Cooper MacNeil

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Cooper MacNeil
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MacNeil in 2014
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 32)
Hinsdale, Illinois
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2009
Current team WeatherTech Racing / Proton Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number79
Former teams Alex Job Racing [1]
Riley Motorsports [2]
Championship titles
2012-2013 ALMS  – GTC class

Cooper Ian MacNeil [3] (born September 7, 1992 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired professional American racecar driver. He most recently competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 with co-drivers Dani Juncadella, Maro Engel, and Jules Gounon. He is son of WeatherTech owner and car collector David MacNeil. Cooper has won the 24 Hours of Daytona, Petit Le Mans three times, 12 hours of Sebring twice, and has been on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2x third place, 1x second place). He has also won the SCCA Runoffs and is a 4 time Ferrari Challenge Champion.

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2010

Cooper won the National SCCA Touring 2 Points Championship and finished 2nd Place in the SCCA Runoffs at Road America.

2011

Cooper competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona. He captured his first win in Ferrari Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as well as his first win in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge at Montreal.

2012

Alex Job Racing racing with a full ride with teammate Leh Keen. During the 12 Hours of Sebring Leh and his teammates led a strong battle throughout the race. Encountered minor hiccups and climbed one spot to a second-place finish. At Long Beach consistent podium battle. Lost lead half way through on pit stop and never regained the top position. Leh won pole at Lime Rock Park. Cooper started the Porsche and keeps team in top three before handing car to Leh who, despite several on-track run ins, brings the car home in first place under caution. Leh qualified car in third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Cooper MacNeil starts car and has excellent run, handing car over to Cooper in the GTC lead. Leh dices with #66 Porsche and #11 Porsche before finishing second. Leh and Cooper struggle with brake issues early at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finishing fourth. Cooper started car in second at Baltimore and hands off to Leh still running second. Leh lead briefly, but finished second. Cooper and Leh ran in top three for duration of VIR race, leading multiple times. Leh took the lead on final lap when #11 JDX car must pit for fuel. The win seals GTC driver championship for Cooper and team championship for Alex Job Racing. As for in the Rolex Sports Car Series Leh and Andrew finished eighth in GT points. Four third-place finishes, including Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Retirement

MacNeil retired from racing after the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona to focus on running WeatherTech. [4]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012 American Le Mans Series - GTC Alex Job Racing 1030071611st
2013 American Le Mans Series - GTC Alex Job Racing 1020061481st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Larbre Compétition 10000N/A11th
2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Alex Job Racing 1100012953rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Prospeed Competition 10000N/A5th
2015 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Alex Job Racing 1000012627th
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Alex Job Racing 8000019012th
2017 IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing 12100125411th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Scuderia Corsa 10001N/A3rd
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 1110042954th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am JMW Motorsport10000N/A5th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 1100042465th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am WeatherTech Racing 10001N/A3rd
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 9100220614th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro WeatherTech Racing 10000N/ADNF
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM WeatherTech Racing 10300833563rd
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE 500003811th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 10000N/ADNF
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 6000117017th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 3000075632nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10001N/A2nd
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 1100138521st

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2009 Road America Mini Cooper S BMW Touring 3610Running
2010 Road America BMW M3 BMW Touring 228Running
2012 Road America Ford Mustang GT Ford Touring 2DNS6Retired
2015 Daytona BMW M3 BMW Touring 222Running
2019 Virginia International Raceway Porsche Carrera S 997.2 Porsche Touring 211Running

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910111213RankPointsRef
2011 Mitchum MotorsportsGT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 DAY
30
HOMBARVIRLIMWGIROALAGNJWGIMONLEX57th16 [5]
2012 Alex Job Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 DAY
17
BARHOMNJDETLEXELKWGIIMSWGIMONLGALIM68th16 [6]
2013 Alex Job Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
6
COA BAR ATL DET MOH WAT IMS ELK KAN LAG LRP 66th25 [7]

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPointsRef
2012 Alex Job Racing GTC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SEB
2
LBH
2
LAG
4
LIM
1
MOS
2
LEX
4
ROA
1
BAL
2
VIR
1
PET
5†
1st161 [8]
2013 Alex Job Racing GTC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SEB
1
LBH
4
LAG
3
LIM
5†
MOS
1
ROA
2
BAL
2
COA
6
VIR
2
PET
4
1st148 [9]

Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Manuel Rodrigues
Flag of France.svg Philippe Dumas
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTE
Am
26841st11th
2014 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGTE
Pro
31933rd5th
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
33129th3rd
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
33230th5th
2019 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Smith
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
33333rd3rd
2020 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
185DNFDNF
2021 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro
139DNFDNF
2022 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of France.svg Julien Andlauer
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am
34335th2nd
Sources: [10] [11]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.PointsRef
2014 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
8
SEB
4
LGA
4
DET
5
WGL
12
MOS
5
IND
5
ELK
2
VIR
5
COA
5
PET
8
3rd295 [12]
2015 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
2
SEB
7
LGA
7
DET
4
WGL
5
LIM
7
ELK
7
VIR
6
COA
9
PET
8
7th262 [13]
2016 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
13
SEB
5
LGA
7
DET
7
WGL
5
MOS
7
LIM
9
ELK
11
12th190 [14]
2017 Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 V8 DAY
21
SEB
21
LBH
1
COA
6
DET
12
WGL
4
MOS
11
LIM
10
11th254 [15]
Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 ELK
9
VIR
6
LGA
6
PET
17
2018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
10
SEB
2
MOH
8
DET
5
WGL
7
MOS
8
LIM
3
ELK
3
VIR
4
LGA
8
PET
1
4th295 [16]
2019 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
23
SEB
3
MOH
7
DET
12
WGL
3
MOS
9
LIM
11
ELK
7
VIR
3
LGA
2
PET
5
5th246 [17]
2020 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
7
DAY
5
SEB
2
ELK
4
VIR
13
ATL
9
MOH CLT PET
1
LGA
7
SEB
4
14th206 [18]
2021 WeatherTech Racing GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
6
SEB
1
WGL
5
WGL
3
LIM
3
ELK
1
LGA
3
LBH
3
VIR
3
PET
1
3rd3356 [19]
2022 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8
SEB
6
7th1701 [20]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
11
SEB
3
LBH
5
LGA
6
WGL
5
MOS
4
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA
MID DET WGL
MOS
LIM
7
ELK
11
VIR
6
PET
32nd756
2023 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
LBH
MON
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
IMS PET
21st385 [21]
Source: [10]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 WeatherTech Racing LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT RBR
6
LEC
4
MNZ
9
SPA
7
ALG
5
11th38
Source: [10]

References

  1. Sportscar 365 (7 November 2013). "Alex Job Racing Confirms MacNeil, Keen in GTD Porsche" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Sportscar 365 (9 November 2016). "Cooper MacNeil, Gunnar Jeannette confirmed in WeatherTech AMG GT3" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Cooper Ian MacNeil". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. Malsher-Lopez, David (1 February 2023). "GTD Pro win a "proper send-off" for retiring IMSA stalwart MacNeil" . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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