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Lorcan Hanafin
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 22)
Ilkley, United Kingdom[1]
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2023
Current teamIron Lynx
Former teamsJMW Motorsport, Grid Motorsport by TF
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2023

Lorcan Hanafin (born 6 December 2002) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 European Le Mans Series for Iron Lynx in the LMGT3 class, he is the runner up of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Hanafin is also a member of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.[2]

Career

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Karting

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Hanafin's father did competitive rallying in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, as he brought Hanafin a go-kart on his fifth birthday. He would only do competitive karting in the United Kingdom, making his debut in 2011 where he contested the 2011 Trent Valley Kart Club in the WTP Cadet and finished the championship in 13th.[3]

In 2012, he also contested one sole championship the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and in the WTP Cadet category for Forza Racing, coming 4th in the overall championship standings.

He switched the IAME Cadet machinery in 2013, where he first raced in the LGM Series, coming in 17th.[4] With Ollie Walker Racing he would compete in the Trent Valley Kart Club – also coming in 17th – and the Super One Series Championship, the most prestigious karting championship in United Kingdom.

In his sophomore year in the IAME Cadet class in 2014, Hanafin competed in the LGM Series, finshing the championship in 9th and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, where he came in 19th. Hanafin partnered up with Ollie Walker Racing to compete in the Super One Series Championship.[5]

2015 was his final and most successful year in the IAME Cadet category, where he first drove in the LGM Series, finshing 5th overall in the standings. Hanafin came 6th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and would compete with Ollie Walker Racing for the third year in the Super One Series Championship, finish a respectable 7th in the standings.[6]

For his last year in karting, Hanafin switched to the Rotax Mini Max class but still contested British championships. He adapted well the category, coming 4th in the Super One Series Championship, 5th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and 10th in the British Open Championship.[7][8]

Renault UK Clio Cup Junior

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After a moderately successful karting career, Hanafin stepped up to car racing in 2017, competing in the Renault UK Clio Cup Junior with Team Pyro. In the eight races he won three of them, got a pole position in five of them, a fastest lap in three of them and a podium in four of them. Hanafin finished the championship fourth in the standings with 143 points.[9]

In 2018 he competed in four races as a guest driver with Team Pyro, getting a podium in two of the races.[10]

Ginetta Junior Championship

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After coming 6th in the 2018 Ginetta Junior Winter Championship, Hanafin would have to wait until the fifth round at Croft Circuit to make his debut in the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship for Douglas Motorsport. His highest result in his campaign was a fourth place at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, and he would finish the championship in 13th with 167 points.

Hanafin would drive for Douglas Motorsport in 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship, as would compete in every race of the season. The first round of the season at Brands Hatch was where he got his first podium – a third place – in the series at the second race.[11]

He wouldn't get anymore podiums until the seventh round of the year at Thruxton Circuit, coming in third position in the first and third races. The last quarter of the year was more successful, as he got his maiden car racing win at the final race of the next round at Knockhill.

In the penultimate round of the season at Silverstone Circuit, Hanafin got a double podium in the last two races and in the final round of his campaign at Brands Hatch, he would snatch a second win at the second race and got a final podium in the final race of the season. Hanafin finished fourth in the overall standings of the championship with two wins, one pole position, two fastest laps, eight podiums and 480 points.

Porsche competition

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2020

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Hanafin would switch to Porsche Carrera Cup racing in the 2020 season, driving in the local 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain with JTR.[12] He got four podiums throughout the season but no wins, with his best result being a second place at Thruxton Circuit. Hanafin finished the championship 4th in the standings with 70 points.

He also competed in two races of the 2020 Britcar Endurance Championship, finshing 6th in the team standings.

2021

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In 2021, Hanafin returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for the 2021 season with JTR with the goal of winning the championship.[13] He started off the season strong with a maiden Porsche Carrera Cup win in the first race of the season Brands Hatch.

At Snetterton Circuit, he got his maiden pole position in car racing in the first race, which he converted to a third place. He converted his first pole to a win a round later at the first race in Oulton Park, Hanafin got his first retirement of the year in the second race but bounced back with another win at the first race in Knockhill.[14]

In Croft Circuit, he came second in the first race but retired from the final race, while at Silverstone Circuit he got a double podium – two second places – and a pole position in the two races.

Hanafin placed fourth and fifth in the penultimate round at Donington Park and got his final win of the year at the first race in Brands Hatch. He lost out on the title to Dan Cammish by only a few points and finished the championship with four wins, three pole positions, four fastest laps, eight podiums and 116 points.

2022

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The Briton would leave the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and instead make his international racing debut in both the 2022 Porsche Supercup and the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Fach Auto Tech.[15]

He did well in the Supercup, scoring points in every race minus the final two races, he got a best result of 6th in his home track at Silverstone Circuit and finished the championship in 9th with 40 points.

In the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Hanafin would score points in the majority of the races but his highlight of the year was a third place at the Sachsenring. He finished the championship in 10th with 78 points.[16]

Asian Le Mans Series

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2023

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Hanafin would make his LMP3 debut in the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series for German team Rinaldi Racing, he would be teammate with Germans Matthias Lüthen and Jonas Ried for the fourth race season.[17]

The trio only got one set of points – a fourth place at the Dubai Autodrome – in the first race, but they would retired from the next three races. Hanafin finished the championship in 12th with 12 points.

2024–25

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Hanafin returned to the Asian Le Mans Series in the 2024–25 where he drove in the GT class from the second round of the series and onwards for Dragon Racing alongside Americans Aaron Telitz and Todd Coleman. As Dragon Racing was a guest team he was ineligible to score points.[18][19]

He retired from his first race at the Dubai Autodrome, and withdrew from the second race also at the Dubai Autodrome. In his second and final round at the Yas Marina Circuit, he would score no points except for a highest of 17th place.

European Le Mans Series

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2023

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For his full-time campaign, he would compete in the 2023 European Le Mans Series driving for JMW Motorsport in the LMGTE category alongside Jon Lancaster and Martin Berry.[20]

At the first round of the series at the 4 Hours of Barcelona, his team started the race on pole position, being Hanafin's first pole in the series. They finished the race in third place, with this also being Hanafin's first podium in the series.

After a sixth place at the second round of the series at the 4 Hours of Le Castellet, the trio achieved two consecutive podiums in the next two rounds at Aragón and Spa-Francorchamps, getting a fifth place at Aragón and retiring from the race at Spa-Francorchamps.

At the final round of the season at Algarve – which consisted of two races – the trio came eleventh in the first race and fourth in the second race. Hanafin, Lancaster and Berry finished the championship 6th in the standings with three pole positions, one podium and 47 points.

2024

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Hanafin contested his second year of the championship with Grid Motorsport by TF in the newly rebranded LMGT3 class alongside Martin Berry and Jonathan Adam. He had a rather consistent season, coming seventh in the first two rounds then placing fifth in the next two rounds, getting a second place at Mugello and an eighth at the final round in Algarve. The trio ended the championship seventh in the standings with one podium and 54 points.[21]

2025

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He is set to compete for LMGT3 reigning teams champion Iron Lynx for the 2025 season alongside Martin Berry and Fabian Schiller.[22][23]

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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2023

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Hanafin joined Samantha Tan and Isaac Tutumlu for the final round of the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with ST Racing with Rinaldi, where he competed in the Pro-Am class. The trio got on pole position in the race and won the race as well, also bagging a fastest lap. Hanafin placed 12th in the Pro-Am standings with 26 points.[24]

2024

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The Briton joined German outfit Walkenhorst Racing alongside Frenchmen Romain Leroux and Maxime Robin for the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, where he competed in the Silver Cup.[25]

Hanafin, Leroux and Robin would score points in every race of the season – except for the Nürburgring where they retired from the race – and despite not finishing the 2024 24 Hours of Spa, his team was classified for points as they competed the required race distance to score points. They also got a third place at Monza Circuit and finished 11th in the standings with 49 points.

2025

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For the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, he will stay in the Silver Cup but switch to British team Steller Motorsport, partnering compatriot Kiern Jewiss and Belgian Matisse Lismont.[26]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2011 Trent Valley Kart Club - WTP Cadet 13th
2012 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - WTP Cadet Forza Racing 4th
2013 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 17th
Trent Valley Kart Club - IAME Cadet OWR 17th
Super One Series Championship - IAME Cadet Ollie Walker Racing
2014 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 9th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - IAME Cadet 19th
Super One Series Championship - IAME Cadet Ollie Walker Racing
2015 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 5th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - IAME Cadet 6th
Super One Series Championship - IAME Cadet OWR 7th
2016 Super One Series Championship - Rotax Mini Max 4th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Mini Max 5th
British Open Championship - Rotax Mini Max 10th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Renault UK Clio Cup Junior Team Pyro 8 3 5 3 4 143 4th
2018 Ginetta Junior Winter Championship 3 0 0 0 0 40 6th
Ginetta Junior Championship Douglas Motorsport 15 0 0 1 0 167 13th
Renault UK Clio Cup Junior Team Pyro 4 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship Douglas Motorsport 26 2 0 2 8 480 4th
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro JTR 16 0 0 2 4 70 4th
Britcar Endurance Championship CJJ Motorsport with Valluga Racing 2 0 0 0 0 181‡ 6th‡
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro JTR 16 4 3 4 8 116 2nd
2022 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 8 0 0 0 0 40 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 16 0 0 0 1 78 10th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Rinaldi Racing 4 0 0 0 0 12 12th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE JMW Motorsport 6 0 3 0 1 47 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ST Racing with Rinaldi 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 1 1 26 12th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 Grid Motorsport by TF 6 0 0 0 1 54 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 1 49 11th
Le Mans Cup - GT3 Blackthorn 2 1 0 0 1 16.5 10th
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Dragon Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2025 European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 Iron Lynx *
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Steller Motorsport *
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver *
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M240i Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels

‡ Team standings

* Season still in progress

† As Hanafin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Year Team 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 DC Points
2018 Douglas Motorsport BHI
1
 BHI
2
 DON
1
 DON
2
 DON
3
 THR1
1
 THR1
2
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 CRO
1
17 		CRO
2
12 		CRO
3
8 		SNE
1
14 		SNE
2
8 		SNE
3
11 		ROC
1
4 		ROC
2
7 		ROC
3
9 		KNO
1
 KNO
2
 SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
7 		SIL
3
9 		BHGP
1
15 		BHGP
2
11 		BHGP
3
Ret 		13th 167
2019 Douglas Motorsport BHI
1
9 		BHI
2
3 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
6 		DON
3
4 		THR1
1
6 		THR1
2
16 		CRO
1
C 		CRO
2
13 		OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
4 		SNE
1
5 		SNE
2
13 		SNE
3
Ret 		SNE
4
9 		THR2
1
3 		THR2
2
Ret 		THR2
3
3 		KNO
1
7 		KNO
2
12 		KNO
3
1 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
2 		SIL
3
2 		BHGP
1
6 		BHGP
2
1 		BHGP
3
2 		4th 480

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Points
2020 JTR DON
1
5 		DON
2
10 		BHGP
1
3 		BHGP
2
5 		OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
6 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
6 		THR
1
3 		THR
2
2 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
5 		SNE
1
5 		SNE
2
4 		BHI
1
Ret 		BHI
2
Ret 		4th 70
2021 JTR BHI
1
1 		BHI
2
7 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
5 		OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
Ret 		KNO
1
1 		KNO
2
5 		CRO
1
2 		CRO
2
Ret 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
2 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
5 		BHGP
1
1 		BHGP
2
11 		2nd 116

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2022 Fach Auto Tech IMO
8 		MON
14 		SIL
6 		RBR
10 		LEC
13 		SPA
7 		ZND
19 		MNZ
19 		9th 40

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2022 Fach Auto Tech SPA
1
21 		SPA
2
13 		RBR
1
10 		RBR
2
19 		IMO
1
8 		IMO
2
13 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
10 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
16 		LAU
1
12 		LAU
2
12 		SAC
1
23 		SAC
2
3 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
12 		10th 78

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 6 Pos. Points
2023 Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 – D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DUB
1
4 		DUB
2
Ret 		ABU
1
Ret 		ABU
2
Ret 		12th 12
2024–25 Dragon Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP
1 		SEP
2 		DUB
2
Ret 		DUB
2
WD 		ABU
1
17 		ABU
2
23 		NC† 0

† As Hanafin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2023 JMW Motorsport LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 CAT
3 		LEC
6 		ARA
5 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
11 		ALG
4 		6th 47
2024 Grid Motorsport by TF LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT
7 		LEC
7 		IMO
5 		SPA
5 		MUG
2 		ALG
8 		7th 54

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2023 ST Racing with Rinaldi Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		NÜR CAT
32 		12th 26
2024 Walkenhorst Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver LEC
34 		SPA
6H
26 		SPA
12H
30 		SPA
24H
44† 		NÜR
Ret 		MNZ
19 		JED
31 		11th 49

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2025 Italy Iron Lynx United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert
Spain Fran Rueda 		Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo LMGT3 57 DNF DNF
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