Jeff Westphal
American racing driver (born 1986)
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Jeffrey Westphal (born July 22, 1986) is an American racing driver competing in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for CarBahn with Peregrine Racing. A race winner in IMSA for Scuderia Corsa, he made headlines in 2017 by driving the Glickenhaus SCG 003 to pole position at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[2][3]
| Jeff Westphal | |
|---|---|
Westphal's Carbahn BMW in 2025 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | July 22, 1986 Littleton, Colorado, U.S. |
| Racing licence | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2008 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Pacific F2000 |
Career
Westphal made his single-seater debut in 2006, racing in Formula Russell.[4] Racing in single-seaters until 2008, Westphal most notably won the Pacific F2000 title the same year for PR1 Motorsport.[5] Westphal then raced part-time in the Rolex Sports Car Series in the following two years,[6] before making select appearances in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the following two seasons.[7]
In 2013, Westphal joined Scuderia Corsa to race a Ferrari 458 in select rounds of the GT class of the Rolex Sports Car Series.[8] Taking part in six races, Westphal scored four podiums, with a best result of second at Barber and Belle Isle.[9][10] Staying with Scuderia Corsa for the full United SportsCar Championship season in 2014,[11] Westphal scored wins at Belle Isle and Indianapolis, as well as a second-place finish at VIR, en route to a ninth-place points finish.[12][13] The following year, Westphal remained with Scuderia Corsa for select rounds of the United SportsCar Championship,[14] as well as driving for Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus in the VLN Series.[15]
After continuing with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus into 2016 and finishing second in the SPX class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring,[16] Westphal joined its customer Traum Motorsport for 2017, in which he scored a surprise overall pole position at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[17] In 2018, Westphal joined Carbahn Motorsports to compete in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge,[18] scoring a best result of third at Laguna Seca as he ended the year fifth in points aboard an Audi R8 LMS GT4.[19] Remaining with the team for the following year,[20] Westphal scored a lone win at Sebring and five other podiums to secure the GS title.[21][22] During 2019, Westphal also returned to Scuderia Corsa for select rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship,[23] driving the Ferrari 488 GT3 to a best result of third at Sebring and Watkins Glen.[24][25]
Staying with CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing for 2020,[26] Westphal took wins at Sebring and Laguna Seca, as well as three more podiums to secure runner-up honors in GS.[27][28] In parallel, Westphal also raced for Scuderia Corsa in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship,[29] most notably winning Petit Le Mans in GTD.[30] Westphal then joined CarBahn with Peregrine in its step up to the IMSA SportsCar Championship the following year,[31] as he scored a best result of fourth at Watkins Glen en route to a 13th-place points finish.[32] A switch to the Lamborghini Huracán brought greater success in 2022,[33] as Westphal scored three podiums and a best result of second at Laguna Seca and Road America, ending the year seventh in GTD.[34][35]

Moving back to Michelin Pilot Challenge for 2023 with CarBahn with Peregrine,[36] Westphal scored a best result of fourth at Detroit and finished the year ninth in points at the wheel of a Porsche 718 Cayman.[37] Having switched to BMW machinery for the 2024 season,[38] the crew scored a lone win at Indianapolis and a third-place finish at Road Atlanta to round out the year 11th in points.[39][40] In 2025, Westphal continued with the team for his sixth full-time season in the series,[41] taking wins at Sebring and Mosport, as well as finishing third at Watkins Glen to secure runner-up honors in GS.[42][43]
Westphal remained with CarBahn with Peregrine Racing to continue racing in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2026.[44]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Russell | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 179 | 3rd | |
| Pacific Formula F2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30th | ||
| 2007 | Pacific Formula F2000 | G.FRO | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 225 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Pacific Formula F2000 | PR1 Motorsports | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 349 | 1st |
| 2009 | Rolex Sports Car Series – GT | PR1 Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 31st |
| 2010 | Rolex Sports Car Series – GT | Corsa Team PR1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 52nd |
| 2011 | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST | Insight Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43rd |
| 2012 | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST | Insight Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 47th |
| 2013 | Rolex Sports Car Series – GT | Scuderia Corsa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 14th |
| Trofeo Maserati World Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23rd | ||
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship – GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 269 | 9th |
| Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST | Burton Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 61st | |
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship – GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39th |
| VLN Series – SP7 | Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SPX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNS | ||
| 2016 | 24H Series – A6 | Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SPX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | VLN Series – SPX | Traum Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SPX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Rearden Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th | |
| 2018 | Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS | Carbahn Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 5th |
| IMSA Michelin Encore – GS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SPX | Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | |
| California 8 Hours – GT3 | Vital Speed Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | |
| 24H GT Series – A6-Am | LightSpeed Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2019 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | Carbahn Motorsports | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 272 | 1st |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 27th | |
| 2020 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 260 | 2nd |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 25th | |
| GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am | Vital Speed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2021 | GT4 America Series – Pro-Am | Rearden Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st |
| GT4 America Series – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13th | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1817 | 13th | |
| 24H GT Series – GT4 | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11th | |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2651 | 7th |
| GT World Challenge America – Pro | Andretti Autosport x Vital Speed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2023 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1870 | 9th |
| 2024 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2130 | 11th |
| 24H Series – GT3 | Pellin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32nd | |
| 2025 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2650 | 2nd |
| Gulf 12 Hours – Pro-Am | Pellin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | |
| 2026 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10* | 30th* |
| Sources:[45][46] | |||||||||
Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PR1 Motorsports | GT | BMW M6 | Pontiac 6.0L V8 | DAY 11 |
VIR | NJMP | LAG | WGL | MOH | DAY | BAR 12 |
WGL 13 |
CGV 4 |
MIL | MIA | 31st | 67 |
| 2010 | Corsa Team PR1 | GT | BMW M6 | BMW 5.0L V8 | DAY 11 |
MIA | BAR | VIR | LIM | WGL | MOH | DAY | NJMP | WGL | CGV | MIL | 52nd | 20 |
| 2013 | Scuderia Corsa | GT | Ferrari 458 Italia | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY | COA | BAR 2 |
ATL 3 |
BEL 2 |
MOH 6 |
WGL 5 |
IMS | ELK | KNS | LAG | LIM 3 |
14th | 175 |
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Insight Racing | Street Tuner | BMW 328i | DAY | HMS | BAR 9 |
VIR | LIM | WGL 7 |
ELK | LGA | NJMP | MOH | 43rd | 46 | ||
| 2012 | Insight Racing | Street Tuner | BMW 328i | DAY 15 |
BAR 6 |
HMS | NJMP | MOH | ELK | WGL | IMS | LGA | LIM | 47th | 41 | ||
| 2014 | Burton Racing | Street Tuner | BMW 128i | DAY | SEB | LGA | LIM | KAN | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA 4 |
ATL | 61st | 28 |
| 2018 | Carbahn Motorsports | Grand Sport | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | DAY 22 |
SEB 5 |
MOH 12 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 6 |
LIM 18 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 12 |
LGA 3 |
ATL 4 |
5th | 225 | ||
| 2019 | Carbahn Motorsports | Grand Sport | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | DAY 16 |
SEB 1 |
MOH 3 |
WGL 3 |
MOS 4 |
LIM 2 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 2 |
LGA 2 |
ATL 21 |
1st | 272 | ||
| 2020 | CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | Grand Sport | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | DAY 4 |
2nd | 260 | |||||||||||
| Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | SEB 1 |
ELK 3 |
VIR 12 |
ATL 4 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 3 |
ATL 19 |
LAG 1 |
SEB 21 |
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| 2023 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Grand Sport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | DAY 27 |
SEB 12 |
LGA 7 |
DET 4 |
WGL 8 |
MOS 9 |
ELK 9 |
VIR 17 |
9th | 1870 | ||||
| BMW M4 GT4 | IMS 9 |
ATL 22 |
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| 2024 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Grand Sport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | DAY 23 |
SEB 9 |
LGA 17 |
MOH 24 |
WGL 5 |
MOS 4 |
ELK 6 |
VIR 13 |
IMS 1 |
ATL 3 |
11th | 2130 | ||
| 2025 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Grand Sport | BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) | DAY 12 |
SEB 1 |
LGA 4 |
MOH 18 |
WGL 3 |
MOS 1 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 8 |
IMS 5 |
ATL 4 |
2nd | 2650 | ||
| 2026 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Grand Sport | BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) | DAY 30 |
SEB |
LGA |
MOH |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
ATL |
30th* | 10* | ||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB 18 |
LGA 7 |
DET 1 |
WGL 5 |
MOS 17† |
IND 1 |
ELK 16† |
VIR 2 |
COA 11 |
PET 9 |
9th | 269 | |
| 2015 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 6 |
39th | 27 | ||
| 2019 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY 23 |
SEB 3 |
MOH | DET | WGL 3 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 5 |
27th | 94 | |
| 2020 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY 7 |
DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL 9 |
MOH | CLT | PET 1 |
LGA | SEB 4 |
25th | 109 | |
| 2021 | CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | DAY | SEB | MOH 7 |
DET 12 |
WGL 9 |
WGL 4 |
LIM 6 |
ELK 10 |
LGA 7 |
LBH 5 |
VIR 7 |
PET | 13th | 1817 |
| 2022 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 17 |
SEB 13 |
LBH 11 |
LGA 2 |
MOH 4 |
DET 6 |
WGL 7 |
MOS | LIM 3 |
ELK 2 |
VIR 11 |
PET 15 |
7th | 2651 |