Steven Thomas (racing driver)

Steven Thomas
Steven Thomas
	Thomas at the 2022 24H Series Spa round
Nationality	American
Born	July 12, 1967 (age 56); East Point, Georgia
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	45
Starts	5
Wins	2 (LMP2 Pro/Am)
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0

Last updated March 31, 2024

Steven Thomas (born July 12, 1967) is an American racing driver and attorney at the TAFS law firm. As a gentleman driver, Thomas has competed in endurance events such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA Prototype Challenge and Michelin Le Mans Cup.

Career

In 2021, Thomas had entered the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with his team, WIN Autosport, using an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with Tristan Nunez as his team-mate. Thomas Merrill had competed with the crew during endurance races and Matthew Bell for the 24 Hours of Daytona.^[1]

In 2022, Thomas continued his commitment to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship but for that season, he joined the American team PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to compete in an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with team-mate Jonathan Bomarito. Josh Pierson had competed with the crew during endurance races and Harry Tincknell for the 24 Hours of Daytona.^[2] At the same time, Thomas was in discussion with various teams to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One of them, Algarve Pro Racing, who were in a very difficult situation because following the withdrawal of G-Drive Racing from the FIA World Endurance Championship, which it had to support technically, it found itself without a program and its existence was threatened. It was then that Algarve offered Thomas to participate in the WEC instead of only participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In view of the situation and after consulting his partners, Thomas committed himself and participated in the WEC with drivers James Allen and René Binder as teammates.^[3]^[4] At the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, Allen, Binder and Thomas finished first in the LMP2 Pro/Am subclass.^[5]

Racing record

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(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	Pos.	Points
2021	WIN Autosport	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 5†	SEB 4	WGI 1	WGL 2	ELK 5	LGA 3	ATL 3	2nd	2026
2022	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 7†	SEB 4	LGA 5	MDO 2	WGL 6	ELK 4	PET 3	3rd	1882
2023	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 10†	SEB 2	LGA 1	WGL 7	ELK 3	IMS 1	PET 8	3rd	1942
2024	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	ATL

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 3	SPA 2	LMS 1	MNZ 1	FUJ 3	BHR 3	2nd	154

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	James Allen René Binder	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	363	19th	1st
2023	Tower Motorsports	René Rast Ricky Taylor	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	19	DNF	DNF
2023	Tower Motorsports	René Rast Ricky Taylor	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	19	DNF	DNF

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References

↑ David Bristol (January 7, 2021). "Tristan Nunez en LMP2 avec WIN Autosport". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.
↑ Laurent Mercier (December 24, 2021). "Le second équipage PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports officialisé". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.
↑ Laurent Mercier (March 9, 2022). "Algarve Pro Racing au départ des 1000 miles de Sebring". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.
↑ John Dagys (March 11, 2022). "Thomas Hopes APR Entry Can Promote "Force of Good"". sportscar365.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
↑ "Algarve's Masterful Recovery". Autosport : 40. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022– via PressReader.

External links

Steven Thomas career summary at DriverDB.com

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[1] David Bristol (January 7, 2021). "Tristan Nunez en LMP2 avec WIN Autosport". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[2] Laurent Mercier (December 24, 2021). "Le second équipage PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports officialisé". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[3] Laurent Mercier (March 9, 2022). "Algarve Pro Racing au départ des 1000 miles de Sebring". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[4] John Dagys (March 11, 2022). "Thomas Hopes APR Entry Can Promote "Force of Good"". sportscar365.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[5] "Algarve's Masterful Recovery". Autosport : 40. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022– via PressReader.

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