Dane Richard Cameron (born October 18, 1988) is an American racing driver from Glen Ellen, California. He won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship overall in 2016, 2019 and 2024. Additionally, he also won the GTD and LMP2 class championships in 2014 and 2025, respectively.

Early career After karting, Cameron began his auto racing career in 2005 in the Jim Russell Racing School and Formula Russell where he won the championship.Dane Cameron – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-08-10 In 2006 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National ChampionshipFinlay Motorsports to Sponsor Dane Cameron in Cooper Tires Formula 2000 Series, Motorsport.com, March 13, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-10 and finished runner-up to J. R. Hildebrand. That fall Cameron won a Team USA Scholarship to participate in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in Europe,Krefting, Kevin. TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP: Dane Cameron Snares a Pole at Snetterton, Speed, November 3, 2006, Retrieved 2011-08-10 which he won.

In 2007, Cameron competed in the Star Mazda Championship and won the title over James Davison on the back of three race wins and only one finish outside the top-ten.Krefting, Kevin. STAR MAZDA: Mandarino Wins, Cameron is Champ , Speed, October 4, 2007, Retrieved 2011-07-25 With his championship he won a scholarship to race in the Atlantic Championship in 2008. Cameron finished seventh in points with a best performance of finishing second from the pole in the first race at Road America.CAMERON SCORES PODIUM FROM THE POLE FROM THE POLE AT ROAD AMERICA, Motorsport.com, August 12, 2008, Retrieved 2011-08-10

Sportscar career

Rolex Sports Car Series Cameron turned to sports car racing in 2009 where he drove a Mazda RX-8 in the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series for Racers Edge Motorsports. He finished 17th in GT class drivers' points with a best finish of third at Watkins Glen International.Dane Cameron – Bio, Grand-Am, Retrieved 2011-08-10 Cameron had ten different co-drivers in the Racers Edge #30 car throughout the season. In 2010 Cameron made only two Rolex Sports Car Series starts but both were in the top-flight Daytona Prototype class. He drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Beyer Racing and the New Jersey Motorsports Park race for Starworks Motorsport. He also made one American Le Mans Series start (the 12 Hours of Sebring) in the LMPC class with Genoa Racing and his team won their class.

In 2011, Cameron competed with Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle in their Rolex GT class Mazda RX-8 with teammate James Gué. They finished fourth in the championship with three third-place finishes and six top-fives. In 2012, he drove Team Sahlen's RX-8 in the same series with Wayne Nonnamaker. He ranked sixth in points with a class win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and three podiums.

Cameron moved up to the Rolex Daytona Prototype class full-time with Team Sahlen in 2013, again sharing ride with Wayne Nonnamaker. With two fourth-place finishes, he finished tenth in the drivers standings. Also, he partnered with eventual LMPC drivers champion Mike Guasch in four rounds of the American Le Mans Series.

IMSA SportsCar Championship In the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, Cameron moved to the GTD class to drive a Turner BMW Z4 with Markus Palttala. He claimed four class wins and two third-place finishes in 11 rounds, winning the GTD drivers championship.

Cameron moved to the Prototype class for the 2015 IMSA season, sharing an Action Express Racing Corvette with Eric Curran. He claimed two wins, four podiums and top-five finishes in every race. As a result, he ended third in the drivers standings. Cameron was renewed with the team for 2016 and 2017.

For the 2018 season, Cameron picked up Juan Pablo Montoya as a co-driver at Team Penske. In the second year of the partnership, Cameron, Montoya and Penske claimed the DPi championship. He also earned the highest number of Pro-Am points in the GT World Challenge America, but was excluded from the championship due to an injury-forced co-driver change.

In 2020, Cameron joined Honda Racing Team JAS for Intercontinental GT Challenge events.

Hypercar career Cameron became a member of the Porsche Penske Motorsport outfit in 2023, where he would drive a Porsche 963 alongside Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki in the World Endurance Championship.

Personal life Cameron's father was a racing engineer. Dane is married with two children.

Complete motorsports results

Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2006 Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series Finlay Motorsports1424292722nd Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy Team USA Scholarship641?61361st2007 Star Mazda Championship JDC MotorSports1236?84501st2008 Atlantic Championship Lynx Racing1101121697th2009 Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Racers Edge Motorsports11000120414th2010 Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Beyer Racing200003637th Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST Freedom Autosport100001089th2011 American Le Mans Series - PC Genoa Racing111113014th Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Dempsey Racing1201033064th2012 American Le Mans Series - PC Dempsey Racing100100NC American Le Mans Series - P2200000NC Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Team Sahlen1310033246th2013 American Le Mans Series - PC PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports413335112th Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Team Sahlen12020026910th2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport1142263041st United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione100002335th Pirelli World Challenge - GT Turner Motorsport100003936th Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Tim Bell Racing11000012530th2015 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Action Express Racing1020143043rd United SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport110113630th2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Action Express Racing1020373141st2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Whelen Engineering Racing1010062912nd Pirelli World Challenge - GT Magnus Racing210024839th Pirelli World Challenge - TC Turner Motorsport210024621st Intercontinental GT Challenge RealTime Racing100001210th2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Acura Team Penske1001142515th2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Acura Team Penske1032073021st Blancpain GT World Challenge America RealTime Racing1210121236th Intercontinental GT Challenge Honda Team Motul100000NC2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Acura Team Penske902232476th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Honda Racing10000526th Intercontinental GT Challenge300011912th2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian10001229465th2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team Penske300004210th2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport2000158017th FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar70000617th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar10000N/A9th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport9200729821st 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar Reserve driver2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 AO Racing7221322541st European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am AO by TF610051001st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pro-Am11001N/A1st2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2AO Racing7111220874thEuropean Le Mans Series - LMP2AO by TF5000245*7th* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pro-Am10001N/A3rd

American Open-Wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2006 Finlay Motorsports ATL12 ATL22 MOH126 MOH23 PIR18 PIR29 CLE12 CLE21 TOR12 TOR22 MOH32 MOH417 ROA11 ROA211 2nd 272

Star Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2007 JDC MotorSports SEB4 HOU1 VIR1 MMP4 POR17 CLE2 TOR1 RAM2 TRO2 MOS3 RAT8 LAG2 1st 450

Atlantic Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2008 Lynx RacingLBH11LS17MTT5EDM14EDM25ROA12ROA217TRR5NJ19UTA3ATL137th169

American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) +YearEntrantClassMakeEngine12345678910PointsRef2011Genoa RacingPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8SEBLBHLRPMOSMOHELKBALLAGPET14th302012Dempsey RacingPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8SEBLBHLAGLRPMOSNC0LMP2Lola B12/87Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8MOHELKBALVIRPETNC02013PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8SEBLBHLAGLRPMOSELKBALCOAVIRPET12th51

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank PointsRef 2014 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 V8 DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR AUS ATL 1st 304 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 DAY SEBLBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR AUS ATL 35th 23 2015 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA BEL WGL MOS ELK AUS ATL 3rd 304 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL LIM ELK VIR AUS ATL 30th 36 2016 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA BEL WGL MOS ELK AUS ATL 1st 314 2017 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi-V.R DAY SEB LBH AUS BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 2nd 291 2018 Acura Team Penske P Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 5th 251 2019 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 1st 302 2020 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY DAY SEB ELK ATL MOH PET LGA SEB 6th 247 2021 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL WGL ELK LGA LBH PET 5th 2946 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 17th 5802024Porsche Penske MotorsportGTPPorsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATL 1st 2982 2025 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 1st 2254 2026 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 4th 2087Source:

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2022 Team Penske LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 10th 42 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 SEB PRT SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 7th 61Source:

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Team Penske Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 9th 5th 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 963 Hypercar 325 16th 9th 2025 AO by TF Louis Delétraz P. J. Hyett Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 20th 3rd LMP2 Pro-Am 1st 2026 AO by TF James Allen P. J. Hyett Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 24th10th LMP2 Pro-Am 3rdSource:

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2025 AO by TF LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st 1002026 AO by TF LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 7th* 45*

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