P. J. Hyett

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P. J. Hyett
Born (1983-08-10) August 10, 1983 (age 40)
Naperville, Illinois, US
Education North Central College
OccupationSoftware developer
Known forCo-founder of GitHub
SpouseKendra Hyett
Children2
Website https://hyett.com/

Phillip Jeffrey Hyett (born August 10, 1983) is an American software developer, technology entrepreneur, and a co-founder of GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control using Git, which he created with Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath in 2008. [1]

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In 2022 Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona program, to compete in GT3 races. [2] [3] He currently competes in IMSA's LMP2 class.

About

Hyett was born on August 10, 1983, [4] and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Central College. After graduation, Hyett moved to San Francisco. He was a senior software engineer at CNET Networks, and then a partner at Err Free, before co-founding GitHub in 2008. [5]

Following the acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft in June 2018, Hyett's stake in the company had an estimated value of "close to $1 billion". [6]

Hyett is married, has a daughter, and lives in San Francisco. [7]

Racing career

In 2022, Hyett made his racing debut at the Watkins Glen circuit in the GT World Challenge America series, driving for Team Hardpoint alongside Gunnar Jeannette. [8] The duo subsequently partook in the final round of the Le Mans Cup prior to moving into the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. [9] Led by pro driver Ben Barnicoat, Hyett and Jeannette finished second on their first WEC outing at Bahrain. [10]

Having formed AO Racing in the autumn of 2022, the Hyett and Jeannette duo partnered with WEC outfit Team Project 1 to contest the full season in 2023. As well as that, Hyett took part in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving together with Sebastian Priaulx. [11] The campaign did not prove fruitful, as the American missed out on any podiums in addition to suffering a crash in qualifying which made him miss the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps due to a back injury. [12] [13]

The American experienced a turnaround during the winter, where he partnered Paul-Loup Chatin and Harry Tincknell in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series. [14] After two top-five finishes at Sepang, Hyett scored the first pole position of his car at the Dubai Autodrome. [15] Though he and his Proton Competition teammates finished a lowly eighth in the teams' standings, Hyett had demonstrated improved pace in the leadup to a full-time switch to the category, as he and Chatin paired up for AO Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. [16]

Hyett also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024, driving an AO Oreca 07 run by TF Sport alongside Louis Delétraz and Alex Quinn. [17]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 100012718th
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Team Hardpoint10000417th
GT America Series - SR03 200110NC†
Le Mans Cup - GT3 Schnitzelalm Racing100000NC†
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Project 1 – AO 400002417th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/A7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AO Racing Team 90000201516th
Porsche Carrera Cup North America Kelly-Moss Road and Race60000038th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Proton Competition 50100309th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 AO Racing 403001029*10th*
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 AO by TF N/A*

† As Hyett was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567RankPoints
2022 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB SPA LMS MON FUJ BHR
2		18th27
2023 Project 1 – AO LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB
12		 PRT SPA
WD		 LMS
7		 MNZ FUJ
5		 BHR
10		17th24

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Project 1 - AO Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cairoli
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am		30935th7th
2024 Flag of the United States.svg AO by TF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Quinn 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP229520th6th
LMP2 Pro-Am2nd

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2023 AO Racing Team GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
14		 SEB
16		 LBH
DNS		 MON
WGL
14		 MOS
8		 LIM
7		 ELK
11		 VIR
6		 IMS
10		 PET
8		16th2015
2024 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8		 SEB
11		 WGL
7		 MOS
8		 ELK
IMS
ATL
9th*1029*


Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine12345Pos.Points
2023–24 Proton Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1
4		 SEP
2
5		 DUB
7		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
Ret		9th30

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