Philip Major

Philip Major (born December 8, 1988) is a retired Canadian racing driver.[1]

Philip Major
NationalityCanadian
Born (1988-12-08) December 8, 1988
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Years active2010
TeamsSam Schmidt Motorsports
Starts13
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish9th in 2010
Previous series
2008-2009
2006-2007		British F3
Formula BMW USA

After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship Class for Fortec Motorsport. He completed the full season with 3 top-10 finishes and finished 18th in points, last among Championship Class participants that competed in the full schedule. He joined Carlin Motorsport at nearly the midpoint of the 2009 season[2] and competed in 12 of the 20 races for the team and finished 17th in points.

For 2010, Major returned to North America to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series for Sam Schmidt Motorsports.[3] He finished 9th in points with a best finish of 3rd at Chicagoland Speedway. He also had the fastest lap at Iowa Speedway.

In 2018, Major started a new career path in the fintech industry, working at the leading Canadian online investment platform, FrontFundr, as a Due Diligence Analyst.

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
2010 Sam Schmidt Motorsports STP
14		 ALA
10		 LBH
7		 INDY
6		 IOW
6		 WGL
6		 TOR
12		 EDM
10		 MDO
10		 SNM
11		 CHI
3		 KTY
13		 HMS
8		 9th 299
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References
  1. Philip Major's LinkedIn profile
  2. Philip Major joins Carlin Motorsport for British F3 Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Russ Bond Agency PR via Flag World, June 17, 2009, Retrieved 2010-01-10
  3. Philip Major joins Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Majorspeed PR via Motorsport.com, January 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-01-10


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