Roman De Angelis

Roman De Angelis (born 2 February 2001) is a Canadian racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for the Heart of Racing Team.
==Career==
De Angelis began his racing career in karting at the age of 9 and at the age 13 won his first title, the 2014 Canadian National Karting Championship. In 2016 De Angelis moved up from karting to F1600 Championship Series|F1600 where he won Rookie of Year honors for his second-place finish in the 18-race season.2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series: 2016 Standings > Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series, accessdate: October 18, 2021
De Angelis then moved on to race Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT3s competing in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada with Mark Motors Racing beginning in 2017.Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine: Mark Motors Signs Roman De Angelis For 2017 - Inside Track Motorsport News Magazine, accessdate: October 18, 2021 In his first season he won the GT3 Cup Gold Class Canadian Championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the championship in GT3 Cup history at 16 years of age.Mark Motors Racing: Roman De Angelis - Mark Motors Racing, accessdate: October 19, 2021
In 2018 De Angelis continued racing for Mark Motors Racing moving up to the GT3 Platinum Class and partnered with Kelly Moss and Racing for Children to compete in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge|IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. De Angelis finished the year as runner up in both series. 2018 also saw De Angelis win his first endurance race of his career at the inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge Roar Before the Rolex 24 driving the No. 4 Ligier JS P3 for ANSA Motorsports.Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona: Teenager Roman De Angelis wins inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona, accessdate: October 18, 2021
In 2019, racing with the same teams, De Angelis had the most successful season of his career winning both the GT3 Cup Platinum Class Canadian & GT3 Cup Platinum Class USA Championships, De Angelis was the first driver to accomplish this feat. De Angelis finished the 2019 season with 18 victories, 14 pole positions and 22 podiums in 24 race starts.IMSA: Dickinson Picks Up First Career Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama Win As De Angelis Clinches 2019 Title at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | IMSA, accessdate: October 18, 2021
For the 2020 season De Angelis joined the IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA Weathertech Series in the GT Daytona Class competing for the Heart of Racing Team in the #23 Aston Martin GT Vantage car. The team got there first podium of the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a third-place finish and a season best second place finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. De Angelis also raced in the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit in New South Wales, Australia for the Garage59 Team in an Aston Martin GT3 with co-driver Andrew Watson. The pair finished the race thirteenth overall and second in their GT3 Silver class. De Angelis also partnered with Panoz Racing to compete in four races of the GT4 America Series season. De Angelis and teammate Parker Chase claimed victories at Circuit of The Americas and Indianapolis.RACER: Panoz wins opening Pirelli GT4 America SprintX round at COTA | RACER, accessdate: October 18, 2021
2021 saw De Angelis remain with Heart of Racing, being joined by Ross Gunn (racing driver)|Ross Gunn who replaced team boss Ian James as his principal partner. The team got their first podium finish at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and their first victory in Detroit at the Detroit Grand Prix at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. De Angelis and Gunn claimed the WeatherTech Sprint Cup title as the highest scoring team in the sprint events through the season.Driver Database: IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTD class 2021 standings | Driver Database, accessdate: October 18, 2021
De Angelis was also a part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, as the only Canadian, in the 15-driver competition to find the next generation of GT endurance stars.Pressroom: Race to graduate Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy back on – Aston Martin | Pressroom, accessdate: October 18, 2021 
==Racing record==
===Career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F/Laps	Points	Position
2016 	2016 Toyo Tire F1600 Championship 	Brian Graham Racing 	18 	4 	15 	0 	0 	374 	2nd
2017 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada – Gold 	Mark Motors Racing 	11 	10 	11 	9 	11 	249 	1st
2017 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge|IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Gold 	Mark Motors Racing 	13 	8 	9 	12 	12 	219 	3rd
2018 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada – Platinum 	Mark Motors Racing 	12 	1 	10 	3 	1 	373 	2nd
2018 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge|IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Platinum 	Kelly Moss Racing 	16 	2 	10 	5 	1 	474 	2nd
2018 	IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 	ANSA Motorsports 	1 	1 	1 	1 	0 	50 	24th
2019 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada – Platinum 	Mark Motors Racing 	12 	11 	11 	4 	8 	413 	1st
2019 	IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge|IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Platinum 	Kelly Moss Racing 	16 	10 	13 	5 	7 	474 	1st
2020 	2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Heart of Racing Team	8 	0 	2 	0 	0 	199 	15th
2020 	2020 Bathurst 12 Hour – GT3 Silver 	Garage 59 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	3rd
2020 	2020 GT4 America Series|Pirelli GT4 America SprintX - Silver 	Panoz Racing 	4 	2 	2 	1 	2 	60 	7th
2021 	2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Heart of Racing Team	12 	2 	5 	1 	0 	2761* 	3rd*
* Season still in progress.
===Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results===
(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year	Team 	Class	Make 	Engine 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	Rank	Points
2020	Heart of Racing	GTD 	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbocharger|Turbo V8 engine|V8	DAY 	DAY 	SEB 	ELK 	VIR 	ATL 	Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio|MDO	Grand Prix of Charlotte|CLT 	PET 	Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship|LGA	12 Hours of Sebring|SEB	 	15th	199
2021	Heart of Racing	GTD 	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbocharger|Turbo V8 engine|V8	2021 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY	2021 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB	2021 Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio|MDO	2021 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|DET	2021 6 Hours of The Glen|WGL	Crown Royal 200 at the Glen|WGL	Northeast Grand Prix|LIM 	Road Race Showcase at Road America|ELK	Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship|LGA	LBH 	GT Challenge at VIR|VIR	PET	3rd*	1606*
* Season still in progress.
Category:2001 births
Category:Canadian racing drivers
Category:Canadian people