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 the 2021 IMSA title winner in the DPi class alongside Felipe Nasr, as well as an overall winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023 12 Hours of Sebring. Pipo is the son of the late Walter Derani and the 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 TT Circuit Assen 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 Nürburgring.
Formula Three In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011, Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. 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 Masters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. 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.Luis Felipe Derani – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2013-11-20
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 Extreme Speed Motorsports with a Ligier-Honda LMP2, winning both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2017, Derani signed with Ford to become a factory driver. He raced the first three races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship 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. He 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 Action Express Racing in the WTSCC. He was leading Petit Le Mans 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 André 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 Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 16 0 0 1 2 192 7th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 27th GT3 Brasil Championship CRT Brasil 4 0 0 0 0 29 28th 2010 German Formula 3 Championship Motopark Academy 18 0 0 0 0 20 10th GT Brasil WB Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 35th 2011 British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 30 0 0 0 1 36 15th FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Masters of Formula 3 Prema Powerteam 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing Brazil 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2012 British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 28 2 0 2 5 146 8th Formula 3 Euro Series 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 30 0 0 0 3 143 8th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 6 0 0 0 1 88 14th European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Murphy Prototypes 2 0 1 1 1 24 12th German Formula 3 Championship ADM Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 1 1 0 7 134 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Extreme Speed Motorsports 9 0 0 1 4 116 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype 4 2 0 1 3 128 12th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 1 17th 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Tequila Patrón ESM 7 1 1 1 1 181 9th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 3 1 1 0 2 74 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Vaillante Rebellion 1 0 0 0 0 12 23rd 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 BBT 4 0 1 1 4 70 2nd 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Tequila Patrón ESM 10 2 2 0 2 232 9th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th Stock Car Brasil Cimed Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Spirit of Race 3 1 2 0 1 35 7th 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 2 1 4 5 297 2nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup M-Sport Team Bentley 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 9 1 1 1 5 258 4th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 4 4 3 8 3407 1st FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 2 0 0 0 0 24 7th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 10 0 0 2 5 3083 5th FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 3 0 2 0 2 47 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar10000N/A4th 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP Whelen Engineering Racing 9 1 2 3 3 2733 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar Action Express Racing10000N/A10th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP Whelen Cadillac Racing 9 0 4 1 3 2687 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 Richard Mille AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 240 52nd 2025 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 CLX Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 25 11th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD DXDT Racing 1 0 0 0 0 136 87th 2026FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarGenesis Magma Racing 6 0 0 0 0 10 20th*European Le Mans Series - LMP2Nielsen Racing † 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) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2009 Motopark AcademyZAN1ZAN2HOC1HOC2 ALA1 ALA2OSC1OSC2ASS1ASS2MST1MST2NÜR1NÜR2SPA1SPA2 7th 192
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2009 Motopark AcademyCAT1CAT2SPA1SPA2HUN1HUN2SIL1SIL2LMS1LMS2NÜR1NÜR2ALC1ALC2 27th 2
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2012 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 PAU1 PAU2 BRH1 BRH2 RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 VAL1 VAL2 HOC1 HOC2 NC 0 2013 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 8th 143
American open–wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Pro Mazda Championship results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2014 Team Pelfrey STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 14th 88
Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2014 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 12th 24 2025 CLX Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 11th 25Source:
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2015 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 3rd 134 2016 Extreme Speed Motorsports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 4th 116 2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK LMGTE Pro Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS 10th 74 Vaillante Rebellion LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 23rd 12 2019–20 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R13 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR NC† 0† 2021 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 7th 24 2022 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 5th 47 2026 Genesis Magma Racing Hypercar Genesis GMR-001 Genesis G8MR 3.2 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 20th* 10*Source: † As the #3 Rebellion was not a full-season entry, it was not eligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank PointsRef 2016 Tequila Patrón ESM2 P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 12th 1282017Tequila Patrón ESM2PNissan Onroak DPiNissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL 9th 18122 MOS ELK LGA PET 2018 Tequila Patrón ESM22 P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 9th 232 2019 Whelen Engineering Racing31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 2nd 297 2020 Whelen Engineering Racing31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY DAY SEB ELK ATL MOH PET LGA SEB 4th 258 2021 Whelen Engineering Racing31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL WGL ELK LGA LBH PET 1st 3407 2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MOH DET WGL MOS ELK PET 5th 3083 2023 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 GTP Cadillac V-LMDh Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 1st 2733 2024 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 GTP Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 4th 2687 Richard Mille AF Corse 88 LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 MOS 52nd 240 2025 DXDT Racing 36 GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 87th 136Source:
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results