Connor De Phillippi (born December 25, 1992) is an American professional racing driver and gold rated BMW Motorsport works driver.
Racing career
Early career
De Phillippi began karting at the age of five and had won 21 national titles by the age of 14, including four SKUSA SuperNationals titles. In 2007, he was selected as a member of Team USA for the Brazilian Granja Viana 500-mile kart race. The field included Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Tony Kanaan and Nelson Piquet Jr., among other drivers. Team USA reached second place during De Phillippi's stint before an incident involving lapped traffic later in the race ended the team's chances of a podium finish.
2008–2009 Skip Barber
In 2008, De Phillippi moved from karting to open-wheel racing and won the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year award. He also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out and received a full-season entry in the Skip Barber National Championship as part of the MAZDASPEED driver development program. He finished sixth in the national series and received the Rising Star Award from eFormulaCarNews.com and its readers.
Skip Barber National Championship and Team USA Scholarship
In 2009, De Phillippi won the Skip Barber National Championship with seven victories in 14 races. The championship earned him a place in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship as part of the Mazda Road to Indy program. After receiving the Team USA Scholarship, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival at Silverstone Circuit and won the Walter Hayes Trophy, becoming its youngest winner and the second American to win the event. He also won the 2009 Silver State Championship in the U.S. Legends Series.
Star Mazda Championship Series
In 2010, De Phillippi competed in the Star Mazda Championship for JDC MotorSports, finishing third in points. He won the final race of the season at Road America and received Rookie of the Year honors.Connor De Phillippi - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-28
In 2011, De Phillippi returned to the Star Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey.Connor De Phillippi joins Pelfrey's Star Mazda team, Racer, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28 He won the season-opening race at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.De Phillippi wins St. Pete Star Mazda, Racer, March 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28 He also won the Night Before the 500 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, setting a track record of 19.999 seconds, starting from pole position and leading all 85 laps.De Phillippi Wins 'Night Before the 500' , IndyCar, May 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-5-28 De Phillippi won two additional races at Circuit Trois-Rivières and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He finished second in the championship behind Tristan Vautier with four victories, while Team Pelfrey won the series team championship.
De Phillippi planned to move to the Indy Lights series, but the proposed deal did not materialize. He instead returned to the Star Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing and won the opening race at St. Petersburg.De Phillippi wins St. Pete race one for Star Mazda, "Racer", March 24, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29 During round five, he took pole position for the Night Before the 500, led every lap and recorded the fastest lap of the race.De Phillippi repeats as winner of the Night Before the 500 , "IndyCar", May 27, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29 He finished fourth in the championship, losing the tie-breaker for third to Sage Karam, who recorded three victories to De Phillippi's two.
Porsche Junior factory driver On November 27, 2012, De Phillippi was announced as a Porsche Junioren factory driver for the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.Pruett, Marshall. Porsche Adds American Connor de Phillippi To Factory Team Roster , Road & Track, November 27, 2012, Retrieved 2013-03-07
De Phillippi was the second American to receive Porsche AG funding, after Patrick Long.
2013
For the 2013 season, De Phillippi joined FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport and competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
The season was De Phillippi's first competing in a closed-cockpit car. He finished every race before retiring from the final round at the Hockenheimring and was named the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Rookie of the Year.
De Phillippi also competed with Manthey Racing in two rounds of the VLN at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
2014
In January 2014, De Phillippi competed in the Dubai 24 Hour with FACH Auto Tech, sharing a Porsche 997 GT3 R with Sebastian Asch, Martin Ragginger and Otto Klohs. A mechanical failure required repairs during the race, and the team finished tenth in class.
Later that month, De Phillippi made his debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening event of the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship. He shared the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche GT3 America with Patrick Lindsey, Kevin Estre, Jason Hart and Mike Vess. The team completed 645 laps and finished 13th in class.
2021 During the 2021 Mobil 1 Sebring 12 Hours, De Phillippi made contact with the class-leading Corvette Racing C8.R with less than ten minutes remaining. IMSA assessed him a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact.
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2010 Star Mazda Championship JDC MotorSports 13 1 1 3 3 417 3rd 2011 Star Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 11 4 2 3 6 401 2nd 2012 Star Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 17 2 2 1 10 325 4th 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport 17 0 0 0 0 116 9th2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Park Place Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 1 131st Porsche Supercup FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 54 11th Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 18 1 2 0 3 121 8th2015 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 1 60th Porsche Supercup VERVA Lechner Racing Team 10 0 1 0 0 53 12th Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Land Motorsport 18 0 0 0 1 124 10th2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Stevenson Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 1 65th ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 16 1 3 1 7 168 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 24H Series - A6 Land-Motorsport GmbH 1 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 3 1 0 0 2 96 28th ADAC GT Masters 14 1 0 0 4 120 3rd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 16 20th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Land 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 11 2 1 0 4 304 6th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 11 1 0 0 2 293 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 11 1 0 0 4 313 4th2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 4 0 0 0 2 1251 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Phoenix Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro BMW Team RLL 10 0 1 0 2 2872 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW Team RLL 9 1 0 1 5 2687 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW Team RLL 9 0 0 0 1 2392 8th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Century Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge America - Pro Random Vandals Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Paul Miller Racing 5 0 0 0 1 1389 15th GT World Challenge America - Pro Random Vandals Racing 13 6 7 6 11 283.5 1stGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupBMW Italia Ceccato Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCIMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Inter Europol Competition 1 0 0 0 1 341 44th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD ProPaul Miller Racing1012143012 1stNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP-XSchubert Motorsport24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X11111N/A 1st * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Star Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank PointsRef 2010 JDC MotorSports SEB STP LAG ORP IOW NJ1 NJ2 ACC ACC TRO ROA MOS ATL 3rd 417 2011 Team PelfreySTPBARINDMILIOWMOSTROTROSONBALLAG2nd401 2012 Juncos Racing STP STP BAR BAR IND IOW TOR TOR EDM EDM TRO TRO BAL BAL LAG LAG ATL 4th 325
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2013 FÖRCH Racingby Lukas Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 NNS RBR1 RBR2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 9th 116 2014 FÖRCH Racingby Lukas Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 OSC1 OSC2 HUN1 HUN2 NOR1 NOR2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 8th 121 2015 Land Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 NNS LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 10th 124
Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2014 FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZCOACOA 11th 54 2015 VERVA Lechner Racing Team CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ COA COA12th53
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship 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 PointsRef 2014 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IND ELK VIR COA PET 131st 1 2015 Mühlner Motorsports America GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB1LGA BEL WGL LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 60th1 2016 Stevenson Motorsports GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 65th 1 2017 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10DAY SEB LBH AUS BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 28th 96 2018 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 6th 304 2019 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 6th 293 2020 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 4th 313 2021 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY SEB DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 7th 1251 2022 BMW M Team RLL GTD Pro BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 6th 2872 2023 BMW M Team RLL GTP BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAYSEB LBH MON WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 6th 2687 2024 BMW M Team RLL GTP BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 8th 2392 2025 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS VIR IMS PET 15th 1389 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 ELK 44th 341 2026 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 1st 3012Source: 1 The No. 18 of Mühlner Motorsports America withdrew from the 12 Hours of Sebring before Practice. † De Phillippi did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2016 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS OSC1 OSC2 SAC1 SAC2 LAU1 LAU2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 1st 168 2017 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS OSC1 OSC2 LAU1 LAU2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 3rd 120
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results