Phil Keen

Phil Keen
Keen driving his Ferrari 296 GT3 in 2024
Nationality	British
Born	(1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 41) Berkshire, England
British GT Championship career
Debut season	2006
Current team	2 Seas Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	6
Former teams	Eclipse Motorsport, Trackspeed, Damax, Apex Motorsport, Team RPM, ABG Motorsport, Complete Racing, Barwell Motorsport, WPI Motorsport
Starts	129
Wins	24
Poles	16
Fastest laps	23
Best finish	2nd (Overall), 1st (Supersport Class) in 2016-2018, 2009

Phil Keen (born 20 October 1983 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for JMW Motorsport. ^{[1] [2]} He is the most successful driver in British GT history, having three times finished runner-up in the top class (GT3). ^[3] He was an official Lamborghini factory driver in 2019, when he won the GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am title, and concurrently works as an engineer in Henley-on-Thames. ^{[4] [5]} He was also the third and final Stig in British automotive show Top Gear from December 2010 until 2022, with his portrayal being kept secret over the years. ^{[6] [7]}

Career

2023

In 2023, Keen returned to the British GT Championship in a substitute role, deputizing for 2 Seas Motorsport drivers Jules Gounon and Jonathan Adam while the two fulfilled their respective factory commitments. As of April 2023, prior to the start of the 2023 season, Keen held the record for most victories in the series. ^[8]

Stunt work

Keen is known for his work on Ben Collins Stunt Driver (2015) and Monday Motorsport (2017). ^[9]

From 2010 and 2022, Keen portrayed the third incarnation of The Stig in BBC television show Top Gear . This was officially confirmed in 2024, when presenter Jeremy Clarkson revealed the information during a Q&A session. ^{[6] [7]}

Racing record

Year	Position	Race
2018	1st	Moss Trophy
2017	2nd	British GT Championship - GT3
2017	3rd	Michelin Le Mans Cup - GT3
2017	1st	Kinrara Trophy
2016	2nd	British GT Championship - GT3
2016	2nd	74th Members Meeting Bruce McLaren Trophy
2014	1st	Radical Challenge SR3 [10]
2009	1st	British GT Championship - Supersport [5]
2003	3rd	TVR Tuscan Challenge

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2006	Eclipse Motorsport	Mosler MT900R	GT2	OUL 1 3	OUL 2 3	DON 1 Ret	PAU 1	PAU 2	MON 1	MON 2	SNE 1 3	SNE 2 3								4th	15
	Trackspeed	Porsche 996 GT3	GTC										ROC 1 4	ROC 2 6	BRH 1 8	BRH 2 11	SIL 1 6	MAG 1	MAG 2	6th	38
2007	Trackspeed	Porsche 996 GT3 RS	GTC	OUL 1	OUL 2	DON 1	DON 2	SNE 1	BRH 1 12	BRH 2 Ret										8th	10
	Damax	Ascari KZ1-R	GT3								SIL 1 7	THR 1 9	THR 2 Ret	CRO 1	CRO 2					28th	2
	Apex Motorsport	Jaguar XKR														ROC 1 17	ROC 2 Ret
2008	Team RPM	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	KNO 1	KNO 2	ROC 1	ROC 2	SNE 1	SNE 2	THR 1	THR 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	SIL 1	DON 1 Ret			NC	0
2009	ABG Motorsport	KTM X-Bow	Supersport	OUL 1 10	OUL 2 13	SPA 1	SPA 2	ROC 1	ROC 2	KNO 1	KNO 2	SNE 1	SNE 2	DON 1 8	SIL 1	BRH 1	BRH 2			1st	15
2011	Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3-R	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	SNE 1 Ret	BRH 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	ROC 1 3	ROC 2 6	DON 1	SIL 1							14th	23
2012	Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3-R	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	NUR 1	NUR 2	ROC 1 3	BRH 1			SIL 1 Ret	DON 1 5							15th	45
	Complete Racing	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	GT4							SNE 1 18	SNE 2 13									11th	30
2013	Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3-R	GT3	OUL 1 1	OUL 2 DSQ	ROC 1 21†	SIL 1 Ret	SNE 1 7	SNE 2 Ret	BRH 1 13	ZAN 1 6	ZAN 2 3	DON 1 9							14th	48
2014	Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3-R	GT3	OUL 1 10	OUL 2 2	ROC 1 Ret	SIL 1 27†	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 4	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 Ret	BRH 1 9	DON 1 1							4th	121.5
2015	Team Russia by Barwell Racing with Demon Tweeks	BMW Z4 GT3	GT3	OUL 1 Ret	OUL 2 Ret	ROC 1 8	SIL 1 Ret	SPA 1 2	BRH 1 8	SNE 1 12	SNE 2 2	DON 1 3								6th	79.5
2016	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	BRH 1 Ret	ROC 1 2	OUL 1 7	OUL 2 3	SIL 1 1	SPA 1 6	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 1	DON 1 Ret								2nd	147.5
2017	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	OUL 1 1	OUL 2 1	ROC 1 4	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 6	SIL 1 4	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 9	BRH 1 5	DON 1 DSQ							2nd	161
2018	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	OUL 1 4	OUL 2 1	ROC 1 6	SNE 1 3	SNE 2 5	SIL 1 2	SPA 1 5	BRH 1 23	DON 1 1								2nd	159.5
2019	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 4	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 1	SIL 1 7	DON 1 5	SPA 1 Ret	BRH 1 4	DON 1 23								4th	122
2020	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	OUL 1 7	OUL 2 1	DON 1 4	DON 2 2	BRH 1 12	DON 1 2	SNE 1 7	SNE 2 1	SIL 1 9								3rd	134
2021	WPI Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	GT3	BRH 1 1	SIL 1 11	DON 1 Ret	SPA 1 2	SNE 1 7	SNE 2 3	OUL 1 4	OUL 2 1	DON 1 12								4th	135
2022	WPI Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	GT3	OUL 1 4	OUL 2 7	SIL 1 7	DON 1 6	SNE 1 2	SNE 2 14	SPA 1 27	BRH 1	DON 1								10th	68
2023	2 Seas Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	SIL 1	DON 1	SNE 1	SNE 2	ALG 1 6	BRH 1	DON 1								22nd	12
2024	2 Seas Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	GT3	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 3	SIL 1 10	DON 1 3	SPA 1 5	SNE 1 4	SNE 2 13										4th	103.5
		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)									DON 1 5	BRH 1

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2019	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro-Am	BRH 1 14	BRH 2 14	MIS 1 15	MIS 2 17	ZAN 1 18	ZAN 2 20	NÜR 1 21	NÜR 2 20	HUN 1 22	HUN 2 21	1st	131
2020	ERC Sport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro-Am	MIS 1 17	MIS 2 19	MIS 3 17	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 19	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 19	CAT 1 17	CAT 2 18	CAT 3 15	5th	74
2024	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1	BRH 2	MIS 1 11	MIS 2 8	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 10	MAG 1	MAG 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	16th*	2.5*

^* Season still in progress.

Partial GT Cup Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	CP	Points
2020	Geoff Steel Racing	BMW M3 GTR	GTB	SNE 1 9	SNE 2 Ret	SNE 3 10	SNE 4 DNS	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	SIL 4	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	DON 4	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	BRH 4	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	DON 4	NC†	NC†	0†

† Keen was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2024	JMW Motorsport	LMGT3	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	CAT Ret	LEC 10	IMO 10	SPA Ret	MUG	ALG	17th	2

References

1. "Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport". British GT Championship.
2. "Phil's keen to make mark in racing world". getreading.co.uk. Berkshire Live. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
3. Bosch, Miguel (3 December 2020). "WPI makes statement by signing Phil Keen for 2021 British GT campaign". GT Report. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
4. Hackett, Jean-Paul (3 October 2018). "Lamborghini Announces 2019 Factory Drivers". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
5. "Matt LeBlanc may have just blown this sh*t wide open by unmasking the Stig". JOE.co.uk . 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
6. DeMattia, Nico (25 September 2024). "Final Top Gear Stig's Identity Revealed by Jeremy Clarkson". The Drive. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
7. "Jeremy Clarkson giving a Q&A after a private screening of The Grand Tour: One For The Road". YouTube. 16 September 2024.
8. Kilbey, Stephen (5 April 2023). "Keen To Fill In For Gounon & Adam At 2 Seas". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
9. "Phil Keen Biography". IMDb.
10. Foubert, Claude (17 December 2014). "24H Daytona : Phil Keen, lauréat du Sunoco Whelen Challenge a essayé la Corvette DP". Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

External links

• Phil Keen career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural	British GT Championship Supersport Champion 2009 With: Marcus Clutton	Succeeded by None (Class discontinued)
Preceded by Markus Winkelhock Nyls Stievenart (GT Series Sprint Cup)	Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am Champion 2019 With: Hiroshi Hamaguchi	Succeeded by Eddie Cheever III Chris Froggatt (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup)