Charles Espenlaub

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Charles Espenlaub
Espenlaub in 2023
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1968-09-22) September 22, 1968
Lutz, Florida, U.S.
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2014, 2018–2023)[1][2]
FIA Gold (2015–2017)[3]
FIA Bronze (2024–)
Championship titles
2025
2023
2022–23, 2023–24
2020, 2022
2020, 2022
2018
2018
2017
2010		Porsche Endurance Challenge North America – Cayman Pro-Am
24H GT Series – GT3 Am
Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am
24H GT Series Continents – GT3 Am
24H GT Series Europe – GT3 Am
24H GT Series Continents – A6
24H GT Series Europe – A6
24H Series – 991
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS

Charles Espenlaub (born September 22, 1968) is an American racing driver competing in Porsche Endurance Challenge North America for HM Road Racing.

He is a multi-time 24H Series champion, and previously competed in IMSA, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and won CTSCC in 2010.

Career

Espenlaub made his car racing debut in 1996, racing in the Firehawk Endurance Championship.[4] Following that, Espenlaub primarily raced in the BMG Motorola Cup[a] from 1998 until 2002, most notably taking a Grand Sport class win at Toronto in 2000 and a ST II class win at Phoenix two years later.[5][6] During this period, Espenlaub also began racing in the TC class of the Speed World Challenge from 2001, but had to wait until three years later to get his maiden series podium, doing so at Mosport for Tindol Motorsports.[7] In 2004, Espenlaub also made his Rolex Sports Car Series debut in the SGS and GT classes for Horizon Motorsports,[8] as well as his American Le Mans Series debut for Foxhill Racing in the GT class later that year.[9]

Racing primarily in the Touring Car class of the Speed World Challenge the following year for Tindol Motorsports, Espenlaub took his maiden series win at Mosport to take seventh in points.[10] Continuing in the series for 2006,[11] Espenlaub scored his only podium of the season at Road America as he finished eighth in points.[12] During 2006, Espenlaub also won the Grand-Am Cup opener at Daytona for Team Sahlen and raced for most of the Rolex Sports Car Series season for Tafel Racing in the GT class.[13] Returning for a similar schedule for the next two seasons, Espenlaub took a lone podium in both SWC and KONI Sports Car Challenge in 2007, doing so at Watkins Glen and Iowa respectively.[14][15]

In 2009, Espenlaub raced with Tri-Point Motorsports for another season in the TC class of the Speed World Challenge, taking a best result of second at Mosport,[16] Watkins Glen and Road America en route to a fifth-place points finish.[17] During 2009, Espenlaub also competed for Mazda-fielding Dempsey Racing in select rounds of the Rolex Sports Car Series in the GT class, scoring a best result of fourth at Barber.[18] The following year, Espenlaub joined BMW-aligned Fall-Line Motorsports to compete in the GS class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, scoring a lone win at Watkins Glen and three other podiums to clinch the series title.[19][20] During 2010, Espenlaub also returned to Dempsey Racing for another part-time campaign in the Rolex Sports Car Series, once again driving the team's Mazda RX-8 in the GT class.[21]

Espenlaub in his Visit Florida Dempsey Racing Mazda at Road America in 2012.

The following year, Espenlaub remained with Fall-Line to defend his CTSCC title, scoring a pair of podiums at Laguna Seca and Mid-Ohio to take fifth in the GS standings.[22] During 2011, Espenlaub also continued with Dempsey Racing for another part-time campaign in the Rolex Sports Car Series, which most notably yielded a class podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona.[23] Espenlaub then continued with Fall-Line for another CTSCC season in 2012, taking three podiums to finish eighth in points,[24] in a year in which he also contested his only full-time campaign in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Dempsey Racing in the GT class.[25]

Continuing in CTSCC through the following year, Espenlaub took a pair of third-place finishes at Circuit of the Americas and Laguna Seca to secure third in the GS points.[26][27] In parallel, Espenlaub raced with Prospeed Competition in select one-off appearances around Europe.[28] In 2014, Espenlaub and Fall-Line Motorsports stepped up to the GTD class of the newly-formed United SportsCar Championship,[29] scoring a best result of sixth at the 12 Hours of Sebring in the team's Audi R8 LMS ultra.[30] During 2014, Espenlaub also raced part-time in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge,[31] most notably scoring a lone ST class podium at Kansas.[32]

Espenlaub driving his Fall-Line Audi at the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring.

Espenlaub then joined MRS GT-Racing to compete in most of the 24H Series season in the 997 class,[33] taking a lone podium at Zandvoort to end the year fifth in points.[34] At the end of the year, Espenlaub won the Gulf 12 Hours in the Cup class with the same team.[35] Returning to MRS GT-Racing for the 2016 season, Espenlaub took his maiden class win in the series, doing so at Mugello in the 991 class.[36] Switching to fellow Porsche customer team PROsport Performance for the following year, Espenlaub all but one of the six races he contested in the 991 class, sealing the title in dominant fashion at season's end.[37][38] During the season, Espenlaub made a one-off appearance in the SP2 class at Algarve, which he won.[39]

In 2018, Espenlaub and PROsport stepped up to the A6 Am class, winning both the Continents and Europe titles aboard their Mercedes-AMG GT3.[40][41] The following year, Espenlaub moved to teammate Charles Putman's fellow AMG-fielding team CP Racing to continue in the 24H GT Series,[42] finishing runner-up in A6 Am in both Continents and European championships.[43] Continuing with the team through 2020, Espenlaub took GT3 Am wins at the Hockenheimring and Pergusa en route to the Continents and European titles for the second time in three years.[44][45]

The following year, Espenlaub only scored a pair of GT3 Am podiums, as he slipped to eighth in the standings with a best result of second at the Hungaroring.[46] In 2022, Espenlaub took an overall win Algarve and three other GT3 Am class wins to take his third Continents and European titles in five years.[47] At the end of the year, Espenlaub raced in the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy, which he also won in GT3 Am after taking wins in Kuwait and the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour.[48][49] Continuing with CP Racing through the rest of 2023, Espenlaub raced with them for another season of 24H GT Series, as well as a maiden full-time campaign in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie's SP9 Pro-Am class.[50] Between the two campaigns, Espenlaub most notably took a class win at Monza in the former en route to another GT3 Am title.[51] At the end of the year, Espenlaub raced in the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy with them, which he won in class for a second consecutive season after taking a lone outright win in Kuwait.[52]

Continuing with CP Racing through the early stages of 2024, Espenlaub raced with them in the first two rounds of the 24H Series, most notably winning the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in what was the team's final race in the series.[53] The following year, Espenlaub joined HM Road Racing to compete in Porsche Endurance Challenge North America alongside Brandon Chappell in the Cayman Pro-Am class, which they won at season's end.[54] Remaining with HM Road Racing for 2026, Espenlaub stepped up to the GT3 Cup Am class alongside Henry Marshall.[55]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1996 Firehawk Endurance Championship
1997 IMSA GT Championship – GTS-3 1 0 0 0 0
1998 BMG Motorola Cup – S Bell Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1
1999 BMG Motorola Cup – GS Kent Engineering 8 0 0 0 0
Speedvision World Challenge – TC 1 0 0 0 0 14 42nd
2000 BMG Motorola Cup – GS Kent Engineering 7 1 0 0 2 104 13th
Grand American Sports Car Series – GTU Genesis Racing 1 0 0 0 0 26 106th
2001 Speed World Challenge – TC Wilwood/OZ-Racing 7 0 0 0 0 51 23rd
Grand-Am Cup – GS Mike Baughman Racing 3 0 0 0 0
Grand-Am Cup – SGS Encompass 1 0 0 0 1
2002 Speed World Challenge – TC APR Performance/JT Designs 11 0 0 0 0 80 18th
Grand-Am Cup – ST II DTM Engineering 4 1 0 0 2
Grand-Am Cup – GS II Pegasus Racing 4 0 0 0 2
2003 Speed World Challenge – TC Circuit City 10 0 0 0 0 84 16th
Speed World Challenge – GT Steeda Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 13 39th
2004 Rolex Sports Car Series – SGS Horizon Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 26 41st
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT 5 0 0 0 0 115 15th
Speed World Challenge – TC Tindol Motorsports 8 0 0 1 1 107 12th
Grand-Am Cup – GS Frederick Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 14 92nd
Grand-Am Cup – ST SpeedSource 1 0 0 0 0 26 57th
American Le Mans Series – GT Foxhill Racing/Comprent Motor Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Horizon Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 70 45th
Speed World Challenge – TC Tindol Motorsports 10 1 1 2 3 193 7th
Grand-Am Cup – ST SpeedSource 4 0 0 0 0 66 42nd
Grand-Am Cup – GS Knobel Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 86th
2006 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Tafel Racing 8 0 0 0 0 222 23rd
Speed World Challenge – TC Tindol Motorsports 10 0 1 1 1 154 8th
Grand-Am Cup – GS Team Sahlen 1 1 0 0 1 100 30th
Tafel Racing 4 0 0 0 0
Hyper Sport 2 0 0 0 0
Grand-Am Cup – ST Davis Motorsports 2 0 1 0 0 48 50th
Roar Racing 1 0 0 0 0
2007 Speed World Challenge – TC Tindol Motorsports 9 0 0 0 1 161 9th
KONI Sports Car Challenge – GS Kinetic Motorsports 7 0 0 0 1 143 21st
KONI Sports Car Challenge – ST Roar Racing 4 0 0 0 0 30 67th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Team Spencer Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 21 82nd
2008 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Hyper Sport 4 0 0 0 0 62 46th
KONI Sports Car Challenge – GS Automatic Racing 7 0 0 0 0 143 21st
KONI Sports Car Challenge – ST Roar Racing 3 0 0 0 0 30 67th
Freedom Autosport 1 0 0 0 0
Speed World Challenge – TC Tri-Point Motorsports 10 0 0 0 0 685 8th
2009 KONI Sports Car Challenge – GS Automatic Racing 7 0 0 0 0 148 20th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Dempsey Racing 7 0 0 0 0 148 19th
Speed World Challenge – TC Tri-Point Motorsports 10 0 2 0 3 847 5th
2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Fall-Line Motorsports 10 1 0 0 4 223 1st
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Freedom Autosport 2 0 0 0 0 17 83rd
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Dempsey Racing 9 0 0 0 0 198 15th
SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge – GTS Mazdaspeed 1 0 0 0 0 85 17th
2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Fall-Line Motorsports 9 0 0 0 2 223 5th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Dempsey Racing 5 0 0 0 1 70 26th
2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Fall-Line Motorsports 11 0 0 1 3 203 8th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Dempsey Racing 13 0 0 0 0 280 9th
2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Fall-Line Motorsports 11 0 1 0 1 251 3rd
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Prospeed Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentleman 1 0 0 0 0 4 39th
ADAC GT Masters 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 3 30th
American Le Mans Series – GTC Dempsey Racing/Del Piero 1 0 0 0 0 10 22nd
2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Automatic Racing 2 0 0 0 0 57 43rd
United SportsCar Championship – GTD Fall-Line Motorsports 9 0 0 0 0 145 25th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Rebel Rock Racing 2 0 0 0 1 60 51st
Irish Mike's Racing 3 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring – V6 PROsport Performance 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Tim Bell Racing 1 0 0 0 0 77 18th
Automatic Racing 5 0 0 0 0
24H Series – 997 MRS GT-Racing 5 0 0 0 1 59 5th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 PROsport Performance 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
Gulf 12 Hours – Cup MRS GT-Racing 1 1 0 0 1 —N/a 1st
2016 24H Series – 991 MRS GT-Racing 6 1 0 0 3 0 NC
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Automatic Racing 5 0 0 0 1 134 8th
Pirelli World Challenge – GTS RT Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 156 24th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP6 PROsport Performance 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Automatic Racing 4 0 0 0 0 80 23rd
Bathurst 12 Hour – C PROsport Performance 0 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNS
24H Series – 991 6 5 0 0 6 118 1st
24H Series – SP2 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP6 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
California 8 Hours – GT4 Automatic Racing 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
2018 Bathurst 12 Hour – B Wall Racing 1 0 0 0 4 —N/a 2nd
24H GT Series Continents – A6 PROsport Performance 3 2 0 0 2 85 1st
24H GT Series Europe – A6 6 3 0 0 6 106 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 1 1 0 0 1 —N/a 1st
California 8 Hours – GT4 Automatic Racing 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a 10th
2019 24H GT Series Continents – A6 Am CP Racing 4 0 0 0 2 56 2nd
24H GT Series Europe – A6 Am 5 0 0 0 4 77 2nd
VLN Series – SP7 1 0 0 0 0 5 26th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 0 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNS
TCR Spa 500 – Pro-Am Vmax Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
2020 24H GT Series Continents – GT3 Am CP Racing 3 1 0 0 2 55 1st
24H GT Series Europe – GT3 Am 3 2 0 0 3 61 1st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP7 2 0 0 0 1 5.83 4th
Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Automatic Racing AMR 1 0 0 0 0 17 62nd
24H TCE Series – TCR Vmax Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 24H GT Series – GT3 Am CP Racing 6 0 0 0 2 70 8th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 1 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a 6th
2022 24H GT Series Continents – GT3 Am CP Racing 3 3 0 0 3 74 1st
24H GT Series Europe – GT3 Am 5 2 0 0 5 87 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a 6th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022–23 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am CP Racing 2 2 0 0 2 80 1st
2023 24H GT Series – GT3 Am CP Racing 5 1 0 0 2 166 1st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 7 1 0 0 6 0 NC†
Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Murillo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 210 48th
2023–24 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am CP Racing 3 1 0 0 2 72 1st
2024 24H Series – GT3 Am CP Racing 2 1 0 0 2 76 6th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 —N/a DNF
2025 Porsche Endurance Challenge North America – Cayman Pro-Am HM Road Racing 267 1st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 AV Racing by Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 1 5 NC
2026 Porsche Endurance Challenge North America – GT3 Cup Am HM Road Racing 2 0 0 0 2 102* 2nd*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 AV Racing by Black Falcon * *
Sources:[56][57]

† As Espenlaub was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results

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

Year Entrant Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1998 Bell Motorsport S BMW 328is DAY HMS1
2		 MOS1 MOS2 MOH POC TOR1 TOR2 TRO1 TRO2 MOS3 WGL MTT HMS2 ? ?
1999 Kent Engineering GS Pontiac Firebird SEB
7		 ATL
19		 MOS1
16		 MOS2
17		 TOR
15		 TRO ATL
10		 WGL SEB
12		 DAY
23		 ? ?
2000 Kent Engineering GS Pontiac Firebird DAY
12		 SEB
6		 PHX HMS
13		 MOH
3		 ELK
19		 TOR
1		 MOS
 WGL
 VIR
4		 13th 104
2001 Mike Baughman Racing GS Pontiac Firebird DAY
21		 HMS
 PHX
 WGL
 MOH
21		 MOS
 VIR
 ELK
 TRO
 DAY
4		 ? ?
Encompass SGS Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 DAY
3		 ? ?
2002 DTM Engineering ST II Mazda MX-5 DAY
5		 CAL
3		 PHX
1		 WGL
 VIR1
5		 ? ?
Pegasus Racing GS II Pontiac Firebird MOH
7		 VIR2
3		 MTT
4		 MOS
 DAY
2		 ? ?
2004 Frederick Motorsports Grand Sport Ford Mustang Cobra DAY
 HMS
 PHX
 MTT
 WGL
 MOH
 HMS
 VIR
 BAR
17		 92nd 14
SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 CAL
5		 57th 26
2005 SpeedSource Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 DAY
6		 CAL
 LGA
24		 WGL
20		 MOS
12		 BAR
 TRO
 MOH
20		 PHX
 VIR
 42nd 66
Knobel Racing Grand Sport Porsche 996 TRO
7		 86th 24
2006 Team Sahlen Grand Sport Porsche 996 DAY
1		 30th 100
Tafel Racing VIR
29		 LGA
26		 PHX
6		 LIM
32		 MOH
 BAR
 TRO
Hyper Sport Ford Mustang GT UTA
5		 VIR
24
Davis Motorsports Street Tuner Acura RSX-S BAR
11		 TRO
4		 50th 48
Roar Racing Mazda RX-8 VIR
34
2007 Kinetic Motorsports Grand Sport Ford Mustang GT DAY
44		 HMS
6		 IOW
2		 LGA LIM MOS VIR
8		 21st 143
BMW M3 MOH
12		 WGL BAR TRO
27		 UTA
24
Roar Racing Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 HMS
34		 MOH
16		 BAR
21		 VIR
19		 67th 30
2008 Automatic Racing Grand Sport BMW M3 Coupe DAY
7		 LIM
11		 MOS
26		 WGL
30		 BAR
8		 IOW
8		 TRO
8		 NJMP
20		 UTA
23		 VIR
8		 21st 143
Roar Racing Street Tuner Mazda RX-8 LIM
34		 MOH
22		 VIR
21		 67th 30
Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 TRO
20
2009 Automatic Racing Grand Sport BMW M3 DAY
21		 HMS
20		 NJMP
6		 LGA LIM
4		 WGL MOH BAR
6		 TRO UTA
8		 VIR
5		 20th 148
2010 Fall-Line Motorsports Grand Sport BMW M3 DAY
2		 HMS
5		 BAR
6		 VIR
 LIM
3		 WGL
1		 MOH
3		 NJMP
9		 TRO
5		 UTA
5		 1st 223
Freedom Autosport Street Tuner Mazda Speed 3 LIM
14		 TRO
14		 83rd 17
2011 Fall-Line Motorsports Grand Sport BMW M3 DAY
4		 HMS
4		 BAR
27		 VIR
4		 LIM
9		 WGL
15		 ELK
7		 LGA
2		 NJMP
4		 MOH
3		 5th 223
2012 Fall-Line Motorsports Grand Sport BMW M3 DAY
2		 BAR
5		 HMS
6		 NJMP
2		 MOH
23		 ELK
22		 WGL
19		 IMS
3		 LGA
25		 LIM
8		 8th 203
2013 Fall-Line Motorsports Grand Sport BMW M3 DAY
19		 COA
3		 BAR
7		 ATL
18		 MOH
11		 WGL
4		 IMS
4		 ELK
7		 KAN
7		 LGA
3		 LIM
5		 3rd 251
2014 Automatic Racing Grand Sport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 DAY
10		 SEB
 COA
7		 43rd 57
Rebel Rock Racing Street Tuner Porsche Cayman LGA
31		 LIM
 KAN
3		 WGL
 MOS
 IMS
 51st 60
Irish Mike's Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe ELK
14		 VIR
21		 COA
24		 ATL
2015 Tim Bell Racing Grand Sport Nissan 370Z GT4 DAY
18		 SEB
 18th 77
Automatic Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 LGA
15		 WGL
11		 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
9		 VIR
12		 COA
5		 ATL
2016 Automatic Racing Grand Sport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 DAY
 SEB
 LGA
 WGL
8		 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
4		 VIR
4		 COA
6		 ATL
3		 8th 134
2017 Automatic Racing Grand Sport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 DAY
7		 SEB
 COA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
10		 ELK
12		 VIR
 LGA
15		 ATL
 23rd 80
2020 Automatic Racing AMR Grand Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 DAY
 SEB
 ELK
 VIR
14		 ATL
 MOH
1
 MOH
2
 ATL
 LAG
 SEB
 62nd 17
2023 Murillo Racing Grand Sport Mercedes-AMG GT4 DAY
 SEB
 LGA
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 ATL
10		 48th 210

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 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 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2004 Horizon Motorsports SGS Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DAY
5		 MIA
 PHX
 MTT WGL
 41st 26
GT Pontiac GTO Pontiac 5.7 L V8 DAY
7		 MOH WGL
8		 MIA VIR
11		 BAR
6		 CAL
7		 15th 115
2005 Horizon Motorsports GT Pontiac GTO Pontiac 5.7 L V8 DAY
22		 MIA
22		 CAL
WD		 LAG
24		 MTT
WD		 WGL
21		 DAY
 BAR
10		 WGL
WD		 MOH
17		 PHX
 WGL
WD		 VIR
WD		 MEX 45th 70
2006 Tafel Racing GT Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DAY
12		 MEX
10		 MIA
7		 VIR
20		 LAG
7		 PHX
8		 LIM
7		 WGL
9		 MOH
WD		 DAY BAR SON MIL 23rd 222
2007 Hyper Sport GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 1.3L 3-Rotor DAY
 MEX
 MIA
 VIR
 LAG
 LIM
 WGL
 MOH
 DAY
 IOW
 BAR
 CGV
 MIL
10		 82nd 21
2008 Hyper Sport GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
24		 MIA
 MEX
 VIR
5		 LAG
 LIM
 WGL
19		 MOH
 DAY
 BAR
 CGV
 NJMP
 MIL
14		 46th 62
2009 Dempsey Racing GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
22		 VIR
7		 NJMP
 LAG
 WGL
7		 MOH
 DAY
 BAR
4		 WGL
16		 CGV
4		 MIL
11		 MIA
 19th 148
2010 Dempsey Racing GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
6		 MIA
 BAR
 VIR
 LIM
9		 WGL
7		 MOH
6		 DAY
14		 NJMP
12		 WGL
7		 CGV
10		 MIL
10		 15th 198
2011 Dempsey Racing GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
3		 MIA
 BAR
8		 VIR
 LIM
 WGL
9		 ELK
 LAG
13		 NJMP
9		 WGL
 CGV
 MOH
 26th 70
2012 Dempsey Racing GT Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
10		 BAR
8		 MIA
15		 NJMP
11		 BEL
15		 MOH
11		 ELK
8		 WGL
8		 IMS
9		 WGL
5		 CGV
6		 LAG
11		 LIM
4		 9th 280

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2004 Foxhill Racing/Comprent Motor Sports GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 SEB MOH LIM SON POR MOS ELK PET
Ret		 LGA
 NC 0
2013 Dempsey Racing/Del Piero GTC Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SEB LBH LGA LIM MOS ELK BAL COT VIR PET
8		 22nd 10

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2013 Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-R Pro-Am MNZ
Ret		 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NC 0
Gentlemen NÜR
34		 39th 4

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
2014 Fall-Line Motorsports GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CUJ 5.2 L V10 DAY
29		 SEB
6		 LGA
22		 DET
15		 WGL
10		 MOS
16		 IMS
14†		 ELK
9†		 VIR
11		 COA
DNS		 PET
 25th 145

Notes

  1. The series was renamed to Grand-Am Cup in 2001 following Grand-Am Road Racing's acquisition.

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