Cooper MacNeil

Cooper MacNeil
MacNeil in 2014
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 32)
Hinsdale, Illinois
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2009
Current teamWeatherTech Racing / Proton Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number79
Former teamsAlex Job Racing[1]
Riley Motorsports[2]
Championship titles
2012-2013ALMS – GTC class

Cooper Ian MacNeil[3] (born September 7, 1992 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired professional American racecar driver. He most recently competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 with co-drivers Dani Juncadella, Maro Engel, and Jules Gounon. He is son of WeatherTech owner and car collector David MacNeil. Cooper has won the 24 Hours of Daytona, Petit Le Mans three times, 12 hours of Sebring twice, and has been on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2x third place, 1x second place). He has also won the SCCA Runoffs and is a 4 time Ferrari Challenge Champion.

  1. ^ Sportscar 365 (7 November 2013). "Alex Job Racing Confirms MacNeil, Keen in GTD Porsche". Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Sportscar 365 (9 November 2016). "Cooper MacNeil, Gunnar Jeannette confirmed in WeatherTech AMG GT3". Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Cooper Ian MacNeil". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.