Dev Gore
{{Short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Dev Gore
| image = Dev Gore 2022.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Gore in 2022
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|31}}
| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
| related to =
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
| current series = Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
| first year = 2021
| current team = Team Rosberg
| car number = 12
| former teams =
| starts = 29
| wins = 0
| podiums = 1
| poles = 0
| fastest laps = 0
| championships = 0
| prev series = Blancpain GT Endurance Cup
Toyota Racing Series
Euroformula Open
U.S. F2000
| prev series years = 2019
2019
2018
2017
| titles =
| title years =
|best finish=17th|year=2022}}
Dev Gore (born 31 July 1997 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional racing driver competing in international motorsport.[https://www.driven.co.nz/news/motorsport/class-of-2019-we-rank-every-driver-in-the-toyota-racing-series/ "Class of 2019: we rank every driver in the Toyota Racing Series"] Driven. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
Background
Gore started his racing career at the age of 18 years old. After an initial taste of karting in 2015, he entered the Florida Winter Tour and the Rotax Grand Nationals in the DD2 category. In 2016, he moved into US DD2 National and US Open DD2 and was crowned champion.[https://ekartingnews.com/2016/11/10/birel-art-claims-6-championships-at-us-open/ "Birel ART Claims 6 Championships at US Open"] eKarting News. Retrieved 2019-05-08. Gore raced for Team USA at the Rotax Grand Finals.[https://www.gorotax.com/team-usa/ "2016 DD2 Team USA Members"] GoRotax.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
He is a graduate of Bertil Roos Racing School.[https://racer.com/2018/10/23/bertil-roos-graduates-das-gore-finish-strongly-in-euroformula-finale/ "Bertil Roos graduates Das, Gore finish strongly in Euroformula finale"] Racer. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
In 2021 he will compete in the DTM for the Rosberg team. He calls his car "Toothless" based on one of the two main characters from the film trilogy How to Train Your Dragon.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmIG3xcagL8 "It's DTM – anything can happen!" | Dev Gore | #MeetTheDrivers of #DTM2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.]
Junior career
Gore was a participant in the MAXSpeed Driver Advancement Program in 2017 and made his debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy development program.[https://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/715574/mazda-road-to-indy-driver-advancement-program-winners-revealed "Mazda Road To Indy Driver Advancement Program Winners Revealed"] Modern Tire Dealer. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
Gore finished the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 in 13th place in the overall standings, among a total of 36 drivers. He moved to the European racing scene in 2018, driving for Carlin in the second half of the Euroformula Open Championship.[https://www.britishf3.com/british-f3-news/qa-with-double-r-racings-dev-gore/ "Q&A with Double R Racing's Dev Gore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509024239/https://www.britishf3.com/british-f3-news/qa-with-double-r-racings-dev-gore/ |date=2019-05-09 }} BritishF3.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08. He finished in the top ten in four of eight occasions. During the following winter, Gore raced in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport, scoring a best finish of fourth at Hampton Downs and finishing 13th in the standings.[https://autoaction.com.au/2019/02/10/lawson-crowned-toyota-racing-series-champion "LAWSON CROWNED TOYOTA RACING SERIES CHAMPION"] Auto Action. Retrieved 2019-05-08.[https://www.driven.co.nz/news/motorsport/marcus-armstrong-wins-nz-motor-cup-drama-strikes-liam-lawson/ "Marcus Armstrong wins NZ Motor Cup, drama strikes Liam Lawson"] Driven. Retrieved 2019-05-08.[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12196636 " First overseas TRS race-winner crowned"] New Zealand Herland. Retrieved 2019-05-03.[https://www.radiosport.co.nz/on-air/darcy-and-goran/audio/liam-lawson-talks-about-his-toyota-racing-series-win/ "Liam Lawson talks about his Toyota Racing Series win"] Radio Sport. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
Sportscar career
In April 2019, it was announced that Gore would race with Strakka Racing in the Blancpain GT Endurance Cup.[http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/04/05/gt-news-notebook-11.html "GT News Notebook"] DailySportsCar. Retrieved 2019-05-08. He drove in the opening three races, which included a fifth place at Silverstone alongside Jack Hawksworth and Lewis Williamson.{{Cite web |title=Race Results 2019 {{!}} Silverstone {{!}} Main Race {{!}} Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup {{!}} Great Britain |url=https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/results/2019/blancpain-gt-series-endurance-cup-silverstone/main-race |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS |language=en-GB}}
After a year out of racing, Gore entered the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2021 when the series switched to a GT3 rule set, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo for Team Rosberg.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2 March 2021 |title=Mueller, Gore to Drive Rosberg Audis |url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/dtm/mueller-gore-to-drive-rosberg-audis/ |access-date=2 March 2021 |website=sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media}} Gore struggled throughout the year, scoring no points and qualifying no higher than 13th at Zolder.{{Cite web |title=Dev Gore Advanced stats {{!}} Motorsport Stats |url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/dev-gore/stats/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/starts |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=motorsportstats.com}} Despite being the only main driver to go without points throughout the year, he remained with the team for the 2022 season.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=Nach Horrorjahr: Rosberg wieder mit Müller und Gore / DTM - SPEEDWEEK.com |url=https://www.speedweek.com/dtm/news/188212/Nach-Horrorjahr-Rosberg-wieder-mit-Mueller-und-Gore.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.speedweek.com |language=de}}{{cite web |last=Haidinger |first=Sven |date=2022-02-18 |title=Rosberg-Team setzt weiterhin auf Müller und Gore: "Wollen um Titel mitreden" |url=https://de.motorsport.com/dtm/news/rosberg-team-setzt-weiterhin-auf-mueller-und-gore-wollen-um-titel-mitreden-22021801/8279230/ |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=Motorsport.com |language=de}} Though qualifying still remained a weakness, Gore's results improved as he benefited from a timely pit stop during the safety car to rise up to the front at Imola, before going on to finish second.{{Cite web |title=DTM |url=https://dtm.com/de/news/dtm-halbzeitbilanz-team-rosberg-dev-gore-nico-mueller |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=dtm.com}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=Dev Gore: Seine beeindruckende DTM-Sensationsfahrt / DTM - SPEEDWEEK.com |url=https://www.speedweek.com/dtm/news/194517/Dev-Gore-Seine-beeindruckende-DTM-Sensationsfahrt.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.speedweek.com |language=de}} He also scored fourth place in a chaotic race at the Hockenheimring, helping him to finish 17th in the standings.{{Cite web |last=Motorsport-Magazin.com |title=DTM Hockenheimring 2022 - Rennen 1 - Ergebnis |url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/ergebnisse/2022/session/hockenheimring-rennen-1-35547.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Motorsport-Magazin.com |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=DTM 2022 {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/dtm/2022 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.driverdb.com}}
Racing record
=Career summary=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
|+ !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |
| 2017
|align=left| U.S. F2000 National Championship |align=left| Exclusive Autosport |16 |0 |0 |0 |0 |94 |13th |
|---|
| 2018
|align=left| Euroformula Open Championship |align=left| Carlin Motorsport |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |11 |17th |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
|align=left| Toyota Racing Series |align=left| Giles Motorsport |15 |0 |0 |0 |0 |109 |13th |
| align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
|align=left| Strakka Racing |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10 |23rd |
| 2021
|align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align=left| Team Rosberg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2022
|align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align=left| Team Rosberg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17th |
| 2023
|align=left| Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT2-FWD |align=left| Walkenhorst Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
† As Gore was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
=American open–wheel racing results=
==U.S. F2000 National Championship==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2017
! Exclusive Autosport |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TOR |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WGL ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 94 |
= Complete Euroformula Open Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! DC ! Points |
| 2018
| style="background:#;"| EST | style="background:#;"| EST | style="background:#;"| LEC | style="background:#;"| LEC | style="background:#;"| SPA | style="background:#;"| SPA | style="background:#;"| HUN | style="background:#;"| HUN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JER | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT ! 17th ! 11 |
= Complete Toyota Racing Series results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! DC ! Points |
| 2019
! Giles Motorsport |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HIG |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HIG |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HIG |style="background:#DFFFDF" | TER |style="background:#FFFFFF" | TER |style="background:#FFFFFF" | TER |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HMP |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HMP |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HMP |style="background:#DFFFDF" | HMP |style="background:#DFFFDF" | TAU |style="background:#DFFFDF" | TAU |style="background:#DFFFDF" | TAU |style="background:#DFFFDF" | TAU |style="background:#DFFFDF" | MAN |style="background:#EFCFFF" | MAN |style="background:#EFCFFF" | MAN ! 13th ! 109 |
= Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Pos ! Points |
| 2021
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL | NÜR | NÜR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ASS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ASS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR ! 22nd ! 0 |
| 2022
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMO |style="background:#efcfff;"| NOR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC ! 17th ! 30 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.devgore.com/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413032259/https://www.devgore.com/ |date=2021-04-13 }}
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