Paul di Resta

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Paul di Resta
2014 DTM HockenheimringII Paul di Resta by 2eight 8SC5384 (cropped2).jpg
Di Resta in 2014
Born (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38)
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse
Laura Jordan
​
(m. 2014)​
Children2
Relatives
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2019–20
Current team Peugeot TotalEnergies
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number94
Former teams United
Starts28
Championships0
Wins5
Podiums8
Poles4
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd in 2019–20 (LMP2)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Active years 2011–2013, 2017
Teams Force India, Williams
Engines Mercedes
Entries59 (59 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points121
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Years active 2007–2010, 2014–2019
Teams Persson, HWA, R-Motorsport
Starts141
Championships1 (2010)
Wins11
Podiums37
Poles8
Fastest laps10
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2018–2021, 2023–2024
Teams United, Peugeot
Best finish5th (2020)
Class wins1 (2020)
Previous series
2005–2006
2003–2004 		F3 Euro Series
British Formula Renault
Championship titles
2006 F3 Euro Series

Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot. Di Resta competed in Formula One between 2011 and 2017. [a]

Contents

Born in Uphall and raised in Bathgate, di Resta drove in Formula One for Force India from 2011 to 2013, and became a reserve driver for the Williams F1 team in 2016, driving a single race for them as a substitute driver in 2017. A former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and Formula 3 Euro Series champion, di Resta did not secure a Formula One seat for 2014, instead rejoining Mercedes to race again in DTM. He later became a reserve F1 driver for McLaren for the 2022 season, and a former commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of F1.

Personal life

Paul di Resta was born on 16 April 1986 in Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. [1] [2] Di Resta is of Italian descent and grew up in Bathgate. He is a former pupil of Bathgate Academy and supports Celtic Football Club. He now lives in Monaco, and is a cousin of racing drivers Dario and Marino Franchitti. [3] His step-father was Scottish footballer Dougie McCracken. [4] His younger brother, Stefan, has raced at an amateur level and his half-brother, Jon, is a goalkeeper for association football club Dundee. [5]

Di Resta and Laura Jordan became engaged in December 2013 [6] and married on 28 August 2014. [7]

Career

Karting

He started his career in karting, racing in various competitive series of karts from 1994 until 2002. In 2001 he won the British JICA Championship.

Formula Renault

He stepped up to single-seaters at the end of 2002, when he competed in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. He raced in British Formula Renault full-time in 2003 with the Eurotek Motorsport team, finishing seventh in the standings with one race win. He switched to Manor Motorsport for 2004, finishing third in the championship standings with four wins. He also entered some races of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Manor team. He also won the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of The Year Award in 2004. The award had been won by his cousin Dario Franchitti in 1992.

Formula Three

Di Resta switched to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport in 2005, finishing tenth in the standings. For 2006 he moved to the ASM Formule 3 team, winning the championship with five wins, beating teammate and future Formula One World Drivers' Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Di Resta also won the 2006 BP Ultimate Masters at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

DTM

Di Resta finished runner-up in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season. Paul di Resta Brands Hatch DTM 2008.jpg
Di Resta finished runner-up in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.

In 2007, di Resta switched from single-seaters to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car racing series, for Mercedes. In the championship, he finished 5th overall behind drivers Mattias Ekström (who won his second DTM title), Bruno Spengler, Martin Tomczyk and Jamie Green. Di Resta was the highest driver in the standings to drive a non-2007 car. His performances earned him a 2008 Mercedes C Klasse for the 2008 season, in which he won two races and finished second in the points, four points behind eventual champion Timo Scheider of Audi. In 2009, he finished third overall behind Scheider and compatriot Gary Paffett. In 2010, he won three races in a row on the way to winning the championship.

Formula One

Di Resta during practice at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix. Paul di Resta 2010 Malaysia 1st Free Practice.jpg
Di Resta during practice at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Di Resta tested for the McLaren Formula One team, and was in the frame for a drive with the Force India team for the 2009 season due to the teams' shared engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz. However, Force India chose to retain Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, with Vitantonio Liuzzi as reserve driver. [8]

Force India (2010–2013)

2010

In December 2009, with Fisichella having moved to Ferrari and Liuzzi being promoted to the race team, di Resta took part in a test with the team at the Jerez circuit alongside J. R. Hildebrand. [9] At the Autosport International show in January 2010, he was said to be close to a deal as the team's test and reserve driver for the 2010 season. [10] The deal was announced on 2 February. [11] Di Resta made his Formula One race meeting début at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, where he took part in the first free practice session in place of Sutil [12] and finished 11th. [13] He drove in the first practice session of all the following races until the Monaco Grand Prix where he did not take part. He resumed driving for the team at the European Grand Prix and the following British Grand Prix. After sitting out the German Grand Prix he returned for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Di Resta subsequently sat out the Belgian Grand Prix as Tonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil needed as much track-time as possible to get the feeling of the new parts. He participated in practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but did not participate in the Singapore or Japanese Grands Prix. The team elected that di Resta should miss the Korean Grand Prix to allow Liuzzi and Sutil to get used to the new track for the race. [14]

2011
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Di Resta at the 2011 Italian Grand Prix

Di Resta joined Adrian Sutil in the Force India Formula One racing team for the 2011 season, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi. He scored his first championship point at his first race, the Australian Grand Prix, after both Saubers were disqualified. [15] This was followed by another 10th place in Malaysia, 11th in China, and a retirement in Turkey, where he left the pits with a loose wheel. He was running fifth in Canada until a collision with Nick Heidfeld left him with a damaged car and a drive-through penalty, and later crashed out of the race on lap 67. He qualified sixth at Silverstone but finished 15th after a long pitstop due to a tyre mix-up.

His third points-scoring finish of the season came in Hungary, where he finished seventh in changeable conditions. In the Italian Grand Prix he finished 8th. This was followed by a career-best sixth-place finish in Singapore, ahead of teammate Sutil, who finished eighth. He finished tenth in Korea, ninth in Abu Dhabi and eighth in Brazil.

2012
Di Resta driving for Force India at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. Paul di Resta 2012 Bahrain.jpg
Di Resta driving for Force India at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.

On 16 December 2011, it was announced that he was to be retained by Force India for the 2012 season, with Nico Hülkenberg taking the place of Sutil as his teammate. [16] He qualified 15th for the season opener in Australia and finished 10th in the race, passing Jean-Éric Vergne and Nico Rosberg on the final lap. He qualified 14th for the Malaysian Grand Prix, and finished seventh in the wet race. He was 12th in China. In Bahrain he qualified inside the top ten, having missed the second free practice session after several members of the team were caught up in a petrol bomb incident. Using a two-stop strategy he took sixth place in the race, which equalled his previous career-best result. He was 14th in Spain, a lap behind winner Pastor Maldonado; seventh in Monaco having started 15th on the grid; and 11th in Montreal. At the European Grand Prix he was the only driver on the grid who performed a one-stop strategy and came 7th whilst his teammate, Nico Hülkenberg, finished in 5th position.

Di Resta at the 2012 US Grand Prix Paul di Resta, United States Grand Prix, Austin 2012.jpg
Di Resta at the 2012 US Grand Prix

After failing to score a point in the next three races, di Resta finished tenth in Belgium. The following weekend, at the Italian Grand Prix, di Resta showed strong pace in qualifying, setting the fourth fastest time in Q3, but took a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change to start the Grand Prix in ninth. He finished the race in eighth. At the Singapore Grand Prix, he qualified sixth and finished a career-best fourth, after the retirements of Maldonado and Hamilton. The final five races of the season resulted in only one further points-scoring finish – 9th place in Abu Dhabi.

2013
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Di Resta at the 2013 British Grand Prix

On 31 January 2013, Force India confirmed di Resta would race for the team for a third consecutive season in 2013. [17] After qualifying outside the top ten in Australia, di Resta managed to battle through into the points, finishing just behind his teammate, Adrian Sutil in eighth place. In Malaysia, however di Resta retired after his car's wheel nuts kept jamming, and the team was ultimately forced to retire both cars.

Qualifying in 11th place for the Chinese Grand Prix, the race saw him finish in eighth place and he obtained four points.

Di Resta matched his career best result in Bahrain with a fourth place, being overtaken close to the end by Lotus's Romain Grosjean, depriving the Scot of a maiden podium. He followed that up with a seventh in Spain.

A disappointing qualifying session in the wet meant di Resta started from 17th in Monaco, however initially going for an aggressive two stop strategy; luck played its part and due to a red flag he was able to use a new set of tyres, and made ground to ninth-place finish with some good overtakes.

Another disappointing qualifying session at the next race in Canada saw di Resta starting in 17th position yet again. Starting on the harder medium compound tyre, di Resta was able to run the longest of all drivers on his first stint, going 56 laps before finally making his only pit stop. The strategy worked as di Resta finished the race in 7th.

After six consecutive point finishes, di Resta struggled in the later part of the season as his team Force India struggled to cope with new Pirelli tyres and he recorded five consecutive retirements.

On 12 December, it was announced that he would not be retained as a driver with Force India for the 2014 season. [18]

Williams (2016–2017)

2016

After a two-year absence from the sport, di Resta returned to Formula One as reserve driver for Williams. [19]

2017

Williams retained di Resta as their reserve driver for 2017 whilst he competed for Mercedes in DTM. [20]

He replaced lead driver Felipe Massa for qualifying and the race at the Hungarian Grand Prix as the Brazilian recovered from an illness. This marked di Resta's first F1 start in almost four years, whilst also becoming the first British driver for Williams since Jenson Button in 2000 and Scottish driver since David Coulthard in 1995. [21] His qualifying results were described as an "unbelievable job" by Mercedes F1 Director Toto Wolff, having competed without having driven the FW40 prior to the session. [22] He ended the day in 19th place ahead of Marcus Ericsson and was 0.766s off his teammate Lance Stroll. [23] He retired in the race after 60 laps.

McLaren (2020–22)

After another absence from Formula One, di Resta returned to the sport as a reserve driver after McLaren put him on standby for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. [24]

McLaren retained di Resta as a stand-in reserve driver for the 2021 and 2022 seasons while he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [25]

DTM return (2014–2019)

di Resta at the Hockenheimring in 2014 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Paul di Resta by 2eight 8SC2144.jpg
di Resta at the Hockenheimring in 2014

In May 2014, di Resta returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series driving for HWA Team, who manage the AMG Mercedes team in DTM. [26] Di Resta finished the 2014 season in 15th place having scored points only three times, all three being 4th-place finishes.

Di Resta finished the 2018 season in 3rd place in the driver's championship, after winning three races at Hungaroring, Brands Hatch, and Misano.

In 2019, after five seasons driving for Mercedes, di Resta joined the Swiss motor racing team R-Motorsport, driving the Aston Martin Vantage DTM. [27] Di Resta finished in 16th place having scored points only four times.

Endurance Racing (2019-present)

Di Resta was part of the winning LMP2 class during the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans United Autosports Le Mans 24 Hours 2020 1 2.jpg
Di Resta was part of the winning LMP2 class during the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans

In 2018, Paul di Resta raced in the Asian Le Mans Series for United Autosports, scoring one win and 4 podiums alongside Phil Hanson and eventually winning the 2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series championship. [28] [29]

Following their Asian Le Mans Series win, Di Resta and United Autosport competed in the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship going onto to win the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque in the LMP2 Class and finishing 5th overall. [30]

On February 8, 2021, Peugeot Sport revealed di Resta will drive their LMH Hypercar entry in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Mikkel Jensen and Jean-Éric Vergne. [31] He, and the Peugeot team, competed in the last three races of the season with a P4 finish in the 6 Hours of Fuji and two retirements in the 6 Hours of Monza and the 8 Hours of Bahrain. In the end, Di Resta finished in P10 in the Driver's championship.

Broadcasting career (2016–2023)

Sky Sports F1 (2016–2023)

Since 2016, Di Resta has been a regular contributor to the Sky Sports F1 channel. [32] He was a common presence as a co-commentator, analyst and one of the insiders in "Sky Race Control" during practices, qualifying sessions and races, alongside Jenson Button, Karun Chandhok, Anthony Davidson, Damon Hill, Nico Rosberg, and Johnny Herbert until being axed by Sky Sports in Jan 2023 along with Johnny Herbert. [33]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
1999Torneo Industrie Open — 100 Junior36th
Green Helmet Trophy — Cadets3rd
Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior2nd
2000South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior2nd
Super 1 National Championship — JICA2nd
European Championship — ICA Junior10th
2001 Super 1 National Championship — JICA1st
2002South Garda Winter Cup — Formula A11th
Super 1 National Championship — Formula A6th
European Championship — Formula AItalsport KRPNC
World Cup — Formula A17th
2011ERDF Masters Kart — Stars8th
Source: [34]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2003 Formula Renault UK Eurotek Motorsport1000002337th
Team JVA 71212
2004 Formula Renault UK Manor Motorsport 2044294153rd
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 300010NC†
Bahrain Superprix 10000N/ANC
2005 Formula 3 Euro Series Manor Motorsport 1903213210th
Masters of Formula 3 10000N/A4th
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series ASM Formule 3 205519861st
Masters of Formula 3 11000N/A1st
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/ANC
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport 100004325th
2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 112147712nd
2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 101123453rd
2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 113317711st
Formula One Force India F1 Team Test driver
2011 Formula One Force India F1 Team 1900002713th
2012 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 2000004614th
2013 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 1900004812th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 1000003615th
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA AG 180013908th
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II 1811141165th
Formula One Williams Martini Racing Reserve driver
2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy 1810039911th
Formula One Williams Martini Racing 100000NC
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS 2032162333rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype United Autosports 300008227th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 41104801st
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters R-Motorsport I 1500002116th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 10000819th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A4th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports 744151752nd
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 United Autosports 11101N/A1st
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 100012316th
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 300001210th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 110013811th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 222220NC†
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 70001518th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 10000N/A8th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 40010368th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am 20000122nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 100000NC†
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 80000428th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 60001159215th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 600002711th

†– As di Resta was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK record

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2003 Eurotek Motorsport SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
22		 BRH
6		 THR
13		 SIL
13		 ROC
Ret		 CRO
1
10		 CRO
2
9		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
9		7th233
Team JVA SNE
6		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
6		 DON
1
19		 DON
2
6		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
2
2004 Manor Motorsport THR
1
1		 THR
2
1		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
2		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
1		 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
2		 THR
1
2		 THR
2
1		 CRO
1
1		 CRO
2
1		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
4		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
2		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
1		 DON
1 		DON
2 		1st518

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2005 Manor Motorsport HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
17		 PAU
1
14		 PAU
2
DNS		 SPA
1
DSQ		 SPA
2
5		 MCO
1
8		 MCO
2
6		 OSC
1
4		 OSC
2
4		 NOR
1
3		 NOR
2
8		 NÜR
1
23		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
14		 ZAN
2
5		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
DSQ		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DSQ		10th32
2006 ASM Formule 3 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
Ret		 LAU
1
2		 LAU
2
3		 OSC
1
1		 OSC
2
14		 BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
5		 NOR
1
1		 NOR
2
18		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
13		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
14		 CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
6		 BUG
1
1		 BUG
2
6		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
6		1st86

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
2007 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
5		 OSC
2		 LAU
2		 BRH
Ret		 NOR
15		 MUG
3		 ZAN
14		 NÜR
6		 CAT
3		 HOC
8		5th32
2008 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC
13		 OSC
4		 MUG
2		 LAU
1		 NOR
5		 ZAN
7		 NÜR
2		 BRH
2		 CAT
1		 BUG
2		 HOC
2		2nd71
2009 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HOC
5		 LAU
4		 NOR
7		 ZAN
6		 OSC
4		 NÜR
Ret		 BRH
1		 CAT
7		 DIJ
2		 HOC
3		3rd45
2010 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HOC
4		 VAL
5		 LAU
2		 NOR
10		 NÜR
2		 ZAN
2		 BRH
1		 OSC
1		 HOC
1		 ADR
9		 SHA
2		1st71
2014 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
14		 OSC
4		 HUN
18		 NOR
15		 MSC
Ret		 SPL
18		 NÜR
4		 LAU
Ret		 ZAN
Ret		 HOC
4		15th36
2015 HWA AG DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
22		 LAU
1
14		 LAU
2
15		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
6		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
14		 SPL
1
3		 SPL
2
9		 MSC
1
14		 MSC
2
15		 OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
6		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
2		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
4		8th90
2016 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
1		 SPL
1
7		 SPL
2
15		 LAU
1
13		 LAU
2
21†		 NOR
1
3		 NOR
2
4		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
8		 MSC
1
2		 MSC
2
20		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
Ret		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
13		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
3		5th116
2017 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
6		 LAU
1
16		 LAU
2
13		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
6		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
6		 MSC
1
14		 MSC
2
DSQ		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
2		 SPL
1
11		 SPL
2
9		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
16		11th99
2018 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
9		 LAU
1
6		 LAU
2
4		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
5		 NOR
1
4		 NOR
2
6		 ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
3		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
1		 MIS
1
1		 MIS
2
6		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
2		 SPL
1
4		 SPL
2
4		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
14		3rd233
2019 R-Motorsport I Aston Martin Vantage DTM HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
7		 ZOL
1
8		 ZOL
2
DNS		 MIS
1
16		 MIS
2
Ret		 NOR
1
12		 NOR
2
Ret		 ASS
1
14		 ASS
2
8		 BRH
1
14†		 BRH
2
14		 LAU
1
13		 LAU
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
DNS		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
DNS		16th21

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920WDCPoints
2010 Force India F1 Team Force India VJM03 Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8 BHR AUS
TD		 MAL
TD		 CHN
TD		 ESP
TD		 MON TUR CAN EUR
TD		 GBR
TD		 GER HUN
TD		 BEL ITA
TD		 SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU  – –
2011 Force India F1 Team Force India VJM04 Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8 AUS
10		 MAL
10		 CHN
11		 TUR
Ret		 ESP
12		 MON
12		 CAN
18†		 EUR
14		 GBR
15		 GER
13		 HUN
7		 BEL
11		 ITA
8		 SIN
6		 JPN
12		13th27
Sahara Force India F1 Team KOR
10		 IND
13		 ABU
9		 BRA
8
2012 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM05 Mercedes FO 108Z 2.4 V8 AUS
10		 MAL
7		 CHN
12		 BHR
6		 ESP
14		 MON
7		 CAN
11		 EUR
7		 GBR
Ret		 GER
11		 HUN
12		 BEL
10		 ITA
8		 SIN
4		 JPN
12		 KOR
12		 IND
12		 ABU
9		 USA
15		 BRA
19†		14th46
2013 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM06 Mercedes FO 108F 2.4 V8 AUS
8		 MAL
Ret		 CHN
8		 BHR
4		 ESP
7		 MON
9		 CAN
7		 GBR
9		 GER
11		 HUN
18†		 BEL
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 SIN
20†		 KOR
Ret		 JPN
11		 IND
8		 ABU
6		 USA
15		 BRA
11		12th48
2017 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW40 Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS CHN BHR RUS ESP MON CAN AZE AUT GBR HUN
Ret		 BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX BRA ABU NC0

† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678910RankPoints
2018 United Autosports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4		 SEB
5		 LBH MDO DET WGL
4		 MOS ELK LGA PET 27th82
2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
11		 SEB
3		 WGL
5		 MOS ELK
11		 IMS
7		 PET
9		15th1592

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
6		 MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 19th8
2023 United Autosports USA LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11		 LEC
10		22nd1
LMP2 ARA
7†		 SPA ALG ALG NC†0†
2024 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
9		 LEC
12		 IMO
6		 SPA
10		 MUG
6		 ALG
6		11th27

† Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234RankPoints
2018 - 2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SHA
2		 FUJ
2		 BUR
1		 SEP
2		1st80
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
DUB
2
ABU
1
1		 ABU
2
1		NC†N/A†
2023 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
5		 DUB
2
7		 ABU
1
5		 ABU
2
5		7th36

† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2019–20 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
Ret		 FUJ SHA
3		 BHR
1		 COA
1		 SPA
1		 LMS
1		 BHR
4		2nd175
2021 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG
3		 MNZ LMS BHR BHR 16th23
2022 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
1		 SPA LMS 11th38
Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 MNZ
Ret		 FUJ
4		 BHR
Ret		10th12
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 SEB
9		 ALG
7		 SPA
8		 LMS
6		 MNZ
3		 FUJ
8		 BHR
9		8th51
2024 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 QAT
15		 IMO
15		 SPA
14		 LMS
11		 SÃO
16		 COA
Ret		 FUJ
8		 BHR
Ret		28th4

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 		Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2288DNFDNF
2019 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 		Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP23659th4th
2020 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23705th1st
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23619th4th
2023 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne 		Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar3308th8th
2024 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne 		Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar30911th11th

Notes

  1. ↑ The exact years di Resta competed in Formula One: 2011–2013, 2017.

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