Bijoy Garg (born July 15, 2002) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship and in the 2024 European Le Mans Series driving for United Autosports in LMP2.[2] Garg previously completed 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.[3] Garg is the 2023 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge champion.[4] Garg won the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans in his debut with United Autosports.[5]
| Bijoy Garg | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | July 15, 2002 Stanford, California, United States |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | United Autosports USA |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2023 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2024 |
| Teams | United Autosports |
| Best finish | 1st (2024) |
| Class wins | 1 (2024) |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | United Autosports |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022–23 2020–22 2020–21 2019–20 | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship F4 US Championship Formula Pro USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge |
Career
editFormula 4 United States Championship
editOn 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.[6] 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.
USF2000 Championship
editAt the beginning of 2020, Garg announced that he would compete in the USF2000 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.[7] 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.[8][9] Garg would have a career year with two podiums and finishing 9th in the championship.
USF Pro 2000 Championship
editMidway through the 2022 season, it was announced that Garg would make his series debut at Gateway Motorsports Park.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
Personal life
editGarg currently studies Systems Science & Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.[11]
Karting record
editKarting 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
editCareer summary
edit* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
editUSF2000 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 |
IMSA 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 11 |
SEB 3 |
WGL 5 |
MOS | ELK | IMS 7 |
ATL 9 |
19th | 1362 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 9 |
LEC 12 |
IMO 6 |
SPA 10 |
MUG 6 |
ALG 6 |
11th | 27th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  United Autosports
|
Oliver Jarvis Nolan Siegel
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 297 | 15th | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "Bijoy Garg". www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Bijoy Garg Completes United's 2024 IMSA Line-Up". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (2024-06-16). "United Trio Jarvis, Garg, Siegel Take LMP2 Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nappier, Terri (2021-12-06). "Advancing new knowledge and new leaders - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. Retrieved 2024-04-10.