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 [1] (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. [2] In 2022 Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona program, to compete in GT3 races. [3] [4]

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About

Hyett was born on August 10, 1983, [5] 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. [6]

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". [7]

Hyett is married, has a daughter, and lives in San Francisco. [8]

Racing career

In April 2023, Hyett was involved in an accident while driving in the GTE-Am qualifying race for 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. [9] He was driving a Porsche 911 RSR-19. Hyett sustained a back injury after the accident. [10]

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 10100254*8th*

† 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

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 SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL

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 ABU
1 		ABU
2 		6th*22*

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References

  1. ↑ "Phillip J Hyett from West Chicago, IL". Radaris.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Huddleston, Tom Jr. (4 June 2018). "This 33-year-old college dropout co-founded GitHub, which just sold to Microsoft for $7.5 billion". cnbc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jeannette, Hyett launching AO Racing Porsche GTD effort for 2023". racer.com. 28 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PJ HYET" . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "P.J. Hyett - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "PJ Hyett, Co-Founder, COO, GitHub". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  7. ↑ Kirsch, Noah. "Microsoft's Acquisition Of GitHub Mints New Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Brock, Amanda (2016-12-01). "Spotlight on Kendra & PJ Hyett, Honorary Hosts of Spark's Holiday Bash". Blog. SparkSF. Retrieved 2021-11-21– via WordPress.
  9. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (2023-04-28). "Project 1-AO Withdraws from Spa After Hyett Accident – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  10. ↑ Dagys, John (2023-05-10). "Jeannette to Stand In for Hyett at Laguna Seca – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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