Parker Thompson

Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Parker Thompson
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 26) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Vasser Sullivan Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	12
Starts	4
Wins	1
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	21st in 2023
Previous series
2015–2017 2018–2020 2019 2021–2022 2023	U.S. F2000 National Championship Indy Pro 2000 Championship Canadian Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup North America IMSA SportsCar Championship

Career

Early career

Thompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012 he finished 3rd in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal.^[2] In 2013 he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win.^[3]

Open wheel career

In 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished 2nd place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished 2nd place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship, with Exclusive Autosport. After a total of six seasons on the Road to Indy (2015-2020) he holds the record for the most top-five finishes across all series.^[4]

Thompson also participated in other open-wheel championship series. Driving for Exclusive Autosport, he was the Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion in 2017.^[5]

Sports car racing

In 2019 Thompson initiated a move into sports car racing, participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge in Canada and the United States, as well as the Canadian Touring Car Championship where he was the GTS class champion.^[6] 2021 and 2022 saw Thompson compete full time in the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a pro-class entry with JDX Racing. After placing 3rd in the 2021 season championship, Thompson earned the season's championship title in 2022.^[7]

In 2023 he joined Vasser Sullivan Racing racing to pilot the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at all Michelin Endurance Cup events.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2015	U.S. F2000 National Championship	JDC Motorsports	16	0	0	0	0	221	5th
	U.S. F2000 Winterfest		5	0	0	0	0	88	6th
2016	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	16	4	3	7	12	374	2nd
2017	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Exclusive Autosport	14	3	3	1	6	269	3rd
	Formula 1600 Super Series Canada		11	7	3	?	10	275	1st
2018	Pro Mazda Championship	Exclusive Autosport	16	3	3	5	6	345	2nd
2019	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	Abel Motorsports	16	2	3	1	8	344	3rd
	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA	JDX Racing	4	1	1	1	4	184	NC
	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge CAN	SCB Racing	12	0	2	0	6	343	2nd
	Canadian Touring Car Championship	Speedstar Motorsport	8	7	8	8	7	792	1st
2020	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	DEForce Racing	17	0	0	0	4	283	7th
	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Forty7 Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	18	33rd
2021	Porsche Carrera Cup North America	JDX Racing	16	3	0	2	8	258	3rd
2022	Porsche Carrera Cup North America	JDX Racing	16	5	1	1	12	306	1st
	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Sean Creech Motorsport	2	0	0	2	1	550	19th
2023	GT4 America Series - Silver	TGR Hanley Motorsports
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Vasser Sullivan Racing	4	1	0	0	1	1138	21st
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	TGR Hattori Motorsports	1	1	1	0	1	350	38th
2024	GT4 America Series - Silver	TGR Hanley Motorsports
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Vasser Sullivan
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro
	992 Endurance Cup	Mühlner Motorsport

^* Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American sports car racing results

IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge America

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2019	JDX Racing	BAR 3	BAR 3	MDO 1	MDO 2	CGV 2	CGV 6	WGI	WGI	ROA	ROA	VIR	VIR	LAG	LAG	ATL	ATL	16th	184

IMSA Carrera Cup North America

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2021	JDX Racing	SEB 4	SEB 5	COTA 1	COTA 4	WGI 7	WGI 6	ROA 2	ROA 1	IMS 2	IMS 1	IMS 9	VIR 4	VIR 3	ATL 3	ATL 3	ATL 4	3rd	258
2022	JDX Racing	SEB 3	SEB 3	LBC 2	LBC 4	LAG 1	LAG 1	WGI 3	WGI 4	TOR 6	TOR 2	ROA 1	ROA 2	IMS 1	IMS 32	ATL 1	ATL 3	1st	306

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2023	Vasser Sullivan Racing	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 5	LBH	MON	WGL 1	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET 16	21st	1138
2024	VasserSullivan	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	DAY 15	SEB 13	LBH 1	LGA 9	WGL 4	MOS 5	ELK 11	VIR 9	IMS 22	PET		5th*	2213*
		GTD Pro						DET 4								31st*	301*
Source:[8]

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2015	JDC Motorsports	STP 15	STP 6	NOL 7	NOL 4	BAR 5	BAR 5	IMS 14	IMS 6	LOR 6	TOR 11	TOR 12	MDO 5	MDO 4	MDO 5	LAG 5	LAG 14	5th	221
2016	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	STP 15	STP 4	BAR 1	BAR 1	IMS 2	IMS 1	LOR 2	ROA 5	ROA 3	TOR 3	TOR 1	MDO 17	MDO 2	MDO 2	LAG 2	LAG 3	2nd	374
2017	Exclusive Autosport	STP 5	STP 3	BAR 5	BAR 3	IMS 19	IMS 4	ROA 5	ROA 5	IOW 12	TOR 1	TOR 1	MDO 2	MDO 1	WGI 16			3rd	269

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2018	Exclusive Autosport	STP 2	STP 5	BAR 1	BAR 2	IMS 5	IMS 1	LOR 1	ROA 4	ROA 4	TOR 8	TOR 8	MDO 5	MDO 6	GMP 6	POR 3	POR 5		2nd	345
2019	Abel Motorsports	STP 1	STP 1	IMS 5	IMS 5	LOR 10	ROA 3	ROA 3	TOR 3	TOR 2	MDO 11	MDO 4	GTW 6	PIR 3	PIR 4	LAG 4	LAG 2		3rd	344
2020	DEForce Racing	ROA 14	ROA 16	MOH 3	MOH 4	MOH 4	LOR 10	GMP 6	IMS 3	IMS 4	IMS 5	MOH 13	MOH 2	NJM 4	NJM 2	NJM 4	STP 13	STP 12	7th	283

Canadian regional racing results

Formula 1600 Super Series^[9]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2017	Exclusive Autosport	CGV 1	CGV 1	CTMP 3	CTMP 1	CTMP 1	CTR 2	CTR 3	CTR 15	CMP 1	CMP 1	CMP 1	1st	275

Canadian Touring Car Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2019	Speedstar Motorsport	CTMP 1	CTMP 1	CMP 1	CMP 1	SMP 1	SMP 1	CTR DNF	CTR 1	CTMP	CTMP	1st	946

IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2019	SCB Racing	CTMP 2	CTMP 3	CGV 2	CGV 7	CTMP 5	CTMP 2	TOR 3	TOR 5	ROA 6	ROA 6	CMT 4	CMT 2	2nd	343

References

1. "Parker Thompson: Nothing's for granted". RACER. Irvine, California, United States: Racer. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
2. "Kart racer's move 'chance of a lifetime' - Red Deer Advocate". www.reddeeradvocate.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
3. Staff, Advocate (20 December 2013). "Parker Thompson making leap to formula car - Red Deer Advocate". www.reddeeradvocate.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
4. "2022 Media Guide" (PDF). www.usfpro2000.com.
5. "Thompson wins 2017 Formula 1600 Super Series > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series". Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
6. "Audi R8 LMS GT4 wins first title in 2019 in Canada". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
7. Grace, Jonathan (30 September 2022). "Thompson: "Unbelievable" to Take Down Kelly-Moss "Dynasty" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
8. "Parker Thompson Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
9. "2017 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series". Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

External links

• Official Website
• Parker Thompson career summary at DriverDB.com
• Parker Thompson official Pro Mazda stats
• Parker Thompson official U.S. F2000 stats
• 2017 Formula 1600 Super Series official results
• IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup USA official results
• IMSA Results official results