Phil Keen Explained

Phil Keen
Nationality: British
Birth Date:20 October 1983
Birth Place:Berkshire, England
Racing Licence: FIA Gold
Current Series:British GT Championship
First Year:2006
Current Team:2 Seas Motorsport
Car Number:6
Former Teams:Eclipse Motorsport, Trackspeed, Damax, Apex Motorsport, Team RPM, ABG Motorsport, Complete Racing, Barwell Motorsport, WPI Motorsport
Starts:128
Wins:24
Poles:16
Fastest Laps:23
Best Finish:2nd (Overall), 1st (Supersport Class)
Year:2016-2018, 2009

Phil Keen (born 20 October 1983 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for JMW Motorsport.[1] [2] He is the winningest driver in British GT history, having three times finished runner-up in the top class (GT3).[3] He was also an official Lamborghini factory driver in 2019, when he won the GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am title, and concurrently works as an engineer in Henley-on-Thames.[4] [5]

Career

2023

In 2023, Keen returned to the British GT Championship in a substitute role, deputizing for 2 Seas Motorsport drivers Jules Gounon and Jonathan Adam while the two fulfilled their respective factory commitments. As of April 2023, prior to the start of the 2023 season, Keen held the record for most victories in the series.[6]

Racing

YearPositionRace
2018 1st Moss Trophy
2017 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2017 3rd Michelin Le Mans Cup - GT3
2017 1st Kinrara Trophy
2016 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2016 2nd 74th Members Meeting Bruce McLaren Trophy
20141stRadical Challenge SR3[7]
2009 1st British GT Championship - Supersport
2003 3rd TVR Tuscan Challenge

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2006Eclipse MotorsportMosler MT900RGT2OUL
1

OUL
2

DON
1

PAU
1
PAU
2
MON
1
MON
2
SNE
1

SNE
2

4th15
TrackspeedPorsche 996 GT3GTCROC
1

ROC
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

SIL
1

MAG
1
MAG
2
6th38
2007TrackspeedPorsche 996 GT3 RSGTCOUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1
DON
2
SNE
1
BRH
1

BRH
2

8th10
DamaxAscari KZ1-RGT3SIL
1

THR
1

THR
2

CRO
1
CRO
2
28th2
Apex MotorsportJaguar XKRROC
1

ROC
2

2008Team RPMDodge Viper Competition CoupeGT3OUL
1
OUL
2
KNO
1
KNO
2
ROC
1
ROC
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
THR
1
THR
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
SIL
1
DON
1

NC0
2009ABG MotorsportKTM X-BowSupersportOUL
1

OUL
2

SPA
1
SPA
2
ROC
1
ROC
2
KNO
1
KNO
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
DON
1

SIL
1
BRH
1
BRH
2
1st15
2011TrackspeedPorsche 997 GT3-RGT3OUL
1
OUL
2
SNE
1

BRH
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
ROC
1

ROC
2

DON
1
SIL
1
14th23
2012TrackspeedPorsche 997 GT3-RGT3OUL
1
OUL
2
NUR
1
NUR
2
ROC
1

BRH
1
SIL
1

DON
1

15th45
Complete RacingAston Martin V8 Vantage GT4GT4SNE
1

SNE
2

11th30
2013TrackspeedPorsche 997 GT3-RGT3OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

SIL
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

BRH
1

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

DON
1

14th48
2014TrackspeedPorsche 997 GT3-RGT3OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

SIL
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

BRH
1

DON
1

4th121.5
2015Team Russia by Barwell Racing
with Demon Tweeks
BMW Z4 GT3GT3OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

SIL
1

SPA
1

BRH
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

DON
1

6th79.5
2016Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3GT3BRH
1

ROC
1

OUL
1

OUL
2

SIL
1

SPA
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

DON
1

2nd147.5
2017Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3GT3OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

SPA
1

SPA
2

BRH
1

DON
1

2nd161
2018Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3GT3OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

SPA
1

BRH
1

DON
1

2nd159.5
2019Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3GT3OUL
1

OUL
2

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

DON
1

SPA
1

BRH
1

DON
1

4th122
2020Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3GT3OUL
1

OUL
2

DON
1

DON
2

BRH
1

DON
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

3rd134
2021WPI MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoGT3BRH
1

SIL
1

DON
1

SPA
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

DON
1

4th135
2022WPI MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoGT3OUL
1

OUL
2

SIL
1

DON
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SPA
1

BRH
1
DON
1
10th68
20232 Seas MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGT3OUL
1
OUL
2
SIL
1
DON
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
ALG
1

BRH
1
DON
1
22nd12
20242 Seas MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGT3OUL
1

OUL
2

SIL
1

DON
1

SPA
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

DON
1

BRH
1

4th*88.5*
Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2019Orange1 FFF Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3Pro-AmBRH
1

BRH
2

MIS
1

MIS
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

1st131
2020ERC SportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoPro-AmMIS
1

MIS
2

MIS
3

MAG
1

MAG
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

5th74
2024Madpanda MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoProBRH
1
BRH
2
MIS
1

MIS
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

MAG
1

MAG
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

16th*2.5*

Partial GT Cup Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

† Keen was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Stunt work

Keen is known for his work on Ben Collins Stunt Driver (2015) and Monday Motorsport (2017).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport. British GT Championship.
  2. Web site: Phil's keen to make mark in racing world. getreading.co.uk. Berkshire Live. 10 October 2003. 14 January 2024.
  3. Web site: WPI makes statement by signing Phil Keen for 2021 British GT campaign. GT Report. Bosch. Miguel. 3 December 2020. 14 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Lamborghini Announces 2019 Factory Drivers. The Checkered Flag. Hackett. Jean-Paul. 2018-10-03. 2024-02-20.
  5. News: Matt LeBlanc may have just blown this sh*t wide open by unmasking the Stig. JOE.co.uk. 2016-05-26. 2018-10-23. en.
  6. Web site: Keen To Fill In For Gounon & Adam At 2 Seas. Dailysportscar. Kilbey. Stephen. 5 April 2023. 5 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Foubert. Claude. 24H Daytona : Phil Keen, lauréat du Sunoco Whelen Challenge a essayé la Corvette DP. Endurance-Info. fr. 17 December 2014. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309064929/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/24h-daytona-phil-keen-laureat-du-sunoco-whelen-challenge-a-essaye-la-corvette-dp/. 9 March 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Phil Keen Biography. IMDb.