Scott Hargrove
Scott Hargrove (born February 1, 1995) is a Canadian racing driver from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hargrove is the most successful driver in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada history. Having competed in both Sports car racing and Open-wheel car racing, Hargrove has become one of Canada's premier racing drivers.
Motorsports career
[edit]Hargrove began karting in 2008, winning several championships in Canada and on the west coast of the United States.
In 2010, Hargrove won the Skip Barber Racing School karting shoot-out. This granted him a scholarship to compete in the championship the following year.
In 2011, Hargrove made his car racing debut in the Skip Barber Racing School summer series in 2011, finishing second in his inaugural year of car racing.
In 2012, Hargrove moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for JDC Motorsports.
In 2013, Hargrove switched teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Hargrove finished second in the Winterfest and then won the 2013 series championship, capturing four wins.[1] With his championship, Hargrove won a $383,000 USD scholarship to compete in the Pro Mazda Championship in 2014 through the Road to Indy program.[1] Hargrove was also selected to represent Canada at the 2013 Formula Ford Festival in England through the Team Canada Scholarship.[2]
In 2014, Hargrove won the Platinum Cup Championship in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada and finished 2nd in the Pro Mazda Championship, after a failed gearbox in the final race of the season took away his championship lead. He was invited to the Porsche Young Driver Academy for evaluation at the end of the year.
In 2015, Hargrove followed up his previous IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada season with third in the championship, after missing the first two events, winning all but one of the remaining races in the championship.
In 2016, Hargrove competed in both the Indy Lights Championship and the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. The first Indy Lights race of the year in St. Petersburg, FL, saw Hargrove finish 2nd with Team Pelfrey, who was making their debut as an Indy Lights team. At the conclusion of 2016, Hargrove was invited by Porsche to compete in their Junior Driver Shoot-out.
In 2017, was another stand-out year for Hargrove, where he dominated the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. This time racing for Pfaff Motorsports. Hargrove would win all but two races to claim the championship.
In 2018, Hargrove moved up to the Blancpain GT World Challenge America formerly known as the Pirelli World Challenge. In his rookie season Hargrove won the Sprint GT Championship, and finished 3rd in the Sprint-X GT Championship, co-driving with Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler.
In 2019, Hargrove became a Porsche Selected Driver and moved to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Pfaff Motorsports. Hargrove had a best finish of 3rd at Petit Le Mans. Hargrove also raced in the Blancpain GT World Challenge America Championship, co-driving with Porsche factory driver Patrick Long.
Motorsports Career Results
[edit]IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pfaff Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 16 |
SEB 10 |
MID 12 |
BEL | WGI 6 |
MOS 5 |
LIM |
ELK | VIR 4 |
LGA 4 |
ATL 3 |
12th | 192 |
| 2024 | Andretti Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET |
Blancpain GT World Challenge America (Formerly Pirelli World Challenge)
[edit]| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pfaff Motorsports | Sprint | STPT 1 |
STPT 1 |
LB 4 |
CTMP 4 |
CTMP 6 |
RDAM 3 |
RDAM 4 |
WGI 6 |
WGI 2 |
1st | 182 | |||||
| 2018 | Pfaff Motorsports | Sprint-X | COTA 4 |
COTA 3 |
VIR 3 |
VIR 2 |
LIM 3 |
LIM 4 |
PIR 3 |
PIR 2 |
UMC 4 |
UMC 7 |
3rd | 187 | ||||
| 2019 | Wright Motorsports | GT | COTA 3 |
COTA 3 |
VIR 5 |
VIR 2 |
CTMP 5 |
CTMP 4 |
SON 5 |
SON 1 |
WGI 4 |
WGI 4 |
RDAM 2 |
RDAM 4 |
LAS 4 |
LAS DNS |
5th | 160 |
IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Open Road Racing | CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CMP 2 |
CMP 1 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
GP3R 2 |
GP3R 2 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
1st | 192 | ||
| 2015 | Open Road Racing | CTMP |
CTMP |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
CMP 1 |
CMP 1 |
GP3R 1 |
GP3R 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
3rd | 158 | ||
| 2016 | Open Road Racing | CTMP 2 |
CTMP 8 |
CGV 1 |
CGV 1 |
WGI 2 |
WGI 1 |
TOR 6 |
TOR 1 |
GP3R 1 |
GP3R 8 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 2 |
2nd | 200 |
| 2017 | Pfaff Motorsports | CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
GP3R 1 |
GP3R 1 |
WGI 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
CGV 1 |
CGV 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 1 |
CTMP 2 |
1st | 246 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JDC Motorsports | SEB 11 |
SEB 11 |
STP 30 |
STP 32 |
LOR |
MDO |
MDO |
ROA 8 |
ROA 13 |
ROA 9 |
BAL 6 |
BAL 3 |
VIR 5 |
VIR 4 |
11th | 128 |
| 2013 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
SEB 1 |
SEB 2 |
STP 1 |
STP 1 |
LOR 5 |
TOR 15 |
TOR 2 |
MDO 17 |
MDO 2 |
MDO 2 |
LAG 11 |
LAG 1 |
HOU 3 |
HOU 21 |
1st | 294 |
Pro Mazda Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
STP 3 |
STP 5 |
BAR 2 |
BAR 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 2 |
HOU 1 |
HOU 16 |
MOH 6 |
MOH 3 |
MIL 2 |
SON 3 |
SON 18 |
2nd | 299 | |||
| 2015 | JDC Motorsports | STP |
STP |
LOU |
LOU |
BAR |
BAR |
IMS 7 |
IMS 12 |
IMS 9 |
LOR |
TOR |
TOR |
IOW |
MOH |
MOH |
LAG |
LAG |
20th | 21 |
Indy Lights
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 Star Motorsports | STP 4 |
STP 6 |
LBH | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | INDY | TOR | TOR | MIL | IOW | MDO | MDO | LAG | LAG | 14th | 34 | ||
| 2016 | Team Pelfrey | STP 2 |
STP 14 |
PHX 13 |
ALA 13 |
ALA 12 |
IMS 14 |
IMS 9 |
INDY 5 |
RDA |
RDA |
IOW |
TOR |
TOR |
MDO |
MDO |
WGL |
LAG |
LAG |
16th | 93 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Surrey race-car driver Scott Hargrove clinches the USF2000 Championship in Houston with third place finish Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Province, October 5, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-21
- ^ Pappone, Jeff. Team Canada scholarship sends two racers to England this weekend Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Globe and Mail, October 21, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-21
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Scott Hargrove career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
- Canadian racing drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- Team Pelfrey drivers
- Wayne Taylor Racing drivers
- JDC Motorsports drivers
- Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Racing drivers from British Columbia
- Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Andretti Autosport drivers