Phil Keen

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Phil Keen
2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet 30.jpg
Keen driving his Ferrari 296 GT3 in 2024
NationalityBritish
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 41)
Berkshire, England
British GT Championship career
Debut season 2006
Current team2 Seas Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number6
Former teamsEclipse Motorsport, Trackspeed, Damax, Apex Motorsport, Team RPM, ABG Motorsport, Complete Racing, Barwell Motorsport, WPI Motorsport
Starts129
Wins24
Poles16
Fastest laps23
Best finish2nd (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]

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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]

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

Racing record

YearPositionRace
20181stMoss Trophy
20172ndBritish GT Championship - GT3
20173rdMichelin Le Mans Cup - GT3
20171stKinrara Trophy
20162ndBritish GT Championship - GT3
20162nd74th Members Meeting Bruce McLaren Trophy
20141stRadical Challenge SR3 [10]
20091stBritish GT Championship - Supersport [5]
20033rdTVR Tuscan Challenge

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516DCPoints
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		4th15
Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 GTC ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
6		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
11		 SIL
1
6		 MAG
1 		MAG
2 		6th38
2007 Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 RS GTC OUL
1 		OUL
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		SNE
1 		BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
Ret		8th10
Damax Ascari KZ1-R GT3 SIL
1
7		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
Ret		 CRO
1 		CRO
2 		28th2
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		NC0
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 		1st15
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 		14th23
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		15th45
Complete Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 GT4 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
13		11th30
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		14th48
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		4th121.5
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		6th79.5
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		2nd147.5
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		2nd161
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		2nd159.5
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		4th122
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		3rd134
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		4th135
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 		10th68
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 		22nd12
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		4th103.5
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)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.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		1st131
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		5th74
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;-

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617181920DCCPPoints
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)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2024 JMW MotorsportLMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
Ret		 LEC
10		 IMO
10		 SPA
Ret		 MUG ALG 17th2

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  4. ↑ Hackett, Jean-Paul (3 October 2018). "Lamborghini Announces 2019 Factory Drivers". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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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)
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