Devlin DeFrancesco

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Devlin DeFrancesco
Devlin DeFrancesco Trident 2019.jpg
DeFrancesco in 2019
NationalityCanada Canadian
Italy Italian
via dual nationality
Born (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 21)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2019
Car number17
Former teamsTrident Racing
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Asian F3 Championship
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Euroformula Open Championship
MSA Formula
Italian F4 Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2017Spanish F3 Championship

Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000)[1] is a Canadian-Italian auto racing driver currently competing in Indy Lights. Prior to racing single-seater cars, DeFrancesco also had a career in kart racing, winning the 2013 Canadian National Junior Karting Championship, coming in second in the CSAI Italian Championship and third overall in the CIK FIA European Championship.[2][3] In 2015, he was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program, a talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing.[4][5]

Early life[]

Devlin was born on January 17, 2000[1] to Andrew and Cathy DeFrancesco. Born 15 weeks premature, Devlin only weighed a pound and his eyes were fused shut. Doctors did not expect him to survive, and he was given his last rites by the family priest. Devlin remained in Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre until he was nursed back to health.[6][7] Defying all odds, aged 6, he started to race go-karts.[2]

Racing career[]

Devlin DeFrancesco began racing go-karts in 2006 at the age of 6.[2] Competing in series such as the Florida Winter Tour and the SKUSA Pro Tour.[1][8] In 2011, he spent a season racing in Italy's kart racing series where he finished 7th in the Final Cup race. By the end of the year, he had made the podium in 12-straight national-level North American races, a record at the time.[9]

In 2013, DeFrancesco competed in the Canadian National Junior Karting Championship. He crossed the line in first position, and after a partially-successful appeal of a penalty which placed him 19th due to initiating race-ending contact with another driver, he finished second overall.[10] Competing in Europe in 2014, he placed 2nd overall in the Italian Championship and 3rd overall in the CIK FIA European Championship.[2][3][11] Unfortunately in 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and kept him out of a full racing series for around a 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.[12][11]

In 2015, Devlin's talent was recognised as he was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program,[13] 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. During the official announcement, DeFrancesco was joined by IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan.[2][4]

Ginetta Junior Championship[]

Graduating from karts in 2015, Devlin competed in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship with British team, HHC Motorsports.[1][14] with a best result of 7th during the first race at the Knockhill Racing Circuit. Devlin also secured his first pole position at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, finishing his debut season with 66 points.[1][5]

Toyota Racing Series[]

In early 2016, Devlin got his first taste of single-seater racing competing in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series on the Giles Motorsport team.[15][16] Over the course of the season, Devlin secured 7 top ten finishes, with a seasons best of 5th at Teretonga Park ending the season 10th overall with a total of 465 points.[1]

MSA Formula[]

Devlin joined Carlin Motorsports for the 2016 MSA Formula season, graduating from the Carlin Academy [12][3] He took his first win at Thruxton, also securing the fastest lap of the race. Continuing to shine, Devlin took 2 further wins one at Oulton Park[17] and another in Croft.

Euroformula Open[]

Graduating to Europe, Devlin continued his collaboration with Carlin Motorsport into the Euroformula Open and Spanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017.[18] A strong campaign saw him end the season as Spanish Formula 3 champion[19] earning 3 wins and 5 podiums. Alongside an impressive Euroformula Open campaign, in which he took a victory and 7 podiums, netting 3rd in the championship standings.[20]

FIA Formula 3 European Championship[]

Following his success in Spanish Formula 3 championship, Devlin joined the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season.[21][22] He further teamed up with Carlin in 2018, taking to the track for the opening two races.[23] However was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo a small dental surgery, which coincided with Round 3 at the Norisring in Germany [24] Following a full recovery, Devlin made the switch to join GP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up with MP Motorsport.[25]

GP3 Series[]

Teaming up with MP Motorsport, Devlin joined the field at the second round on the calendar - Red Bull Ring. Tackling a fresh new challenge, Devlin rapidly got to grips with his machinery and relished the opportunity to race in the support series for Formula 1. Debuting in Austria, he earned 11th-place finish, narrowly missing out on points, but making up an astounding 9 places in only his first weekend behind the wheel.[26]

Despite having to miss another round, due to illness,[27] Devlin completed the year in 21st place, with a strong showing in all the remaining races. Equalling his best finish in the final round at Abu Dhabi.[28]

FIA Formula 3[]

In 2019, Devlin contested the inaugural FIA F3 championship,[29] the series which was formed by the merger of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the GP3 Series, as part of the Formula 1 support schedule.

Teaming up with Trident Motorsport to contest all 8 rounds, beginning in the first round at Catalunya and culminating in the final round at Sochi.[29][30]

Taking to the track as part of the 30-car field, the championship saw Devlin fighting wheel-to-wheel against the fiercely competitive field and advancing through the pack at every opportunity. Quick to get to grips with the new machinery, Round 2 at Paul Ricard saw Devlin making up 13 places in the opening stages of the first race,[31] before unfortunately retiring from the race. His strong racing form continued throughout the season, with a series of impressive fights through the pack. Narrowly missing out on points at the Red Bull Ring, he further impressed with strong results at Hungaroring, Monza and the closing round at Sochi.

In February 2020, it was announced that Devlin would rejoin Trident Racing for a second year in the championship[32]

Asian Formula 3[]

During the 2019/2020 winter break Devlin teamed up with Absolute Racing, contesting in the 2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA to retain his racing sharpness over the European winter break [33] racing across Asia and the Middle East.[34] Enjoying considerable success securing 3 podiums, a pole position and points in every race he competed in.[35] Devlin missed the last 2 rounds of the championship over fears surrounding the spread of the Coronavirus[36]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship[]

Away from single seaters, Devlin has also shown his skill, racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Joining the 24 Hours of Daytona 2018 grid[37] Devlin made his first appearance with JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Oreca-Gibson car, affectionately dubbed the ‘Banana Boat’. Placing an impressive 6th on debut,[38] in his first ever endurance race. Returning for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, Devlin and his teammates finished in 9th place.

2019 saw Devlin return to contest the 57th running of the Daytona 24 with JDC MotorSports behind the wheel of the Cadillac DPi,[39][40] as the youngest prototype driver on the grid. Racing through tough conditions alongside teammates Misha Goikhberg, Tristan Vautier and Rubens Barrichello, the race was ended ahead of the 22nd hour of racing, due to heavy rainfall, which placed the car in 5th place at the flag - his best result to date.[41]

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
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship JDC-Miller MotorSports 2 0 0 0 0 47 38th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 16 0 0 0 0 0 25th
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 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
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC‡

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.

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 WeatherTech 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†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

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

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