Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000) is a Canadian auto racing driver who last competed in the IndyCar Series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. In January 2022, DeFrancesco won the sixtieth running of the Daytona 24, alongside his teammates Eric Lux, Patricio O'Ward and Colton Herta, in the LMP2 class.

Early life

DeFrancesco was born fifteen weeks premature on January 17, 2000, to Andrew and Cathy DeFrancesco. Weighing only a pound at birth, he was cared for at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre until he was nursed back to health.

Racing career

Karting In 2014, DeFrancesco placed second overall in the Italian Championship and third overall in the CIK FIA European Championship. In 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and that kept him out of a full racing series for roughly year. As part of his rehabilitation, Devlin attended the Carlin Academy, where he used a combination of simulators and on-track testing to prepare for FIA Formula 4-style racing.

In 2015, DeFrancesco was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program, a mentoring and talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing aiming to identify and assist up to ten North American drivers between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Graduating from karts in 2015, DeFrancesco competed in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC Motorsports. He finished 23rd in the standings with 66 points.

Toyota Racing Series

In early 2016, DeFrancesco competed in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport. He finished the season tenth overall with a total of 465 points.

MSA Formula DeFrancesco joined Carlin Motorsports for the 2016 MSA Formula season, taking three wins and finishing fifth in the points standings.

Euroformula Open DeFrancesco continued his collaboration with Carlin Motorsport in the Euroformula Open and Spanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017. A strong campaign saw him end the season as Spanish Formula 3 champion with three wins and five podiums. He also won a victory and seven podiums in the Euroformula Open championship, netting third in the championship standings.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship DeFrancesco joined the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season. He once again teamed up with Carlin in 2018, competing in the opening two races. He was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo dental surgery, and subsequently made the switch to join GP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up with MP Motorsport.

GP3 Series Joining MP Motorsport, DeFrancesco finished the year in 21st place without scoring points.

FIA Formula 3

In 2019, DeFrancesco contested the inaugural FIA F3 championship, with Trident Racing. He did not score throughout the year and finished 25th.

In February 2020, it was announced that DeFrancesco would rejoin Trident Racing for a second year in the championship, but he was forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears of COVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.

Asian Formula 3 DeFrancesco took part in a partial 2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA campaign with Absolute Racing, finishing seventh in the championship with three podiums.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DeFrancesco raced in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, joining the grid for the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona. He finished sixth on debut, and returned for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, finishing in ninth place.

2019 saw DeFrancesco return to the Daytona 24 with JDC MotorSports. Alongside teammates Misha Goikhberg, Tristan Vautier and Rubens Barrichello, the race ended early ahead of the 22nd hour of racing due to heavy rainfall, which placed the car in fifth place at the flag.

Road to Indy In 2020, DeFrancesco joined Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport to compete the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. He scored two wins and was runner-up to Sting Ray Robb.

DeFrancesco moved to Indy Lights in 2021 in a car co-entered by Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport. With two podiums and nine top-fives, he finished sixth in the points standings.

IndyCar

DeFrancesco joined the IndyCar Series for the 2022 season, driving the No. 29 car entered as Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. He had a best result of twelfth at Gateway and ranked 23rd in the driver's standings. DeFrancesco continued with the same team for the 2023 season and finished 22nd. DeFrancesco failed to secure a ride for the 2024 season and did not participate in any IndyCar races that season.

DeFrancesco would return to the series in 2025 after signing a multi-year deal to drive for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Following Mick Schumacher's signing in November 2025, DeFrancesco was out of an IndyCar ride for 2026.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship HHC Motorsport 12 0 1 0 0 66 23rd 2016 F4 British Championship Carlin 30 3 1 2 10 265 5th Italian F4 Championship Mücke Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 40 19th Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 465 10th 2017 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 16 1 0 0 7 172 3rd Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 1 0 0 3 119 1st FIA Formula 3 European Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018 GP3 Series MP Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 0 21st FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 6 0 0 0 0 0 25th IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype JDC-Miller MotorSports 2 0 0 0 0 47 38th 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 16 0 0 0 0 0 25th IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi JDC-Miller MotorSports 1 0 0 0 0 26 32nd 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Absolute Racing 9 0 1 1 3 101 7th 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 2 3 1 6 341 2nd 2021 Indy Lights Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 20 0 0 0 2 326 6th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC‡ 2022 IndyCar Series Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 0 0 0 0 206 23rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC‡ 2023 IndyCar Series Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 0 0 0 0 177 22nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Rick Ware Racing 3 0 0 0 0 484 22nd 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Forte Racing 5 0 0 1 1 1305 26th2025 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing17000017126th 2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDRS1 1 0 0 0 0 234 69th † As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship 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 19 20 DC Points 2015 HHC Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 THR1 THR2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 23rd 66

Complete Toyota Racing Series 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 DC Points 2016 Giles Motorsport RUA1 RUA2 RUA3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 TAU1 TAU2 TAU3 MAU1 MAU2 MAU3 10th 465

Complete F4 British Championship 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2016 Carlin BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 5th 265

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points 2016 Mücke Motorsport MIS1 MIS2MIS3 MIS4ADR1ADR2ADR3ADR4 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 19th 40

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2017 Carlin Motorsport EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JER1 JER2 CAT1 CAT2 3rd 172

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 2017 Carlin Volkswagen SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 NC† 0† 2018 Carlin Volkswagen PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 25th 0 † As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2017 Carlin Dallara F317 14th 21st DNF

Complete GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 Pos Points 2018 MP Motorsport CATFEA CATSPR LECFEA LECSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 21st 0 2019 Trident CATFEA CATSPR LECFEA LECSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR 25th 0 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship 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 Rank Points 2018 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 38th 47 2019 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 32nd 26 2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0† 2022 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL ELK PET NC† 0† 2023 Rick Ware Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 22nd 484 2024 Forte Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 26th 1305 2026 RS1 GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 69th 234 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete F3 Asian Championship 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 Pos Points 2019-20 Absolute Racing SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3SEP21SEP22SEP23CHA1CHA2CHA3 7th 101

American open-wheel racing results (key)

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2020 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport ROA ROA MOH MOH MOH LOR GMP IMS IMS IMS MOH MOH NJM NJM NJM STP STP 2nd 341

Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points 2021 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport ALA ALA STP STP IMS IMS DET DET RDA RDA MOH MOH GTW GTW POR POR LAG LAG MOH MOH 6th 326

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)