John Farano Explained

John Farano
Nationality: Canadian
Birth Date:8 December 1959
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Racing Licence: FIA Bronze
Current Series:IMSA SportsCar Championship
First Year:2020
Current Team:Tower Motorsports
Car Number:8
Starts:23 (23 entries)
Wins:5
Podiums:14
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:1st (LMP2)
Year:2022

John Farano (born 8 December 1959) is a Canadian businessman and racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Tower Motorsports.[1] He is the series' 2022 LMP2 drivers' champion.[2]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007Ferrari F430 Challenge Pirelli Trophy USAN/A?????1324th
2008Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - GTBlackforest Motorsports300003860th
2009Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - DPAIM Autosport200001755th
2010NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesN/A4000047324th
2011NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesTower Motorsports6000072820th
Ferrari Challenge North America - F430 ChallengeAlgar Ferrari110010NC†
2012IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportBGB Motorsports1100032641st
2013Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge - Trofeo PirelliThe Auto Gallery1232051362nd
IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportMultimatic Motorsports400028934th
Grand-Am Sports Car Series - GTAPR Motorsport LTD.UK100000NC†
2014IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTower Motorsports9000013627th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo USADragonSpeed101004644th
United Sports Car Championship - GTDScuderia Corsa[3] 100002082nd
Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo PirelliFerrari of Beverly Hills400002018th
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli AmFerrari of San Francisco10000N/ADNF
2015Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo PirelliRossocorsa40000307th
Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo PirelliFerrari of Fort Lauderdale14010101363rd
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli10000N/A12th
2016Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli AmRossocorsa1100051173rd
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am10000N/ADNF
NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesN/A100002154th
2017European Le Mans Series - LMP3RLR MSport[4] [5] 600002513th
Le Mans Cup - LMP320000528th
Touring Car Endurance Series - A3Cor Euser Racing
2018European Le Mans Series - LMP3RLR MSport[6] [7] 6200377.51st
Le Mans Cup - LMP37000129.59th
Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 ChallengeFerrari of Ontario21102349th
2019European Le Mans Series - LMP2RLR MSport[8] 600005.521st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ANC
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell - Pro-AmRossocorsa200011414th
2019–20Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 AmRLR MSport[9] 21001265th
2020IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport By Starworks[10] 41002954th
2021IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport By Starworks[11] 8100620123rd
2022IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsport[12] 8200520181st
2023IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports3100162919th
2024IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports400001029*8th*
† As Farano was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2017RLR MSportLMP3Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8SIL
MNZ
RBR
LEC
SPA
ALG
13th25
2018RLR MSportLMP3Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8LEC
MNZ
RBR
SIL
SPA
ALG
1st77.5
2019RLR MSportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8LEC
MNZ
CAT
SIL
SPA
ALG
21st5.5

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2020Tower Motorsport By StarworksLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
SEB
ELKATLPET
LGASEB
4th95
2021Tower Motorsport by StarworksLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
SEB
WGL
WGL
ELK
LGA
PET
3rd2012
2022Tower MotorsportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
SEB
LGA
MOH
WGL
ELK
PET
1st2018
2023Tower MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
SEB
LGA
WGL
ELK
IMSPET
19th629
2024Tower MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 V8DAY
SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
ATL
9th1833
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lloyd . Daniel . December 5, 2022 . Newgarden, McLaughlin to Make Rolex 24 Debuts With Tower . December 5, 2022 . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media.
  2. Web site: John Farano IMSA . imsa.com.
  3. Web site: Pruett . Marshall . 6IMSA publishes Roar Before the 24 entry list . December 30, 2013 . RACER.com . Racer Media & Marketing, Inc..
  4. News: Kilshaw . Jake . 31 December 2016 . RLR Msport Confirms Farano, Kapadia, Dons in 2017 LMP3 Lineup . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media . 2 January 2017.
  5. Web site: 22 May 2017 . 46th Car For Road To Le Mans – RLR MSport Enter Second Ligier . 22 May 2017 . dailysportscar.com.
  6. News: Kilshaw . Jake . 2 February 2018 . RLR Msport Returns to LMP3 with New Lineup . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media . 2 February 2018.
  7. Web site: 5 March 2018 . 29 Cars for Le Mans Cup Season . 5 March 2018 . sportscar365.com . Sportscar365.
  8. News: 27 September 2018 . RLR Tests ORECA At Snetterton Ahead Of 2019 Season . Dailysportscar . 28 September 2018 . In attendance at the test was Canadian John Farano, who will be racing with the team next year..
  9. News: 1 November 2019 . RLR MSport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Entry . dailysportscar.com . Dailysportscar . 1 November 2019.
  10. News: Goodwin . Graham . December 5, 2019 . Tower Motorsports by Starworks Set for IMSA Enduro LMP2 Campaign . dailysportscar.com . Dailysportscar . December 5, 2019.
  11. Web site: Dagys . John . January 12, 2021 . Starworks Set for Full Season Return . January 12, 2021 . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media.
  12. Web site: Dagys . John . January 7, 2022 . Habsburg, Deletraz Headline Tower Motorsport LMP2 Lineup . January 7, 2022 . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media.

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