Accomplishments
2016 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America Champion – Overall Series Points Champion
with Prestige Performance Lamborghini Paramus / Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) – 12 Rounds
Six Wins; Six 2nd Place Finishes; One Pole; and Six Fastest Laps
Champion/1st in N.A. Pro Cup points championship and assisted team with winning the overall Team Championship and Dealer Championship
2016 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Final – with Prestige Performance/WTR
Dec 3rd-4th – Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia (Spain) –
Session 1 Qfy 9th in Pro class; Session 2 Qfy 9th in Pro class.
Race 1 finished 6th in Pro class.
Race 2 finished 7th in Pro class.
Finished tied for 6th overall in points in World Final event.
Dec 1st-2nd – Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia (Spain) LBSTNA Rounds 11 & 12
Session 1 Qfy 4th ; Session 2 Qfy 5th
Race 1 finished 2nd
Race 2 finished 2nd
Sep 14th-17th – Circuit of the Americas (USA) LBSTNA Rounds 9 & 10
Session 1 Qfy 4th ; Session 2 Qfy 3rd
Race 1 finished 2nd and set fastest lap.
Race 2 finished 2nd
Aug 26th-28th – Virginia International Raceway (USA) LBSTNA Rounds 7 & 8 – Sweep – Winner both rounds
Session 1 Qfy 2nd ; Session 2 Qfy Pole.
Race 1 finished 1st and set fastest lap.
Race 2 finished 1st and set fastest lap.
Aug 5th-7th – Road America (USA) LBSTNA Rounds 5 & 6 – Winner
Session 1 Qfy 2nd ; Session 2 Qfy 2nd
Race 1 finished 2nd (recovered from mechanical issue)
Race 2 finished 1st and set fastest lap.
Jun 30th-Jul 3rd – Watkins Glen (USA) LBSTNA Rounds 3 & 4 – Sweep – Winner both rounds
Session 1 Qfy 2nd ; Session 2 Qfy 2nd
Race 1 finished 1st
Race 2 finished 1st
Apr 28th-May 1st – Laguna Seca (USA) LBSTNA Rounds 1 & 2 – Winner
Session 1 Qfy 2nd ; Session 2 Qfy 2nd
Race 1 finished 2nd (recovered from drive through penalty) and set fastest lap.
Race 2 finished 1st and set fastest lap.
2015 May 14th – Selected for the Lamborghini Junior Drivers Program. This prestigious program is dedicated to developing promising young drivers from around the world who perform exceptionally and display great talent in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series.
2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Final – with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR)
Nov 21st-22nd – Sebring International Raceway (USA)
Session 1 Qfy 10th in class (teammate); Session 2 Qfy 7th in class (Michimi).
Race 1 finished 9th in class despite brake failure.
Race 2 finished 5th in class and overall.
Finished 7th overall in points in World Final event.
2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Europe – with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR) – 6 Rounds
One Class Win, Three podiums; Finished 4th overall in European Cup points championship
Nov 19th-20th – Sebring International Raceway (USA) Round 6
Session 1 Qfy 4th in class (Michimi); Session 2 Qfy 5th in class (teammate).
Race 1 finished 4th in class despite incident (competitor) & pit lane speed violation (teammate).
Race 2 finished 4th in class.
Finished 4th overall in Europe points championship
Sep 18th-20th – Nurburgring (Germany) Round 5
Session 1 Qfy 9th in class (Michimi); Session 2 Qfy 5th in class (teammate).
Race 1 finished 6th in class despite 30 sec. penalty (teammate).
Race 2 finished 7th in class (running 3rd when gear box failed with 2 laps to go).
Jul 23rd-25th – Spa Francorchamps (Belgium) Round 4 – Podium 2nd Place
Session 1 Qfy 6th in class (teammate); Session 2 Qfy 6th in class (Michimi).
Race 1 finished 2nd in class and overall, after an amazing drive by Michimi to pass 3 cars with only 3 laps to go, out-braking to overtake the last car in the final corner of the last lap.
Race 2 finished 9th in class and overall in heavy rain conditions.
Jun 19th-21st – Paul Ricard (France) Round 3 – Podium 2nd Place
Session 1 Qfy 7th in class (teammate); Session 2 Qfy 6th in class (Michimi).
Race 1 finished 7th in class despite 30 sec. penalty (Michimi).
Race 2 finished 2nd in class and overall.
May 22nd-24th – Silverstone (U.K.) Round 2
Session 1 Qfy 9th in class (teammate); Session 2 Qfy 6th in class (Michimi).
Race 1 finished 7th in class despite racing incident (competitor).
Race 2 finished 4th in class and overall.
Apr 10th-12th – Monza (Italy) Round 1 – Podium 1st Place – Race Winners
Session 1 Qfy 1st in class and 2nd overall (teammate); Session 2 Qfy 3rd in class (Michimi).
Race 1 finished 7th in class despite punctured tire which exploded while leading the race.
Race 2 finished 1st in class and 3rd overall.
2014 Auto GP World Series – with Euronova Racing
Oct 18th- 19th - Estoril Circuit in Portugal
Qualified 5th; finished 6th in Race 1 despite a drive through penalty.
Finished 1st in Race 2
Winner of the Auto GP Season Finale in just his third appearance in the series.
Sharing the podium with GP3 driver Luis Sa Silva and former F1 driver Antonio Pizzonia.
Set the fastest lap, and 2nd through 6th fastest laps of the race and the only driver with a lap time under the one minute thirty second mark.
July 19th- 20th - Red Bull Ring in Austria – fastest in practice; Qualified 3rd; finished 6th in Race 1; finished 4th in Race 2 and set the fastest lap of the race.
May 31st- June 1st - Monza – Qualified 7th; Race 1 set fastest lap of the race and was poised to finish on the podium in his Auto GP debut before suffering a mechanical DNF with only 2 laps to go. Race 2 had to start in back of field due to DNF in race 1, but still came back to finish in 6th place.
2013 November – Auto GP Test with Euronova Racing in Italy – very successful test led to an opportunity to drive with Euronova Racing in Auto GP in 2014.
2013 September - F3 Test with Euronova Racing in Italy – very successful test led to an opportunity to return to test Auto GP cars.
2012-2013 MRF Challenge – Madras Motorsports Circuit in Chennai, Buddh Intl. Circuit & Bahrain Intl. Circuit. Competed against top drivers from Europe and around the world.
Ran in F1 support races at Buddh International Circuit in Delhi, India.
Ran in WEC support races at Bahrain International Circuit.
Set fastest laps.
4th Place Finish at Madras Motorsports Circuit in Chennai.
Two 2nd Place Podium Finishes at Bahrain International Circuit
2013 MRF FF 1600 – Spot Entry – 2nd Place Podium Finish
2012 & 2013 Seasons - Formula Challenge Japan Series
with Toyota Driver Development program as a scholarship driver.
Finished in 4th Place running in F1 support races at the F1 Suzuka Grand Prix in his rookie season.
Two Poles (one at Motegi, one at Fuji Speedway)
2nd Place finishes at both Motegi and Fuji Speedway
3rd Place finish at Fuji Speedway.
2011 Formula Toyota Racing School Scholarship Competition – Scholarship Winner
Selected to drive for Toyota Motorsports factory team in the Formula Challenge Japan Series for 2012 & 2013 as well as being part of Toyota’s Driver Development program.
The scholarship is a very prestigious award with past recipients including current F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, former F1 driver and current WEC driver Kazuki Nakajima as well as a long list of Super GT and Le Mans drivers.
Karting Career 2006-2011 – U.S.A.
National Karting Champion in the United States
National Karting Grand National Champion
National Karting Rookie of the Year Award
National Karting George Kugler Sportsmanship Award
Multiple National Karting Poles, Wins and Podium finishes
Seven-Time United States Divisional Champion
United States Divisional Triple Crown Champion (Winner of Three Championship Series’ Titles in the same year)
United States Grand Divisional Champion
United States Divisional Rookie of the Year Award
United States Divisional Sportsmanship Award
United States Divisional Karting Family of the Year Award
Annual Komet Throwdown Champion
In various karting formats including Cadet, Komet, KPP, HPV, Yamaha, Rotax and TAG (IAME Leopard).
Advisor / Driving Instructor for young drivers working towards pursuing their racing dreams.
