Duncan Tappy
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Duncan Tappy (born 26 June 1984 in West Ewell, Surrey) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.
Racing career
Early career
Tappy began his racing career in karting, finishing runner-up in the 2004 UK Formula Ford championship winter series. In 2005 he took part in the full UK Formula Ford season with Jamun Racing, taking ten victories to finish second in the standings. During this year he also won the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival and was selected as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award.
In 2006 Tappy stepped up to the British Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with Jamun Racing, finishing his debut year eighteenth in the standings. He was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by the British Racing Drivers Club. He transferred to Fortec Motorsport for the 2007 season, taking sixteen podium finishes, including nine race wins, to end the year as series champion.
At the end of the season Tappy was named as British Club Driver of the Year[1] at the annual Autosport Awards[2] and once again nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
Single seater racing
Following his Formula Renault championship season, Tappy raced in a number of single-seater championships between 2008 and 2011, most notably Superleague Formula where he competed in each of the four seasons and was part of the Japan team that finished runner-up in the truncated final season. In 2010 he won the Auto GP teams title with DAMS and finished third in the driver standings. Other outings came in World Series by Renault, the Firestone Indy Lights Series and International Formula Master. In early 2008, Tappy also made two appearances as a rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain in Mexico City[3] and Shanghai.[4]
Sports cars
In April 2008, Tappy made his sportscar debut when he took part in the Monza 1000km Le Mans Series event.[5] Driving a Pescarolo Judd for Rollcentre Racing, he finished the race in seventh position.
He returned to sports car racing in 2012, competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for ART Grand Prix alongside Grégoire Demoustier. The pair finished fifth in the Pro-Am Cup with a win in Navarre. From 2012 to 2017 he raced in a number of different GT3 championships, including further Blancpain Endurance Series campaigns, the British GT Championship, GT Asia and International GT Open.
Since the 2018 season, Tappy has competed in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series. Partnering Michael Benham in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for Lanan Racing, he took a class win at Le Mans in 2018 and won three times in 2019, finishing runner-up in the championship. In 2020 he signed with United Autosports,[6] and finished runner-up in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series. He is currently competing for the team in the European Le Mans Series.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Zip Formula Great Britain | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 48 | 11th |
| 2004 | UK Formula Ford Championship Winter Series | Steve Mole Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd |
| 2005 | UK Formula Ford Championship | Jamun Racing | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 479 | 2nd |
| 2006 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Jamun Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 18th |
| 2007 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 512 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 33rd | ||
| French Formula Renault 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2008 | Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Rollcentre Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | Porsche Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | RC Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23rd | |
| Superleague Formula | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 257† | 11th† | |
| 2009 | International Formula Master | Team JVA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Indy Lights | Genoa Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32nd | |
| Superleague Formula | Galatasaray S.K. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133† | 16th† | |
| 2010 | Auto GP | DAMS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 3rd |
| Superleague Formula | Galatasaray S.K. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 540† | 6th† | |
| 2011 | Superleague Formula | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136† | 2nd† |
| Turkey - Galatasaray S.K. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88† | 10th† | ||
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | ART Grand Prix | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 5th |
| 2013 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Von Ryan Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 13th |
| FIA GT Series - Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Black Falcon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35th | |
| 2014 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | M-Sport Bentley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17th |
| 2015 | GT Cup UK - GTO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| GT Asia - GT3 | Bentley Team Absolute | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 7th | |
| 2016 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th |
| Blancpain Endurance Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| International GT Open | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 8th | ||
| GT Asia - GT3 | Bentley Team Absolute | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 9th | |
| 2017 | International GT Open | Garage 59 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 7th |
| Le Mans Cup - GT3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13th | ||
| 2018 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Lanan Racing | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29.5 | 8th |
| 2019 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Lanan Racing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91.5 | 2nd |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | United Autosports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.5 | 6th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2021 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | United Autosports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 2nd |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 25th | ||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 26th | ||
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | United Autosports | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 4th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 21st | ||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Cool Racing | ||||||||
| 2023 | GT Cup Championship - Group GT3 | Greystone GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | McLaren Trophy Europe - Artura Trophy | Greystone GT |
- † Team standings.
- * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fortec Motorsports | ZAN 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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33rd | 30 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | RC Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
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NÜR 1 |
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23rd | 6 |
Superleague Formula record
2008-2009
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | GTA Motor Competición | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 11th | 257 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| 2009 | Galatasaray S.K. | Ultimate Motorsport | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 11th | 239 | ||||||
| 5 | 11 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||||||
2009 Super Final results
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Galatasaray S.K. Ultimate Motorsport |
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DON | EST | MOZ | JAR |
2010-2011
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | CR Flamengo | Alpha | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI † | NAV | 6th | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | X | 17 | 2 | X | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | X | 8 | 7 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan | Atech Reid Grand Prix | HOL | BEL | 2nd | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 10 | 5 | X | 10th | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- † Non-championship event.
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Genoa Racing | STP 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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LBH | KAN | INDY | MIL | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MOH | SNM | CHI | HMS | 32nd | 8 |
Complete Auto GP results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DAMS | BRN 1 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRN 2 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IMO 1 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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MNZ 1 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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3rd | 37 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rollcentre Racing | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | CAT | MNZ 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA | NÜR | SIL | 29th | 2 | |
| 2020 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | LEC 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LEC 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MNZ 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ALG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6th | 46.5 | |
| 2021 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RBR 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LEC 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MNZ 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ALG 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25th | 11.5 |
| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IMO 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MNZ 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ALG RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4th | 73 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY | SEB 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LGA Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOH Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WGL Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ELK Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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21st | 283 |
References
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External links
- Duncan Tappy official site
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- English racing drivers
- Formula Ford drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- A1 Grand Prix Rookie drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- Superleague Formula drivers
- International Formula Master drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- RC Motorsport drivers
- DAMS drivers
- ART Grand Prix drivers
- United Autosports drivers
- De Villota Motorsport drivers
- Alan Docking Racing drivers
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