Devlin DeFrancesco

Karting

In 2014, DeFrancesco placed second overall in the Italian Championship and third overall in the CIK FIA European Championship.^[6][7][8] In 2014, he sustained an injury to his wrist that required two surgeries and that kept him out of a full racing series for roughly year. As part of his rehabilitation, Devlin attended the Carlin Academy, where he used a combination of simulators and on-track testing to prepare for FIA Formula 4-style racing.^[9][8]

In 2015, DeFrancesco was selected to be a part of the Generation Ganassi Driver Identification Program,^[10] a mentoring and talent development program sponsored by Chip Ganassi Racing aiming to identify and assist up to ten North American drivers between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Graduating from karts in 2015, DeFrancesco competed in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC Motorsports.^[1][11] He finished 23rd in the standings with 66 points.^[1][12]

Toyota Racing Series

In early 2016, DeFrancesco competed in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport.^[13][14] He finished the season tenth overall with a total of 465 points.^[1]

MSA Formula

DeFrancesco joined Carlin Motorsports for the 2016 MSA Formula season,^[9][7] taking three wins and finishing fifth in the points standings.

Euroformula Open

DeFrancesco continued his collaboration with Carlin Motorsport in the Euroformula Open and Spanish Formula 3 Championships in 2017.^[15] A strong campaign saw him end the season as Spanish Formula 3 champion^[16] with three wins and five podiums. He also won a victory and seven podiums in the Euroformula Open championship, netting third in the championship standings.^[17]

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

DeFrancesco joined the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the final two rounds of the 2017 season.^[18][19] He once again teamed up with Carlin in 2018, competing in the opening two races.^[20] He was forced to withdraw from the following round to undergo dental surgery,^[21] and subsequently made the switch to join GP3 Series for the remainder of the 2018 season, teaming up with MP Motorsport.^[22]

GP3 Series

Joining MP Motorsport, DeFrancesco finished the year in 21st place without scoring points.^[23]

FIA Formula 3

In 2019, DeFrancesco contested the inaugural FIA F3 championship,^[24] with Trident Racing.^[24][25] He did not score throughout the year and finished 25th.

In February 2020, it was announced that DeFrancesco would rejoin Trident Racing for a second year in the championship,^[26] but he was forced to withdraw from the season amongst fears of COVID-19, DeFrancesco being immunocompromised.^[27]

Asian Formula 3

DeFrancesco took part in a partial 2019/20 F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA campaign with Absolute Racing, finishing seventh in the championship with three podiums.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

DeFrancesco raced in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, joining the grid for the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona.^[28] He finished sixth on debut,^[29] and returned for the ‘Petit Le Mans’ event at Road Atlanta in October, finishing in ninth place.

2019 saw DeFrancesco return to the Daytona 24 with JDC MotorSports.^[30][31] Alongside teammates Misha Goikhberg, Tristan Vautier and Rubens Barrichello, the race ended early ahead of the 22nd hour of racing due to heavy rainfall, which placed the car in fifth place at the flag.^[32]

Road to Indy

In 2020, DeFrancesco joined Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport to compete the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. He scored two wins and was runner-up to Sting Ray Robb.

DeFrancesco moved to Indy Lights in 2021 in a car co-entered by Steinbrenner Racing and Andretti Autosport. With two podiums and nine top-fives, he finished sixth in the points standings.

IndyCar

DeFrancesco joined the IndyCar Series for the 2022 season, driving the Number 29 car entered as Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. He had a best result of twelfth at Gateway and ranked 23rd in the driver's standings.^[33] DeFrancesco continued with the same team for the 2023 season and finished 22nd.^[34] DeFrancesco failed to secure a ride for the 2024 season and did not participate in any IndyCar races that season.

DeFrancesco would return to the series in 2025 after signing a multi-year deal to drive for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.^[2] Following Mick Schumacher's signing in November 2025, DeFrancesco is out of a IndyCar ride for 2026.^[35]

Career summary

^† As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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Complete F4 British Championship results

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Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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^† As DeFrancesco was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2017	Carlin	Dallara F317	14th	21st	DNF

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Complete GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

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

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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American open-wheel racing results

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