Tags: Tequila Patron ESM No. 22As he completes his first full season with Tequila Patrón ESM in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Luis Felipe “Pipo” Derani has officially signed the contract to return with the prototype team for the 2018 season.“We are super excited to announce that Pipo will be...

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship just landed even more star power in advance of its highly-anticipated 2018 season.On the heels of two significant team announcements in July that confirmed the return of Team Penske and Joest Racing to full-time IMSA competition, a pair of high-profile driver announcements Tuesday afternoon further...

Date: Jan. 10, 2016Event: Roar Before the 24 Test Days (Round 0 of 10)Series: Prototype division of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipLocation: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 14-turn road course)Fastest Overall: Luis Felipe Derani of the No. 2 Honda HPD Ligier JS P2 (1:39.249 at 129.130 mph) – session sevenWayne...

Tequila Patrón ESM has announced that Chris Cumming and Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani (pictured from left) will join its driver roster of Scott Sharp, Ed Brown, Johannes van Overbeek and Ryan Dalziel for the nine-race 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The six drivers will compete in identical Tequila Patrón-sponsored...

Luis Felipe Derani, a race winner in British Formula 3, will make his prototype debut with the Murphy squad at this month's Paul Ricard European Le Mans Series round.The 20-year-old Brazilian, who won two F3 races with Fortec in 2012, has been confirmed aboard Murphy Prototypes's ORECA-Nissan 03R LMP2 for...

Team Pelfrey announced Wednesday that Brazilian racer Luis Felipe ?Pipo? Derani will join Canadian Dalton Kellett for the 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.Derani, 20, who hails originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, began his racing career in karts, winning the Paulista Junior championship in 2005. He made the...