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William Owen
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29)
Castle Rock, Colorado, US
WEC career
Debut season2017
Current teamUnited Autosports
Car number22
Starts10 (10 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2022
Previous series
2017-2020
2015-2016
2014
European Le Mans Series
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship

William Owen (born 23 March 1995 in Castle Rock, Colorado, US) is an American racing driver.[1][2] He attended high school at Valor Christian High School[3] prior to attending TCU[3] for university. He currently competes in the World Endurance Championship with United Autosports.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 SCCA June Sprints Formula Mazda GK Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 11th
2014 USF2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 14 1 0 0 1 133 12th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 6 0 0 0 0 54 11th
2015 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 16 0 0 0 3 243 7th
Pro Mazda Winterfest 5 0 0 1 2 83 6th
2016 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 361 14th
Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 16 0 0 0 8 317 4th
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 26 31st
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 2 0 0 3 98 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype United Autosports 2 0 0 0 0 69 29th
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 0 0 0 1 23 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 Charles Wicht Racing 1 0 0 0 1 30 36th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Juncos Racing 8 0 0 0 0 177 12th
European Le Mans Series -LMP2 United Autosports 5 0 0 0 1 37 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 5 1 0 0 2 70 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 6 0 1 0 0 50 9th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am Valkyrie Velocity Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4* 17th*

† As Owen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2014 Pabst Racing Services STP
18
STP
6
BAR
11
BAR
14
IMS
1
IMS
8
LOR
15
TOR
17
TOR
22
MDO
13
MDO
10
MDO
12
SNM
14
SNM
12
12th 133

Pro Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2015 Juncos Racing STP
8
STP
8
LOU
13
LOU
C
BAR
9
BAR
4
IMS
8
IMS
8
IMS
2
LOR
2
TOR
15
TOR
8
IOW
10
MOH
8
MOH
5
LAG
3
LAG
4
7th 243
2016 Juncos Racing STP
9
STP
6
ALA
5
ALA
5
IMS
2
IMS
3
LOR
6
ROA
3
ROA
3
TOR
4
TOR
4
MOH
3
MOH
2
LAG
11
LAG
2
LAG
2
4th 317

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH
5
COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 31st 26
2018 United Autosports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB LBH MDO DET 29th 69
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07 WGL
9
MOS ELK LGA PET
12
2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
10
LBH
7
MDO
9
DET
8
WGL
8
MOS
11
ELK LGA PET
10
12th 177
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
6†
SEB
LGA
MDO
WGL
ELK
PET
NC† 0†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points
2022 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
7
SPA
5
LMS
10
MNZ
13
FUJ
7
BHR
6
9th 50

Le Mans 24 Hours results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 United States United Autosports Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 362 5th 4th
2018 United States United Autosports Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 365 7th 3rd
2019 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Alex Brundle
Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 348 19th 14th
2020 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Alex Brundle
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 17th 13th
2022 United States United Autosports USA Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 14th 10th

References

  1. ^ "Will Owen". 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. ^ "Will Owen returns to Juncos Racing for the 2019 IMSA". 2018-11-17. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  3. ^ a b "Racing his way through Europe". The Castle Pines Connection. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2022-02-19.