Dane Cameron

Dane Richard Cameron (born October 18, 1988) is an American racing driver from Glen Ellen, California. He won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship overall in 2016, 2019 and 2024. Additionally, he also won the GTD and LMP2 class championships in 2014 and 2025, respectively.

Early career After karting, Cameron began his auto racing career in 2005 in the Jim Russell Racing School and Formula Russell where he won the championship. In 2006 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship and finished runner-up to J. R. Hildebrand. That fall Cameron won a Team USA Scholarship to participate in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe, which he won. With his championship he won a scholarship to race in the Atlantic Championship in 2008. Cameron finished seventh in points

Sportscar career

Rolex Sports Car Series Cameron turned to sports car racing in 2009 where he drove a Mazda RX-8 in the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series for Racers Edge Motorsports. He finished 17th in GT class drivers' points with a best finish of third at Watkins Glen International. Cameron had ten different co-drivers in the Racers Edge #30 car throughout the season. In 2010 Cameron made only two Rolex Sports Car Series starts but both were in the top-flight Daytona Prototype class. He drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Beyer Racing and the New Jersey Motorsports Park race for Starworks Motorsport. He also made one American Le Mans Series start (the 12 Hours of Sebring) in the LMPC class with Genoa Racing and his team won their class.

The No. 41 Mazda RX-8 that Cameron drove during the 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series 250 at Road America

In 2011, Cameron competed with Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle in their Rolex GT class Mazda RX-8 with teammate James Gué.

Cameron moved up to the Rolex Daytona Prototype class full-time with Team Sahlen in 2013, again sharing ride with Wayne Nonnamaker. Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.

IMSA SportsCar Championship In the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, Cameron moved to the GTD class to drive a Turner BMW Z4 with Markus Palttala. He claimed four class wins and two third-place finishes in 11 rounds, winning the GTD drivers championship.

Cameron moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran. He claimed two wins, four podiums and top-five finishes in every race. As a result, he ended third in the drivers standings. Cameron was renewed with the team for 2016 and 2017.

For the 2018 season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske. In the second year of the partnership, Cameron, Montoya and Penske claimed the DPi championship. He also earned the highest number of Pro-Am points in the GT World Challenge America, but was excluded from the championship due to an injury-forced co-driver change.

In 2020, Cameron joined Honda Racing Team JAS for Intercontinental GT Challenge events.

Hypercar career Cameron became a member of the Porsche Penske Motorsport outfit in 2023, where he would drive a Porsche 963 alongside Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki in the World Endurance Championship.

Personal life Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.

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12th 51 Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2022 Team Penske LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 10th 42 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 SEB PRT SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 7th 61Source:

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Team Penske Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 9th 5th 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 963 Hypercar 325 16th 9th 2025 AO by TF Louis Delétraz P. J. Hyett Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 20th 3rd LMP2 Pro-Am 1st 2026 AO by TF James Allen P. J. Hyett Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 24th10th LMP2 Pro-Am 3rdSource:

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2025 AO by TF LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st 1002026 AO by TF LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 6th* 20*