Spencer Pigot

Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver, currently driving the #45 car for Citrone/Buhl and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar series.

Spencer Pigot
Pigot at the 2018 ABC Supply 500
Nationality American
Born (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993
Pasadena, California, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight162 lb (73 kg)
Achievements2014 Pro Mazda Champion
2015 Indy Lights Champion
IndyCar Series career
57 races run over 5 years
Team(s)No. 45 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Citrone/Buhl Autosport)
2019 position14th
Best finish14th (2018, 2019)
First race2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2020 GMR Grand Prix (Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of July 4, 2020.

Personal life

Spencer Pigot was born in Los Angeles and raised Pasadena, California, and Orlando where he graduated from Windermere Preparatory School.[2] He currently resides in Indianapolis.[3]

Racing career

Early career

After a successful career in youth karting, Pigot joined the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010 and won the title and a Mazdaspeed scholarship.[4] He was also awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival in England. In 2011 he joined the U.S. F2000 National Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy, driving for Andretti Autosport. He finished second in points with three wins. In 2012, he continued in the series, switching teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He won the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest in the preseason, but again finished second in the main championship, but this time only missed out on the title by 7 points to Matthew Brabham. Pigot captured eight race wins compared to Brabham's four. In 2013 Pigot moved up the Road to Indy ladder into the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey. He finished tied for third in points with Shelby Blackstock, but Blackstock won the tie-breaker for third by virtue of having three third place finishes to Pigot's one. Both drivers had one win and three-second place finishes.

In 2014 Pigot switched teams in Pro Mazda to Juncos Racing. He won the first four races of the season and captured the title in a controversial fight with Scott Hargrove. His championship earned him a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.[5]

2015 saw Pigot clinch the Indy Lights championship by sweeping the final two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He won a scholarship to compete in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the IndyCar Series and in November signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[6]

IndyCar Series

Pigot competed at the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and finished 14th. His next race was the Grand Prix of Indianapolis where he finished eleventh. In the 2016 Indianapolis 500 he qualified on the tenth row in 29th and finished the race in 25th, five laps down, the last car running, after running out of fuel mid-race during a caution flag. The next week it was announced that Pigot would drive in seven more road and street course races throughout the season for Ed Carpenter Racing in the No. 20 car driven by Ed Carpenter on ovals.[7]

In January 2017, it was announced that Pigot would return for a second season as road and street course driver in the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 20 entry.[8] It was confirmed on May 9, 2017 that Pigot would rejoin Juncos Racing for the 2017 Indianapolis 500.[9]

Ed Carpenter Racing announced on September 13, 2017 that Pigot would compete full-time in IndyCar Series for the first time in 2018. [10]

Sports Cars

In addition to IndyCar, 2016 saw Pigot make his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut. Pigot drove four races in the No. 55 Mazda prototype entry including the Rolex 24. He has retained the role for the 2017 season.[11] Pigot earned his first career IMSA podium with a third place finish at the 2017 Six Hours of the Glen[12] Pigot was announced in November 2017 as a driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.[13]

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

U.S. F2000 National Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2011 Andretti Autosport SEB
3		 SEB
2		 STP
1		 STP
2		 ORP
4		 MIL
6		 MDO
3		 MDO
4		 ROA
1		 ROA
2		 BAL
11		 BAL
1		 2nd 281
2012 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing		 SEB
3		 SEB
1		 STP
1		 STP
1		 LOR
1		 MDO
1		 MDO
23		 ROA
16		 ROA
3		 ROA
2		 BAL
1		 BAL
24		 VIR
1		 VIR
1		 2nd 332

Pro Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2013 Team Pelfrey AUS
2		 AUS
16		 STP
4		 STP
4		 IND
2		 IOW
3		 TOR
9		 TOR
11		 MOS
1		 MOS
4		 MOH
4		 MOH
5		 TRO
5		 TRO
5		 HOU
2		 HOU
5		 4th 297
2014 Juncos Racing STP
1		 STP
1		 BAR
1		 BAR
1		 IMS
8		 IMS
8		 LOR
3		 HOU
9		 HOU
1		 MOH
4		 MOH
6		 MIL
1		 SON
21		 SON
5		 1st 309

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2015 Juncos Racing STP
3		 STP
3		 LBH
2		 ALA
1		 ALA
1		 IMS
7		 IMS
12		 INDY
9		 TOR
1		 TOR
1		 MIL
7		 IOW
8		 MDO
8		 MDO
3		 LAG
1		 LAG
1		 1st 357

IndyCar Series
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2016 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 Honda STP
14		 PHX LBH ALA IMS
11		 INDY
25		 21st 165
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet DET
17		 DET
18		 RDA
9		 IOW TOR
19		 MDO
7		 POC TXS WGL
15		 SNM
22
2017 STP
20		 LBH
8		 ALA
20		 PHX IMS
9		 DET
10		 DET
21		 TXS ROA
12		 IOW TOR
18		 MDO
19		 POC GTW WGL
12		 SNM
13		 20th 218
Juncos Racing INDY
18
2018 Ed Carpenter Racing STP
15		 PHX
14		 LBH
15		 ALA
15		 IMS
15		 INDY
20		 DET
10		 DET
23		 TXS
11		 ROA
8		 IOW
2		 TOR
20		 MDO
13		 POC
16		 GTW
6		 POR
4		 SNM
24		 14th 325
2019 STP
11		 COA
11		 ALA
17		 LBH
18		 IMS
5		 INDY
14		 DET
10		 DET
21		 TXS
14		 RDA
14		 TOR
15		 IOW
5		 MDO
7		 POC
17		 GTW
21		 POR
6		 LAG
20		 14th 335
2020 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing w/ Citrone/Buhl Autosport Honda TXS
 IMS
24		 ROA
 ROA
 IOW
 IOW
 INDY
 GTW
 GTW
 IMS IMS STP
 28th* 7*

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2016 Dallara Honda 29 25 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2017 Dallara Chevrolet 29 18 Juncos Racing
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 6 20 Ed Carpenter Racing
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 3 14 Ed Carpenter Racing

Sports Car Racing Results

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are class)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2016 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY
10		 SEB
6		 LBH LGA DET WGL
8		 MOS ELK COA PET
9		 16th 95
2017 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
11		 SEB
5		 LBH COA DET WGL
3		 MOS ELK LGA PET 20th 76
2018 Mazda Team Joest P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
16		 SEB
6		 LBH MDO
14		 DET WGL
10		 MOS ELK LGA PET
3		 22nd 108
2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET
10		 34th 21
2020 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB
1		 ELK
 ATL
 PET
 LGA
 SEB
 5th* 35*

* Season still in progress.

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References
  1. Spencer Pigot biography
  2. Article in the "Orange Observer"
  3. Spencer Pigot biography
  4. PIGOT WINS SKIP BARBER NATIONAL TITLE AND NAMED TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER IN GEORGIA, Spencer Pigot, October 2, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2014
  5. Mission Accomplished as Rising Star Racing’s Spencer Pigot Takes Pro Mazda Championship, PaddockTalk, August 24, 2014, Retrieved August 30, 2014
  6. Laguna Seca Indy Lights: Pigot beats Harvey and Jones to 2015 title, AutoSport, September 13, 2015, Retrieved September 14, 2015
  7. Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Pigot joins Ed Carpenter Racing for road and street courses, Motorsport.com, June 2, 2016, Retrieved June 2, 2016
  8. James, Brant "Spencer Pigot back with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2017", "USA Today", January 17, 2017
  9. " Juncos confirms Pigot for Indy 500 entry" Racer.com, May 9, 2017
  10. "ED CARPENTER RACING ELEVATES SPENCER PIGOT TO FULL-TIME FOR 2018 INDYCAR SEASON"
  11. "Driver Lineup Confirmed for the 2017 Mazda Prototype Team" Article on imsa.com, January 4, 2017
  12. "Race Results Six Hours of the Glen"
  13. "Mazda Team Joest adds Jarvis, Tincknell, Rast to DPi lineup" NBCSports.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Zach Veach		 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Neil Alberico
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Pro Mazda Winterfest
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
Jack Aitken
Preceded by
Matthew Brabham		 Pro Mazda Championship
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
Santiago Urrutia
Preceded by
Gabby Chaves		 Indy Lights
Champion
2015		 Succeeded by
Ed Jones
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