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John Falb
Falb in 2017
Nationality American
Born (1971-12-13) December 13, 1971 (age 53)
Dallas, Texas, United States
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamAlgarve Pro Racing
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number47
Starts13 (13 entries)
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st (LMP3) in 2017
Previous series
201518, 22
2017–18
2014–15
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Le Mans Cup
IMSA Prototype Lites

John Falb (born December 13, 1971) is an American businessman and racing driver currently competing in the Asian Le Mans Series with the Duqueine team.[1]

He has been the president of the College Loan Corporation since 2002.[2]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 IMSA Prototype Lites - L1 ONE Motorsports 14 0 0 0 2 126 4th
Radical European Masters - Supersport Radical Works Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 IMSA Prototype Lites - L1 ONE Motorsports 13 0 0 0 0 140 6th
United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge BAR1 Motorsports 2 0 0 0 1 85 17th
Starworks Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Graff Racing[3] 6 0 0 0 0 24.5 11th
Road to Le Mans - LMP3 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge BAR1 Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 52 23rd
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports[4] 6 2 0 0 5 103 1st
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 1 0 0 2 24 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge Starworks Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 61 12th
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports[5] 6 1 0 0 2 53.5 6th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 2 18 17th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD HART 1 0 0 0 0 15 67th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing[6] 6 0 0 0 0 28 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing[7] 5 0 0 0 0 19.5 12th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing[8][9] 4 0 1 0 3 66 3rd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 6 0 0 0 1 42 8th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Revere Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Mühlner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing[10] 6 0 0 0 0 7 21st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 20th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing[11] 4 1 0 0 1 51 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing[12] 3 0 0 0 2 974 9th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 5 0 0 0 1 29 10th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am Nielsen Racing 6 0 0 0 2 70 5th

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
2016 Graff LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
13
IMO
Ret
RBR
7
LEC
Ret
SPA
7
EST
4
11th 24.5
2017 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
1
MNZ
9
RBR
2
LEC
1
SPA
3
ALG
2
1st 103
2018 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
5
MNZ
5
RBR
Ret
SIL
7
SPA
1
ALG
3
6th 53.5
2019 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
14
MNZ
12
CAT
6
SIL
6
SPA
10
ALG
5
14th 28
2020 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
10
SPA
9
LEC
5
MNZ
11
ALG
8
12th 19.5
2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
7
RBR
3
LEC
10
MNZ
6
SPA
7
ALG
8
8th 42
Pro-Am Cup 2 1 2 1 2 2 1st 122
2022 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
17
IMO
15
MNZ
9
CAT
8
SPA
10
ALG
Ret
21st 7
Pro-Am Cup 7 6 3 3 3 Ret 6th 59
2024 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3
LEC
5
IMO
6
SPA
4
MUG
5
ALG
3
5th 70

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1

4
DUB
2

2
ABU
1

3
ABU
2

2
3rd 66
2023 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1

1
DUB
2

4
ABU
1

9
ABU
2

4
3rd 51
2023–24 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1

11
SEP
2

7
DUB
Ret
ABU
1

6
ABU
2

3
10th 29

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2019 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing France Andrea Pizzitola
France David Zollinger
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 15th 10th
2020 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing United States Matt McMurry
Switzerland Simon Trummer
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 365 11th 7th
2021 G-Drive Racing Portugal Rui Andrade
Spain Roberto Merhi
Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 108 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am
2022 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing United Kingdom Jack Aitken
Germany Sophia Flörsch
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 25th 21st
LMP2 Pro-Am 5th
2024 France Duqueine Team Australia James Allen
France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 112 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

References

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  1. ^ "Duqueine Team dévoile son trio pour l'Asian Le Mans Series". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Welcome to College Loan Corporation". www.collegeloan.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES — FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (January 5, 2017). "Boyd, England, Patterson Return to United Autosports in LMP3". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "JOHN FALB AND SEAN RAYHALL RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2018 ELMS LMP3 TITLE DEFENCE". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Falb, Pizzitola & Patterson Join Forces At APR For 2019 ELMS". Dailysportscar. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (July 7, 2020). "37-Car Entry for ELMS Opener at Paul Ricard". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Algarve Pro Set For Asian Le Mans Title Defence With Falb, Colapinto and Andrade". Dailysportscar. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (February 12, 2021). "43 Cars on Entry List for 2021 Season". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (February 14, 2022). "ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Goodwin, Graham (December 8, 2022). "Algarve Pro Name Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Roster". Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "IMSA News Notebook: LMP2, LMP3 & Pilot Challenge". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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