Will Owen (racing driver)

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William Owen
William Owen aux 24 Heures de Daytona 2018.jpg
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29)
Castle Rock, Colorado, US
WEC career
Debut season 2017
Current team United Autosports
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number22
Starts10 (10 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2022
Previous series
2017-2020
2015-2016
2014
European Le Mans Series
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship

William Owen (born 23 March 1995 in Castle Rock, Colorado, US) is an American racing driver. [1] [2] He attended high school at Valor Christian High School [3] prior to attending TCU [3] for university. He currently competes in the World Endurance Championship with United Autosports.

Contents

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 SCCA June Sprints Formula Mazda GK Motorsports10000011th
2014 USF2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 14100113312th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 600005411th
2015 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 1600032437th
Pro Mazda Winterfest 50012836th
2016 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport15000036114th
Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 1600083174th
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 100002631st
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 62003982nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A4th
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype United Autosports 200006929th
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 10000
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 600012313th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10001N/A3rd
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 Charles Wicht Racing100013036th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing 8000017712th
European Le Mans Series -LMP2 United Autosports 500013713th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A14th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 51002702nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A13th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 60100509th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports 100000NC†
2023 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am Valkyrie Velocity Racing300004*17th*

† As Owen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014 Pabst Racing Services STP
18
STP
6
BAR
11
BAR
14
IMS
1
IMS
8
LOR
15
TOR
17
TOR
22
MDO
13
MDO
10
MDO
12
SNM
14
SNM
12
12th133

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2015 Juncos Racing STP
8
STP
8
LOU
13
LOU
C
BAR
9
BAR
4
IMS
8
IMS
8
IMS
2
LOR
2
TOR
15
TOR
8
IOW
10
MOH
8
MOH
5
LAG
3
LAG
4
7th243
2016 Juncos Racing STP
9
STP
6
ALA
5
ALA
5
IMS
2
IMS
3
LOR
6
ROA
3
ROA
3
TOR
4
TOR
4
MOH
3
MOH
2
LAG
11
LAG
2
LAG
2
4th317

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678910RankPoints
2017 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH
5
COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 31st26
2018 United Autosports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB LBH MDO DET 29th69
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07 WGL
9
MOS ELK LGA PET
12
2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
10
LBH
7
MDO
9
DET
8
WGL
8
MOS
11
ELK LGA PET
10
12th177
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
6†
SEB
LGA
MDO
WGL
ELK
PET
NC†0†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456DCPoints
2022 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
7
SPA
5
LMS
10
MNZ
13
FUJ
7
BHR
6
9th50

Le Mans 24 Hours results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2017 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hugo de Sadeleer
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP23625th4th
2018 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hugo de Sadeleer
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP23657th3rd
2019 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle
Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP234819th14th
2020 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP235917th13th
2022 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports USA Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236614th10th

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References

  1. "Will Owen". 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. "Will Owen returns to Juncos Racing for the 2019 IMSA". 2018-11-17. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  3. 1 2 "Racing his way through Europe". The Castle Pines Connection. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2022-02-19.