Paul di Resta explained

Paul di Resta
Birth Date:16 April 1986
Birth Place:Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Current Series:FIA World Endurance Championship
First Year:2018
Current Team:Peugeot Sport
Former Teams:United Autosports
Racing Licence: FIA Platinum
Car Number:94
Starts:26
Wins:5
Championships:0
Fastest Laps:1
Poles:4
Podiums:8
Best Finish:2nd
Year:2019-20
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Years:2018
Team(S):United Autosports
Best Finish:5th (2020)
Class Wins:1 (2020)
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Nationality: British
Years:–,
Teams:Force India, Williams
Engines:Mercedes
Car Number:40
Races:59 (59 starts)
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Points:121
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
First Race:2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race:2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Racing Licence: FIA Platinum
Current Series:DTM
First Year:2007
Current Team:R-Motorsport I
Car Number:3
Former Teams:Persson Motorsport, HWA Team
Championships:1 (2010)
Starts:141
Wins:11
Podiums:37
Poles:8
Fastest Laps:10
Last Finish:16th (21 points)
Titles:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Formula 3 Euro Series
Title Years:2010
2006

Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986)[1] [2] is a British racing driver from Scotland, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport in their LMH entry. He drove in Formula One for Force India from to, and became a reserve driver for the Williams F1 team in, driving a single race for them as a substitute driver in . A former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and Formula 3 Euro Series champion, di Resta did not secure a Formula One seat for 2014, instead rejoining Mercedes to race again in DTM. He later became a reserve F1 driver for McLaren for the 2022 season, and a former commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of F1.

Early life

Di Resta is of Italian descent and was born in Uphall, Scotland, and grew up in Bathgate, West Lothian. He is a former pupil of Bathgate Academy and supports Celtic Football Club. He now lives in Monaco, and is a cousin of racing drivers Dario and Marino Franchitti.[3] His step-father was Scottish footballer Dougie McCracken.[4] His younger brother, Stefan, has raced at an amateur level and his half-brother, Jon, is a goalkeeper for the Norwich City u23's.[5]

Di Resta and Laura Jordan became engaged in December 2013[6] and married on 28 August 2014.[7]

Career

Karting

He started his career in karting, racing in various competitive series of karts from 1994 until 2002. In 2001 he won the British JICA Championship.

Formula Renault

He stepped up to single-seaters at the end of 2002, when he competed in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. He raced in British Formula Renault full-time in 2003 with the Eurotek Motorsport team, finishing seventh in the standings with one race win. He switched to Manor Motorsport for 2004, finishing third in the championship standings with four wins. He also entered some races of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Manor team. He also won the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of The Year Award in 2004. The award had been won by his cousin Dario Franchitti in 1992.

Formula Three

Di Resta switched to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport in 2005, finishing tenth in the standings. For 2006 he moved to the ASM Formule 3 team, winning the championship with five wins, beating teammate and future Formula One World Drivers' Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Di Resta also won the 2006 BP Ultimate Masters at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

DTM

In 2007, di Resta switched from single-seaters to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car racing series, for Mercedes. In the championship, he finished 5th overall behind drivers Mattias Ekström (who won his second DTM title), Bruno Spengler, Martin Tomczyk and Jamie Green. Di Resta was the highest driver in the standings to drive a non-2007 car. His performances earned him a 2008 Mercedes C Klasse for the 2008 season, in which he won two races and finished second in the points, four points behind eventual champion Timo Scheider of Audi. In 2009, he finished third overall behind Scheider and compatriot Gary Paffett. In 2010, he won three races in a row on the way to winning the championship.

Formula One

Di Resta tested for the McLaren Formula One team, and was in the frame for a drive with the Force India team for the 2009 season due to the teams' shared engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz. However, Force India chose to retain Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, with Vitantonio Liuzzi as reserve driver.[8]

Force India (2010–2013)

2010

In December 2009, with Fisichella having moved to Ferrari and Liuzzi being promoted to the race team, di Resta took part in a test with the team at the Jerez circuit alongside J. R. Hildebrand.[9] At the Autosport International show in January 2010, he was said to be close to a deal as the team's test and reserve driver for the 2010 season.[10] The deal was announced on 2 February.[11] Di Resta made his Formula One race meeting début at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, where he took part in the first free practice session in place of Sutil[12] and finished 11th.[13] He drove in the first practice session of all the following races until the Monaco Grand Prix where he did not take part. He resumed driving for the team at the European Grand Prix and the following British Grand Prix. After sitting out the German Grand Prix he returned for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Di Resta subsequently sat out the Belgian Grand Prix as Tonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil needed as much track-time as possible to get the feeling of the new parts. He participated in practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but did not participate in the Singapore or Japanese Grands Prix. The team elected that di Resta should miss the Korean Grand Prix to allow Liuzzi and Sutil to get used to the new track for the race.[14]

2011

Di Resta joined Adrian Sutil in the Force India Formula One racing team for the season, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi. He scored his first championship point at his first race, the, after both Saubers were disqualified.[15] This was followed by another 10th place in Malaysia, 11th in China, and a retirement in Turkey, where he left the pits with a loose wheel. He was running fifth in Canada until a collision with Nick Heidfeld left him with a damaged car and a drive-through penalty, and later crashed out of the race on lap 67. He qualified sixth at Silverstone but finished 15th after a long pitstop due to a tyre mix-up.

His third points-scoring finish of the season came in Hungary, where he finished seventh in changeable conditions. In the he finished 8th. This was followed by a career-best sixth-place finish in Singapore, ahead of teammate Sutil, who finished eighth. He finished tenth in Korea, ninth in Abu Dhabi and eighth in Brazil.

2012

On 16 December 2011, it was announced that he was to be retained by Force India for the 2012 season, with Nico Hülkenberg taking the place of Sutil as his teammate.[16] He qualified 15th for the season opener in Australia and finished 10th in the race, passing Jean-Éric Vergne and Nico Rosberg on the final lap. He qualified 14th for the, and finished seventh in the wet race. He was 12th in China. In Bahrain he qualified inside the top ten, having missed the second free practice session after several members of the team were caught up in a petrol bomb incident. Using a two-stop strategy he took sixth place in the race, which equalled his previous career-best result. He was 14th in Spain, a lap behind winner Pastor Maldonado; seventh in Monaco having started 15th on the grid; and 11th in Montreal. At the European Grand Prix he was the only driver on the grid who performed a one-stop strategy and came 7th whilst his teammate, Nico Hülkenberg, finished in 5th position.

After failing to score a point in the next three races, di Resta finished tenth in Belgium. The following weekend, at the Italian Grand Prix, di Resta showed strong pace in qualifying, setting the fourth fastest time in Q3, but took a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change to start the Grand Prix in ninth. He finished the race in eighth. At the Singapore Grand Prix, he qualified sixth and finished a career-best fourth, after the retirements of Maldonado and Hamilton. The final five races of the season resulted in only one further points-scoring finish – 9th place in Abu Dhabi.

2013

On 31 January 2013, Force India confirmed di Resta would race for the team for a third consecutive season in .[17] After qualifying outside the top ten in Australia, di Resta managed to battle through into the points, finishing just behind his teammate, Adrian Sutil in eighth place. In Malaysia, however di Resta retired after his car's wheel nuts kept jamming, and the team was ultimately forced to retire both cars.

Qualifying in 11th place for the Chinese Grand Prix, the race saw him finish in eighth place and he obtained four points.

Di Resta matched his career best result in Bahrain with a fourth place, being overtaken close to the end by Lotus's Romain Grosjean, depriving the Scot of a maiden podium. He followed that up with a seventh in Spain.

A disappointing qualifying session in the wet meant di Resta started from 17th in Monaco, however initially going for an aggressive two stop strategy; luck played its part and due to a red flag he was able to use a new set of tyres, and made ground to ninth-place finish with some good overtakes.

Another disappointing qualifying session at the next race in Canada saw di Resta starting in 17th position yet again. Starting on the harder medium compound tyre, di Resta was able to run the longest of all drivers on his first stint, going 56 laps before finally making his only pit stop. The strategy worked as di Resta finished the race in 7th.

After six consecutive point finishes, di Resta struggled in the later part of the season as his team Force India struggled to cope with new Pirelli tyres and he recorded five consecutive retirements.

On 12 December, it was announced that he would not be retained as a driver with Force India for the season.[18]

Williams (2016–2017)

2016

After a two-year absence from the sport, di Resta returned to Formula One as reserve driver for Williams.[19]

2017

Williams retained di Resta as their reserve driver for 2017 whilst he competed for Mercedes in DTM.[20]

He replaced lead driver Felipe Massa for qualifying and the race at the as the Brazilian recovered from an illness. This marked di Resta's first F1 start in almost four years, whilst also becoming the first British driver for Williams since Jenson Button in and Scottish driver since David Coulthard in .[21] His qualifying results were described as an "unbelievable job" by Mercedes F1 Director Toto Wolff, having competed without having driven the FW40 prior to the session.[22] He ended the day in 19th place ahead of Marcus Ericsson and was 0.766s off his teammate Lance Stroll.[23] He retired in the race after 60 laps.

McLaren (2020–22)

After another absence from Formula One, di Resta returned to the sport as a reserve driver after McLaren put him on standby for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom.[24]

McLaren retained di Resta as a stand-in reserve driver for the and seasons while he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[25]

DTM return (2014–2019)

In May 2014, di Resta returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series driving for HWA Team, who manage the AMG Mercedes team in DTM.[26] Di Resta finished the 2014 season in 15th place having scored points only three times, all three being 4th-place finishes.

Di Resta finished the 2018 season in 3rd place in the driver's championship, after winning three races at Hungaroring, Brands Hatch, and Misano.

In 2019, after five seasons driving for Mercedes, di Resta joined the Swiss motor racing team R-Motorsport, driving the Aston Martin Vantage DTM.[27] Di Resta finished in 16th place having scored points only four times.

Endurance Racing (2019-present)

In 2018, Paul di Resta raced in the Asian Le Mans Series for United Autosports, scoring one win and 4 podiums alongside Phil Hanson and eventually winning the 2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series championship.[28] [29]

Following their Asian Le Mans Series win, Di Resta and United Autosport competed in the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship going onto to win the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque in the LMP2 Class and finishing 5th overall.[30]

On February 8, 2021, Peugeot Sport revealed di Resta will drive their LMH Hypercar entry in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Mikkel Jensen and Jean-Éric Vergne.[31] He, and the Peugeot team, competed in the last three races of the season with a P4 finish in the 6 Hours of Fuji and two retirements in the 6 Hours of Monza and the 8 Hours of Bahrain. In the end, Di Resta finished in P10 in the Driver's championship.

Broadcasting career (2016–2023)

Sky Sports F1 (2016–2023)

Since 2016, Di Resta has been a regular contributor to the Sky Sports F1 channel.[32] He was a common presence as a co-commentator, analyst and one of the insiders in "Sky Race Control" during practices, qualifying sessions and races, alongside Jenson Button, Karun Chandhok, Anthony Davidson, Damon Hill, Nico Rosberg, and Johnny Herbert until being axed by Sky Sports in Jan 2023 along with Johnny Herbert.[33]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
1999Torneo Industrie Open — 100 Junior36th
Green Helmet Trophy — Cadets3rd
Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior2nd
2000South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior2nd
Super 1 National Championship — JICA2nd
European Championship — ICA Junior10th
2001Super 1 National Championship — JICA1st
2002South Garda Winter Cup — Formula A11th
Super 1 National Championship — Formula A6th
European Championship — Formula AItalsport KRPNC
World Cup — Formula A17th
2011ERDF Masters Kart — Stars8th
Source:[34]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2003align=left rowspan=2Formula Renault UKEurotek Motorsport1000002337th
Team JVA71212
2004Formula Renault UKalign=left rowspan=3Manor Motorsport2044294153rd
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup300010NC†
Bahrain Superprix10000N/ANC
2005Formula 3 Euro Seriesalign=left rowspan=2Manor Motorsport1903213210th
Masters of Formula 310000N/A4th
2006Formula 3 Euro Seriesalign=left rowspan=3ASM Formule 3205519861st
Masters of Formula 311000N/A1st
Macau Grand Prix10000N/ANC
2007Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersPersson Motorsport100004325th
2008Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team112147712nd
2009Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team101123453rd
2010align=left Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team113317711st
Formula OneForce India F1 TeamTest driver
2011Formula OneForce India F1 Team1900002713th
2012Formula OneSahara Force India F1 Team2000004614th
2013Formula OneSahara Force India F1 Team1900004812th
2014Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team1000003615th
2015Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA AG180013908th
2016Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersMercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II1811141165th
Formula OneWilliams Martini RacingReserve driver
2017Deutsche Tourenwagen Mastersalign=left nowrapMercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy1810039911th
Formula OneWilliams Martini Racing100000NC
2018Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersMercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS2032162333rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototypealign=left rowspan=2United Autosports300008227th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADNF
nowrap2018–19Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports41104801st
2019Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersR-Motorsport I1500002116th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2align=left rowspan=2United Autosports10000819th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A4th
nowrap2019–20align=left nowrapFIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2United Autosports744151752nd
202024 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2United Autosports11101N/A1st
Formula OneMcLaren F1 TeamReserve driver
2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2United Autosports USA100012316th
Formula OneMcLaren F1 TeamReserve driver
2022align=left nowrapFIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercaralign=left nowrapPeugeot TotalEnergies300001210th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2United Autosports USA110013811th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2222220NC†
Formula OneMcLaren F1 TeamReserve driver
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarPeugeot TotalEnergies70001518th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar10000N/A8th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports40010368th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am20 000122nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP210 0000NC†
2024FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarPeugeot TotalEnergies50000027th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2United Autosports USA40001108013th*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports30000 1014th*
– As di Resta was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK record

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2003nowrapEurotek MotorsportSNE
1

SNE
2

BRH
THR
SIL
ROC
CRO
1

CRO
2

DON
1

DON
2

7th233
nowrapTeam JVASNE
BRH
1

BRH
2

DON
1

DON
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

2004nowrapManor MotorsportTHR
1

THR
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

THR
1

THR
2

CRO
1

CRO
2

KNO
1

KNO
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

SNE
1

SNE
2

DON
1
DON
2
1st

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2005nowrapManor MotorsportHOC
1

HOC
2

PAU
1

PAU
2

SPA
1

DSQ
SPA
2

MCO
1

MCO
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

DSQ
HOC
1

HOC
2

DSQ
10th32
2006nowrapASM Formule 3HOC
1

HOC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

BUG
1
BUG
2
HOC
1

HOC
2

1st86

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
2007nowrapPersson MotorsportnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005HOC
OSC
LAU
BRH
NOR
MUG
ZAN
NÜR
CAT
HOC
5th32
2008nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008HOC
OSC
MUG
LAU
NOR
ZAN
NÜR
BRH
CAT
BUG
HOC
2nd71
2009nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009HOC
LAU
NOR
ZAN
OSC
NÜR
BRH
CAT
DIJ
HOC
3rd45
2010nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009HOC
VAL
LAU
NOR
NÜR
ZAN
BRH
OSC
HOC
ADR
SHA
1st71
2014nowrapHWA TeamnowrapDTM AMG Mercedes C-CoupéHOC
OSC
HUN
NOR
MSC
SPL
NÜR
LAU
ZAN
HOC
15th36
2015nowrapHWA AGnowrapDTM AMG Mercedes C-CoupéHOC
1

HOC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SPL
1

SPL
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

8th90
2016nowrapMercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA IInowrapMercedes-AMG C63 DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

SPL
1

SPL
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

5th116
2017nowrapMercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL EnergynowrapMercedes-AMG C63 DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SPL
1

SPL
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

11th99
2018nowrapMercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUSnowrapMercedes-AMG C63 DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

MIS
1

MIS
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SPL
1

SPL
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

3rd233
2019nowrapR-Motorsport InowrapAston Martin Vantage DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

MIS
1

MIS
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

16th21
Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920WDCPoints
nowrapForce India F1 TeamnowrapForce India VJM03nowrapMercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8BHRAUS
MAL
CHN
ESP
MONTURCANEUR
GBR
GERHUN
BELITA
SINJPNKORBRAABU – –
nowrapForce India F1 TeamForce India VJM04Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8AUS
MAL
CHN
TUR
ESP
MON
CAN
18
EUR
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
JPN
13th27
nowrapSahara Force India F1 TeamKOR
IND
ABU
BRA
nowrapSahara Force India F1 TeamnowrapForce India VJM05nowrapMercedes FO 108Z 2.4 V8AUS
MAL
CHN
BHR
ESP
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
JPN
KOR
IND
ABU
USA
BRA
19
14th46
nowrapSahara Force India F1 TeamnowrapForce India VJM06nowrapMercedes FO 108F 2.4 V8AUS
MAL
CHN
BHR
ESP
MON
CAN
GBR
GER
HUN
18
BEL
ITA
SIN
20
KOR
JPN
IND
ABU
USA
BRA
12th48
nowrapWilliams Martini RacingnowrapWilliams FW40nowrapMercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 tAUSCHNBHRRUSESPMONCANAZEAUTGBRHUN
BELITASINMALJPNUSAMEXBRAABUNC0
Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678910RankPoints
2018nowrapUnited AutosportsPnowrapLigier JS P217nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
SEB
LBHMDODETWGL
MOSELKLGAPET27th82
2024nowrapUnited Autosports USALMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 V8DAY
SEB
WGL
MOSELK
IMS
PET
13th*1080*

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2019nowrapUnited AutosportsLMP2nowrapLigier JS P217nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8LEC
MNZCATSILSPAALG19th8
2023United Autosports USAnowrapLMP2 Pro-AmOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8CAT
LEC
22nd1
LMP2ARA
SPAALGALGNC†0†
2024United AutosportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8CAT
LEC
IMO
SPA
MUG
ALG
14th*10*
Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234RankPoints
nowrap2018 - 2019nowrapUnited AutosportsLMP2nowrapLigier JS P2nowrapNissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8SHA
FUJ
BUR
SEP
1st80
2022nowrapUnited AutosportsLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8DUB
1

DUB
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

NC†N/A†
2023nowrapUnited AutosportsLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8DUB
1

DUB
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

7th36
† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
nowrap2019–20nowrapUnited AutosportsLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SIL
FUJSHA
BHR
COA
SPA
LMS
BHR
2nd175
2021nowrapUnited Autosports USALMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SPAALG
MNZLMSBHRBHR16th23
2022nowrapUnited Autosports USALMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SEB
SPALMS11th38
nowrapPeugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarnowrapPeugeot 9X8nowrapPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6MNZ
FUJ
BHR
10th12
2023nowrapPeugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarnowrapPeugeot 9X8nowrapPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6SEB
ALG
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
8th51
2024Peugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarPeugeot 9X8Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6QAT
IMO
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
27th*0*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2018 United Autosports Phil Hanson
Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-GibsonLMP2288DNFDNF
2019 United Autosports Phil Hanson
Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-GibsonLMP23659th4th
2020 United Autosports Phil Hanson
Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP23705th1st
2021 Alex Lynn
Wayne Boyd
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP23619th4th
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen
Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8Hypercar3308th8th
2024 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval
Stoffel Vandoorne
Peugeot 9X8Hypercar30911th11th

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Paul di Resta profile . BBC . 3 August 2011 . 4 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Paul di Resta . Formula1.com . 16 April 1986 . 9 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104041417/http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/851/ . 4 November 2012 .
  3. News: McPherson. Lynn. Racing driver takes over family's property empire. Trinity Mirror. Daily Record. 7 February 2010. 8 February 2010.
  4. News: Eason . Kevin . Paul di Resta drove through pain after stepdad's 'suicide' . 31 August 2020 . The Times . 9 May 2011.
  5. News: Di Resta to make Knockhill debut this Sunday – 8th April. Knockhill Racing Circuit. knockhill.com. 3 April 2010. 6 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231954/http://www.knockhill.com/wordpress/2012/04/di-resta-to-make-knockhill-debut-this-sunday-8th-april/. 2 December 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Laura Di Resta on Instagram . Instagram . 30 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310170356/https://www.instagram.com/p/iUTQLHOszI/ . 10 March 2016 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Paul Di Resta on Twitter: "Mr & Mrs D!!!!! #LOVE . Twitter . 30 January 2016.
  8. News: English. Steven. Force India keep Fisichella and Sutil. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 14 December 2008. 16 January 2010.
  9. News: Strang. Simon. Force India to test di Resta, Hildebrand. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 24 November 2009. 16 January 2010.
  10. News: Noble. Jonathan. Di Resta close to Force India role. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 16 January 2010. 16 January 2010.
  11. News: Elizalde. Pablo. Force India signs di Resta as reserve. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 2 February 2010. 2 February 2010.
  12. News: Noble. Jonathan. Di Resta ready for Formula 1 chance. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 24 March 2010. 26 March 2010.
  13. News: Australian Grand Prix – Practice Results. BBC. BBC Sport. 26 March 2010. 26 March 2010.
  14. News: Di Resta will not drive in Korea either. Pablo. Elizalde. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 18 October 2010. 19 October 2010.
  15. News: Di Resta confirmed at Force India . Pablo. Elizalde. Haymarket Publications. autosport.com. 26 January 2011. 26 January 2011.
  16. News: Hulkenberg joins Di Resta in Force India's 2012 line-up . 16 December 2011 . 16 December 2011 . Formula1.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105144908/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/12/12903.html . 5 January 2012 .
  17. News: Paul di Resta . . 31 January 2013 . 31 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117230831/http://www.forceindiaf1.com/paul-di-resta . 17 January 2013 .
  18. News: Paul Di Resta left out as Force India sign Sergio Perez for 2014. BBC Sport. 12 December 2013. Benson. Andrew. 7 September 2022.
  19. News: Paul di Resta set to be named Williams reserve driver for 2016 season. BBC Sport. 13 March 2016. 13 March 2016.
  20. Web site: WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING – Williams Retains Paul Di Resta as Reserve Driver for 2017. williamsf1.com. 21 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010558/http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/news/williams-retains-paul-di-resta-as-reserve-driver-for-2017. 21 February 2017. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Sky F1's Paul di Resta replaces unwell Felipe Massa at Hungarian GP. skysports.com. 29 July 2017.
  22. Web site: Wolff hopes "unbelievable job" restarts di Resta's F1 career. Motorsport.com. 29 July 2017 . 30 July 2017.
  23. Web site: FORMULA 1 PIRELLI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2017 – QUALIFYING. Formula1.com. 30 July 2017.
  24. Web site: Ex-Force India driver Di Resta on standby as McLaren reserve for 70th Anniversary GP. Formula1.com. 25 March 2022.
  25. Web site: Alpine's Piastri joins McLaren's pool of reserve drivers. Formula1.com. 25 March 2022.
  26. News: Paul di Resta returns to the DTM with Mercedes after losing F1 drive. 21 January 2014. 21 January 2014. Autosport.
  27. News: Ex-Formula 1 driver Paul Di Resta to lead 2019 Aston DTM effort. 14 February 2019. 25 March 2022. Autosport.com.
  28. News: PHIL HANSON AND PAUL DI RESTA TEAM UP FOR ASIAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 CAMPAIGN. 20 September 2020.
  29. News: Di Resta, Hanson seal Asian Le Mans title at Sepang. 24 February 2019. 20 September 2020.
  30. News: Scotland's Paul di Resta wins at the Le Mans 24 hour race. 20 September 2020. 20 September 2020.
  31. Web site: Unveiling of Team PEUGEOT Sport's pilots for the WEC Hypercar LMH 2022. 8 February 2021. 25 March 2022.
  32. Web site: Paul di Resta joins Williams - and Sky Sports F1. skysports.com. 4 September 2018.
  33. News: Sky Sports F1 cut two on-screen pundits from 2023 line-up. January 25, 2023. March 26, 2024. Crash.net. Larkam. Lewis. https://web.archive.org/web/20240326104541/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1019470/1/sky-sports-f1-cut-two-onscreen-pundits-2023-lineup. March 26, 2024. live.
  34. Web site: Paul Di Resta Racing career profile Driver Database. 2021-12-23. www.driverdb.com.