Bijoy Garg

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Bijoy Garg
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Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2002-07-15) July 15, 2002 (age 21)
Stanford, California, United States
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team United Autosports USA
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number22
Starts5
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish10th in 2023
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2024
Teams United Autosports
Best finish1st (2024)
Class wins1 (2024)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2024
Current team United Autosports
Car number23
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD 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]

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Career

Formula 4 United States Championship

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.

USF2000 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.

USF Pro 2000 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]

Personal life

Garg currently studies Systems Science & Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. [11]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Junior ClassSpeedsense Motorsports67th
2018SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Senior ClassSpeedsense Motorsports63rd
Challenge of the Americas — Junior ROK11th
2019ROK Cup USA ROK the RIO — Senior ROKSpeedsense Motorsports22nd

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019Formula Pro USAWorld Speed Motorsports20000249th
2020Formula Pro USA Jay Howard Driver Development 200012511th
Formula 4 United States Championship 900002215th
USF2000 Championship 1100008617th
2021 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 110021648th
USF2000 Championship 1700004327th
2022 USF2000 Championship DEForce Racing 1500122039th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship 400004718th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport40000216th
USF Pro 2000 Championship DEForce Racing 16000115412th
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Jr III Racing128991140001st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Jr III Motorsports3100195710th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 20001558*6th*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 200002*11th*
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1100101st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Racing100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 00000NC

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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
17th86
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†		27th43
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
9th203

† 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.

Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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		18th47
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		12th154

Complete IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2023 Jr III RacingLMP3 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		1st4000

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567RankPoints
2023 Jr III MotorsportsLMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK
8		 IMS
4		 PET
1		10th957
2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
11		 SEB
3		 WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 6th*558*

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
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.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP229715th1st

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bijoy Garg Completes United's 2024 IMSA Line-Up". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Garg Joins Jr III in LMP3 Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Mark (October 13, 2023). "Surprise Victory Tops off Garg's VP Racing Challenge Championship Season". imsa.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Klein, Jamie (2024-06-16). "United Trio Jarvis, Garg, Siegel Take LMP2 Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ↑ "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Bijoy Garg joins JHDD in F4 US! The American driver will make his debut in the series. #F4". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  7. ↑ "TRS's Billy Frazer and returnee Bijoy Garg join 2021 USF2000 grid". Formula Scout. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. 1 2 Wood, Ida (2022-08-15). "DEForce Racing promotes Bijoy Garg to IP2000 line-up for Gateway". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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