John Farano (born 8 December 1959) is a Canadian businessman and racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Tower Motorsports. He is the series' 2022 LMP2 drivers' champion.
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2007Ferrari F430 Challenge Pirelli Trophy USAN/A?????1324th2008Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - GTBlackforest Motorsports300003860th2009Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - DPAIM Autosport200001755th2010NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesN/A4000047324th2011NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesTower Motorsports6000072820thFerrari Challenge North America - F430 ChallengeAlgar Ferrari110010NC†2012IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportBGB Motorsports1100032641st2013Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge - Trofeo PirelliThe Auto Gallery1232051362ndIMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportMultimatic Motorsports400028934thGrand-Am Sports Car Series - GTAPR Motorsport LTD.UK100000NC†2014IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTower Motorsports9000013627thLamborghini Super Trofeo USADragonSpeed101004644thUnited Sports Car Championship - GTDScuderia Corsa100002082ndFerrari Challenge North America - Trofeo PirelliFerrari of Beverly Hills400002018thFerrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli AmFerrari of San Francisco10000N/ADNF2015Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo PirelliRossocorsa40000307thFerrari Challenge North America - Trofeo PirelliFerrari of Fort Lauderdale14010101363rdFerrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli10000N/A12th2016Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli AmRossocorsa1100051173rdFerrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am10000N/ADNFNASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesN/A100002154th2017European Le Mans Series - LMP3RLR MSport600002513thLe Mans Cup - LMP320000528th Touring Car Endurance Series - A3 Cor Euser Racing2018European Le Mans Series - LMP3RLR MSport6200377.51stLe Mans Cup - LMP37000129.59thFerrari Challenge North America - 458 ChallengeFerrari of Ontario21102349th2019European Le Mans Series - LMP2RLR MSport600005.521st24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ANCFerrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell - Pro-AmRossocorsa200011414th2019–20Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 AmRLR MSport21001265th2020IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport by Starworks41002954th2021IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport by Starworks8100620123rd2022IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport8200520181st2023IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports3100162919th 2024IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports7000018339th2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports70001175713th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports7000119676th24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pro-AmDKR Engineering10000N/A9th † As Farano was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints2017RLR MSportLMP3Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8SILMNZRBRLECSPAALG 13th 252018RLR MSportLMP3Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8LECMNZRBRSILSPAALG 1st 77.5 2019 RLR MSport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8LECMNZCATSILSPAALG 21st 5.5Source:
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7891011 Rank PointsRef2014Scuderia CorsaGTDFerrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IND ELK VIR COA PET82nd20 2020 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB ELK ATL PET LGA SEB 4th 95 2021 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET 3rd 2012 2022 Tower Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL ELK PET 1st 2018 2023 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET19th629 2024 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 9th 1833 2025 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 13th 1757 2026 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 6th 1967Source: † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2019 RLR MSport/Tower Events Arjun Maini Norman Nato Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 295 NC NC 2026 DKR Engineering Sebastián Álvarez Renger van der Zande Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 344 31st 17th LMP2 Pro-Am 9thSources:
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