Philip Ellis | |
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Nationality | ![]() ![]() ![]() via triple nationality |
Born | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | 9 October 1992
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Championship titles | |
2024 2024 2017 2011 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Michelin Endurance Cup - GTD Audi Sport TT Cup Formula Lista Junior |
Philip Ellis (born 9 October 1992) is a Swiss-British-German racing driver. He is currently competing for HTP Motorsport in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, having previously competed in the DTM for the same team.
In 2011, Ellis won the Formula Lista Junior, a championship grouping together Formula BMWs, with the GU-Racing team. In 2012, he took part in the 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series as well as the 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, still with GU Racing, he was aiming for the place of best beginner. In 2017, he won the Audi Sport TT Cup. The series was cancelled in 2018, thus making Ellis the final TT Cup champion. [1] [2]
Ellis competed in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters alongside Lucas Auer. He drove for HTP Winward Motorsport. [3] He returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for a full season campaign in 2023, joining Indy Dontje and Russell Ward in the Gold Cup class. [4]
‡ Team standings.
† As Ellis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2012 | GU-Racing | Dallara F312/019 | Mercedes | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 17† | HOC 3 16 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | RBR 1 14 | RBR 2 15 | RBR 3 13 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 21 | NOR 3 Ret | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | VAL 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 15th | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2012 | GU-Racing | Mercedes | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 16 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | RBR 1 14 | RBR 2 13 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 Ret | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 14th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2021 | Mercedes-AMG Team Winward | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 6 | LAU 1 1 | LAU 2 4 | ZOL 1 8 | ZOL 2 16 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 Ret | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 4 | ASS 1 7 | ASS 2 12 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 4 | NOR 1 10 | NOR 2 10 | 7th | 129 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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2021 | HTP Winward Motorsport | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET 11 | 36th | 598 |
2022 | Winward Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 12 | LBH 14 | LGA 14 | MDO 5 | DET 10 | WGL 11 | MOS 2 | LIM 5 | ELK 1 | VIR 1 | PET 11 | 5th | 2714 |
2023 | Winward Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 13 | SEB 18 | LBH 5 | LGA 12 | WGL | MOS 10 | LIM 9 | ELK 15 | VIR 3 | IMS 1 | PET 9 | 12th | 2431 | |
2024 | Winward Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 1 | LBH 7 | LGA 1 | WGL 1 | MOS 2 | ELK 4 | VIR 3 | IMS 5 | PET 8 | 1st | 3266 | ||
2025 | Winward Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 4 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 4th* | 312* |
* Season still in progress.
(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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | ALG 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 10 | 26th | 1.5 |
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