Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian race car driver, who is currently driving a Cadillac prototype for Action Express Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018 and 2019 12 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well known Brazilian racing drivers.[1]
Career[]
Karting[]
Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005 he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.
Formula Renault[]
Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit[2] and TT Circuit Assen[3] along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in championship.[4] In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team. He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the Nürburgring.[5]
Formula Three[]
In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team[6] joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011 Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and Masters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. In 2013 Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.[7]
Sportscars[]
In 2014 Derani raced in the last two rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, finishing third in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet on 14 September and retired in the 4 Hours of Estoril on 19 October, driving on both occasions an Oreca-Nissan 03R of Irish team Murphy Prototypes. In 2016, he entered the four endurance races of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver.[8] He raced the first three races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Pro class with Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK,[9] claiming a class win at Silverstone. Later he drove an Oreca LMP2 for Rebellion at the FIA WEC Nürburgring round. The Brazilian also drove at seven rounds of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Nissan Onroak DPi, winning at Road America.
For the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Derani became a full-time driver at Extreme Speed Motorsports, winning at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2020, Derani was a full-time DPi driver for Action Express Racing in the WTSCC. He was leading Petit Le Mans when he and Ricky Taylor made contact, knocking Derani's entry from contention.[10]
Racing career[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Motopark Academy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 7th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th | ||
| GT3 Brasil Championship | CRT Brasil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28th | |
| 2010 | German Formula 3 Championship | Motopark Academy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10th |
| GT Brasil | WB Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35th | |
| 2011 | British Formula 3 Championship | Double R Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15th |
| FIA Formula 3 International Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Formula 3 Brazil Open | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2012 | British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 8th |
| Formula 3 Euro Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| Formula 3 Brazil Open | Cesário Fórmula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2013 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 8th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
| 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 14th |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Murphy Prototypes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12th | |
| German Formula 3 Championship | ADM Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2015 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 3rd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 4th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 12th | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | ||
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype | Tequila Patrón ESM | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 9th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 10th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Vaillante Rebellion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23rd | |
| 2017–18 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | BBT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 2nd |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype | Tequila Patrón ESM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 9th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Cimed Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2018–19 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Spirit of Race | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Whelen Engineering Racing | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 297 | 2nd |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | M-Sport Team Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Risi Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
| 2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Rebellion Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Whelen Engineering Racing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 258 | 4th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Whelen Engineering Racing | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3407 | 1st |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Whelen Engineering Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3083 | 5th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 5th* | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
† As Derani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[]
(key)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | Mercedes | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 5 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 21 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 7 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | Mercedes | MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 19 |
MNZ 3 5 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 8 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 14 |
HOC 3 10 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 17 |
RBR 1 18 |
RBR 2 11 |
RBR 3 9 |
NOR 1 15 |
NOR 2 5 |
NOR 3 7 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 2 |
NÜR 3 3 |
ZAN 1 19 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 5 |
VAL 1 6 |
VAL 2 6 |
VAL 3 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 11 |
HOC 3 Ret |
8th | 143 |
American open–wheel racing[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Pro Mazda Championship results[]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Team Pelfrey | STP 4 |
STP 3 |
BAR 6 |
BAR 4 |
IMS 9 |
IMS 18 |
LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | MIL | SON | SON | 14th | 88 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[]
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Murphy Prototypes | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR | LEC 3 |
EST 6 |
12th | 24 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 2 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 3 |
NÜR 3 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 3 |
3rd | 134 | |
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 2 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 8 |
NÜR 3 |
MEX 3 |
COA 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 5 |
BHR 4 |
4th | 116 |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | LMGTE Pro | Ford GT | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | SIL 1 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 2 |
10th | 74 | ||||||
| Vaillante Rebellion | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | NÜR 4 |
MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 23rd | 12 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Rebellion R13 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR | NC† | 0† | |
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing | LMH | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ Ret |
LMS 4 |
BHR | BHR | 7th | 24 | |||
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SEB | SPA 3 |
LMS 3 |
MNZ Ret |
FUJ |
BHR |
5th | 47 |
† As the #3 Rebellion was not a full-season entry, it was not eligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results[]
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Tequila Patrón ESM
|
Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek
|
Ligier JS P2 | P | 736 | 1st | 1st |
| 2017 | Tequila Patrón ESM
|
Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Brendon Hartley
|
Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 656 | 4th | 4th |
| 2018 | Tequila Patrón ESM
|
 Nicolas Lapierre Johannes van Overbeek
|
Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 438 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Whelen Engineering Racing
|
 Felipe Nasr Eric Curran
|
Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 593 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2020 | Whelen Engineering Racing
|
Felipe Nasr Filipe Albuquerque Mike Conway
|
Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 822 | 7th | 7th |
| 2021 | Whelen Engineering Racing
|
Mike Conway Chase Elliott Felipe Nasr
|
Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 783 | 8th | 6th |
| 2021 | Whelen Engineering Racing
|
Mike Conway Tristan Nunez
|
Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 761 | 4th | 4th |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  G-Drive Racing
|
 Gustavo Yacamán Ricardo González
|
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 12th | 4th |
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports
|
 Chris Cumming Ryan Dalziel
|
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 291 | 42nd | 16th |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK
|
Harry Tincknell Andy Priaulx
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
340 | 18th | 2nd |
| 2018 |  AF Corse
|
 Toni Vilander Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
341 | 20th | 5th |
| 2019 | Risi Competizione
|
Jules Gounon Oliver Jarvis
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
329 | 40th | 11th |
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
Franck Mailleux Olivier Pla
|
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | LMH | 367 | 4th | 4th |
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
Romain Dumas Olivier Pla
|
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | LMH | 370 | 4th | 4th |
References[]
- ↑ Mattar, Rodrigo (2018-04-15). "Thank you, Walter Derani (in Portuguese)". http://rodrigomattar.grandepremio.com.br. A Mil Por Hora. http://rodrigomattar.grandepremio.com.br/2018/04/obrigado-walter-derani/.
- ↑ Heinonen, Jarmo (2009-06-14). "Alastaro Rata-SM Formula Renault NEC Race 2 Race". necup.com. Renault Sport. http://necup.com/racereport/renault_race2_000.pdf.
- ↑ Veldkamp, Bobbe; Harald Roelse (2009-02-16). "Final results Race 2 Nec Formula Renault 2.0 Rizla Racing Day 10". necup.com. Renault Sport. http://necup.com/racereport/Race2NecFormulaRenault20.htm.webarchive_000.pdf.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/304-2009/.
- ↑ "Results Nürburgring 2009 – Race 1". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. http://www.renault-sport.com/en/world_series/eurocup_2000/resultats.php?csv=113367.csv.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Time to say goodbye". motopark.com (Motopark Academy). http://www.motopark.com/default.aspx?ID=64&DetailID=226.
- ↑ Luis Felipe Derani - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2013-11-20
- ↑ Myrehn, Ryan (2017-02-10). "Derani: Signing With Ford is "A Dream Come True"". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/derani-ford-signing-with-ford-is-a-dream-come-true/.
- ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (2017-02-02). "Derani Joins Ford in Four-Car Le Mans Entry". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/derani-joins-ford-in-four-car-le-mans-entry/.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (October 18, 2020). "Derani 'lost respect' for Taylor after Petit Le Mans clash". https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/derani-taylor-lost-respect-petit/4893592/?ic_source=home-page-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-1.
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