| Phil Hanson | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Philip_Hanson_2020_(cropped).jpg) Hanson in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 5 July 1999 Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| FIA WEC career | |
| Debut season | 2019–20 |
| Current team | Hertz Team Jota |
| Racing licence | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:FIA_Gold_Driver.png){kind=small} FIA Gold |
| Car number | 38 |
| Former teams | Tockwith Motorsports, United Autosports |
| Starts | 32 (32 entries) |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 1st (LMP2) in 2019–20 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017–23 2016–17, 18–19, 23 2016 | European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series Dunlop Endurance Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019–20 2020 2018–19 2016–17 2016 | FIA WEC – LMP2 ELMS – LMP2 AsLMS – LMP2 AsLMS – LMP3 Britcar Endurance Championship |
Philip Beauchamp Hanson (born 5 July 1999) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series with United Autosports.
He has won multiple titles in sportscar racing, including the Dunlop Endurance Championship in 2016 (alongside an event win at the British LMP3 Cup), 2016–17 and 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series championships in the LMP3 and LMP2 classes respectively, and the 2020 European Le Mans Series. As well as that, Hanson is a class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an achievement he garnered in 2020, a year in which he also won the FIA World Endurance Championship in LMP2.[1] He is also the youngest driver ever to win a WEC title and the youngest British driver to win LMP2 at Le Mans.[2]
- ^ Jamie Klein (2020-09-21). "HHanson feared United Autosports had "thrown away" Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 win". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Graham Goodwin (2020-09-15). "2020 Le Mans Tales: Phil Hanson". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.