Parker Thompson
Canadian racing driver
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Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.[1] He currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the LMP2 class for Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 for Team WRT.[2][3]
Canadian| Parker Thompson | |
|---|---|
Thompson in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 2 March 1998 |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 52 |
| Former teams | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–2017 2018–2020 2019 2021–2022 2023 | U.S. F2000 National Championship Indy Pro 2000 Championship Canadian Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup North America GT4 America Series IMSA SportsCar Championship |
Career
Early career
Thompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012, he finished third in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal.[4] In 2013, he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win.[5]
Open wheel career
In 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished second place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished second place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship, with Exclusive Autosport. After a total of six seasons on the Road to Indy (2015-2020), he holds the record for the most top-five finishes across all series.[6]
Thompson also participated in other open-wheel championship series. Driving for Exclusive Autosport, he was the Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion in 2017.[7]
Sports car racing
In 2019 Thompson initiated a move into sports car racing, participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge in Canada and the United States, as well as the Canadian Touring Car Championship where he was the GTS class champion.[8] 2021 and 2022 saw Thompson compete full time in the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a pro-class entry with JDX Racing. After placing third in the 2021 season championship, Thompson earned the season's championship title in 2022.[9]
In 2023, Thompson joined Vasser Sullivan Racing to pilot the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at all Michelin Endurance Cup events.[citation needed]
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
Motorsports career results
American sports car racing results
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge America
IMSA Carrera Cup North America
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 5 |
LBH | MON | WGL 1 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 16 |
21st | 1138 |
| 2024 | VasserSullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 15 |
SEB 13 |
LBH 1 |
LGA 9 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 5 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 9 |
IMS 22 |
PET 3 |
6th | 2527 | |
| GTD Pro | DET 4 |
34th | 301 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 14 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 2 |
LGA 2 |
WGL 11 |
MOS 3 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 9 |
IMS 9 |
PET 3 |
4th | 2851 | |
| GTD Pro | DET 9 |
27th | 300 | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
6th* | 278* | ||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||||||||||||
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
American open-wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JDC Motorsports | STP 15 |
STP 6 |
NOL 7 |
NOL 4 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 5 |
IMS 14 |
IMS 6 |
LOR 6 |
TOR 11 |
TOR 12 |
MOH 5 |
MOH 4 |
MOH 5 |
LAG 5 |
LAG 14 |
5th | 221 |
| 2016 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
STP 15 |
STP 4 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 2 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 3 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 1 |
MOH 17 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 2 |
LAG 2 |
LAG 3 |
2nd | 374 |
| 2017 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 5 |
STP 3 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 3 |
IMS 19 |
IMS 4 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 5 |
IOW 12 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 1 |
WGI 16 |
3rd | 269 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 2 |
STP 5 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 2 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 1 |
ROA 4 |
ROA 4 |
TOR 8 |
TOR 8 |
MOH 5 |
MOH 6 |
GMP 6 |
POR 3 |
POR 5 |
2nd | 345 | |
| 2019 | Abel Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 1 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 5 |
LOR 10 |
ROA 3 |
ROA 3 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 2 |
MOH 11 |
MOH 4 |
GTW 6 |
PIR 3 |
PIR 4 |
LAG 4 |
LAG 2 |
3rd | 344 | |
| 2020 | DEForce Racing | ROA 14 |
ROA 16 |
MOH 3 |
MOH 4 |
MOH 4 |
LOR 10 |
GMP 6 |
IMS 3 |
IMS 4 |
IMS 5 |
MOH 13 |
MOH 2 |
NJM 4 |
NJM 2 |
NJM 4 |
STP 13 |
STP 12 |
7th | 283 |