Roman Senna De Angelis (born 15 February 2001) is a Canadian racing driver,[1][2] who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for the Heart of Racing Team.[3]

Roman De Angelis
De Angelis in 2021
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamHeart of Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number27
Former teamsMark Motors Racing, Kelly Moss Racing
Starts21
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles1
Previous series
2016
2017–19
2018–19
Formula Ford 1600
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA
Championship titles
2017, 2019
2019
2021
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA
IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup - GTD

Career

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De Angelis began his racing career in karting at the age of 9 and at the age 13 won his first title, the 2014 Canadian National Karting Championship.[4] In 2016 De Angelis moved up from karting to F1600 where he won Rookie of Year honors for his second-place finish in the 18-race season.[5]

De Angelis then moved on to race Porsche 911 GT3s competing in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada with Mark Motors Racing beginning in 2017.[6] In his first season he won the GT3 Cup Gold Class Canadian Championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the championship in GT3 Cup history at 16 years of age.[7]

In 2018 De Angelis continued racing for Mark Motors Racing moving up to the GT3 Platinum Class and partnered with Kelly Moss and Racing for Children to compete in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. De Angelis finished the year as runner up in both series.[8] 2018 also saw De Angelis win his first endurance race of his career at the inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge Roar Before the Rolex 24 driving the No. 4 Ligier JS P3 for ANSA Motorsports.[9]

In 2019, racing with the same teams, De Angelis had the most successful season of his career winning both the GT3 Cup Platinum Class Canadian & GT3 Cup Platinum Class USA Championships, De Angelis was the first driver to accomplish this feat. De Angelis finished the 2019 season with 18 victories, 14 pole positions and 22 podiums in 24 race starts.[10]

For the 2020 season De Angelis joined the IMSA Weathertech Series in the GT Daytona Class competing for the Heart of Racing Team in the #23 Aston Martin GT Vantage car. The team got their first podium of the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a third-place finish and a season best second place finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.[11] De Angelis also raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit in New South Wales, Australia for the Garage59 Team in an Aston Martin GT3 with co-driver Andrew Watson. The pair finished the race thirteenth overall and second in their GT3 Silver class. De Angelis also partnered with Panoz Racing to compete in four races of the GT4 America Series season. De Angelis and teammate Parker Chase claimed victories at Circuit of The Americas and Indianapolis.[12]

2021 saw De Angelis remain with Heart of Racing, being joined by Ross Gunn who replaced team boss Ian James as his principal partner.[13] The team got their first podium finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and their first victory in Detroit at the Detroit Grand Prix at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. De Angelis and Gunn claimed the WeatherTech Sprint Cup title as the highest scoring team in the sprint events through the season.[14]

De Angelis was also a part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, as the only Canadian, in the 15-driver competition to find the next generation of GT endurance stars.[15]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series Brian Graham Racing 18 4 0 0 15 374 2nd
2017 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Gold Mark Motors Racing 11 10 9 11 11 249 1st
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Gold 13 8 12 12 9 219 3rd
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS ANSA Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 5 40th
2018 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum Mark Motors Racing 12 1 3 1 10 373 2nd
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Platinum Kelly Moss Racing 16 2 5 1 10 474 2nd
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 ANSA Motorsports 1 1 1 0 1 50 24th
Charles Wicht Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada - Platinum Mark Motors Racing 12 11 4 8 11 413 1st
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Platinum Kelly Moss Racing 16 10 5 7 13 474 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar 1 0 0 0 1 30 47th
Porsche Supercup Team Project 1 - FACH 1 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 8 0 0 0 2 199 15th
GT4 America Series - Silver Team Panoz Racing 4 2 1 2 2 60 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 2 20th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 13 3 1 0 6 3111 3rd
24H GT Series - GT4
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 12 2 0 0 5 2898 1st
24H GT Series - GT4
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Beechdean AMR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Heart of Racing Team by SPS
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 11 2 3 1 3 3221 2nd
GT4 America Series - Pro-Am
24H GT Series - GT3 Heart of Racing by SPS
2024 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am Heart of Racing Team
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 7 1 0 1 1 1676* 7th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro
24H Series - GT3 Heart of Racing by SPS
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2019 Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
3
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
47th 30 [16]
2020 Heart of Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
18
DAY SEB ELK
DNS
VIR
8
ATL
6
MDO
4
CLT
3
PET
11
LGA
4
SEB
2
15th 199 [17]
2021 Heart of Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
5
SEB
3
MDO
4
DET
1
WGL
3
WGL
3
LIM
1
ELK
4
LGA
5
LBH
6
VIR
5
PET
1
3rd 3111 [18]
2022 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
9
SEB
15
LBH
12
LGA
7
MDO
8
DET
2
WGL
1
MOS
1
LIM
2
ELK
6
VIR
2
PET
7
1st 2898 [19]
2023 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
1
SEB
15
LBH
2
MON
8
WGL
6
MOS
4
LIM
1
ELK
7
VIR
12
IMS
4
PET
5
2nd 3221 [20]
2024 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
22
SEB
4
LBH
14
LGA
6
WGL
16
MOS
1
ELK
9
VIR
IMS
PET
7th* 1676* [21]
Source:[22]

* Season still in progress.


24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024   Algarve Pro Racing   Olli Caldwell
  Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 294 22nd 8th
Sources:[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ "De Angelis Hopes To Continue Turning Heads". Speed Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Impressive teen driver in early laps of car racing career". Windsor Star. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "De Angelis looking to build on Rolex 24 opportunity". Racer. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadian National Karting Championship - Briggs & Stratton Junior 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ 2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series: 2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  6. ^ Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine: Mark Motors Signs Roman De Angelis For 2017 - Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  7. ^ Mark Motors Racing: Roman De Angelis - Mark Motors Racing, accessdate: October 19, 2021
  8. ^ Sinclair, Adam (2018-01-25). "Kelly-Moss Road and Race Signs Roman De Angelis to Drive in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  9. ^ Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona: Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  10. ^ IMSA: Dickinson Picks Up First Career Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama Win As De Angelis Clinches 2019 Title at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | IMSA, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  11. ^ Sinclair, Adam (2020-11-17). "Second At The Sebring 12 For The Heart Of Racing". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  12. ^ RACER: Panoz wins opening Pirelli GT4 America SprintX round at COTA | RACER, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  13. ^ Sinclair, Adam (2021-05-06). "The Heart Of Racing Confirms Full Season Driver Lineup". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  14. ^ Driver Database: IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTD class 2021 standings | Driver Database, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  15. ^ Pressroom: Race to graduate Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy back on – Aston Martin | Pressroom, accessdate: October 18, 2021
  16. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Roman De Angelis – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Roman De Angelis Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  23. ^ "Roman Senna De Angelis". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Shaun McKaigue
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
Gold Champion

2017
Succeeded by
Michel Bonnet
Preceded by IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
Platinum Champion

2019
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA
Platinum Champion

2019
Succeeded by
Jeff Kingsley
Preceded by WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Champion

2021
With: Ross Gunn
Succeeded by
Preceded by IMSA SportsCar Championship
GTD Champion

2022
Succeeded by