Bijoy Garg
Bijoy Garg (born July 15, 2002) is an Indian-American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for DEForce Racing and in the 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge driving for Jr III Racing.[2] Garg is the 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge champion.[3] He previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with DEForce Racing and Jay Howard Driver Development.[4]
| Bijoy Garg | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Born | July 15, 2002 Stanford, California, United States |
| IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Jr III Racing |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 9 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | DEForce Racing |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020–22 2020–21 2019–20 | USF2000 Championship F4 US Championship Formula Pro USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge |
Career edit
Formula 4 United States Championship edit
On June 10, 2020, Jay Howard Driver Development announced that Garg would make his car racing debut and compete with them in the Formula 4 United States Championship for the first three rounds of the 2020 season.[5] He would end up finishing 15th in the standings come the end of the season.
Garg would return for the 2021 season competing in rounds 2, 3, 4, and 6. He finished third at the first race in Mid-Ohio. Garg would finish 8th in the championship.
U.S. F2000 National Championship edit
At the beginning of 2020, Garg announced that he would compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development in rounds 1–9 and 16–17. He would finish 17th in the championship.
On February 11, 2021, it was announced that Garg would return to the team for a second year.[6] At the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds, Garg would not be eligible for points due to exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers. He would end up finishing 27th in the standings come the end of the season.
For 2022, Garg would switch to DEForce Racing. He would miss the final three races at Portland since he would compete in the final races of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[7][8] Garg would have a career year with two podiums and finishing 9th in the championship.
USF Pro 2000 Championship edit
Midway through the 2022 season, it was announced that Garg would make his series debut at Gateway Motorsports Park.[7] It was expected that he would return to the USF 2000 Championship for the final races of the season, however Garg would drive in the final races at Portland of the USF Pro 2000 Championship.[8]
On November 28, 2022, DEForce Racing announced that Garg would move up to the USF Pro 2000 Championship to compete with the team full time in 2023.[9]
Karting record edit
Karting career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Junior Class | Speedsense Motorsports | 67th |
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXl — X30 Senior Class | Speedsense Motorsports | 63rd |
| Challenge of the Americas — Junior ROK | 11th | ||
| 2019 | ROK Cup USA ROK the RIO — Senior ROK | Speedsense Motorsports | 22nd |
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Formula Pro USA | World Speed Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9th |
| 2020 | Formula Pro USA | Jay Howard Driver Development | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11th |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15th | ||
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 17th | ||
| 2021 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 8th |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27th | ||
| 2022 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | DEForce Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 9th |
| Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18th | ||
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16th |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 12th | |
| IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | Jr III Racing | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4000 | 1st | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | Jr III Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 957 | 10th |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results edit
U.S. F2000 National Championship edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ROA 1 11 | ROA 2 15 | MOH 1 10 | MOH 2 13 | MOH 3 10 | LOR 17 | IMS 1 13 | IMS 2 19 | IMS 3 11 | MOH 4 | MOH 5 | MOH 6 | NJMP 1 | NJMP 2 | NJMP 3 | STP 1 11 | STP 2 17 | 17th | 86 | |
| 2021 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ALA 1 DSQ | ALA 2 25 | STP 1 19 | STP 2 DNS | IMS 1 24 | IMS 2 22 | IMS 3 25 | LOR 20 | ROA 1 14 | ROA 2 12 | MOH 1 6 | MOH 2 27 | MOH 3 18 | NJMP 1 20† | NJMP 2 22† | NJMP 3 19† | MOH 4 15† | MOH 5 17† | 27th | 43 |
| 2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 3 | STP 2 15 | ALA 1 4 | ALA 2 10 | IMS 1 20 | IMS 2 7 | IMS 3 8 | IRP 2 | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 4 | MOH 1 9 | MOH 2 17 | MOH 3 9 | TOR 1 12 | TOR 2 14 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | 9th | 203 |
† Garg was not eligible for points at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the second Mid-Ohio rounds for exceeding the maximum allotted test days for championship drivers.
Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 Championship edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 | STP 2 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | GMP 10 | POR 1 10 | POR 2 10 | POR 3 13 | 18th | 47 |
| 2023 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 12 | STP 2 14 | SEB 1 14 | SEB 2 12 | IMS 1 17 | IMS 2 13 | IRP 14 | ROA 1 18 | ROA 2 19 | MOH 1 5 | MOH 2 8 | TOR 1 17 | TOR 2 9 | COTA 1 | COTA 1 | POR 1 3 | POR 2 7 | POR 3 13 | 12th | 154 |
Complete IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jr III Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 1 3 | DAY 2 5 | SEB 1 1 | SEB 2 1 | MOS 1 2 | MOS 2 2 | LIM 1 1 | LIM 2 1 | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 1 | ATL 1 1 | ATL 2 1 | 1st | 4000 |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship edit
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jr III Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK 8 | IMS 4 | PET 1 | 10th | 957 |
| 2024 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL |
References edit
- ^ . www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Garg Joins Jr III in LMP3 Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Robinson, Mark (October 13, 2023). "Surprise Victory Tops off Garg's VP Racing Challenge Championship Season". imsa.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "TRS's Billy Frazer and returnee Bijoy Garg join 2021 USF2000 grid". Formula Scout. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Bijoy Garg joins JHDD in F4 US! The American driver will make his debut in the series. #F4". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "TRS's Billy Frazer and returnee Bijoy Garg join 2021 USF2000 grid". Formula Scout. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2022-08-15). "DEForce Racing promotes Bijoy Garg to IP2000 line-up for Gateway". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2022-08-30). "DEForce keeps Garg in IP2000, promotes Clark to USF2000 for Portland". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Bijoy Garg Moves Up to USF Pro 2000 with DEForce Racing". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.