Jeff Segal

Jeffrey Randall Segal (born April 27, 1985) is an American racing driver. He is a two-time Rolex Sports Car Series GT class champion, a winner of the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona in GT Daytona, and won the GTE Am class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Early life Jeffrey Randall Segal was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1985. He attended the University of Miami, where he graduated with a degree in business administration, specializing in entrepreneurship.

Career Ferrari Challenge Segal became the youngest race winner in Ferrari Challenge history at the age of 17. He competed in multiple events prior to becoming a driver coach for a number of teams.

Rolex Sports Car Series In 2003, Segal made his series debut, finishing third in the GT class at Virginia International Raceway driving a Ferrari of Washington Ferrari 360 GT.

After making select starts from 2004–07, Segal stepped up to full-time competition in 2008, claiming the GT class pole and win in the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in a SpeedSource Mazda RX-8. He scored seven top-ten finishes that year.

The 2009 season saw continued success, with wins at Watkins Glen and Miller Motorsports Park and one additional podium finish.

In 2010, Segal won the GT Championship with two wins and ten consecutive top-four finishes, as well as a pole position at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He shared the title with co-driver Emil Assentato in the No. 69 AIM Autosport Mazda RX-8. Segal finished fifth in the GT points standings in 2011, scoring eleven top-ten finishes in the SpeedSource Mazda.

Segal earned his second GT Championship in three years, teaming again with Assentato for three class wins in AIM Autosport's Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am for the 2012 title.

Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

Segal joined Automatic Racing for two GS races in 2005, prior to an eighth-place finish in the GS points the following year, with three podiums in nine races and a best finish of second.

In 2007, Segal won the CTSC championship with Jep Thorton in an Automatic Racing BMW, becoming the then-youngest series champion at the age of 22, with four podiums and nine top-tens.

The following year, Segal earned his first career victory at Lime Rock Park, having recorded seven top-tens in nine starts.

United SportsCar Championship Segal won the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona in the No. 555 Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 with co-drivers Scott Tucker, Townsend Bell, Bill Sweedler and Alessandro Pier Guidi, despite the car having initially been handed a penalty for late-race avoidable contact. IMSA reversed the call more than four hours after the race, declaring the No. 555 car the winners in GTD.

In 2016, Segal won the 12 Hours of Sebring in GT Daytona with Scuderia Corsa, having qualified the Ferrari 488 GT3 on class pole.

Segal would switch to Michael Shank Racing in 2017, where he drove an Acura NSX GT3. He has since made starts with AIM Vasser Sullivan, finishing second in GTD at the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, and with TR3 Racing in 2022.

Driver coaching Alongside his racing career, Segal has worked as a driver coach, including with drivers in Ferrari Challenge and SRO SprintX competition. In 2015, he opened GPX Lab, a Miami-based driver development facility built around racing simulators.

Personal life Segal is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish and enjoys biking and shifterkart racing in his free time.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2015 Scuderia Corsa Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 330 24th 3rd 2016 Scuderia Corsa Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 331 26th 1st 2018 JMW Motorsport Liam Griffin Cooper MacNeil Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 332 30th 5th 2019 JMW Motorsport Rodrigo Baptista Wei Lu Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 334 32nd 2nd 2020 WeatherTech Racing Cooper MacNeil Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEPro 185 DNF DNF 2023 Walkenhorst Motorsport Andrew Haryanto Chandler Hull Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 307 36th 8th

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)