Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.[1]
| Parker Thompson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | 2 March 1998 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 12 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 21st in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–2017 2018–2020 2019 2021–2022 2023 | U.S. F2000 National Championship Indy Pro 2000 Championship Canadian Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup North America IMSA SportsCar Championship |
Career
editEarly career
editThompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012 he finished 3rd in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal.[2] In 2013 he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win.[3]
Open wheel career
editIn 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished 2nd place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished 2nd place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship, with Exclusive Autosport. After a total of six seasons on the Road to Indy (2015-2020) he holds the record for the most top-five finishes across all series.[4]
Thompson also participated in other open-wheel championship series. Driving for Exclusive Autosport, he was the Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion in 2017.[5]
Sports car racing
editIn 2019 Thompson initiated a move into sports car racing, participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge in Canada and the United States, as well as the Canadian Touring Car Championship where he was the GTS class champion.[6] 2021 and 2022 saw Thompson compete full time in the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a pro-class entry with JDX Racing. After placing 3rd in the 2021 season championship, Thompson earned the season's championship title in 2022.[7]
In 2023 he joined Vasser Sullivan Racing racing to pilot the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at all Michelin Endurance Cup events.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | JDC Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 5th |
| U.S. F2000 Winterfest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6th | ||
| 2016 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 374 | 2nd |
| 2017 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 269 | 3rd |
| Formula 1600 Super Series Canada | 11 | 7 | 3 | ? | 10 | 275 | 1st | ||
| 2018 | Pro Mazda Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 345 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Abel Motorsports | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 344 | 3rd |
| Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA | JDX Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 184 | NC | |
| Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge CAN | SCB Racing | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 343 | 2nd | |
| Canadian Touring Car Championship | Speedstar Motorsport | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 792 | 1st | |
| 2020 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 283 | 7th |
| IMSA Prototype Challenge | Forty7 Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 33rd | |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | JDX Racing | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 258 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | JDX Racing | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 306 | 1st |
| IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 550 | 19th | |
| 2023 | GT4 America Series - Silver | TGR Hanley Motorsports | |||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1138 | 21st | |
| Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | TGR Hattori Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 38th | |
| 2024 | GT4 America Series - Silver | TGR Hanley Motorsports | |||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan | ||||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | |||||||||
| 992 Endurance Cup | Mühlner Motorsport | ||||||||
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | 2 Seas Motorsport |
* Season still in progress.
Motorsports career results
editAmerican sports car racing results
editIMSA GT3 Cup Challenge America
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | JDX Racing | BAR 3 |
BAR 3 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 2 |
CGV 2 |
CGV 6 |
WGI |
WGI |
ROA |
ROA |
VIR |
VIR |
LAG |
LAG |
ATL |
ATL |
16th | 184 |
IMSA Carrera Cup North America
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JDX Racing | SEB 4 |
SEB 5 |
COTA 1 |
COTA 4 |
WGI 7 |
WGI 6 |
ROA 2 |
ROA 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 9 |
VIR 4 |
VIR 3 |
ATL 3 |
ATL 3 |
ATL 4 |
3rd | 258 |
| 2022 | JDX Racing | SEB 3 |
SEB 3 |
LBC 2 |
LBC 4 |
LAG 1 |
LAG 1 |
WGI 3 |
WGI 4 |
TOR 6 |
TOR 2 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 32 |
ATL 1 |
ATL 3 |
1st | 306 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 5 |
LBH | MON | WGL 1 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 16 |
21st | 1138 |
| 2024 | VasserSullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 15 |
SEB 13 |
LBH 1 |
LGA 9 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 5 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 9 |
IMS 22 |
PET |
5th* | 2213* | |
| GTD Pro | DET 4 |
31st* | 301* | ||||||||||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||||||||||||
American open-wheel racing results
editU.S. F2000 National Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JDC Motorsports | STP 15 |
STP 6 |
NOL 7 |
NOL 4 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 5 |
IMS 14 |
IMS 6 |
LOR 6 |
TOR 11 |
TOR 12 |
MDO 5 |
MDO 4 |
MDO 5 |
LAG 5 |
LAG 14 |
5th | 221 |
| 2016 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
STP 15 |
STP 4 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 2 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 3 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 1 |
MDO 17 |
MDO 2 |
MDO 2 |
LAG 2 |
LAG 3 |
2nd | 374 |
| 2017 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 5 |
STP 3 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 3 |
IMS 19 |
IMS 4 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 5 |
IOW 12 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MDO 2 |
MDO 1 |
WGI 16 |
3rd | 269 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 2 |
STP 5 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 2 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 1 |
ROA 4 |
ROA 4 |
TOR 8 |
TOR 8 |
MDO 5 |
MDO 6 |
GMP 6 |
POR 3 |
POR 5 |
2nd | 345 | |
| 2019 | Abel Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 1 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 5 |
LOR 10 |
ROA 3 |
ROA 3 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 2 |
MDO 11 |
MDO 4 |
GTW 6 |
PIR 3 |
PIR 4 |
LAG 4 |
LAG 2 |
3rd | 344 | |
| 2020 | DEForce Racing | ROA 14 |
ROA 16 |
MOH 3 |
MOH 4 |
MOH 4 |
LOR 10 |
GMP 6 |
IMS 3 |
IMS 4 |
IMS 5 |
MOH 13 |
MOH 2 |
NJM 4 |
NJM 2 |
NJM 4 |
STP 13 |
STP 12 |
7th | 283 |
Canadian regional racing results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Exclusive Autosport | CGV 1 |
CGV 1 |
CTMP 3 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CTR 2 |
CTR 3 |
CTR 15 |
CMP 1 |
CMP 1 |
CMP 1 |
1st | 275 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Speedstar Motorsport | CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CMP 1 |
CMP 1 |
SMP 1 |
SMP 1 |
CTR DNF |
CTR 1 |
CTMP |
CTMP |
1st | 946 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SCB Racing | CTMP 2 |
CTMP 3 |
CGV 2 |
CGV 7 |
CTMP 5 |
CTMP 2 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 5 |
ROA 6 |
ROA 6 |
CMT 4 |
CMT 2 |
2nd | 343 |
References
edit- ^ "Parker Thompson: Nothing's for granted". RACER. Irvine, California, United States: Racer. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Kart racer's move 'chance of a lifetime' - Red Deer Advocate". www.reddeeradvocate.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Staff, Advocate (20 December 2013). "Parker Thompson making leap to formula car - Red Deer Advocate". www.reddeeradvocate.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 Media Guide" (PDF). www.usfpro2000.com.
- ^ "Thompson wins 2017 Formula 1600 Super Series > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series". Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Audi R8 LMS GT4 wins first title in 2019 in Canada". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Grace, Jonathan (30 September 2022). "Thompson: "Unbelievable" to Take Down Kelly-Moss "Dynasty" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Parker Thompson Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "2017 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series". Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Parker Thompson career summary at DriverDB.com
- Parker Thompson official Pro Mazda stats
- Parker Thompson official U.S. F2000 stats
- 2017 Formula 1600 Super Series official results
- IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup USA official results
- IMSA Results official results