Duncan Tappy
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British26 June 1984
| Duncan Tappy | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | Duncan Charles Tappy 26 June 1984 |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | United Autosports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold (until 2018, 2023–) FIA Silver (2019–2022) |
| Former teams | Rollcentre Racing |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006–07 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 | Zip Formula UK Formula Ford W. Series British Formula Ford British Formula Renault 2.0 French Formula Renault Formula Renault NEC Porsche Carrera Cup GB World Series by Renault Firestone Indy Lights International Formula Master |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 2007 | Formula Ford Festival British Formula Renault 2.0 |
Duncan Charles Tappy (born 26 June 1984 in West Ewell, Surrey[1]) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.
Early career
Tappy began his racing career in karting, finishing runner-up in the 2004 UK Formula Ford championship winter series. In 2005, he took part in the full UK Formula Ford season with Jamun Racing, taking ten victories to finish second in the standings. During this year he also won the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival and was selected as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award[2].
In 2006, Tappy stepped up to the British Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with Jamun Racing, finishing his debut year eighteenth in the standings. He was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by the British Racing Drivers Club. He transferred to Fortec Motorsport for the 2007 season, taking sixteen podium finishes, including nine race wins, to end the year as series champion[1].
At the end of the season, Tappy was named as British Club Driver of the Year[3] at the annual Autosport Awards[4] and once again nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
Single seater racing
Following his Formula Renault championship season, Tappy raced in a number of single-seater championships between 2008 and 2011, most notably Superleague Formula where he competed in each of the four seasons and was part of the Japan team that finished runner-up in the truncated final season. In 2010 he won the Auto GP teams title with DAMS and finished third in the driver standings[1]. Other outings came in World Series by Renault, the Firestone Indy Lights Series and International Formula Master. In early 2008, Tappy also made two appearances as a rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain in Mexico City[5] and Shanghai.[6]
Sports cars
In April 2008, Tappy made his sportscar debut when he took part in the Monza 1000km Le Mans Series event.[7] Driving a Pescarolo Judd for Rollcentre Racing, he finished the race in seventh position.
Tappy returned to sports car racing in 2012, competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for ART Grand Prix alongside Grégoire Demoustier. The pair finished fifth in the Pro-Am Cup with a win in Navarre. From 2012 to 2017 he raced in a number of different GT3 championships, including further Blancpain Endurance Series campaigns, the British GT Championship, GT Asia and International GT Open[1].
Since the 2018 season, Tappy has competed in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series[1]. Partnering Michael Benham in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for Lanan Racing, he took a class win at Le Mans in 2018 and won three times in 2019 resulting in a third place end of season standing[1]. In 2020, he signed with United Autosports,[8] and finished fourth in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series[1]. He last competed in 2022[1].
Stunt driver career
Tappy served as a stunt driver in F1, Transformers: The Last Knight, and The Sweeney[9].
