Devlin DeFrancesco

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Devlin DeFrancesco
Nationality Canada Canadian
Born (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IndyCar Series career
22 races run over 2 years
Team(s) No. 29 (Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
2022 position 23rd
Best finish 23rd (2022)
First race 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race 2023 GMR Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Previous series
2021
2020
2020
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
2016
2016
2015		 Indy Lights
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Asian F3 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
F3 European Championship
GP3 Series
Euroformula Open Championship
MSA Formula
Italian F4 Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2017 Spanish F3 Championship

Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000, Toronto, ON)[1] is a Canadian-Italian auto racing driver currently competing 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.[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 would spend time 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 would finish 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 would also take 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 would once again team 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

File:FIA F3 Austria 2019 Nr. 17 DeFrancesco 1.jpg
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 would 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 would be forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears of COVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.[26]

Asian Formula 3

DeFrancesco would take 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 would race in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, joining the grid for the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona.[27] He would finish 6th on debut,[28]. He would return for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, and would finish 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 would finish 6th in the points standings.

IndyCar

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 5 0 0 0 0 46* 25th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Rick Ware Racing 2 0 0 0 0 264 16th*

† 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
 ELK
 IMS PET
 16th* 264*

† 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
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
2023 STP
25		 TXS
23		 LBH
16		 ALA
23		 IMS
17		 INDY
 DET
 ROA
 MDO
 TOR
 IOW
 IOW
 NSH
 IMS
 GTW
 POR
 LAG
 25th* 46*

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2022 Dallara Honda 24 20 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
2023 26

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Spanish Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
Felipe Drugovich
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