| Luís Felipe Derani | |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Platinum |
| Current Series: | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| First Year: | 2016 |
| Current Team: | Whelen Engineering Racing |
| Car Number: | 31 |
| Starts: | 77 |
| Wins: | 12 |
| Poles: | 14 |
| Fastest Laps: | 13 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2021, 2023 |
| Prev Series: | FIA World Endurance Championship Pro Mazda Championship Toyota Racing Series FIA European Formula 3 Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 GT3 Brasil Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2015–17 2014 2013 2012–13 2012 2011–12 2010 2009 2009 2009 |
Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993) is a Brazilian race car driver who currently drives a Cadillac prototype for Action Express Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023 12 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well-known Brazilian racing drivers.[1]
Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005, he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.
Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit[2] and TT Circuit Assen[3] along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship.[4] In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team. He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the Nürburgring.[5]
In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team[6] joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011, Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and Masters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. In 2013, Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.[7]
In 2014, Derani raced in the last two rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, finishing third in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet on 14 September and retired in the 4 Hours of Estoril on 19 October, driving on both occasions an Oreca-Nissan 03R of the Irish team Murphy Prototypes. In 2016, he entered the four endurance races of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver.[8] He raced the first three races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Pro class with Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK,[9] claiming a class win at Silverstone. Later, he drove an Oreca LMP2 for Rebellion at the FIA WEC Nürburgring round. The Brazilian also drove at seven rounds of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Nissan Onroak DPi, winning at Road America.
For the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Derani became a full-time driver at Extreme Speed Motorsports, winning at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2020, Derani was a full-time DPi driver for Action Express Racing in the WTSCC. He was leading Petit Le Mans when he and Ricky Taylor made contact, knocking Derani's entry from contention.[10]
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points | |
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| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | Mercedes | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | Mercedes | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NOR 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | VAL 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 8th | 143 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 3rd | 134 | ||
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 4th | 116 | |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | LMGTE Pro | Ford GT | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | SIL | SPA | LMS | 10th | 74 | |||||||
| Vaillante Rebellion | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 23rd | 12 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Rebellion R13 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR | NC† | 0† | ||
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS | BHR | BHR | 7th | 24 | ||||
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 5th | 47 | ||||
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | Ligier JS P2 | P | 736 | 1st | 1st | |
| 2017 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Brendon Hartley | Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 656 | 4th | 4th | |
| 2018 | Tequila Patrón ESM |  Nicolas Lapierre Johannes van Overbeek | Nissan Onroak DPi | P | 438 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2019 | Whelen Engineering Racing |  Felipe Nasr Eric Curran | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 593 | 2nd | 2nd | |
| 2020 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Felipe Nasr Filipe Albuquerque Mike Conway | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 822 | 7th | 7th | |
| 2021 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Mike Conway Chase Elliott Felipe Nasr | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 783 | 8th | 6th | |
| 2022 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Mike Conway Tristan Nunez | Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 761 | 4th | 4th | |
| 2023 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Alexander Sims Jack Aitken | Cadillac V-Series.R | GTP | 771 | 5th | 5th | |
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  G-Drive Racing |  Gustavo Yacamán Ricardo González | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 12th | 4th | |
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports |  Chris Cumming Ryan Dalziel | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 291 | 42nd | 16th | |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Harry Tincknell Andy Priaulx | Ford GT | GTE Pro | 340 | 18th | 2nd | |
| 2018 |  AF Corse |  Toni Vilander Antonio Giovinazzi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 341 | 20th | 5th | |
| 2019 | Risi Competizione | Jules Gounon Oliver Jarvis | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro | 329 | 40th | 11th | |
| 2021 | Franck Mailleux Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 367 | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2022 | Romain Dumas Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 370 | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2023 | Action Express Racing | Jack Aitken Alexander Sims | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 324 | 17th | 10th | |
| 2024 | Whelen Cadillac Racing | Jack Aitken Felipe Drugovich | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 280 | 29th | 15th | |
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