Phil Hanson (racing driver)

Phil Hanson
Hanson in 2020
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)
Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom
FIA WEC career
Debut season2019–20
Current teamHertz Team Jota
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number38
Former teamsTockwith Motorsports, United Autosports
Starts33 (33 entries)
Wins7
Podiums12
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish1st (LMP2) in 2019–20
Previous series
201723
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Graham Goodwin (2020-09-15). "2020 Le Mans Tales: Phil Hanson". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.