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Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000)[1] is a Canadian-Italian auto racing driver who formerly competed in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. In January 2022, DeFrancesco won the 60th running of the Daytona 24, alongside his teammates Eric Lux, Patricio O'Ward and Colton Herta, in the LMP2 class.[2]

Early life

DeFrancesco was born 15 weeks premature on January 17, 2000,[1] 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.[3][4]

Racing career

Karting

In 2014, DeFrancesco placed 2nd overall in the Italian Championship and 3rd overall in the CIK FIA European Championship.[5][6][7] 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.[8][7]

In 2015, DeFrancesco was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program,[9] a mentoring and talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing aiming to identify and assist up to 10 North American drivers between the ages of 13 and 18.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Graduating from karts in 2015, DeFrancesco competed in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC Motorsports.[1][10] He finished 23rd in the standings with 66 points.[1][11]

Toyota Racing Series

In early 2016, DeFrancesco competed in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport.[12][13] He finished the season 10th overall with a total of 465 points.[1]

MSA Formula

DeFrancesco joined Carlin Motorsports for the 2016 MSA Formula season,[8][6] taking three wins and finishing 5th in the points standings.

Euroformula Open

DeFrancesco continued his collaboration with Carlin Motorsport in the Euroformula Open and Spanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017.[14] A strong campaign saw him end the season as Spanish Formula 3 champion[15] with 3 wins and 5 podiums. He also won a victory and seven podiums in the Euroformula Open championship, netting 3rd in the championship standings.[16]

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

DeFrancesco joined the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season.[17][18] He once again teamed up with Carlin in 2018, competing in the opening two races.[19] He was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo dental surgery,[20] and subsequently made the switch to join GP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up with MP Motorsport.[21]

GP3 Series

Joining MP Motorsport, DeFrancesco finished the year in 21st place without scoring points.[22]

FIA Formula 3

DeFrancesco driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round

In 2019, DeFrancesco contested the inaugural FIA F3 championship,[23] with Trident Racing.[23][24] He did not score throughout the year and finished 25th.

In February 2020, it was announced that Devlin would rejoin Trident Racing for a second year in the championship,[25] but he was forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears of COVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.[26]

Asian Formula 3

DeFrancesco took part in a partial 2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA campaign with Absolute Racing, finishing 7th 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.[27] He finished 6th on debut,[28] and returned for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, finishing in 9th place.

2019 saw Devlin return to the Daytona 24 with JDC MotorSports.[29][30] 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 5th place at the flag.[31]

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.

The Canadian moved to Indy Lights in 2021 in a car co-entered by Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport. With two podiums and nine top 5s, he finished 6th in the points standings.

IndyCar

DeFrancesco (front) competing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2022.

DeFrancesco joined the IndyCar Series for the 2022 season, driving the Number 29 car entered as Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. He had a best result of 12th at Gateway and ranked 23rd in the driver's standings.[32] DeFrancesco is continuing with the same team for the 2023 season.[33]

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 1 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 2 0 0 1 0 464 9th*

† 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 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 RUA
1
14 		RUA
2
10 		RUA
3
6 		TER
1
Ret 		TER
2
14 		TER
3
5 		HMP
1
11 		HMP
2
13 		HMP
3
12 		TAU
1
8 		TAU
2
11 		TAU
3
10 		MAU
1
7 		MAU
2
9 		MAU
3
13 		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 BHI
1
10 		BHI
2
Ret 		BHI
3
7 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
17 		THR
1
2 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
1 		OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
7 		OUL
3
2 		CRO
1
4 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
1 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
3 		SNE
3
2 		KNO
1
2 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
9 		ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
9 		ROC
3
7 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
5 		SIL
3
4 		BHGP
1
Ret 		BHGP
2
16 		BHGP
3
7 		5th 265

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 EST
1
12 		EST
2
5 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
2 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
5 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
Ret 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
2 		MNZ
1
7 		MNZ
2
Ret 		JER
1
2 		JER
2
3 		CAT
1
1 		CAT
2
5 		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 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		PAU
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		RBR
1
16 		RBR
2
20 		RBR
3
12 		HOC
1
19 		HOC
2
17 		HOC
3
14 		NC† 0†
2018 Carlin Volkswagen PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
Ret 		PAU
3
Ret 		HUN
1
18 		HUN
2
16 		HUN
3
14 		NOR
1
WD 		NOR
2
WD 		NOR
3
WD 		ZAN
1
WD 		ZAN
2
WD 		ZAN
3
WD 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		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 United Kingdom Carlin Dallara F317 14th 21st DNF

Complete GP3 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 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 MP Motorsport CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		LEC
FEA 		LEC
SPR 		RBR
FEA
18† 		RBR
SPR
11 		SIL
FEA
15 		SIL
SPR
14 		HUN
FEA
WD 		HUN
SPR
WD 		SPA
FEA
18 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
13 		MNZ
SPR
15 		SOC
FEA
17 		SOC
SPR
12 		YMC
FEA
17 		YMC
SPR
11 		21st 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
6 		SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET
9 		38th 47
2019 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 DAY
5 		SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 32nd 26
2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3† 		SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0†
2022 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
1† 		SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0†
2023 Rick Ware Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6† 		SEB
7 		LGA WGL
9 		ELK IMS PET 22nd 484
2024 Forte Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 DAY
16 		SEB
5 		LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 9th* 464*

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 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
2019 Trident CAT
FEA
23 		CAT
SPR
20 		LEC
FEA
21† 		LEC
SPR
21 		RBR
FEA
17 		RBR
SPR
9 		SIL
FEA
27 		SIL
SPR
17 		HUN
FEA
12 		HUN
SPR
11 		SPA
FEA
29 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
12 		MNZ
SPR
16 		SOC
FEA
23 		SOC
SPR
12 		25th 0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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
2 		ROA
4 		MOH
7 		MOH
2 		MOH
3 		LOR
4 		GMP
1 		IMS
4 		IMS
2 		IMS
8 		MDO
14 		MDO
11 		NJM
1 		NJM
10 		NJM
10 		STP
7 		STP
6 		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
3 		ALA
3 		STP
12 		STP
5 		IMS
7 		IMS
6 		DET
7 		DET
5 		RDA
10 		RDA
6 		MDO
5 		MDO
5 		GTW
4 		GTW
5 		POR
11 		POR
7 		LAG
6 		LAG
8 		MDO
8 		MDO
4 		6th 326

IndyCar Series

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

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2022 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Dallara DW12 29 Honda STP
22 		TXS
24 		LBH
25 		ALA
17 		IMS
21 		INDY
20 		DET
18 		ROA
18 		MDO
17 		TOR
18 		IOW
17 		IOW
15 		IMS
18 		NSH
22 		GTW
12 		POR
16 		LAG
15 		23rd 206 [34]
2023 STP
25 		TXS
23 		LBH
16 		ALA
23 		IMS
17 		INDY
13 		DET
12 		ROA
23 		MDO
14 		TOR
23 		IOW
22 		IOW
21 		NSH
26 		IMS
19 		GTW
19 		POR
17 		LAG
22 		22nd 177 [35]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2022 Dallara Honda 24 20 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
2023 25 13

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Spanish Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2017 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devlin_DeFrancesco