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Phil Keen (born 20 October 1983 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for JMW Motorsport.[2][3] He is the most successful driver in British GT history, having three times finished runner-up in the top class (GT3).[4] He was an official Lamborghini factory driver in 2019, when he won the GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am title, and concurrently works as an engineer in Henley-on-Thames.[5][6] He was also the third and final Stig in British automotive show Top Gear from December 2010 until 2022, with his portrayal being kept secret over the years.[7][8]

NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 42)
Berkshire, England
Debut season2006
Current teamTeam Parker Racing
Quick facts Nationality, Born ...
Phil Keen
Keen driving his Ferrari 296 GT3 in 2024
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 42)
Berkshire, England
British GT Championship career
Debut season2006
Current teamTeam Parker Racing
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2016)
FIA Gold (2017–)[1]
Car number30
Former teamsEclipse Motorsport, Trackspeed, Damax, Apex Motorsport, Team RPM, ABG Motorsport, Complete Racing, Barwell Motorsport, WPI Motorsport, 2 Seas Motorsport
Starts136
Wins24
Poles16
Fastest laps23
Best finish2nd (Overall), 1st (Supersport Class) in 2016-2018, 2009
Awards
2015Sunoco Whelen Challenge
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Career

2023

In 2023, Keen returned to the British GT Championship in a substitute role, deputizing for 2 Seas Motorsport drivers Jules Gounon and Jonathan Adam while the two fulfilled their respective factory commitments. As of April 2023, prior to the start of the 2023 season, Keen held the record for most victories in the series.[9]

Stunt work

Keen is known for his work on Ben Collins Stunt Driver (2015) and Monday Motorsport (2017).[10]

From 2010 to 2022, Keen portrayed the third incarnation of The Stig in BBC television show Top Gear. This was officially confirmed in 2024, when presenter Jeremy Clarkson revealed the information during a Q&A session.[7][8]

Racing record

More information Year ...
Year Position Race
2018 1st Moss Trophy
2017 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2017 3rd Michelin Le Mans Cup - GT3
2017 1st Kinrara Trophy
2016 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2016 2nd 74th Members Meeting Bruce McLaren Trophy
2014 1st Radical Challenge SR3[11]
2009 1st British GT Championship - Supersport[6]
2003 3rd TVR Tuscan Challenge
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Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2006 Eclipse Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
3		 DON
1
Ret		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 MON
1		 MON
2		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
3		 4th 15
Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 GTC ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
6		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
11		 SIL
1
6		 MAG
1		 MAG
2		 6th 38
2007 Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 RS GTC OUL
1		 OUL
2		 DON
1		 DON
2		 SNE
1		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
Ret		 8th 10
Damax Ascari KZ1-R GT3 SIL
1
7		 THR
1
9		 THR
2
Ret		 CRO
1		 CRO
2		 28th 2
Apex Motorsport Jaguar XKR ROC
1
17		 ROC
2
Ret
2008 Team RPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 THR
1		 THR
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 SIL
1		 DON
1
Ret		 NC 0
2009 ABG Motorsport KTM X-Bow Supersport OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
13		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 DON
1
8		 SIL
1		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 1st 15
2011 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 SNE
1
Ret		 BRH
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 ROC
1
3		 ROC
2
6		 DON
1		 SIL
1		 14th 23
2012 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 NUR
1		 NUR
2		 ROC
1
3		 BRH
1		 SIL
1
Ret		 DON
1
5		 15th 45
Complete Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 GT4 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
13		 11th 30
2013 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
DSQ		 ROC
1
21†		 SIL
1
Ret		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
Ret		 BRH
1
13		 ZAN
1
6		 ZAN
2
3		 DON
1
9		 14th 48
2014 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
2		 ROC
1
Ret		 SIL
1
27†		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
4		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
Ret		 BRH
1
9		 DON
1
1		 4th 121.5
2015 Team Russia by Barwell Racing
with Demon Tweeks		 BMW Z4 GT3 GT3 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
Ret		 ROC
1
8		 SIL
1
Ret		 SPA
1
2		 BRH
1
8		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
2		 DON
1
3		 6th 79.5
2016 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 BRH
1
Ret		 ROC
1
2		 OUL
1
7		 OUL
2
3		 SIL
1
1		 SPA
1
6		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
1		 DON
1
Ret		 2nd 147.5
2017 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
1		 ROC
1
4		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
6		 SIL
1
4		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
9		 BRH
1
5		 DON
1
DSQ		 2nd 161
2018 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
1		 ROC
1
6		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
5		 SIL
1
2		 SPA
1
5		 BRH
1
23		 DON
1
1		 2nd 159.5
2019 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
4		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
1		 SIL
1
7		 DON
1
5		 SPA
1
Ret		 BRH
1
4		 DON
1
23		 4th 122
2020 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
7		 OUL
2
1		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
2		 BRH
1
12		 DON
1
2		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
1		 SIL
1
9		 3rd 134
2021 WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 BRH
1
1		 SIL
1
11		 DON
1
Ret		 SPA
1
2		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
3		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
1		 DON
1
12		 4th 135
2022 WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
7		 SIL
1
7		 DON
1
6		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
14		 SPA
1
27		 BRH
1		 DON
1		 10th 68
2023 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 SIL
1		 DON
1		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 ALG
1
6		 BRH
1		 DON
1		 22nd 12
2024 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
3		 SIL
1
10		 DON
1
3		 SPA
1
5		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
13		 4th 103.5
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) DON
1
5		 BRH
1
2025 Team Parker Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 GT4 DON
1
16		 SIL
1
25		 OUL
1
WD		 OUL
2
WD		 SPA
1
13		 SNE
1
20		 SNE
2
20		 BRH
1
14		 DON
1
DNS		 5th 79
2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo GT3 SIL
1
11		 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 SPA
1
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 DON
1
 BRH
1
 NC 0
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† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

More information Year, Entrant ...
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2005 Tech9 Motorsport GT2 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (996) Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 SPA MNZ SIL NÜR
9		 IST NC 0
2007 Rollcentre Racing LMP1 Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 MNZ
6		 VAL NÜR SPA SIL INT NC 0
2011 Neil Garner Motorsport FLM Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 LEC
3		 SPA
3		 IMO SIL
4		 EST 4th 33
2012 CURTIS Racing Technologies LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 LEC
1		 DON
 PET
 4th 25
2015 Gulf Racing UK LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
1		 IMO
8		 RBR LEC
7		 EST
3		 7th 50
2024 JMW Motorsport LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
Ret		 LEC
10		 IMO
10		 SPA
Ret		 MUG ALG 17th 2
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Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2012 GT3 Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
35		 SPA
12H
28		 SPA
24H
14		 NÜR
 NAV 58th 2
2015 Team Russia by Barwell BMW Z4 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
15		 SPA
12H
20		 SPA
24H
8		 NÜR 17th 19
2016 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
 SIL
Ret		 LEC
12		 SPA
6H
25		 SPA
12H
28		 SPA
24H
17		 NÜR
24		 6th 47
2017 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
57		 SPA
12H
49		 SPA
24H
Ret		 CAT
 NC 0
2018 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro MNZ
20		 SIL
17		 LEC
39		 SPA
6H
14		 SPA
12H
27		 SPA
24H
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NC 0
2019 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro MNZ
17		 SIL
2		 LEC
20		 SPA
6H
19		 SPA
12H
16		 SPA
24H
21		 CAT
4		 9th 30
2020 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO
33		 NÜR
18		 SPA
6H
55		 SPA
12H
55		 SPA
24H
Ret		 LEC
27		 5th 52
2021 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ
16		 LEC
22		 SPA
6H
35		 SPA
12H
Ret		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
19		 CAT
35		 3rd 74
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GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
14		 MIS
1
15		 MIS
2
17		 ZAN
1
18		 ZAN
2
20		 NÜR
1
21		 NÜR
2
20		 HUN
1
22		 HUN
2
21		 1st 131
2020 ERC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MIS
1
17		 MIS
2
19		 MIS
3
17		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
19		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
19		 CAT
1
17		 CAT
2
18		 CAT
3
15		 5th 74
2024 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro BRH
1		 BRH
2		 MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
8		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
10		 MAG
1		 MAG
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 18th 2.5
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