Steven William Thomas (born July 12, 1967) is an American attorney at TAFS and amateur racing driver. As a gentleman driver, Thomas has competed in endurance events such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA Prototype Challenge and Michelin Le Mans Cup.
Career
In 2021, Thomas had entered the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with his team, WIN Autosport, using an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with Tristan Nunez as his team-mate. Thomas Merrill had competed with the crew during endurance races and Matthew Bell for the 24 Hours of Daytona.
In 2022, Thomas continued his commitment to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship but for that season, he joined the American team PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to compete in an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with team-mate Jonathan Bomarito. Josh Pierson had competed with the crew during endurance races and Harry Tincknell for the 24 Hours of Daytona. At the same time, Thomas was in discussion with various teams to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One of them, Algarve Pro Racing, who were in a very difficult situation because following the withdrawal of G-Drive Racing from the FIA World Endurance Championship, which it had to support technically, it found itself without a program and its existence was threatened. It was then that Algarve offered Thomas to participate in the WEC instead of only participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In view of the situation and after consulting his partners, Thomas committed himself and participated in the WEC with drivers James Allen and René Binder as teammates. At the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, Allen, Binder and Thomas finished first in the LMP2 Pro/Am subclass.
Racing record
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 PointsRef 2021 WIN Autosport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY† SEB WGI WGL ELK LGA ATL2nd2026 2022 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY† SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET3rd1882 2023 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY† SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 3rd 19422024TDS RacingLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 4th 2104 2025 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET2nd2154Source: † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2022 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR2nd154Sources: * Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Algarve Pro Racing James Allen René Binder Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 Pro-Am 363 19th 1st 2023 Tower Motorsports René Rast Ricky Taylor Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 19 DNF DNF LMP2 Pro-AmSources:
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints 2026 TDS Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 2nd* 62*
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