Ryan Briscoe
| Ryan Briscoe | |
|---|---|
Formula Three Euroseries |
Ryan John Briscoe[1] (born 24 September 1981) is an Australian–American professional racing driver from Sydney who has predominantly raced open-wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.
In IndyCar he collected 8 wins and 28 podiums, finishing third in the 2009 season, fifth in 2008 and 2010, and sixth in 2011 and 2012. In sports car racing, he has won the 2020 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2020 Petit Le Mans, was runner-up at the 2007 American Le Mans Series LMP2 class, and won the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 class, the 2008 and 2013 Petit Le Mans LMP2 class, the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona GTLM class, and finished third overall at the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona.
Career biography
Early career
Like many racing drivers, he started his career in
karting, first racing in 1993. After winning Australian, North American and Italian championships, he moved to Formula Renault in 2000. He won the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001 (winning 5 races) and finished 4th running a limited schedule in the Eurocup
(with 2 wins in 6 races).
2002–04: Toyota F1 test driver
In 2002, he became
2004 season, after previous third driver Ricardo Zonta was called up to replace Cristiano da Matta
.
2005: Move to IndyCar with Ganassi
There were rumours that Briscoe was set to race for the
Grand-Am début with Ganassi at the 24 Hours of Daytona
.
In the 2005 IndyCar Series, Briscoe took pole position at Sears Point, but struggled on the ovals and was involved in several crashes. On 11 September 2005 he was involved in a violent crash at Chicagoland Speedway, breaking both clavicles among other injuries. His car climbed on top of the Cheever Racing entry driven by Alex Barron and went airborne into the catch fencing above the retaining wall and snapping in two. He was released from hospital on 19 September and following some initial treatment in the US, moved to the specialist Formula Medicine facility in Viareggio, Italy, for the bulk of his rehabilitation. It took 8 weeks for Briscoe to recover from the injuries he sustained in the crash. His official web site announced his return to the USA on 14 November 2005.
2006–07: Limited campaigns
Briscoe was dropped by Ganassi for 2006, replaced by 2005 IndyCar champion
PKV Racing team. Briscoe also tested for the Conquest Racing team. Briscoe competed in the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with 2005 champions Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli and Emmanuel Collard
, but the team withdrew due to accident damage before Briscoe's turn to drive.
In 2006, Briscoe was announced as an endurance driver for
Laguna Seca in the US for A1 Team Australia
, scoring three points.
At the
Champ Car season for the RuSPORT team, including his home country's race at Surfers Paradise
.
Briscoe signed a deal to drive for
Penske Racing's Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 car in the American Le Mans Series. He took three wins in a full campaign driving with Sascha Maassen. Briscoe continued to drive the RS Spyder in a limited campaign in 2008. He scored his only class victory that year at Petit Le Mans, winning with fellow IndyCar driver Hélio Castroneves
.
Briscoe's ties to Penske were also strengthened in 2007 when he was on loan to drive in the Indy 500 in a car owned by
Luczo-Dragon Racing machine, Briscoe qualified 7th with a four lap average speed of 224.410. In the race
on 28 May 2007, he completed all 166 laps before the race was called due to inclement weather. Briscoe finished 5th among the 33 participants earning him $302,305 and 30 driver points.
2008–2012: Penske contender for the championship
Ryan Briscoe signed to drive for Penske's IndyCar team as a full-time race driver for the
2008 IndyCar Series season, replacing Sam Hornish Jr., who started racing full-time in Penske's NASCAR team in 2008. Briscoe knocked himself out of the 2008 Indianapolis 500 along with Danica Patrick when Briscoe came out of the pits and ran into Patrick tearing up her suspension and tearing the front end of Briscoe's car. Patrick and Briscoe were fined $100,000 and placed on probation at the end of the season.[4]
Briscoe earned his first career win at the
Honda 200 on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
.
Briscoe also became the first Australian to claim victory at their home event, the 2008 Nikon Indy 300, on 26 October 2008, after countryman and favourite Will Power crashed out early in the race. The race, however, was not held for championship points and was the last major open-wheel event held at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.
Homestead-Miami Speedway, however in a three-way battle between the title contenders, Briscoe could only finish second behind Franchitti, who became champion.[5]
Briscoe won a single race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2010, but could not recapture the heights of 2009 and did not win another race until Sonoma Raceway in 2012. Briscoe did, however, take pole for the 2012 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first Australian to do so.[6] Briscoe matched his best finishing position of fifth in the race.
2013–14: ALMS and return to Ganassi
At the beginning of 2013, Briscoe was unable to secure an Indycar ride. Instead, he was hired by
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in April, Level 5 announced it had signed Briscoe on as a full-season P2 driver with Tucker, going on to win six times across the season.[7] With the team Briscoe also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
but the entry was not classified.
Meanwhile, just before the 2013
Detroit
onwards.
Following Dario Franchitti's retirement after a crash at the
Ganassi Racing car, and Briscoe took over the fourth No. 8 NTT Data car from Kanaan for the 2014 IndyCar Series. He finished 11th in the points and failed to finish on the podium. He parted ways with Ganassi at the end of the season, as the No. 8 car needed more funding to continue.[9]
Having returned to the V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 in 2010, and competing as a mandated 'international driver' in the
Gold Coast 600 between 2010 and 2012, Briscoe returned to Australia in 2013 to compete in the newly launched three-event series of two-driver races known as the Enduro Cup. The final race of this campaign, also at the Gold Coast 600, saw Briscoe take his first championship podium driving with Russell Ingall
.
2015: Corvette success and IndyCar substitution
For the
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, but that fell through when financial arrangements could not be made for the team to field a third car. However, the team then called Briscoe in as replacement driver for James Hinchcliffe at the 2015 Indianapolis 500 after Hinchcliffe suffered a severe injury after qualifying for the race.[10] He returned to the team at Texas and joined as permanent replacement driver from Fontana
onwards. He collected four top-ten finishes in eight races in what were his final appearances in the championship.
Meanwhile, Briscoe continued a relationship with
United SportsCar Championship (IMSA) events. In 2015, Briscoe won his class at the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona and 2015 12 Hours of Sebring driving the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with Antonio García and Jan Magnussen. The team also entered the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans but failed to make the start after a crash in qualifying.[11]
2016–19: Ford GT with Ganassi
In 2016,
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA) championships. Briscoe was selected to join the IMSA team which, alongside former IndyCar rival Scott Dixon and Richard Westbrook, also made annual appearances in the WEC's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[12] The trio scored a class podium at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans and Briscoe claimed his 2nd 24 Hours of Daytona class win in 2018. In the IMSA championship, Westbrook and Briscoe contested full seasons with Dixon joining them for the endurance races. Westbrook and Briscoe finished second in the championship in both 2016 and 2018. The Ford works programme shut down at the end of the 2019 season.[13]
2020: Wayne Taylor Racing
Briscoe switched to the Prototype class for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship, partnering with Renger van der Zande as full-time driver at Wayne Taylor Racing. The duo won the 2020 24 Hours of Daytona along with Scott Dixon and Kamui Kobayashi.[14] In October 2020, Briscoe, van der Zande and Dixon won the 2020 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.[15]
Personal life
In addition to his native English, Briscoe speaks Italian and French. He attended Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia, however he had left to compete in Europe before completing his education.[2]
He has been married to ESPN anchor Nicole Briscoe (née Manske) since 2009 and the couple have two children. In April 2018, he became a naturalized American citizen.[16]
Briscoe is not related to NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Formula Renault 2000 Italy | Prema Powerteam
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17th |
| 2001 | Formula Renault 2000 Italy | Prema Powerteam
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 226 | 1st |
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 4th | ||
| German Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
French Formula 3 Championship
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2002 | German Formula 3 Championship | Prema Powerteam
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13th |
French Formula 3 Championship
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
Italian Formula 3 Championship
|
1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
International Formula 3000
|
Nordic Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2003 | Formula 3 Euro Series
|
Prema Powerteam
|
20 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 110 | 1st |
FIA European Formula Three Cup
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1st | ||
British Formula 3 Championship
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2004 | Formula One
|
Toyota Racing
|
Test driver | ||||||
| 2005 | IndyCar Series
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 19th |
Rolex Sports Car Series
|
CompUSA Chip Ganassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 68th | |
| 2005–06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 13th |
| 2006 | IndyCar Series
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 21st |
Champ Car World Series
|
RuSPORT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21st | |
Rolex Sports Car Series
|
SunTrust Racing
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 61st | |
| V8 Supercar | Holden Racing Team
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 58th | |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Australia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13th |
| 2007 | American Le Mans Series – LMP2
|
Penske Racing
|
12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 186 | 3rd |
IndyCar Series
|
Luczo-Dragon Racing
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24th | |
| 2008 | IndyCar Series
|
Team Penske
|
17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 447 | 5th |
American Le Mans Series – LMP2
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 10th | ||
Rolex Sports Car Series – DP
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 46th | ||
| 2009 | IndyCar Series
|
Penske Racing
|
17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 604 | 3rd |
Rolex Sports Car Series – DP
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 41st | ||
| 2010 | IndyCar Series
|
Penske Racing
|
17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 482 | 5th |
| V8 Supercar | Holden Racing Team
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2011 | IndyCar Series
|
Penske Racing
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 364 | 6th |
Rolex Sports Car Series – DP
|
SunTrust Racing
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26th | |
| V8 Supercar | Holden Racing Team
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 72nd | |
| 2012 | IndyCar Series
|
Penske Racing
|
15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 370 | 6th |
| V8 Supercar | Holden Racing Team
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2013 | American Le Mans Series– P2
|
Level 5 Motorsports | 8 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | 125 | 5th |
IndyCar Series
|
Chip Ganassi Racing Panther Racing |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 26th | |
| V8 Supercar Endurance Cup | Holden Racing Team
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 7th | |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 461 | 11th |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 18th |
United Sports Car Championship – GTLM
|
Corvette Racing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 12th | |
| 2016 | IMSA Sports Car Championship – GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 328 | 2nd |
| 2017 | IMSA Sports Car Championship – GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 306 | 4th |
| 2018 | IMSA Sports Car Championship – GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 316 | 2nd |
| 2019 | IMSA Sports Car Championship – GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 313 | 4th |
| 2020 | IMSA Sports Car Championship – Dpi | Konica Minolta Cadillac | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 264 | 2nd |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Vital Speed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 68th | |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12th |
Floyd Vanwall Racing Team
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Racers Edge Motorsports with Andretti
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 51st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar | Glickenhaus Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
† As Briscoe was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002
|
Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | INT 12 |
IMO 13 |
CAT 12 |
A1R 17 |
MON Ret |
NÜR Ret |
SIL 12 |
MAG | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ
|
23rd | 0 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003
|
Prema Powerteam
|
Dallara F303/008 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 1 |
ADR 1 5 |
ADR 2 1 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 2 |
NOR 1 4 |
NOR 2 Ret |
LMS 1 3 |
LMS 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 7 |
A1R 1 1 |
A1R 2 1 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 1 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 1 |
MAG 1 14 |
MAG 2 14 |
1st | 110 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
|
Toyota Racing
|
Toyota TF104
|
AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN TD |
BEL TD |
ITA TD |
– | – | |||
Toyota TF104B
|
CHN TD |
JPN TD* |
BRA TD |
* Was entered as Third Driver, but did not run due to bad weather.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Australia | GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR 10 |
USA FEA 8 |
CHN SPR 9 |
CHN FEA 3 |
13th | 51 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR 13 |
NED FEA 3 |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR 12 |
MYS FEA 17 |
IDN SPR 6 |
IDN FEA 10 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
13th | 24 |
IndyCar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Panoz | 33 | Toyota | HMS 20 |
PHX 19 |
STP 14 |
MOT 12 |
INDY 10 |
TXS 12 |
RIR 21 |
KAN 21 |
NSH 8 |
MIL DNS |
MCH 10 |
KTY 13 |
PPR 20 |
SNM 19 |
CHI 22 |
WGL
|
FON
|
19th | 232 | [17] | ||
2006
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | 5 | Honda | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY | WGL 3 |
TXS
|
RIR
|
KAN
|
NSH 9 |
MIL 18 |
MCH
|
KTY
|
SNM 16 |
CHI | 21st | 83 | [18] | |||||
2007
|
Luczo-Dragon Racing
|
12 | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY 5 |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MCH | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 24th | 30 | [19] | ||||
2008
|
Team Penske | 6 | HMS 19 |
STP 23 |
MOT1 9 |
LBH1 | KAN 7 |
INDY 23 |
MIL 1 |
TXS 3 |
IOW 7 |
RIR 15 |
WGL 12 |
NSH 23 |
MDO 1 |
EDM 6 |
KTY 7 |
SNM 2 |
DET 9 |
CHI 3 |
SRF2 1 |
5th | 447 | [20] | ||
2009
|
Penske Racing | STP 1 |
LBH 13 |
KAN 4 |
INDY 15 |
MIL 2 |
TXS 2 |
IOW 2 |
RIR 19 |
WGL 2 |
TOR 2 |
EDM 4 |
KTY 1 |
MDO 2 |
SNM 2 |
CHI 1 |
MOT 18 |
HMS 2 |
3rd | 604 | [21] | |||||
2010
|
Team Penske | SAO 14 |
STP 3 |
ALA 6 |
LBH 8 |
KAN 6 |
INDY 24 |
TXS 1 |
IOW 4 |
WGL 2 |
TOR 18 |
EDM 4 |
MDO 6 |
SNM 4 |
CHI 11 |
KTY 24 |
MOT 4 |
HMS 4 |
5th | 482 | [22] | |||||
2011
|
STP 18 |
ALA 21 |
LBH 2 |
SAO 3 |
INDY 27 |
TXS 6 |
TXS 3 |
MIL 11 |
IOW 6 |
TOR 7 |
EDM 10 |
MDO 16 |
NHM 8 |
SNM 3 |
BAL 14 |
MOT 20 |
KTY 8 |
LVS3 C |
6th | 364 | [23] | |||||
2012
|
Dallara DW12 | 2 | Chevrolet | STP 5 |
ALA 14 |
LBH 7 |
SAO 25 |
INDY 5 |
DET 16 |
TXS 3 |
MIL 14 |
IOW 18 |
TOR 19 |
EDM 8 |
MDO 7 |
SNM 1 |
BAL 2 |
FON 17 |
6th | 370 | [24] | |||||
2013
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | Honda | STP | ALA
|
LBH | SAO | INDY 12 |
26th | 100 | [25] | |||||||||||||||
| Panther Racing | 4 | Chevrolet | DET 21 |
DET 13 |
TXS | MIL 15 |
IOW | POC 14 |
TOR 22 |
TOR DNS |
MDO | SNM 17 |
BAL | HOU | HOU | FON | ||||||||||
2014
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | STP 10 |
LBH 17 |
ALA 11 |
IMS 6 |
INDY 18 |
DET 15 |
DET 10 |
TXS 9 |
HOU 12 |
HOU 8 |
POC 4 |
IOW 9 |
TOR 12 |
TOR 11 |
MDO 8 |
MIL 6 |
SNM 17 |
FON 7 |
11th | 461 | [26] | |||
2015
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
5 | Honda | STP | NLA | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY 12 |
DET | DET | TXS 8 |
TOR | FON 15 |
MIL 21 |
IOW 8 |
MDO 18 |
POC 8 |
SNM 5 |
18th | 205 | [27] | ||||
- 1 Run on same day.
- 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
- 3 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldondied from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win)** |
Top 10s (Non-podium)*** |
Indianapolis 500 wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 136 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Panoz | Toyota | 24 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 5 | Luczo-Dragon Racing
|
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 3 | 23 | Team Penske |
| 2009 | Dallara | Honda | 2 | 15 | Team Penske |
| 2010 | Dallara | Honda | 4 | 24 | Team Penske |
| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | 26 | 27 | Team Penske |
| 2012 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 1 | 5 | Team Penske |
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 23 | 12 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2014 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 8 | 18 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2015 | Dallara | Honda | 33 | 12 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Champ Car results
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RuSPORT | Lola B02/00
|
Ford XFE
|
LBH | HOU | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | ROA | SRF 11 |
MXC 14 |
21st | 17 | [28] |
Rolex Sports Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Rolex Sports Car Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Ganassi Racing | DP | Riley | Lexus | DAY 7 |
HOM
|
CAL
|
LAG
|
MTT | WGL | BAR | WGL | DAY | MDO | PHX
|
WGL | VIR | MEX
|
68th | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | SunTrust Racing
|
DP | Riley | Pontiac | DAY 29 |
MEX
|
HOM
|
LBH
|
VIR | LAG
|
PHX
|
LIM | WGL 3 |
DAY | BAR | WGL 2 |
SON
|
MMP
|
61st | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Penske-Taylor Racing
|
DP | Riley | Pontiac | DAY 3 |
HOM
|
MEX
|
VIR | LAG
|
LIM | WGL | MDO | DAY | BAR | CGV | WGL | SON
|
NJE | MMP
|
46th | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Penske Racing
|
DP | Riley | Porsche | DAY 6 |
VIR | NJE | LAG
|
WGL | MDO | DAY | BAR | WGL | CGV | MMP
|
HOM
|
41st | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | SunTrust Racing
|
DP | Dallara | Chevrolet | DAY 5 |
HOM
|
BAR | VIR | LIM | LAG
|
WGL | MDO | DAY | NJE | WGL | CGV | MMP
|
26th | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | SunTrust Racing
|
DP | Corvette DP | Chevrolet | DAY 14 |
BAR | HOM
|
NJE | DET | MDO | ROA | WGL | IMS | WGL | CGV | LAG
|
LIM | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Penske Racing
|
LMP2 | Porsche RS Spyder | Porsche MR6 3.4 V8 | SEB 8 |
STP 1 |
LBH 2 |
HOU 3 |
MMP 1 |
LIM 1 |
MDO 2 |
ROA 2 |
MOS 2 |
DET 7 |
PET 5 |
LAG 2 |
3rd | 186 |
| 2008 | Penske Racing
|
LMP2 | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4 V8 | SEB 8 |
STP | LBH | MMP | LIM | MDO | ROA | MOS | DET 5 |
PET 1 |
LAG 4 |
16th | 53 | |
| 2013 | Level 5 Motorsports | LMP2 | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 Turbo V6 | SEB 1 |
LBH 3 |
LAG 1 |
LIM 1 |
MOS | ROA | BAL 4 |
COA 1 |
VIR 1 |
PET 1 |
5th | 129 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Daytona results
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Penske Racing
|
 Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 297 | 23rd | 8th |
| 2008 | Penske Racing
|
Patrick Long Sascha Maassen
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 29 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Level 5 Motorsports
|
HPD ARX-03b | P2 | 346 | 6th | 1st | |
| 2014 | Corvette Racing
|
 Jan Magnussen Antonio García
|
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTLM | 283 | 19th | 8th |
| 2015 | Corvette Racing
|
Jan Magnussen Antonio García
|
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTLM | 330 | 10th | 1st |
| 2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
|
 Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTLM | 235 | 15th | 5th |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTLM | 334 | 10th | 4th |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Level 5 Motorsports
|
HPD ARX-03b-Honda | LMP2 | 242 | NC | NC | |
| 2015 | Corvette Racing
|
Jan Magnussen Antonio García
|
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Pro |
0 | DNS | DNS |
| 2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
340 | 20th | 3rd |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
337 | 23rd | 7th |
| 2018 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
309 | 39th | 14th |
| 2019 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
341 | 24th | 5th |
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
Romain Dumas Richard Westbrook
|
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 364 | 5th | 5th |
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
Franck Mailleux Richard Westbrook
|
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 375 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2023 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
Romain Dumas Olivier Pla
|
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Hypercar | 335 | 6th | 6th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG 4 |
MNZ | LMS 5 |
BHR | BHR | 6th | 38 | |
| 2022 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SEB 3 |
SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 7th | 23 | |
| 2023 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | SEB Ret |
ALG 8 |
SPA | LMS 5 |
MNZ | FUJ | 12th | 24 | |
Vanwall Racing Team
|
Vanwall Vandervell 680 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | BHR 12 |
Supercars Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
V8 Supercar results
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | Pos. | Pts | |||
| 2006 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VZ Commodore
|
ADE
R1 |
ADE
R2 |
PUK R3 |
PUK R4 |
PUK R5 |
BAR
R6 |
BAR
R7 |
BAR
R8 |
WIN R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
HDV R14 |
QLD R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
ORA R18 |
ORA R19 |
ORA R20 |
SAN R21 21 |
BAT R22 Ret |
SUR
R23 |
SUR
R24 |
SUR
R25 |
SYM R26 |
SYM R27 |
SYM R28 |
BHR R29 |
BHR R30 |
BHR R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
PHI R34 |
58th | 120 | ||||||
| 2010 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
YMC R1 |
YMC R2 |
BHR R3 |
BHR R4 |
ADE R5 |
ADE R6 |
HAM R7 |
HAM R8 |
QLD R9 |
QLD R10 |
WIN
R11 |
WIN
R12 |
HDV R13 |
HDV R14 |
TOW R15 |
TOW R16 |
PHI Q |
PHI R17 |
BAT R18 25 |
SUR R19 Ret |
SUR R20 7 |
SYM R21 |
SYM R22 |
SAN R23 |
SAN R24 |
SYD R25 |
SYD R26 |
NC | 0† | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
YMC R1 |
YMC R2 |
ADE R3 |
ADE R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN
R10 |
WIN
R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
PHI Q |
PHI R19 |
BAT R20 |
SUR R21 11 |
SUR R22 23 |
SYM R23 |
SYM R24 |
SAN R25 |
SAN R26 |
SYD R27 |
SYD R28 |
72nd | 108 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
PHI R10 |
PHI R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 |
SUR R22 4 |
SUR R23 5 |
YMC R24 |
YMC R25 |
YMC R26 |
WIN R27 |
WIN R28 |
SYD
R29 |
SYD
R30 |
NC | 0† | |||||||||
| 2013 | Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VF Commodore
|
ADE
R1 |
ADE
R2 |
SYM
R3 |
SYM
R4 |
SYM
R5 |
PUK R6 |
PUK R7 |
PUK R8 |
PUK R9 |
BAR
R10 |
BAR
R11 |
BAR
R12 |
COA R13 |
COA R14 |
COA R15 |
COA R16 |
HID
R17 |
HID
R18 |
HID
R19 |
TOW
R20 |
TOW
R21 |
QLD
R22 |
QLD
R23 |
QLD
R24 |
WIN
R25 |
WIN
R26 |
WIN
R27 |
SAN QR 23 |
SAN R28 9 |
BAT R29 17 |
SUR R30 5 |
SUR R31 3 |
PHI
R32 |
PHI
R33 |
PHI
R34 |
SYD
R35 |
SYD
R36 |
35th | 516 | |||
† Not Eligible for points
* Season still in progress
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden Commodore VZ
|
Jim Richards
|
DNF | 12 |
| 2010 | Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden Commodore VE
|
 Andrew Thompson
|
25th | 154 |
| 2013 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore VF
|
Russell Ingall
|
17th | 161 |
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryan Briscoe.
- Ryan Briscoe's official website
- Ryan Briscoe driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Ryan Briscoe career summary at DriverDB.com
- Motorsport.com – Articles & photo's
- IndyCar Driver Page
- Photograph of Ryan's huge crash in 2005
- Photo sequence of infernal 2005 Chicagoland crash (from Paddocktalk).
- IndyCar 11 in '11 video