Parker Thompson
Parker Thompson is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the LMP2 class for Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 for Team WRT.
Career
Early career
Thompson began racing at the age of eight, competing in the Calgary Kart Racing Club a short distance from his family residence in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. From the local club, Thompson graduated to the global ranks of karting. In 2012 he finished 3rd in the junior category of the Rotax World Karting Finals in Portimao, Portugal. In 2013, he joined the World Series of Karting with team Energy Corse where he earned eight top five finishes, four podium finishes, five Superpole sessions, two Superpole wins and a final win.Open wheel career
In 2015, Thompson began competition in open-wheel racing, with a focus on the Road to Indy. Thompson finished second place overall in the 2016 U.S. F2000 Championship with Cape Motorsports. In 2018, he finished second place overall again, this time in the Pro Mazda Championship, with Exclusive Autosport. After a total of six seasons on the Road to Indy he holds the record for the most top-five finishes across all series.Thompson also participated in other open-wheel championship series. Driving for Exclusive Autosport, he was the Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion in 2017.
Sports car racing
In 2019 Thompson initiated a move into sports car racing, participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge in Canada and the United States, as well as the Canadian Touring Car Championship where he was the GTS class champion. 2021 and 2022 saw Thompson compete full time in the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America as a pro-class entry with JDX Racing. After placing third in the 2021 season championship, Thompson earned the season's championship title in 2022.In 2023, Thompson joined Vasser Sullivan Racing to pilot the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in GTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at all Michelin Endurance Cup events.
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.Motorsports career results
American sports car racing results
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge America
IMSA Carrera Cup North America
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
American open-wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2015 | JDC Motorsports | STP 15 | STP 6 | NOL 7 | NOL 4 | BAR 5 | BAR 5 | IMS 14 | IMS 6 | LOR 6 | TOR 11 | TOR 12 | MOH 5 | MOH 4 | MOH 5 | LAG 5 | LAG 14 | 5th | 221 |
| 2016 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing | STP 15 | STP 4 | BAR 1 | BAR 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 1 | LOR 2 | ROA 5 | ROA 3 | TOR 3 | TOR 1 | MOH 17 | MOH 2 | MOH 2 | LAG 2 | LAG 3 | 2nd | 374 |
| 2017 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 5 | STP 3 | BAR 5 | BAR 3 | IMS 19 | IMS 4 | ROA 5 | ROA 5 | IOW 12 | TOR 1 | TOR 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 1 | WGI 16 | 3rd | 269 |