Parker Thompson

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Parker Thompson
Parker Thompson - 2024 IMSA VSR.jpg
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 26)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Vasser Sullivan Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number12
Starts15
Wins2
Podiums3
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st in 2024
Previous series
20152017
20182020
2019
20212022
2023
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Canadian Touring Car Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup North America
GT4 America Series
IMSA SportsCar Championship

Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. [1]

Contents

Career

Early career

Thompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012 he finished 3rd in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal. [2] In 2013 he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win. [3]

Open wheel career

In 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished 2nd place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished 2nd place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship, with Exclusive Autosport. After a total of six seasons on the Road to Indy (2015-2020) he holds the record for the most top-five finishes across all series. [4]

Thompson also participated in other open-wheel championship series. Driving for Exclusive Autosport, he was the Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion in 2017. [5]

Sports car racing

In 2019 Thompson initiated a move into sports car racing, participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge in Canada and the United States, as well as the Canadian Touring Car Championship where he was the GTS class champion. [6] 2021 and 2022 saw Thompson compete full time in the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a pro-class entry with JDX Racing. After placing 3rd in the 2021 season championship, Thompson earned the season's championship title in 2022. [7]

In 2023 he joined Vasser Sullivan Racing racing to pilot the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at all Michelin Endurance Cup events.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship JDC Motorsports 1600002215th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 50000886th
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing
16437123742nd
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Exclusive Autosport1433162693rd
Formula 1600 Super Series Canada1173?102751st
2018 Pro Mazda Championship Exclusive Autosport1633563452nd
2019 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Abel Motorsports 1623183443rd
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USAJDX Racing41114184NC
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge CANSCB Racing1202063432nd
Canadian Touring Car ChampionshipSpeedstar Motorsport878877921st
2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship DEForce Racing 1700042837th
IMSA Prototype Challenge Forty7 Motorsports100001833rd
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America JDX Racing1630282583rd
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America JDX Racing16511123061st
IMSA Prototype Challenge Sean Creech Motorsport2002155019th
2023 GT4 America Series - Silver TGR Hanley Motorsports1512341427th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 41001113821st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS TGR Hattori Motorsports 1110135038th
2024 GT4 America Series - Silver TGR Hanley Motorsports70102495th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan 10030125276th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 1000030134th
992 Endurance Cup Mühlner Motorsport
2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT 2 Seas Motorsport

* Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American sports car racing results

IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge America

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2019JDX Racing BAR
3
BAR
3
MDO
1
MDO
2
CGV
2
CGV
6
WGI
WGI
ROA
ROA
VIR
VIR
LAG
LAG
ATL
ATL
16th184

IMSA Carrera Cup North America

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2021JDX Racing SEB
4
SEB
5
COTA
1
COTA
4
WGI
7
WGI
6
ROA
2
ROA
1
IMS
2
IMS
1
IMS
9
VIR
4
VIR
3
ATL
3
ATL
3
ATL
4
3rd258
2022JDX Racing SEB
3
SEB
3
LBC
2
LBC
4
LAG
1
LAG
1
WGI
3
WGI
4
TOR
6
TOR
2
ROA
1
ROA
2
IMS
1
IMS
32
ATL
1
ATL
3
1st306


Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2023 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
5
SEB
5
LBH MON WGL
1
MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET
16
21st1138
2024 VasserSullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
15
SEB
13
LBH
1
LGA
9
WGL
4
MOS
5
ELK
11
VIR
9
IMS
22
PET
3
6th2527
GTD Pro DET
4
34301
Source: [8]

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2015 JDC Motorsports STP
15
STP
6
NOL
7
NOL
4
BAR
5
BAR
5
IMS
14
IMS
6
LOR
6
TOR
11
TOR
12
MDO
5
MDO
4
MDO
5
LAG
5
LAG
14
5th221
2016 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing
STP
15
STP
4
BAR
1
BAR
1
IMS
2
IMS
1
LOR
2
ROA
5
ROA
3
TOR
3
TOR
1
MDO
17
MDO
2
MDO
2
LAG
2
LAG
3
2nd374
2017 Exclusive Autosport STP
5
STP
3
BAR
5
BAR
3
IMS
19
IMS
4
ROA
5
ROA
5
IOW
12
TOR
1
TOR
1
MDO
2
MDO
1
WGI
16
3rd269

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2018 Exclusive Autosport STP
2
STP
5
BAR
1
BAR
2
IMS
5
IMS
1
LOR
1
ROA
4
ROA
4
TOR
8
TOR
8
MDO
5
MDO
6
GMP
6
POR
3
POR
5
2nd345
2019 Abel Motorsports STP
1
STP
1
IMS
5
IMS
5
LOR
10
ROA
3
ROA
3
TOR
3
TOR
2
MDO
11
MDO
4
GTW
6
PIR
3
PIR
4
LAG
4
LAG
2
3rd344
2020 DEForce Racing ROA
14
ROA
16
MOH
3
MOH
4
MOH
4
LOR
10
GMP
6
IMS
3
IMS
4
IMS
5
MOH
13
MOH
2
NJM
4
NJM
2
NJM
4
STP
13
STP
12
7th283

Canadian regional racing results

Formula 1600 Super Series [9]

YearTeam1234567891011RankPoints
2017Exclusive Autosport CGV
1
CGV
1
CTMP
3
CTMP
1
CTMP
1
CTR
2
CTR
3
CTR
15
CMP
1
CMP
1
CMP
1
1st275

Canadian Touring Car Championship

YearTeam12345678910RankPoints
2019Speedstar Motorsport CTMP
1
CTMP
1
CMP
1
CMP
1
SMP
1
SMP
1
CTR
DNF
CTR
1
CTMP
CTMP
1st946

IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2019SCB Racing CTMP
2
CTMP
3
CGV
2
CGV
7
CTMP
5
CTMP
2
TOR
3
TOR
5
ROA
6
ROA
6
CMT
4
CMT
2
2nd343

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