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Scott Hargrove

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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

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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

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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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(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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
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