Bijoy Garg | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Stanford, California, United States | July 15, 2002
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | United Autosports USA |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 22 |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 10th in 2023 |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 2024 |
Teams | United Autosports |
Best finish | 1st (2024) |
Class wins | 1 (2024) |
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | United Autosports |
Car number | 23 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2022–23 2020–22 2020–21 2019–20 | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship F4 US Championship Formula Pro USA |
Championship titles | |
2023 | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge |
Bijoy Garg (born July 15, 2002) is an American racing driver. [1] He currently competes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship and in the 2024 European Le Mans Series driving for United Autosports in LMP2. [2] Garg previously completed in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for DEForce Racing and in the 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge driving for Jr III Racing. [3] Garg is the 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge champion. [4] Garg won the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans in his debut with United Autosports. [5]
On June 10, 2020, Jay Howard Driver Development announced that Garg would make his car racing debut and compete with them in the Formula 4 United States Championship for the first three rounds of the 2020 season. [6] He would end up finishing 15th in the standings come the end of the season.
Garg would return for the 2021 season competing in rounds 2, 3, 4, and 6. He finished third at the first race in Mid-Ohio. Garg would finish 8th in the championship.
At the beginning of 2020, Garg announced that he would compete in the USF2000 Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development in rounds 1–9 and 16–17. He would finish 17th in the championship.
On February 11, 2021, it was announced that Garg would return to the team for a second year. [7] At the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds, Garg would not be eligible for points due to exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers. He would end up finishing 27th in the standings come the end of the season.
For 2022, Garg would switch to DEForce Racing. He would miss the final three races at Portland since he would compete in the final races of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship. [8] [9] Garg would have a career year with two podiums and finishing 9th in the championship.
Midway through the 2022 season, it was announced that Garg would make his series debut at Gateway Motorsports Park. [8] It was expected that he would return to the USF 2000 Championship for the final races of the season, however Garg would drive in the final races at Portland of the USF Pro 2000 Championship. [9]
On November 28, 2022, DEForce Racing announced that Garg would move up to the USF Pro 2000 Championship to compete with the team full time in 2023. [10]
Garg currently studies Systems Science & Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. [11]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Junior Class | Speedsense Motorsports | 67th |
2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Senior Class | Speedsense Motorsports | 63rd |
Challenge of the Americas — Junior ROK | 11th | ||
2019 | ROK Cup USA ROK the RIO — Senior ROK | Speedsense Motorsports | 22nd |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2020 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ROA 1 11 | ROA 2 15 | MOH 1 10 | MOH 2 13 | MOH 3 10 | LOR 17 | IMS 1 13 | IMS 2 19 | IMS 3 11 | MOH 4 | MOH 5 | MOH 6 | NJMP 1 | NJMP 2 | NJMP 3 | STP 1 11 | STP 2 17 | 17th | 86 | |
2021 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ALA 1 DSQ | ALA 2 25 | STP 1 19 | STP 2 DNS | IMS 1 24 | IMS 2 22 | IMS 3 25 | LOR 20 | ROA 1 14 | ROA 2 12 | MOH 1 6 | MOH 2 27 | MOH 3 18 | NJMP 1 20† | NJMP 2 22† | NJMP 3 19† | MOH 4 15† | MOH 5 17† | 27th | 43 |
2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 3 | STP 2 15 | ALA 1 4 | ALA 2 10 | IMS 1 20 | IMS 2 7 | IMS 3 8 | IRP 2 | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 4 | MOH 1 9 | MOH 2 17 | MOH 3 9 | TOR 1 12 | TOR 2 14 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 9th | 203 |
† Garg was not eligible for points at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds for exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 | STP 2 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | GMP 10 | POR 1 10 | POR 2 10 | POR 3 13 | 18th | 47 |
2023 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 12 | STP 2 14 | SEB 1 14 | SEB 2 12 | IMS 1 17 | IMS 2 13 | IRP 14 | ROA 1 18 | ROA 2 19 | MOH 1 5 | MOH 2 8 | TOR 1 17 | TOR 2 9 | COTA 1 | COTA 1 | POR 1 3 | POR 2 7 | POR 3 13 | 12th | 154 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | Jr III Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 1 3 | DAY 2 5 | SEB 1 1 | SEB 2 1 | MOS 1 2 | MOS 2 2 | LIM 1 1 | LIM 2 1 | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 1 | ATL 1 1 | ATL 2 1 | 1st | 4000 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | Jr III Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK 8 | IMS 4 | PET 1 | 10th | 957 |
2024 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 3 | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL | 6th* | 558* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 9 | LEC 12 | IMO 6 | SPA | MUG | ALG | 14th* | 10* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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2024 | United Autosports | Oliver Jarvis Nolan Siegel | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 297 | 15th | 1st |
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