Connor De Phillippi
| Connor De Phillippi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 25, 1992 |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Porsche Junioren/FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport |
| Car no. | 14 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2013 2010-2012 2010 2009 2008 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany VLN Series Star Mazda Championship Legends Silver State Championship Skip Barber National Championship Skip Barber West Coast Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2009 2009 |
Skip Barber West Coast Series Skip Barber National Championship Legends Silver State Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2008 2009 2009 2010 2013 2013 |
Skip Barber Shoot-Out Winner Team USA Scholarship Winner Walter Hayes Trophy Award Star Mazda Rookie of the Year Porsche Junioren Recipient Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Rookie of the Year |
| Last updated on: June 6, 2013. | |
Connor De Phillippi (born December 25, 1992) is an American racing driver from San Clemente, California who currently competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and partners Marc Basseng in an Audi in the 2016 24H Series.
De Phillippi began karting at the age of 5 years old and by the time he was 14 years old, he had won 21 national titles, including the only person to ever win 4 SKUSA SuperNational titles. In 2007, at the age of 14, De Phillippi was selected as a member of Team USA to participate in the prestigious Brazilian Granja Viana 500 mile kart race. With a field of 70 karts and star racers like Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Tony Kanaan, Nelson Piquet Jr. and a host of other Formula 1, Champ Car and Indy Racing League (now the IndyCar Series) drivers, De Phillippi worked Team USA up into 2nd place. After handing the kart off to a teammate, a late night incident with lapped traffic ended Team USA’s chance at the podium.
In 2008, he made the move from karting to open wheel racing, winning the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors. De Phillippi also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out, beating out 50 other competitors and earning him a full ride in the Skip Barber National Championship for 2008, as part of the MAZDASPEED driver development ladder. Connor finished sixth in his first national open wheel series and was awarded the Rising Star Award by eFormulaCarNews.com and their readers.
In 2009, he won the Skip Barber National Championship, winning a record 7 of the 14 races. By winning the Skip Barber National Championship, De Phillippi won a full-ride for the 2010 Star Mazda Championship as part of the Mazda Road to Indy Program. He also participated in the Formula Ford Festival at Silverstone Circuit after winning the Team USA Scholarship, where he became the youngest and only second American to ever win the Walter Hayes Trophy. De Phillippi also won the 2009 Silver State Championship in the U.S. Legends Series.
...
Wikipedia