Devlin DeFrancesco

Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000) is a Canadian-Italian auto racing driver who formerly competed in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. In January 2022, DeFrancesco won the 60th running of the Daytona 24, alongside his teammates Eric Lux, Patricio O'Ward and Colton Herta, in the LMP2 class.

Early life
DeFrancesco was born 15 weeks premature on January 17, 2000, to Andrew and Cathy DeFrancesco. Weighing only a pound at birth, he was cared for at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre until he was nursed back to health.

Karting
In 2014, DeFrancesco placed 2nd overall in the Italian Championship and 3rd overall in the CIK FIA European Championship. In 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and that kept him out of a full racing series for roughly year. As part of his rehabilitation, Devlin attended the Carlin Academy, where he used a combination of simulators and on-track testing to prepare for FIA Formula 4-style racing.

In 2015, DeFrancesco was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program, a mentoring and talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing aiming to identify and assist up to 10 North American drivers between the ages of 13 and 18.

Ginetta Junior Championship
Graduating from karts in 2015, DeFrancesco competed in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC Motorsports. He finished 23rd in the standings with 66 points.

Toyota Racing Series
In early 2016, DeFrancesco competed in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport. He finished the season 10th overall with a total of 465 points.

MSA Formula
DeFrancesco joined Carlin Motorsports for the 2016 MSA Formula season, taking three wins and finishing 5th in the points standings.

Euroformula Open
DeFrancesco continued his collaboration with Carlin Motorsport in the Euroformula Open and Spanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017. A strong campaign saw him end the season as Spanish Formula 3 champion with 3 wins and 5 podiums. He also won a victory and seven podiums in the Euroformula Open championship, netting 3rd in the championship standings.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship
DeFrancesco joined the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season. He once again teamed up with Carlin in 2018, competing in the opening two races. He was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo dental surgery, and subsequently made the switch to join GP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up with MP Motorsport.

GP3 Series
Joining MP Motorsport, DeFrancesco finished the year in 21st place without scoring points.

FIA Formula 3
In 2019, DeFrancesco contested the inaugural FIA F3 championship, with Trident Racing. He did not score throughout the year and finished 25th.

In February 2020, it was announced that Devlin would rejoin Trident Racing for a second year in the championship, but he was forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears of COVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.

Asian Formula 3
DeFrancesco took part in a partial 2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA campaign with Absolute Racing, finishing 7th in the championship with three podiums.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
DeFrancesco raced in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, joining the grid for the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona. He finished 6th on debut, and returned for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, finishing in 9th place.

2019 saw Devlin return to the Daytona 24 with JDC MotorSports. Alongside teammates Misha Goikhberg, Tristan Vautier and Rubens Barrichello, the race ended early ahead of the 22nd hour of racing due to heavy rainfall, which placed the car in 5th place at the flag.

Road to Indy
In 2020, DeFrancesco joined Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport to compete the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. He scored two wins and was runner-up to Sting Ray Robb.

The Canadian moved to Indy Lights in 2021 in a car co-entered by Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport. With two podiums and nine top 5s, he finished 6th in the points standings.

IndyCar
DeFrancesco joined the IndyCar Series for the 2022 season, driving the Number 29 car entered as Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. He had a best result of 12th at Gateway and ranked 23rd in the driver's standings. DeFrancesco continued with the same team for the 2023 season and finished 22nd.

Career summary
† As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
 * Season still in progress.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
 * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

American open-wheel racing results
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IndyCar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)