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Canadian entrepreneur and racing driver
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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John Farano (born 8 December 1959) is a Canadian businessman and racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Tower Motorsports. He is the series' 2022 LMP2 drivers' champion.
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Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ferrari F430 Challenge Pirelli Trophy USA | N/A | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 132 | 4th |
| 2008 | Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Blackforest Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 60th |
| 2009 | Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - DP | AIM Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 55th |
| 2010 | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 24th |
| 2011 | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | Tower Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 728 | 20th |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - F430 Challenge | Algar Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2012 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | BGB Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 1st |
| 2013 | Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge - Trofeo Pirelli | The Auto Gallery | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 2nd |
| IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Multimatic Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 34th | |
| Grand-Am Sports Car Series - GT | APR Motorsport LTD.UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2014 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Tower Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA | DragonSpeed | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4th | |
| United Sports Car Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 82nd | |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli | Ferrari of Beverly Hills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th | |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am | Ferrari of San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2015 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli | Rossocorsa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7th |
| Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli | Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 136 | 3rd | |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| 2016 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Am | Rossocorsa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 3rd |
| Ferrari Challenge World Final - Trofeo Pirelli Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 54th | |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28th | ||
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77.5 | 1st |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.5 | 9th | ||
| Ferrari Challenge North America - 458 Challenge | Ferrari of Ontario | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 9th | |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | RLR MSport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 21st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell - Pro-Am | Rossocorsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14th | |
| 2019–20 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am | RLR MSport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport By Starworks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 4th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport By Starworks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2012 | 3rd |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2018 | 1st |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 629 | 19th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Tower Motorsports |
As Farano was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 19 | MNZ 20 | RBR 21 | LEC 20 | SPA 23 | ALG 16 | 13th | 25 |
| 2018 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 1 | MNZ 11 | RBR 1 | SIL 6 | SPA 2 | ALG 5 | 1st | 77.5 |
| 2019 | RLR MSport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 8 | MNZ Ret | CAT 13 | SIL Ret | SPA 14 | ALG 15 | 21st | 5.5 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tower Motorsport By Starworks | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4† | SEB 4 | ELK | ATL | PET 1 | LGA | SEB 2 | 4th | 95 |
| 2021 | Tower Motorsport by Starworks | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 2† | SEB 3 | WGL 4 | WGL 3 | ELK 2 | LGA 2 | PET 1 | 3rd | 2012 |
| 2022 | Tower Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3† | SEB 7 | LGA 1 | MOH 4 | WGL 2 | ELK 2 | PET 1 | 1st | 2018 |
| 2023 | Tower Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 5† | SEB 1 | LGA 8 | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | 19th | 629 |
Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RLR M Sport/Tower Events | Arjun Maini Norman Nato | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 295 | NC | NC |
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