Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver.
Spencer Pigot | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Pasadena, California, United States | September 29, 1993||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] | ||||||
Weight | 162 lb (73 kg) | ||||||
Achievements | 2014 Pro Mazda Champion 2015 Indy Lights Champion | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
57 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 45 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Citrone/Buhl Autosport) | ||||||
2019 position | 14th | ||||||
Best finish | 14th (2018, 2019) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2020 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of July 4, 2020. |
Personal life
editPigot was born in Los Angeles and raised Pasadena, California, and Orlando where he graduated from Windermere Preparatory School.[2] He currently resides in Indianapolis.[3]
Racing career
editEarly career
editAfter a successful career in youth karting, Pigot joined the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010 and won the title and a Mazdaspeed scholarship.[4] He was also awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival in England. In 2011 he joined the U.S. F2000 National Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy, driving for Andretti Autosport. He finished second in points with three wins. In 2012, he continued in the series, switching teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He won the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest in the preseason, but again finished second in the main championship, but this time only missed out on the title by 7 points to Matthew Brabham. Pigot captured eight race wins compared to Brabham's four. In 2013 Pigot moved up the Road to Indy ladder into the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey. He finished tied for third in points with Shelby Blackstock, but Blackstock won the tie-breaker for third by virtue of having three third place finishes to Pigot's one. Both drivers had one win and three-second place finishes.
In 2014 Pigot switched teams in Pro Mazda to Juncos Racing. He won the first four races of the season and captured the title in a controversial fight with Scott Hargrove. His championship earned him a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.[5]
2015 saw Pigot clinch the Indy Lights championship by sweeping the final two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He won a scholarship to compete in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the IndyCar Series and in November signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[6]
IndyCar Series
editPigot competed at the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and finished 14th. His next race was the Grand Prix of Indianapolis where he finished eleventh. In the 2016 Indianapolis 500 he qualified on the tenth row in 29th and finished the race in 25th, five laps down, the last car running, after running out of fuel mid-race during a caution flag. The next week it was announced that Pigot would drive in seven more road and street course races throughout the season for Ed Carpenter Racing in the No. 20 car driven by Ed Carpenter on ovals.[7]
In January 2017, it was announced that Pigot would return for a second season as road and street course driver in the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 20 entry.[8] It was confirmed on May 9, 2017, that Pigot would rejoin Juncos Racing for the 2017 Indianapolis 500.[9]
Ed Carpenter Racing announced on September 13, 2017, that Pigot would compete full-time in IndyCar Series for the first time in 2018. [10]
In 2020, Pigot competed on a part-time basis. His second race of the season was the 2020 Indianapolis 500, where he spun with five laps to go out of turn 4. His car ended up making significant contact with the wall at the entrance to pit road. Pigot was transferred to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, but recovered and was released by the end of the day.[11][12][13]
Sports cars
editIn addition to IndyCar, 2016 saw Pigot make his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut. Pigot drove four races in the No. 55 Mazda prototype entry including the Rolex 24. He has retained the role for the 2017 season.[14] Pigot earned his first career IMSA podium with a third place finish at the 2017 Six Hours of the Glen[15] Pigot was announced in November 2017 as a driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.[16] In 2020, Pigot was a sub for Simon Trummer in a WTSCC race, driving Trummer's LMP2 entry in the Grand Prix of Sebring.[17] In 2021 Pigot joined Riley Motorsports for two races and drove for Jr III Motorsports in one.
American open-wheel racing results
edit(key)
U.S. F2000 National Championship
editYear | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2011 | Andretti Autosport | SEB 3 |
SEB 2 |
STP 1 |
STP 2 |
ORP 4 |
MIL 6 |
MDO 3 |
MDO 4 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
BAL 11 |
BAL 1 |
2nd | 281 | ||
2012 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
SEB 3 |
SEB 1 |
STP 1 |
STP 1 |
LOR 1 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 23 |
ROA 16 |
ROA 3 |
ROA 2 |
BAL 1 |
BAL 24 |
VIR 1 |
VIR 1 |
2nd | 332 |
Pro Mazda Championship
editYear | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2013 | Team Pelfrey | AUS 2 |
AUS 16 |
STP 4 |
STP 4 |
IND 2 |
IOW 3 |
TOR 9 |
TOR 11 |
MOS 1 |
MOS 4 |
MOH 4 |
MOH 5 |
TRO 5 |
TRO 5 |
HOU 2 |
HOU 5 |
4th | 297 |
2014 | Juncos Racing | STP 1 |
STP 1 |
BAR 1 |
BAR 1 |
IMS 8 |
IMS 8 |
LOR 3 |
HOU 9 |
HOU 1 |
MOH 4 |
MOH 6 |
MIL 1 |
SON 21 |
SON 5 |
1st | 309 |
Indy Lights
editYear | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2015 | Juncos Racing | STP 3 |
STP 3 |
LBH 2 |
ALA 1 |
ALA 1 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 12 |
INDY 9 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MIL 7 |
IOW 8 |
MDO 8 |
MDO 3 |
LAG 1 |
LAG 1 |
1st | 357 |
IndyCar Series
editYear | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2016 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara DW12 | 16 | Honda | STP 14 |
PHX | LBH | ALA | IMS 11 |
INDY 25 |
21st | 165 | [18] | |||||||||||
Ed Carpenter Racing | 20 | Chevrolet | DET 17 |
DET 18 |
RDA 9 |
IOW | TOR 19 |
MDO 7 |
POC | TXS | WGL 15 |
SNM 22 |
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2017 | STP 20 |
LBH 8 |
ALA 20 |
PHX | IMS 9 |
DET 10 |
DET 21 |
TXS | ROA 12 |
IOW | TOR 18 |
MDO 19 |
POC | GTW | WGL 12 |
SNM 13 |
20th | 218 | [19] | |||||
Juncos Racing | 11 | INDY 18 |
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2018 | Ed Carpenter Racing | 21 | STP 15 |
PHX 14 |
LBH 15 |
ALA 15 |
IMS 15 |
INDY 20 |
DET 10 |
DET 23 |
TXS 11 |
ROA 8 |
IOW 2 |
TOR 20 |
MDO 13 |
POC 16 |
GTW 6 |
POR 4 |
SNM 24 |
14th | 325 | [20] | ||
2019 | STP 11 |
COA 11 |
ALA 17 |
LBH 18 |
IMS 5 |
INDY 14 |
DET 10 |
DET 21 |
TXS 14 |
RDA 14 |
TOR 15 |
IOW 5 |
MDO 7 |
POC 17 |
GTW 21 |
POR 6 |
LAG 20 |
14th | 335 | [21] | ||||
2020 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing w/ Citrone/Buhl Autosport | 45 | Honda | TXS |
IMS 24 |
ROA |
ROA |
IOW |
IOW |
INDY 25 |
GTW |
GTW |
MDO | MDO | IMS | IMS | STP |
32nd | 17 | [22] |
* Season still in progress.
Indianapolis 500
editYear | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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2016 | Dallara | Honda | 29 | 25 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 29 | 18 | Juncos Racing |
2018 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 6 | 20 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
2019 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 3 | 14 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
2020 | Dallara | Honda | 12 | 25 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
edit(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | Mazda Motorsports | P | Mazda Prototype | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | DAY 10 |
SEB 6 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 8 |
MOS | ELK | COA | PET 9 |
16th | 95 |
2017 | Mazda Motorsports | P | Mazda RT24-P | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | DAY 11 |
SEB 5 |
LBH | COA | DET | WGL 3 |
MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 20th | 76 |
2018 | Mazda Team Joest | P | Mazda RT24-P | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | DAY 16 |
SEB 6 |
LBH | MDO 14 |
DET | WGL 10 |
MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 3 |
22nd | 108 |
2019 | Juncos Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 10 |
34th | 21 |
2020 | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB 1 |
ELK | ATL | PET | LGA | SEB | 12th | 35 | |||
2021 | Riley Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 1† |
SEB 3 |
MDO | WGL | WGL | ELK | PET 2 |
14th | 673 | |||
Source:[23] |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Spencer Pigot biography". Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Article in the "Orange Observer"
- ^ "Spencer Pigot biography". Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ PIGOT WINS SKIP BARBER NATIONAL TITLE AND NAMED TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER IN GEORGIA Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Spencer Pigot, October 2, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2014
- ^ Mission Accomplished as Rising Star Racing’s Spencer Pigot Takes Pro Mazda Championship Archived August 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PaddockTalk, August 24, 2014, Retrieved August 30, 2014
- ^ Laguna Seca Indy Lights: Pigot beats Harvey and Jones to 2015 title, AutoSport, September 13, 2015, Retrieved September 14, 2015
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Pigot joins Ed Carpenter Racing for road and street courses, Motorsport.com, June 2, 2016, Retrieved June 2, 2016
- ^ James, Brant "Spencer Pigot back with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2017", "USA Today", January 17, 2017
- ^ " Juncos confirms Pigot for Indy 500 entry" Archived May 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Racer.com, May 9, 2017
- ^ "ED CARPENTER RACING ELEVATES SPENCER PIGOT TO FULL-TIME FOR 2018 INDYCAR SEASON"
- ^ Spencer Pigot released from hospital after scary Indy 500 crash IndyStar
- ^ Indy 500 ends under caution after spectacular crash involving Spencer Pigot Sporting News
- ^ VIDEO: An Indy 500 driver was hospitalized after a horror crash that ended with a sickening thud into a safety barrier MSN
- ^ "Driver Lineup Confirmed for the 2017 Mazda Prototype Team" Article on imsa.com Archived March 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, January 4, 2017
- ^ ""Race Results Six Hours of the Glen"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Mazda Team Joest adds Jarvis, Tincknell, Rast to DPi lineup" NBCSports.com
- ^ Dagys, John (July 16, 2020). "Pigot to Sub for Trummer in PR1/Mathiasen Oreca". SportsCar365. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Spencer Pigot Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Spencer Pigot career summary at DriverDB.com
- Spencer Pigot driver statistics at Racing-Reference