Josh Pierson

Josh Pierson
Josh Pierson
	Pierson in 2022
Nationality	American
Born	February 14, 2006; Portland, Oregon, United States
WEC career
Debut season	2022
Current team	United Autosports
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	23
Co-driver	Oliver Jarvis, Alex Lynn
Starts	6 (6 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	3rd in 2022
Previous series
2020–21; 2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship; F1600 Championship Series

Josh Pierson (born February 14, 2006) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports, the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosport,[2] and in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for TDS Racing.[3] He previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing.[4]

Career

FIA World Endurance Championship

On August 17, 2021, United Autosports announced that it had signed Pierson to compete in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship.[5] This will make Pierson the youngest ever driver to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2022, Pierson made his debut in the series and managed to win the 1000 Miles of Sebring, making him the youngest ever FIA World Endurance Championship race winner.[6]

Pierson re-signed with United Autosports to compete in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship.[2]

IMSA SportsCar Championship

Pierson signed with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to compete in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship.[7][8]

On November 29, 2022, it was announced that Pierson would sign with newcomer TDS Racing for the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship to drive their LMP2 car.[3]

Indy NXT

Pierson will return to the Road to Indy ladder to race in the 2023 Indy NXT[lower-alpha 1] with HMD Motorsports.[10]

IndyCar Series

Pierson joined Ed Carpenter Racing's new racing programme for 2023, becoming a development driver for the 2023 IndyCar Series.[11]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	F1600 Championship Series	lovation, TransUnion	6	0	2	72	22nd
2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Exclusive Autosport	16	0	0	57	20th
2021	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing	18	0	5	291	4th
2022	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	United Autosports	2	2	2	0	NC†
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		6	1	2	113	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	N/A	6th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	7	0	1	1809	6th
2023	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	2	0	0	27*	20th*
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	United Autosports	1	0	0	0	NC†
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	TDS Racing	1	0	0	262*	9th*

* Season still in progress.

† As Pierson was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

F1600 Championship Series

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2020	Iovation, TransUnion	PIT 17	PIT 6	PIT 4	MOH	MOH	MOH	VIR	VIR	VIR	SPMP	SPMP	SPMP	PIT 3	PIT 2	PIT DNF	ATL	ATL	ATL	22nd	72

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2020	Exclusive Autosport	ROA 13	ROA 19	MOH 15	MOH 16	MOH 17	LOR 19	IMS 17	IMS 18	IMS 12	MOH 17	MOH 16	MOH 18	NJMP 13	NJMP 10	NJMP 10	STP 15	STP DNS		20th	57
2021	Pabst Racing	ALA 3	ALA 3	STP 7	STP 10	IMS 4	IMS 2	IMS 2	LOR 8	ROA 9	ROA 3	MOH 8	MOH 12	MOH 11	NJMP 6	NJMP 11	NJMP 5	MOH 11	MOH 6	4th	291

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2023	HMD Motorsports	STP 16	BAR	IMS 17	DET	DET	RDA	MDO	IOW	NSH	IMS	GMP	POR	LAG	LAG	20th*	27*

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2022	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 8	SEB 4	LGA 4	MDO 6	WGL 6	ELK 5	PET 3	6th	1809
2023	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 4	SEB	MON	WGL	ELK	IMS	PET	-*	0*

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2022	United Autosports USA	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 1	SPA 6	LMS 6	MNZ 5	FUJ 5	BHR 2		3rd	113
2023	United Autosports	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB Ret	PRT	SPA	LMS	MNZ	FUJ	BHR	10th*	1*

*Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	United Autosports USA	Alex Lynn Oliver Jarvis	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	368	10th	6th

Notes

Indy Lights was rebranded as Indy NXT from the 2023 season onwards.[9]

References

"Josh Pierson". www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
Autosports, United. "UNITED AUTOSPORTS SECURE JOSH PIERSON FOR 2023 WEC SEASON". United Autosports. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Lloyd, Daniel. "Van der Garde, Pierson Join Heriau in TDS Racing Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Racing, Pabst (2020-12-29). "PABST RACING SIGNS JOSH PIERSON FOR THE 2021 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". Pabst Racing. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
Wood, Ida (2021-08-17). "USF2000 racer Josh Pierson to graduate to WEC in 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
Dagys, John. "American Teen Pierson Becomes Youngest-Ever WEC Winner – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
Dagys, John. "Bomarito Confirmed in Second PR1/Mathiasen Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Dagys, John. "32 Entries for Laguna Seca – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Wood, Ida (3 November 2022). "Indy Lights changes name to Indy NXT, unveils unchanged 2023 schedule". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
Wood, Ida (18 October 2022). "WEC racer Josh Pierson to add Indy Lights campaign in 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
Malsher-Lopez, David (16 November 2022). "Pierson becomes ECR development driver, targets IndyCar in 2025". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

External links

Josh Pierson career summary at DriverDB.com

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[IndyLightsRebrand-10] Indy Lights was rebranded as Indy NXT from the 2023 season onwards.[9]

[1] "Josh Pierson". www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

[:1-2] Autosports, United. "UNITED AUTOSPORTS SECURE JOSH PIERSON FOR 2023 WEC SEASON". United Autosports. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[:2-3] Lloyd, Daniel. "Van der Garde, Pierson Join Heriau in TDS Racing Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[4] Racing, Pabst (2020-12-29). "PABST RACING SIGNS JOSH PIERSON FOR THE 2021 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". Pabst Racing. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

[:0-5] Wood, Ida (2021-08-17). "USF2000 racer Josh Pierson to graduate to WEC in 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

[6] Dagys, John. "American Teen Pierson Becomes Youngest-Ever WEC Winner – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[7] Dagys, John. "Bomarito Confirmed in Second PR1/Mathiasen Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[8] Dagys, John. "32 Entries for Laguna Seca – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[9] Wood, Ida (3 November 2022). "Indy Lights changes name to Indy NXT, unveils unchanged 2023 schedule". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[11] Wood, Ida (18 October 2022). "WEC racer Josh Pierson to add Indy Lights campaign in 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[12] Malsher-Lopez, David (16 November 2022). "Pierson becomes ECR development driver, targets IndyCar in 2025". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.