Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993) is a Brazilian race car driver who is currently a factory driver for the Genesis Magma Racing program. He is an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the

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. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and younger brother of Rafael Derani, both well-known Brazilian racing drivers.

Career

Karting

Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005, he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.

Formula Renault

Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit and

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along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship. In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team. He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the

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Formula Three

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, Derani stepped up to the

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with the Motopark Academy team joining Formula Renault teammates

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and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011, Derani moved to the

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with

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. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and

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. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at

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and

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. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the

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. In 2013, Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.

Sportscars

In 2014, Derani raced in the last two rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, finishing third in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet on 14 September and retired in the 4 Hours of Estoril on 19 October, driving on both occasions an Oreca-Nissan 03R of the Irish team Murphy Prototypes. In 2016, he entered the four endurance races of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for

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with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the

. In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver. He raced the first three races of the

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in the LMGTE Pro class with Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK, claiming a class win at Silverstone. Later, he drove an Oreca LMP2 for Rebellion at the FIA WEC Nürburgring round. The Brazilian also drove at seven rounds of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Nissan Onroak DPi, winning at Road America. For the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Derani became a full-time driver at Extreme Speed Motorsports, winning at the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2020, Derani was a full-time DPi driver for

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in the WTSCC. He was leading

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when he and Ricky Taylor made contact, knocking Derani's entry from contention. In June 2024, Action Express Racing and Derani announced that Derani would not return to the WeatherTech SportCar Championship with Action Express in 2025. In December 2024, Derani and Andre Lotterer were announced the drivers for the new Genesis LMDh program which intends to compete in the World Endurance Championship for the 2026 season.

Racing career

Career summary

^† As Derani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

( key)

American open–wheel racing

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

Complete Pro Mazda Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

^† As the #3 Rebellion was not a full-season entry, it was not eligible to score points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Derani, Luis Felipe 1993 births Living people Brazilian racing drivers Racing drivers from São Paulo Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Brazilian WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 12 Hours of Sebring drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers Stock Car Brasil drivers Motopark Academy drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Double R Racing drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Team Pelfrey drivers Murphy Prototypes drivers G-Drive Racing drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Rebellion Racing drivers AF Corse drivers Action Express Racing drivers Multimatic Motorsports drivers OAK Racing drivers McLaren Racing drivers M-Sport drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Cool Racing drivers