Roman Senna De Angelis (born 15 February 2001) is a Canadian racing driver, who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for the Heart of Racing Team.
Career
De Angelis began his racing career in karting at the age of nine and at the age 13 won his first title, the 2014 Canadian National Karting Championship. In 2016, De Angelis moved up from karting to Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series where he won Rookie of Year honors for his second-place finish in the 18-race season.2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series: 2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series, accessdate: October 18, 2021
De Angelis then moved on to race Porsche 911 GT3s competing in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada with Mark Motors Racing beginning in 2017.Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine: Mark Motors Signs Roman De Angelis For 2017 - Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine, accessdate: October 18, 2021 In his first season he won the GT3 Cup Gold Class Canadian Championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the championship in GT3 Cup history at 16 years of age.Mark Motors Racing: Roman De Angelis - Mark Motors Racing, accessdate: October 19, 2021
In 2018, De Angelis continued racing for Mark Motors Racing moving up to the GT3 Platinum Class and partnered with Kelly Moss and Racing for Children to compete in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. De Angelis finished the year as runner up in both series. 2018 also saw De Angelis win his first endurance race of his career at the inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge Roar Before the Rolex 24 driving the No. 4 Ligier JS P3 for ANSA Motorsports.Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona: Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona, accessdate: October 18, 2021
In 2019, racing with the same teams, De Angelis had the most successful season of his career winning both the GT3 Cup Platinum Class Canadian & GT3 Cup Platinum Class USA Championships, De Angelis was the first driver to accomplish this feat. De Angelis finished the 2019 season with 18 victories, 14 pole positions and 22 podiums in 24 race starts.IMSA: Dickinson Picks Up First Career Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama Win As De Angelis Clinches 2019 Title at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | IMSA, accessdate: October 18, 2021
For the 2020 season, De Angelis joined the IMSA Weathertech Series in the GT Daytona Class competing for the Heart of Racing Team in the No. 23 Aston Martin GT Vantage car. The team got their first podium of the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a third-place finish and a season best second place finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. De Angelis also raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit in New South Wales, Australia for the Garage 59 Team in an Aston Martin GT3 with co-driver Andrew Watson. The pair finished the race thirteenth overall and second in their GT3 Silver class. De Angelis also partnered with Panoz Racing to compete in four races of the GT4 America Series season. De Angelis and teammate Parker Chase claimed victories at Circuit of The Americas and Indianapolis.RACER: Panoz wins opening Pirelli GT4 America SprintX round at COTA | RACER, accessdate: October 18, 2021
2021 saw De Angelis remain with Heart of Racing, being joined by Ross Gunn who replaced team boss Ian James as his principal partner. The team got their first podium finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and their first victory in Detroit at the Detroit Grand Prix at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. De Angelis and Gunn claimed the WeatherTech Sprint Cup title as the highest scoring team in the sprint events through the season.Driver Database: IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTD class 2021 standings | Driver Database, accessdate: October 18, 2021
De Angelis was also a part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, as the only Canadian, in the 15-driver competition to find the next generation of GT endurance stars.Pressroom: Race to graduate Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy back on – Aston Martin | Pressroom, accessdate: October 18, 2021
Racing record Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series Brian Graham Racing 18 4 0 0 15 374 2nd 2017 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Gold Mark Motors Racing 11 10 9 11 11 249 1st IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Gold 13 8 12 12 9 219 3rd Pirelli World Challenge - GTS ANSA Motorsports10000540th 2018 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum Mark Motors Racing 12 1 3 1 10 373 2nd IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Platinum Kelly Moss Racing 16 2 5 1 10 474 2nd IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 ANSA Motorsports 1 1 1 0 1 50 24th Charles Wicht Racing10000 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech200000NC† 2019 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum Mark Motors Racing 12 11 4 8 11 413 1st IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Platinum Kelly Moss Racing 16 10 5 7 13 474 1st IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar100013047th Porsche Supercup Team Project 1 - FACH10000223rd 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 8 0 0 0 2 199 15th GT4 America Series - Silver Team Panoz Racing 4 2 1 2 2 60 7th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge10000220th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 13 3 1 0 6 3111 3rd 24H GT Series - GT4 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team12200528981st 24H GT Series - GT4 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Beechdean AMR100000NC2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Heart of Racing Team by SPS 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team11231332212nd GT4 America Series - Pro-Am1130011194th 24H GT Series - GT3 Heart of Racing by SPS2024 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am Heart of Racing Team1320061862nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD710111676*7th* IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro2001160427th 24H Series - GT3 Heart of Racing by SPS100000NC 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing10000N/A8th2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Aston Martin THOR Team30000028th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP80001204912th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team1000019143rdIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD1000028865th2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge Heart of Racing by SPS100000NCIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTPAston Martin THOR Team90000224214thFIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar100000*22th*IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDHeart of Racing Team1000028561st * Season still in progress.
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 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2019 Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10DAYSEBMDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET 47th 30 2020 Heart of Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 15th 199 2021 Heart of Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 3rd 3111 2022 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET1st2898 2023 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAYSEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 2nd 32212024Heart of Racing TeamGTDAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBHLGAWGLMOSELKVIR 18th 1874GTD ProDETIMSPET 27th 6042025Heart of Racing TeamGTD ProAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY 43rd 191 GTDMOSVIR 65th 288Aston Martin THOR TeamGTPAston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMHAston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 SEB LBH LGA DETWGLELKIMSPET 12th 2049 2026 Aston Martin THOR Team GTP Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 14th 2242 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8MOS 61st 285Source: * Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2025 Aston Martin THOR Team Hypercar Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 QATIMOSPA LMSSÃOCOAFUJ BHR 28th 0 2026 Aston Martin THOR Team Hypercar Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 23rd* 0*
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Algarve Pro Racing Olli Caldwell Matthias Kaiser Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 294 22nd 8th 2025 Aston Martin THOR Team Alex Riberas Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Hypercar 383 12th 12th 2026 Aston Martin THOR Team Alex Riberas Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Hypercar 372 14th 14thSources:
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