Pipo Derani
| Luís Felipe Derani | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born |
12 October 1993 São Paulo (Brazil) |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | Fortec Motorsports |
| Car no. | 12 |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
|
2013 2012 2011–12 2010 2009 2009 2009 |
Toyota Racing Series Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 GT3 Brasil Championship |
Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian race car driver and is an overall winner of both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the Sebring 12 Hours. He is son of Walter Derani and brother of Rafael Derani, both drivers.
Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. In 2005 he was champion of the São Paulo Junior Menor Championship.
Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit and TT Circuit Assen along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in championship. In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team. He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the Nürburgring.
In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team. Derani finished in tenth place in championship points. In 2011 Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish. He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and Masters of Formula 3. 2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix. In 2013 Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.
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