Neel Jani
| Neel Jani | |
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Jani in 2007
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| Nationality |
 Swiss |
| Born |
8 December 1983 Rorschach, Switzerland |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 (ILMC) |
| Current team | Porsche |
| Previous series | |
| 1998–2000 2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2005–2009 2007 2010 |
Karting Formula Lista Junior Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Formula Renault V6 Eurocup GP2 Series A1 Grand Prix Champ Car World Series Le Mans Series |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2009– |
| Teams | Speedy Racing Team Sebah, Rebellion Racing, Porsche Team |
| Best finish | 1st (2016) |
| Class wins | 1 |
Neel Jani (born 8 December 1983) is a Swiss professional racing driver of Indian Gujarati origin. His father is from India and his mother is German-speaking Swiss.
He achieved his greatest success winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 after first joining Porsche's LMP1 programme for the 2014 season driving in the WEC. Previously, Jani drove for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He raced for PKV Racing in the North American Champ Car series in 2007. He is also a GP2 Series race-winner and former Formula One test driver.
Born in Rorschach, Jani started his career in karting in 1998 where he stayed for two years before moving up to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup in 2001. In the same year, he also raced some races in Italian Formula Renault. He stayed in both for 2002, again only racing part of the Italian Formula Renault season. In 2003, he moved to Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, driving for the Jenzer team. In that year, he finished second by only four points in the championship with Jenzer Motorsport. In 2004, he again raced in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup but changed team, running with the French team DAMS, stating in the Swiss press, "This year, it is win or nothing." He finished fourth in the championship that year, while his old team, Jenzer Motorsport finished second with their rookie driver Ryan Sharp.
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