# Parker Thompson

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

## 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. 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.

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

### 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. 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.
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 |
| 2015 | U.S. F2000 Winterfest | JDC Motorsports | 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 |
| 2017 | Formula 1600 Super Series Canada | Exclusive Autosport | 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 |
| 2019 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA | JDX Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 184 | NC |
| 2019 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge CAN | SCB Racing | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 343 | 2nd |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2022 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 550 | 19th |
| 2023 | GT4 America Series - Silver | TGR Hanley Motorsports | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 142 | 7th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1138 | 21st |
| 2023 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | TGR Hattori Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 38th |
| 2024 | GT4 America Series - Silver | TGR Hanley Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 5th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2527 | 6th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Vasser Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 34th |
| 2024 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | TGR Team Hattori Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 71st |
| 2024 | 992 Endurance Cup | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st |
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | 2 Seas 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 3 | | 6th | 2527 |
| 2024 | VasserSullivan | GTD Pro | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | | | | DET 4 | | | | | | | | 34th | 301 |
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### 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

| 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 |