John Farano

John Farano
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1959-12-08) December 8, 1959 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamTower Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number8
Starts23 (23 entries)
Wins5
Podiums14
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st (LMP2) in 2022

John Farano (born 8 December 1959) is a Canadian businessman and racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Tower Motorsports.[1] He is the series' 2022 LMP2 drivers' champion.[2]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Ferrari F430 Challenge Pirelli Trophy USA N/A ? ? ? ? ? 132 4th
2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Blackforest Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 38 60th
2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - DP AIM Autosport 2 0 0 0 0 17 55th
2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series N/A 4 0 0 0 0 473 24th
2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Tower Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 728 20th
Ferrari Challenge North America - F430 Challenge Algar Ferrari 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2012 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport BGB Motorsports 11 0 0 0 3 264 1st
2013 Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge - Trofeo Pirelli The Auto Gallery 12 3 2 0 5 136 2nd
IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Multimatic Motorsports 4 0 0 0 2 89 34th
Grand-Am Sports Car Series - GT APR Motorsport LTD.UK 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Tower Motorsports 9 0 0 0 0 136 27th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA DragonSpeed 10 1 0 0 4 64 4th
United Sports Car Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa[3] 1 0 0 0 0 20 82nd
Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli Ferrari of Beverly Hills 4 0 0 0 0 20 18th
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am Ferrari of San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Rossocorsa 4 0 0 0 0 30 7th
Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale 14 0 1 0 10 136 3rd
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2016 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Am Rossocorsa 11 0 0 0 5 117 3rd
Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series N/A 1 0 0 0 0 21 54th
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport[4][5] 6 0 0 0 0 25 13th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 0 5 28th
Touring Car Endurance Series - A3 Cor Euser Racing
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport[6][7] 6 2 0 0 3 77.5 1st
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 7 0 0 0 1 29.5 9th
Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge Ferrari of Ontario 2 1 1 0 2 34 9th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 RLR MSport[8] 6 0 0 0 0 5.5 21st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell - Pro-Am Rossocorsa 2 0 0 0 1 14 14th
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am RLR MSport[9] 2 1 0 0 1 26 5th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport By Starworks[10] 4 1 0 0 2 95 4th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport By Starworks[11] 8 1 0 0 6 2012 3rd
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport[12] 8 2 0 0 5 2018 1st
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports 3 1 0 0 1 629 19th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 1029* 8th*

† As Farano was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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
2017 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
19 		MNZ
20 		RBR
21 		LEC
20 		SPA
23 		ALG
16 		13th 25
2018 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
1 		MNZ
11 		RBR
1 		SIL
6 		SPA
2 		ALG
5 		1st 77.5
2019 RLR MSport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
8 		MNZ
Ret 		CAT
13 		SIL
Ret 		SPA
14 		ALG
15 		21st 5.5

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2020 Tower Motorsport By Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4† 		SEB
4 		ELK ATL PET
1 		LGA SEB
2 		4th 95
2021 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2† 		SEB
3 		WGL
4 		WGL
3 		ELK
2 		LGA
2 		PET
1 		3rd 2012
2022 Tower Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3† 		SEB
7 		LGA
1 		MOH
4 		WGL
2 		ELK
2 		PET
1 		1st 2018
2023 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
5† 		SEB
1 		LGA
8 		WGL
 ELK
 IMS PET
 19th 629
2024 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
5 		SEB
12 		WGL
6 		MOS
6 		ELK
6 		IMS
8 		ATL
5 		9th 1833

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019 United Kingdom RLR M Sport/Tower Events India Arjun Maini
France Norman Nato 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 295 NC NC

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (December 5, 2022). "Newgarden, McLaughlin to Make Rolex 24 Debuts With Tower". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "John Farano | IMSA". imsa.com.
  3. ^ Pruett, Marshall. "6IMSA publishes Roar Before the 24 entry list". RACER.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (December 31, 2016). "RLR Msport Confirms Farano, Kapadia, Dons in 2017 LMP3 Lineup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "46th Car For Road To Le Mans – RLR MSport Enter Second Ligier". dailysportscar.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (February 2, 2018). "RLR Msport Returns to LMP3 with New Lineup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "29 Cars for Le Mans Cup Season". sportscar365.com. Sportscar365. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "RLR Tests ORECA At Snetterton Ahead Of 2019 Season". Dailysportscar. September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018. In attendance at the test was Canadian John Farano, who will be racing with the team next year.
  9. ^ "RLR MSport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Goodwin, Graham (December 5, 2019). "Tower Motorsports by Starworks Set for IMSA Enduro LMP2 Campaign". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Dagys, John (January 12, 2021). "Starworks Set for Full Season Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (January 7, 2022). "Habsburg, Deletraz Headline Tower Motorsport LMP2 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 7, 2022.