Orey Fidani | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Caledon, Ontario, Canada | 21 November 1986
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | AWA |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 13 |
Starts | 21 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022 2019–21 2020 2018 2015–17 2015–17 | IMSA Prototype Challenge Michelin Pilot Challenge Canadian Touring Car Championship Pirelli World Challenge Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada |
Championship titles | |
2020 2015 | Canadian Touring Car Championship - GT Sport Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Gold |
Orey Fidani (born 21 November 1986) is a Canadian racing driver. [1] He currently competes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving the No. 13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. [2]
In 2015, Fidani competed in the Gold class of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada driving for Pfaff Motorsports. He finished on the podium in eight out of the ten races to take the Gold class title.
Fidani would return to the series for a third year, once again in the Gold class with Pfaff Motorsports. He would finish second in the championship with four podiums in four races.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fidani and his team AWA would switch away from the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge to compete in the 2020 Canadian Touring Car Championship. Fidani had a dominant season, claiming pole in all six races and then winning all six races in the championship. [3]
In 2019, Fidani would move to the Michelin Pilot Challenge to drive for the No. 13 AWA Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport alongside Scott Hargrove. [4] At the sixth round in Lime Rock Park, Hargrove was replaced with Chris Green and AWA switched to a McLaren 570S GT4. [5] Fidani scored a best finish of fifth at the final race in Road Atlanta with Green.
Fidani returned to the championship in 2020, driving the No. 13 AWA McLaren 570S GT4. Alongside him was veteran Kuno Wittmer. [6] Fidani would qualify on pole at the opening race at Daytona, but would ultimately come home in 26th. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, AWA would have to shut down operations indefinitely. There were hopes of competing later in the year, however, that never came into fruition.
Following his championship in the 2020 Canadian Touring Car Championship, Fidani returned to the Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2021 with AWA. [7] He joined Kuno Wittmer once again to drive the No. 13 AWA McLaren 570S GT4. In the season opener at Daytona, Fidani qualified on pole and would go on to win his first race in the series. [8] Fidani had to miss the third race at Mid-Ohio as he awaited the arrival of his newborn son. [9]
In 2022, Fidani and AWA moved up to the top level of the North American Sports Car racing ladder to compete in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship. [10] He would compete in the LMP3 class driving the No. 13 AWA Duqueine M30 - D-08 alongside Matt Bell, Lars Kern, and Kuno Wittmer. Fidani's best result was a second place at Road America. He finished sixth in the LMP3 driver's championship.
Fidani returned with AWA for the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship, once again in the LMP3 class. [11] He would drive the No. 13 AWA Duqueine M30 - D-08 alongside Matt Bell, Lars Kern, and Moritz Kranz. Fidani would have a successful season with three podiums to finish third in the LMP3 driver's championship.
Fidani would return for a third season to compete in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for AWA. [12] Since LMP3 would no longer be present in the championship going forward, AWA switched to the GTD class to field two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs. [13] [14] Fidani would drive the No. 13 alongside Matt Bell, Lars Kern, and Alex Lynn.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Gold | Pfaff Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 170 | 1st |
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge - Gold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 028 | 12th | ||
2016 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge - Platinum | Pfaff Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7th | ||
2017 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge - Gold | Pfaff Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15th |
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Gold | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 2nd | ||
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16th | ||
2018 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Sprint | Pfaff Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16th |
SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 11th | ||
Pirelli World Challenge - GTSA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8th | ||
2019 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | AWA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 17th |
2020 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | AWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69th |
Canadian Touring Car Championship - GT Sport | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 903 | 1st | ||
2021 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | AWA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2240 | 6th |
2022 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | AWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 36th |
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1716 | 6th | ||
2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | AWA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1882 | 3rd |
2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AWA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1283* | 12th* |
Le Mans Cup - GT3 | Kessel Racing |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2020 | AWA | GT Sport | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | MOS 1 1 | MOS 2 1 | SMP 1 1 | SMP 2 1 | CMP 1 1 | CMP 1 1 | 1st | 903 |
(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 | Rank | Points |
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2019 | AWA | Grand Sport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport McLaren 570S GT4 | Porsche 2.8 L Flat-6 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 28 | SEB 1 18 | MOH 17 | WGL 23 | MOS 11 | LIM 16 | ELK 10 | VIR 25 | LGA 19 | ATL 5 | 15th | 138 |
2020 | AWA | Grand Sport | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 26 | SEB 1 | ELK | VIR | ATL 1 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | ATL 2 | LGA | SEB 2 | 32nd | 5 |
2021 | AWA | Grand Sport | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 9 | MOH | WGL 1 14 | WGL 2 15 | LIM 17 | ELK 12 | LGA 19 | VIR 7 | ATL 3 | 11th | 1890 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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2022 | AWA | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D-08 | Nissan VK56 V8 5.6L | DAY 5 | SEB 4 | MOH 8 | WGL 9 | MOS 4 | ELK 2 | ATL 7 | 6th | 1716 | ||||
2023 | AWA | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D-08 | Nissan VK56 V8 5.6L | DAY 4 | SEB 2 | WGL 5 | MOS 4 | ELK 3 | IMS 5 | ATL 2 | 3rd | 1882 | ||||
2024 | AWA | GTD | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | DAY 21 | SEB 9 | LBH 6 | LGA 11 | WGL 7 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | 10th* | 1083* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. |
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2022 | LMP3 | 13 | AWA | Duqueine M30 - D-08 | Matt Bell Lars Kern Kuno Wittmer | 695 | 32 | 5 |
2023 | LMP3 | 13 | AWA | Duqueine M30 - D-08 | Matt Bell Lars Kern Moritz Kranz | 717 | 35 | 4 |
2024 | GTD | 13 | AWA | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Matt Bell Lars Kern Alex Lynn | 308 | 51 DNF | 21 DNF |
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