA Beginning with the 2004 season, Hand has raced in the Grand American Road Racing Association's Rolex Sports Car Series, racing in both the Grand Touring and Daytona Prototype classes, winning five times in the GT category while driving BMWs. Hand has also raced sporadically in the American LeMans Series; in 2006, Hand was involved in a spectacular end-over-end crash at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, while in 2009, he won the first pole position for a BMW in eight years in the ALMS at Road America.
Driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, Hand, along with co-drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Graham Rahal, won the 2011 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, driving the #01 Riley-BMW Daytona Prototype. The team was set back by a pit road penalty while Hand was driving; however, he was able to recover, and co-driver Pruett took the car to victory. The following month, the BMW Motorsport team he drove for won the GT class of the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring.Priaulx enjoys winning start, Press Association, March 20, 2011, Retrieved March 21, 2011 Later, he joined the BMW Motorsport factory team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished third in the GTE-Pro class driving again a BMW M3. Also in 2011, Hand competed full-time in the Grand-Am Sports Car Challenge for Turner, finishing runner-up with Michael Marsal as a teammate.
Hand returned to BMW Rahal for the 2012 American Le Mans Series season. He again won the GT class at the 12 Hours of Sebring and took three podiums out of seven appearances. Meanwhile, he finished sixth overall at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Ganassi BMW.
In the 2013 ALMS season, Hand got a second-place class finish and two-fourths out of six appearances for BMW Rahal with a BMW Z4 de Rahal. Again, he raced for Ganassi at the 24 Hours of Daytona and later the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
As the new United SportsCar Championship launched in 2014, Hand finished second in the GTLM class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and third at the 12 Hours of Sebring for BMW Rahal.
In 2016, Hand joined the Ford factory program for the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Dirk Müller, while Sébastien Bourdais joined the team for the endurance races, including Le Mans. Hand, Müller, and Bourdais went on to win the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Pro category while driving the 2017 Ford GT LME GTE-Pro.
Other racing
On October 22, 2011, Hand made his debut in the International V8 Supercars Championship, driving for Dick Johnson Racing in the Gold Coast 600. finishing fourth with co-driver James Moffat In November, he drove a DTM car for the first time, testing for BMW at Circuito Monteblanco in Spain.
On October 5, 2021, Rick Ware Racing announced that Hand would make his NASCAR debut in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval driving the No. 52. Hand started 36th and finished in 27th. In 2022, Hand drove in all six of the Cup Series road course races, driving for Rick Ware in the No. 15. His best finish was twentieth at Sonoma, and his best starting spot was ninth in Road America. On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Hand would be driving the No. 60 car for RFK Racing in the Chicago Street race. Hand won the second stage in that race for his first career stage win in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hand led seven laps and almost won the race entirely before being passed by eventual race winner Alex Bowman, after which Hand fell back to fourth.
DTM On December 15, 2011, Hand was announced as one of BMW's factory drivers for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, which saw him compete in the entire 2012 championship, alongside a limited-season American Le Mans Series campaign with BMW Team RLL. He was the first American to have a full-season factory contract in the series since its inception in 1984. In three seasons, he had a best race result of fifth at Brands Hatch and a best season result of twelfth, both in 2013.
Personal life Born in Sacramento, California, Hand and his wife, Natalie, have two children.
Motorsports career results
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2001 American Le Mans Series - GT Prototype Technology Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 12 2 1 1 7 129 3rd 2002 Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 6 0 1 0 1 45 12th 2003 Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 12 0 0 0 1 108 7th 2004 Formula Atlantic Polestar Motor Racing 1 0 0 0 0 13 20th 2006 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Team PTG 10 0 0 0 3 84 7th 2007 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Panoz Team PTG 12 0 0 0 1 47 22nd 2008 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Panoz Team PTG 3 0 0 0 0 15 46th 2009 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 10 1 0 0 2 44 20th 2010 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 9 1 0 0 4 101 7th 2011 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 9 3 4 0 6 159 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2012 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 7 1 0 0 3 91 7th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 10 0 0 0 0 6 20th 2013 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 5 0 0 0 2 52 12th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 0 0 0 0 32 12th 2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 3 0 0 0 2 76 23rd Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 0 0 0 0 8 20th 2015 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Chip Ganassi Racing 10 1 0 0 5 301 4th 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 0 0 0 3 301 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 2 3 0 3 306 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 2 1 0 4 308 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 9 1 0 0 4 254 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian 1 0 0 0 0 25 46th 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 35th 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 6 0 0 0 0 64 34th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Ford Multimatic Motorsports 10 0 0 0 0 2555 10th NASCAR Cup Series RFK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 43 39th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Gradient Racing 5 0 0 0 0 995 27th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Gradient Racing 4 0 0 0 0 746 44th
American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Atlantic Championship Formula Atlantic results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2001 DSTP Motorsports LBH3 NAZ9 MIL12 MTL15 CLE2 TOR5 CHI10 TRR3 ROA3 VAN1 HOU1 LS2 3rd 129 2002 DSTP Motorsports MTY3 LBH25 MIL LS POR CHI TOR CLE TRR9 ROA5 MTL4 DEN25 12th 45 2003 DSTP Motorsports MTY15 LBH7 MIL9 LS10 POR2 CLE10 TOR6 TRR4 MOH4 MTL5 DEN9 MIA6 7th 108 2004 Polestar Motor Racing LBH MTY MIL POR1 POR2 CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LS9 20th 13
American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Ref 2001 Prototype Technology Group GT BMW M3 GTR BMW 3.2L I6 TEX SEBDNF DON JAR SON POR MOS MID MON PET NC 0 2006 BMW Team PTG GT2 BMW M3 BMW 3.4L I6 SEBDNF TEXDNF MID4 LIM3 UTA6 POR3 AME2 MOS5 PET6 MON8 7th 84 2007 Panoz Team PTG GT2 Panoz Esperante GT-LM Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 SEBDNF STP3 LNB5 TEXDNF UTADNF LIM8 MIDDNF AME10 MOSDNF DET7 PET7 MON6 22nd 47 2008 Panoz Team PTG GT2 Panoz Esperante GT-LM Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 SEBDNF STP LBH UTA LRP MOH ELK MOS DET PET12 LAG4 46th 15 2009 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing GT2 BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 SEBDNF STPDNF LBH8 UTA8 LRP3 MOH8 ELK1 MOS9 PET12 LAGDNF 20th 44 2010 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing GT BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 SEB3 LBH5 LAG2 UTA4 LRP3 MOH6 ELK1 MOSDNF PET13 7th 101 2011 BMW Team RLL GT BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 SEB1 LBH1 LRP1 MOS4 MOH4 ELK3 BAL2 LAG2 PET9 1st 159 2012 BMW Team RLL GT BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 L V8 SEB1 LBH2 LAG4 LRP5 MOS3 MOH5 ELK BAL4 VIR PET 7th 91 2013 BMW Team RLL GT BMW Z4 GTE BMW 4.4 L V8 SEB7 LBH2 LAG5 LRP MOS ELK BAL3 COA VIR4 PET 12th 52
Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 2004 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. GT BMW M3 E46 BMW 3.2 L I6 DAY17 HOM2 PHX MTT4 WGL8 DAY2 MOH4 WGL1 HOM4 VIR2 BIR2 CAL2 6th 316 2005 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. GT BMW M3 E46 BMW 3.2 L I6 DAY30 HOM7 CAL1 LAG1 MTT3 WGL11 DAY1 BIR1 WGL2 MOH16 PHX3 WGL13 VIR2 MEX 4th 337 2006 Matt Connolly Motorsports GT BMW M3 E46 BMW 3.2 L I6 DAY MEX HOM VIR10 LAG PHX LRP MOH7 DAY BAR SON12 UTA 28th 105 Sigalsport BMW WGL18 2007 Howard Motorsports GT Infiniti G35 Infiniti 3.7 L V6 DAY34 MEX HOM VIR MTY LRP WGL MOH DAY IOW BAR MON UTA NC 0 Sigalsport BMW DP Riley Technologies MkXI BMW S62-B50 5.0L V8 DAY MEX HOM VIR LAG WGL15 MOH DAY BAR IOW MON WGL SON UTA16 56th 31 2008 Alex Job Racing DP Crawford DP03 Porsche 3.99L F6 DAY15 HOM2 MEX13 VIR7 LAG11 WGL16 MOH19 DAY8 13th 287 Riley MkXI BAR12 MON15 WGL4 SON8 NJ3 MIL8 2010 Turner Motorsport GT BMW M6 BMW 5.0L V10 DAY8 HOM5 BIR LIM8 WGL MOH1 DAY2 NJ5 WGL MON MIL5 16th 191 Starworks Motorsport DP Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8 VIR9 36th 22 2011 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates DP Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8 DAY1 HOM BIR VIR LIM WGL ELK LAG NJ WAT MON LEX 23rd 35 Turner Motorsport GT BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8 HOM BIR VIR LIM WGL11 ELK LAG NJ WAT17 MON LEX 42nd 34 2012 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates DP Riley Mk. XXVI BMW 5.0L V8 DAY6 BAR HOM NJ BEL MOH ELK WGL IMS WGL MON LAG LIM 31st 25 2013 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates DP Riley Mk. XXVI BMW 5.0L V8 DAY11 COA BAR ATL DET MOH WGL IMS9 ELK KAN LAG LIM 29th 42
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2011 BMW Motorsport Andy Priaulx Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 GTEPro 313 15th 3rd 2016 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Sébastien Bourdais Dirk Müller Ford GT GTEPro 340 18th 1st 2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Tony Kanaan Dirk Müller Ford GT GTEPro 339 22nd 6th 2018 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Dirk Müller Sébastien Bourdais Ford GT GTEPro 343 17th 3rd 2019 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Dirk Müller Sébastien Bourdais Ford GT GTEPro 342 DSQ DSQ Sources:
Complete DTM results (key) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts 2012 BMW Team RMG BMW M3 DTM HOC13 LAU14 BRH13 SPL9 NOR14 NÜR18 ZAN14 OSC11 VAL15† HOC8 20th 6 2013 BMW Team RBM BMW M3 DTM HOC7 BRH5 SPLRet LAU15 NOR8 MSC7 NÜRRet OSC16 ZAN7 HOC20 12th 32 2014 BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM HOC10 OSC15 HUN15 NOR7 MSC17 SPL12 NÜR14 LAU11 ZAN10 HOC15 20th 8 Source:
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results