# Dan Harper

Daniel "Dan" Harper (born 8 December 2000) is a racing driver from Northern Ireland. He is currently competing as a BMW Motorsport works driver and was the 2023 British GT champion.

## Career

Harper started his racing career aged six, was a multiple champion in both quad bike and karting competition in his early years, before switching to junior rallying and winning three events in the Ireland Junior 1000 Rally Challenge in 2015.
Harper made the transition to circuit racing the following year after winning the Ginetta Junior Scholarship and with it a fully-funded season in the Ginetta Junior Championship for 2016.
In his maiden campaign with Douglas Motorsport, he took two outright race victories and won the Rookie Cup title. He returned for a second campaign and won seven races on his way to third in the final standings.
Harper then won his second manufacturer scholarship in three years, being named the 2018/19 Porsche GB Junior driver for the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. In his first year, he won two races and posted more pole positions and fastest laps than any other driver.
In 2019, he won the drivers’ title and finished the season with the most wins (8), pole positions (6) and fastest laps (11).
For 2020/21, Harper was signed by BMW Motorsport to compete as part of their BMW Junior Team. In each season, he contested the Nürburgring Endurance Series and ADAC TOTAL 24 Hours of Nürburgring alongside team-mates Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen.
Starting the 2020 NES season in a BMW M240i, the BMW Junior Team took a maiden class win in their third race. A step up to a BMW M4 GT4 soon after yielded a class podium in their first race and a class victory in their first attempt at the ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
For 2021, they moved up to the premier class in a BMW M6 GT3 with the BMW Team RMG. They achieved two overall race wins and four podium finishes to finish as the overall Nürburgring Endurance Series vice-champions.
In 2022, Harper and the BMW Junior Team won a qualifier race ahead of the ADAC TOTAL 24 Hours of Nürburgring and took a podium finish during a two round stint in the Nürburgring Endurance Series with BMW Team RMG. They also contested a debut season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with ROWE Racing, taking a best result of fourth in the 1000 km of Paul Ricard.
In 2023, Harper competed as a BMW works driver, entering the opening three rounds of the Nürburgring Endurance Series and the ADAC TOTAL 24 Hours of Nürburgring with BMW Team RMG, another full season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with ROWE Racing, and a debut campaign in the British GT Championship with Century Motorsport. He was crowned the 2023 British GT champion alongside team-mate Darren Leung, after two race wins and four podium finishes.
Continuing as a BMW works driver in 2024, Harper contested a dual programme in the GT World Challenge Europe; entering the Endurance Cup with ROWE Racing and the Sprint Cup with Century Motorsport. Harper was crowned the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze drivers' champion alongside team-mate Darren Leung, after two race wins and six podium finishes.
Harper secured a podium finish in the 2024 ADAC TOTAL 24 Hours of Nürburgring alongside Max Hesse and Charles Weerts with BMW Team RMG, as well as contesting a partial campaign in the British GT Championship alongside Michael Johnston at Century Motorsport.
2025 marks Harper's sixth season with BMW. He took his inaugural 24-hour race victory in the 2025 Dubai 24 Hour alongside Max Hesse, Darren Leung, Ben Tuck and Al Faisal Al Zubair at Al Manar Racing by Team WRT. He's contesting a first campaign in the IMSA SportsCar Championship alongside Max Hesse at Paul Miller Racing.
Harper is a full member of the British Racing Drivers' Club. He was previously part of the BRDC SuperStars programme and Motorsport UK Academy's Team UK programme.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2016 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 390 | 5th |
| 2017 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 625 | 3rd |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | JTR | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 84 | 5th |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | JTR | 16 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 159 | 1st |
| 2019 | Porsche Supercup | JTR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2020 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP8T | FK Performance Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 4th |
| 2021 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro | BMW Junior Team | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.22 | 2nd |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | BMW Junior Team Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11th |
| 2022 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro | BMW Junior Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | BMW Junior Team Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ROWE Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10th |
| 2023 | GT Winter Series | Schubert Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10th |
| 2023 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro | BMW Junior Team | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | BMW Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2023 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Century Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 176 | 1st |
| 2023 | GT Cup Championship - Group GT3 | Century Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Project 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21st |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ROWE Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Century Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze Cup | Century Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 87.5 | 1st |
| 2024 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Century Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | BMW M Team RMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring Qualifiers - SP9 | BMW M Team RMG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | BMW M Team RMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5th |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | ROWE Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5th |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5th |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Paul Miller Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 11th* |
| 2025 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by Team WRT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
| 2018 | JTR | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 7 | DON 1 3 | DON 2 7 | MNZ 1 RET | MNZ 2 8 | OUL 1 4 | OUL 2 1 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 4 | KNO 1 1 | KNO 2 2 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 2 | BGP 1 9 | BGP 2 4 | 5th | 84 |
| 2019 | JTR | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 3 | DON 1 1 | DON 2 3 | CRO 1 1 | CRO 2 (6) | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 4 | THR 1 1 | THR 2 1 | SIL 1 1 | SIL 2 4 | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 4 | BGP 1 4 | BGP 2 1 | 1st | 159 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | ROWE Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | IMO 15 | LEC 4 | SPA 6H 11 | SPA 12H 2 | SPA 24H 5 | HOC 9 | CAT 13 | 11th | 36 |
| 2023 | ROWE Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | MNZ 2 | LEC 6 | SPA 6H 4 | SPA 12H 53 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 11 | CAT 12 | 10th | 33 |
| 2024 | ROWE Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | LEC 1 | SPA 6H 7 | SPA 12H 17 | SPA 24H 6 | NÜR 11 | MNZ | JED | 4th | 36 |

### Complete British GT Championship results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 6 | OUL 2 6 | SIL 1 1 | DON 1 5 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 5 | ALG 1 5 | BRH 1 1 | DON 1 2 | 1st | 176 |
| 2024 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 9 | OUL 2 14 | SIL 1 17 | DON 1 6 | SPA 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | DON 1 | BRH 1 | 16th | 14 |

### Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
| 2023–24 | Team Project 1 | BMW M4 GT3 | GT | SEP 1 18 | SEP 2 10 | DUB 1 7 | ABU 1 8 | ABU 2 15 | 21st | 11 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2024 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | Bronze | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 17 | MIS 2 20 | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 11 | MAG 1 21 | MAG 2 26 | CAT 1 21 | CAT 2 22 | 1st | 87.5 |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
| 2025 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD Pro | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | BMW P58 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | DAY 12 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 11th* | 220* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

## Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2019 | Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards | Young Player Of The Year | Won |
| 2019 | Association of Northern Ireland Car Clubs Awards | ANICC Northern Ireland Motorsport Award | Won |
| 2019 | British Racing Drivers' Club Awards | The Henry Surtees Award | Won |
| 2019 | Autosport Awards | National Racing Driver of the Year | Nominated |
| 2023 | Motorsport News Awards | National Racing Driver of the Year | Nominated |
| 2023 | Autosport Awards | National Racing Driver of the Year | Nominated |
| 2023 | British GT Championship | Allan Simonsen Award (Driver of the Year) | Won |