Pipo Derani
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]
Luís Felipe Derani | |
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Nationality | Brazilian |
Born | São Paulo (Brazil) | 12 October 1993
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Whelen Engineering Racing |
Car number | 31 |
Former teams | Tequila Patrón ESM |
Starts | 40 |
Wins | 8 |
Poles | 6 |
Fastest laps | 7 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2015-17 2014 2013 2012-13 2012 2011–12 2010 2009 2009 2009 | FIA World Endurance Championship Pro Mazda Championship Toyota Racing Series FIA European Formula 3 Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 GT3 Brasil Championship |
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
† 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo | DAY 1 |
SEB 1 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 9 |
MOS | ELK | COA | PET 2 |
12th | 128 |
2017 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 4 |
SEB 11 |
LBH | COA | DET | WGL 7 |
MOS 9 |
ELK 1 |
LGA 8 |
PET 4 |
9th | 181 |
2018 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 18 |
SEB 1 |
LBH 12 |
MDO 9 |
DET 7 |
WGL 16 |
MOS 12 |
ELK 6 |
LGA 1 |
PET 6 |
9th | 232 |
2019 | Whelen Engineering Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 1 |
LBH 6 |
MDO 4 |
DET 2 |
WGL 7 |
MOS 4 |
ELK 4 |
LGA 3 |
PET 1 |
2nd | 297 |
2020 | Whelen Engineering Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 7 |
DAY 5 |
SEB 1 |
ELK 3 |
ATL 3 |
MDO 2 |
PET 5 |
LGA 3 |
SEB 6 |
4th | 258 | |
2021 | Whelen Engineering Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB |
MDO |
DET |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
LBH |
PET |
5th* | 285* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2016 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P2 | P | 736 | 1st | 1st |
2017 | ![]() |
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Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 656 | 4th | 4th |
2018 | ![]() |
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Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 438 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 593 | 2nd | 2nd |
2020 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 822 | 7th | 7th |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2015 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 12th | 4th |
2016 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 291 | 42nd | 16th |
2017 | ![]() |
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Ford GT | GTE Pro |
340 | 18th | 2nd |
2018 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
341 | 20th | 5th |
2019 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
329 | 40th | 11th |
References
- Mattar, Rodrigo (15 April 2018). "Thank you, Walter Derani (in Portuguese)". http://rodrigomattar.grandepremio.com.br. A Mil Por Hora. Retrieved 4 November 2018. External link in
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(help) - Heinonen, Jarmo (14 June 2009). "Alastaro Rata-SM Formula Renault NEC Race 2 Race" (PDF). necup.com. Renault Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Veldkamp, Bobbe; Harald Roelse (16 February 2009). "Final results Race 2 Nec Formula Renault 2.0 Rizla Racing Day 10" (PDF). necup.com. Renault Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- "Results Nürburgring 2009 – Race 1". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- "Time to say goodbye". motopark.com. Motopark Academy. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Luis Felipe Derani - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2013-11-20
- Myrehn, Ryan (10 February 2017). "Derani: Signing With Ford is "A Dream Come True"". Sportscar365. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- Kilshaw, Jake (2 February 2017). "Derani Joins Ford in Four-Car Le Mans Entry". Sportscar365. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- Klein, Jamie (18 October 2020). "Derani 'lost respect' for Taylor after Petit Le Mans clash". Motorsport. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
- Official website (in English and Portuguese)
- Pipo Derani career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Felipe Nasr Eric Curran |
Michelin Endurance Cup Champion 2019 With: Felipe Nasr & Eric Curran |
Succeeded by Ryan Briscoe Renger van der Zande |