Devlin DeFrancesco
| Devlin DeFrancesco | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Born |
17 January 2000 Toronto, Canada |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car no. | 17 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
|
2016 2016 2016 2015 |
MSA Formula Italian F4 Championship Toyota Racing Series Ginetta Junior Championship |
Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000) is a Canadian auto racing driver currently competing in the MSA Formula series (Carlin Motorsport) and the Toyota Racing Series (Giles Motorsport). Prior to racing single-seater cars, DeFrancesco also had a career in kart racing. He won the 2013 Canadian National Junior Karting Championship and came in second in the CSAI Italian Championship and third overall in the CIK FIA European Championship. In 2015, he was selected to be apart of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program, a talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing.
DeFrancesco was born on January 17, 2000 to Andrew and Cathy DeFrancesco. Born 15 weeks premature, Defrancesco's eyes were fused shut and he weighed only one pound. Doctors did not expect him to survive, and he was given his last rites by the DeFrancescos' priest. DeFrancesco remained in Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre until he was nursed back to health. By age 6, he was riding in and racing go-karts.
DeFrancesco began racing go-karts in 2006 at the age of 6. He appeared in series and championships like the Florida Winter Tour and the SKUSA Pro Tour. In 2011, he spent a season racing in Italy's kart racing series where he finished 7th in the Final Cup race. By the end of 2011, he had made the podium in 12-straight national-level North American races, a record at the time.
In 2013, DeFrancesco won the Canadian National Junior Karting Championship. This was his second Canadian National Championship. He spent 2014 competing in Europe where he placed 2nd overall in the Italian Championship and 3rd overall in the CIK FIA European Championship. Also in 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and kept him out of a full racing series for around a year. As part of his rehabilitation, DeFrancesco attended the Carlin Academy where he used a combination of simulators and on-track testing to prepare for FIA Formula 4-style racing.
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