Jeff Segal

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Jeffrey Segal
Jeff segal sebring 2012.jpg
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-04-27) April 27, 1985 (age 38)
Philadelphia, PA
United SportsCar Championship career
Current team Michael Shank Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Former teams Level 5 Motorsports, AIM Autosport
SpeedSource
Previous series
American Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Ferrari Challenge North America
Championship titles
2012
2010
2007
Rolex Sports Car Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

Jeffrey Segal (born 27 April 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American racing driver who competes in the United SportsCar Championship for Michael Shank Racing. He is a two-time Rolex Sports Car Series GT class champion and winner of the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona in GT Daytona.

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Ferrari Challenge

Segal became the youngest race winner in Ferrari Challenge history at the age of 17. He competed in multiple events prior to becoming a driver coach for a number of teams. [1]

Rolex Sports Car Series

In 2003, Segal made his series debut, finishing third in the GT class at Virginia International Raceway driving a Ferrari of Washington Ferrari 360 GT.

After making select starts from 2004–07, Segal stepped up to full-time competition in 2008, claiming the GT class pole and win in the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in a SpeedSource Mazda RX-8. He scored seven top-10 finishes that year.

The 2009 season saw continued success, with wins at Watkins Glen and Miller Motorsports Park and one additional podium finish.

In 2010, Segal won the GT Championship with two wins and ten consecutive top-four finishes, as well as a pole position at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He shared the title with co-driver Emil Assentato in the No. 69 AIM Autosport Mazda RX-8. Segal finished fifth in the GT points standings in 2011, scoring eleven top-10 finishes in the SpeedSource Mazda.

Segal earned his second GT Championship in three years, teaming again with Assentato for three class wins in AIM Autosport's Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am for the 2012 title. He finished sixth in the GT standings in 2013, which included a class victory at Indianapolis. [2]

Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

Segal joined Automatic Racing for two GS races in 2005, prior to an eighth-place finish in the GS points the following year, with three podiums in nine races and a best finish of second.

In 2007, Segal won the CTSC championship with Jep Thorton in an Automatic Racing BMW, becoming the then-youngest series champion at the age of 22, with four podiums and nine top-10s.

The following year, Segal earned his first career victory at Lime Rock Park, having recorded seven top-10s in nine starts.

United SportsCar Championship

Segal won the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona in the No. 555 Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 with co-drivers Scott Tucker, Townsend Bell, Bill Sweedler and Alessandro Pier Guidi, despite the car having initially been handed a penalty for late-race avoidable contact. IMSA reversed the call more than four hours after the race, declaring the No. 555 car the winners in GTD. [3]

He will switch to Michael Shank Racing in 2017, where he will drive an Acura NSX GT3.

Personal life

Segal is a graduate of the University of Miami with a degree in Business Administration, specializing in Entrepreneurship. He is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish and enjoys biking and shifterkart racing in his free time. [4]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
33024th3rd
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
33126th1st
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin
Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
33230th5th
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Baptista
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wei Lu
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
33432nd2nd
2020 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
185DNFDNF
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Walkenhorst Motorsport Flag of Indonesia.svg Andrew Haryanto
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Hull
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am
30736th8th

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.Points
2014 Level 5 Motorsports GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
1
51st37
AIM Autosport SEB
2
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
IMS
ELK
VIR
AUS
ATL
2015 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
6
SEB
LGA
BEL
WGL
LIM
ELK
VIR
AUS
PET
4
26th55
2016 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
SEB
1
LGA
BEL
WGL
1
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
AUS
PET
2
16th96
2017 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
5
SEB
8
LBH
10
AUS
11
DET
5
WGL
16
MOS
10
LIM
9
ELK
14
VIR
14
LGA
10
PET
12
13th248
2018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
10
SEB
MOH
BEL
5
WGL
7
MOS
8
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
23rd94
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
2
SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 45th32
2022 TR3 Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
11
SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
60th218

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