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Efrin Castro | |
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Nationality | Dominican |
Born | 27 October 1975 |
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Current team | Project 1 Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Years active | 2023 |
Starts | 1 (1 entry) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2018 2019–2020 2021–2023 2022 2022 2023 | SprintX GT Championship Series – GTS Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Gold Porsche Carrera Cup North America – Pro-Am IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 IMSA Prototype Challenge Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East |
Championship titles | |
2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America – Pro-Am |
Efrin Castro (born 27 October 1975) is a racing driver from the Dominican Republic. [1] He currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and was the Pro-Am champion of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America. [2]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS Class | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 19th |
2019 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Gold Class | ACI Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 433 | 4th |
2020 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Gold Class | TPC Racing | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 520 | 2nd |
2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Pro-Am | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 318 | 1st |
2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
IMSA Prototype Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 39th | ||
Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Pro-Am | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 16 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 288 | 2nd | |
2023 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East | Team GP Elite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17th | |
Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Pro-Am | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 337 | 1st | ||
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTEAm | Project 1 – AO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25th | |
2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kellymoss | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17th |
*Season in progress
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2022 | Mühlner Motorsport | Moritz Kranz Joel Miller Ayrton Ori | Duqueine D-08 | LMP3 | 363 | DNF | DNF |
(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 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | Project 1 – AO | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | PRT | SPA | LMS | MNZ 8 | FUJ | BHR | 25th | 4 |
*Season in progress.
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