Pipo Derani

Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993) is a Brazilian race car driver who is currently a factory driver for the Genesis Magma Racing program. He is the 2021 IMSA title winner in the DPi class alongside Felipe Nasr, as well as an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023 12 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well-known Brazilian racing drivers.

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 and TT Circuit Assen along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship. 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.

Formula Three In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team 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.

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 the 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. He raced the first three races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Pro class with Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK, claiming a class win at Silverstone. Later, he drove an Oreca LMP2 for Rebellion at the FIA WEC Nürburgring round. He 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.

In June 2024, Action Express Racing and Derani announced that Derani would not return to the WeatherTech SportCar Championship with Action Express in 2025.

In December 2024, Derani and André Lotterer were announced the drivers for the new Genesis LMDh program which intends to compete in the World Endurance Championship for the 2026 season.

Racing career

Career summary † As Derani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 HOC1 HOC2 PAU1 PAU2 BRH1 BRH2 RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 VAL1 VAL2 HOC1 HOC2 NC 0 2013 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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 STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 14th 88

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 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 GTEPro 340 18th 2nd 2018 AF Corse Toni Vilander Antonio Giovinazzi Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEPro 341 20th 5th 2019 Risi Competizione Jules Gounon Oliver Jarvis Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEPro 329 40th 11th 2021 Glickenhaus Racing Franck Mailleux Olivier Pla Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 367 4th 4th 2022 Glickenhaus Racing Romain Dumas Olivier Pla Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 370 4th 4th 2023 Action Express Racing Jack Aitken Alexander Sims Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 324 17th 10th 2024 Whelen Cadillac Racing Jack Aitken Felipe Drugovich Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 280 29th 15th 2026 Genesis Magma Racing Mathys Jaubert André Lotterer Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar 263 DNF DNFSource: