Cooper MacNeil

American racing driver

Cooper MacNeil

MacNeil in 2014

Nationality|  American
Born|  (1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 31)
Hinsdale, Illinois
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season| 2009
Current team| WeatherTech Racing / Proton Competition
Racing licence|  FIA Silver
Car number| 79
Former teams| Alex Job Racing[1]
Riley Motorsports[2]
Championship titles
2012-2013| ALMS – GTC class

Cooper Ian MacNeil[3] (born September 7, 1992 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired professional American racecar driver. He most recently competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 with co-drivers Dani Juncadella, Maro Engel, and Jules Gounon. He is son of WeatherTech owner and car collector David MacNeil. Cooper has won the 24 Hours of Daytona, Petit Le Mans three times, 12 hours of Sebring twice, and has been on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2x third place, 1x second place). He has also won the SCCA Runoffs and is a 4 time Ferrari Challenge Champion.

## 2010[edit]

Cooper won the National SCCA Touring 2 Points Championship and finished 2nd Place in the SCCA Runoffs at Road America.

## 2011[edit]

Cooper competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona. He captured his first win in Ferrari Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as well as his first win in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge at Montreal.

## 2012[edit]

Alex Job Racing racing with a full ride with teammate Leh Keen. During the 12 Hours of Sebring Leh and his teammates led a strong battle throughout the race. Encountered minor hiccups and climbed one spot to a second-place finish. At Long Beach consistent podium battle. Lost lead half way through on pit stop and never regained the top position. Leh won pole at Lime Rock Park. Cooper started the Porsche and keeps team in top three before handing car to Leh who, despite several on-track run ins, brings the car home in first place under caution. Leh qualified car in third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Cooper MacNeil starts car and has excellent run, handing car over to Cooper in the GTC lead. Leh dices with #66 Porsche and #11 Porsche before finishing second. Leh and Cooper struggle with brake issues early at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finishing fourth. Cooper started car in second at Baltimore and hands off to Leh still running second. Leh lead briefly, but finished second. Cooper and Leh ran in top three for duration of VIR race, leading multiple times. Leh took the lead on final lap when #11 JDX car must pit for fuel. The win seals GTC driver championship for Cooper and team championship for Alex Job Racing. As for in the Rolex Sports Car Series Leh and Andrew finished eighth in GT points. Four third-place finishes, including Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

## Retirement[edit]

MacNeil retired from racing after the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona to focus on running WeatherTech.[4]

## Racing record[edit]

### Racing career summary[edit]

Season  | Series  | Team  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F/Laps  | Podiums  | Points  | Position

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2012  | American Le Mans Series - GTC | Alex Job Racing | 10  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 161  | 1st
2013  | American Le Mans Series - GTC | Alex Job Racing | 10  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 148  | 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Larbre Compétition | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | 11th
2014  | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing | 11  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 295  | 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Prospeed Competition | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | 5th
2015  | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 262  | 7th
2016  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 190  | 12th
2017  | IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 254  | 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Scuderia Corsa | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | N/A  | 3rd
2018  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 11  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 295  | 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | JMW Motorsport  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | 5th
2019  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 11  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 246  | 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | WeatherTech Racing | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | N/A  | 3rd
2020  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 9  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 206  | 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | WeatherTech Racing | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | DNF
2021  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | WeatherTech Racing | 10  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 3356  | 3rd
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 38  | 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | DNF
2022  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | WeatherTech Racing | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1701  | 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 756  | 32nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | N/A  | 2nd
2023  | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | WeatherTech Racing | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 385  | 21st

## SCCA National Championship Runoffs[edit]

Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status

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2009 | Road America | Mini Cooper S | BMW | Touring 3 | 6 | 10 | Running
2010 | Road America | BMW M3 | BMW | Touring 2 | 2 | 8 | Running
2012 | Road America | Ford Mustang GT | Ford | Touring 2 | DNS | 6 | Retired
2015 | Daytona | BMW M3 | BMW | Touring 2 | 2 | 2 | Running
2019 | Virginia International Raceway | Porsche Carrera S 997.2 | Porsche | Touring 2 | 1 | 1 | Running

### Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results[edit]

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

Year  | Team  | Class  | Make  | Engine  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | Rank  | Points  | Ref

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2011 | Mitchum Motorsports  | GT  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | DAY
30  | HOM  | BAR  | VIR  | LIM  | WGI  | ROA  | LAG  | NJ  | WGI  | MON  | LEX  |  | 57th  | 16  | [5]
2012 | Alex Job Racing | GT  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | DAY
17  | BAR  | HOM  | NJ  | DET  | LEX  | ELK  | WGI  | IMS  | WGI  | MON  | LGA  | LIM  | 68th  | 16  | [6]
2013 | Alex Job Racing | GT  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY
6  | COA | BAR | ATL | DET | MDO | WAT | IMS | ELK | KAN | LAG | LRP |  | 66th  | 25  | [7]

### Complete American Le Mans Series results[edit]

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

Year  | Team  | Class  | Make  | Engine  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Rank  | Points  | Ref

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2012 | Alex Job Racing | GTC  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SEB
2  | LBH
2 | LAG
4  | LIM
1 | MOS
2  | LEX
4  | ROA
1 | BAL
2  | VIR
1  | PET
5† | 1st  | 161  | [8]
2013 | Alex Job Racing | GTC  | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SEB
1  | LBH
4 | LAG
3 | LIM
5†  | MOS
1 | ROA
2  | BAL
2 | COA
6  | VIR
2  | PET
4  | 1st  | 148  | [9]

† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year  | Team  | Co-Drivers  | Car  | Class  | Laps  | Pos. | Class
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2013 |  Larbre Compétition |  Manuel Rodrigues
Philippe Dumas  | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE
Am  | 268  | 41st  | 11th
2014 |  Prospeed Competition |  Jeroen Bleekemolen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR  | GTE
Pro  | 319  | 33rd  | 5th
2017 |  Scuderia Corsa |  Bill Sweedler
Townsend Bell | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE
Am  | 331  | 29th  | 3rd
2018 |  JMW Motorsport  |  Liam Griffin
Jeff Segal | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE
Am  | 332  | 30th  | 5th
2019 |  WeatherTech Racing |  Robert Smith
Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE
Am  | 333  | 33rd  | 3rd
2020 |  WeatherTech Racing |  Jeff Segal
Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE
Pro  | 185  | DNF  | DNF
2021 |  WeatherTech Racing |  Earl Bamber
Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE
Pro  | 139  | DNF  | DNF
2022 |  WeatherTech Racing |  Julien Andlauer
Thomas Merrill | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE
Am  | 343  | 35th  | 2nd
Sources:[10][11]

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[edit]

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

Year  | Team  | Class  | Make  | Engine  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | Pos. | Points  | Ref

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2014 | Alex Job Racing | GTD  | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY
8 | SEB
4 | LGA
4 | DET
5 | WGL
12 | MOS
5 | IND
5 | ELK
2 | VIR
5 | COA
5 | PET
8 |  | 3rd  | 295  | [12]
2015 | Alex Job Racing | GTD  | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY
2 | SEB
7 | LGA
7 | DET
4 | WGL
5 | LIM
7 | ELK
7 | VIR
6 | COA
9 | PET
8 |  | 7th  | 262  | [13]
2016 | Alex Job Racing | GTD  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY
13 | SEB
5 | LGA
7 | DET
7 | WGL
5 | MOS
7 | LIM
9 | ELK
11 |  | 12th  | 190  | [14]
2017 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | GTD  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 V8 | DAY
21 | SEB
21 | LBH
1 | COA
6 | DET
12 | WGL
4 | MOS
11 | LIM
10 |  | 11th  | 254  | [15]
Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 |  | ELK
9 | VIR
6 | LGA
6 | PET

2018 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY
10 | SEB
2 | MDO
8 | DET
5 | WGL
7 | MOS
8 | LIM
3 | ELK
3 | VIR
4 | LGA
8 | PET
1 |  | 4th  | 295  | [16]
2019 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY
23 | SEB
3 | MDO
7 | DET
12 | WGL
3 | MOS
9 | LIM
11 | ELK
7 | VIR
3 | LGA
2 | PET
5 |  | 5th  | 246  | [17]
2020 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY
7 | DAY
5 | SEB
2 | ELK
4 | VIR
13 | ATL
9 | MDO | CLT | PET
1 | LGA
7 | SEB
4 |  | 14th  | 206  | [18]
2021 | WeatherTech Racing | GTLM  | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY
6 | SEB
1 | WGL
5 | WGL
3 | LIM
3 | ELK
1 | LGA
3 | LBH
3 | VIR
3 | PET
1 |  | 3rd  | 3356  | [19]
2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY
8 | SEB
6 |  | 7th  | 1701  | [20]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY
11 | SEB
3 | LBH
5 | LGA
6 | WGL
5 | MOS
4 | LIM
| ELK
| VIR
| PET

GTD  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA
| MID | DET | WGL
| MOS
| LIM
7 | ELK
11 | VIR
6 | PET
| 32nd  | 756
2023 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY
1 | SEB
| LBH
| MON
| WGL
| MOS
| LIM
| ELK
| VIR
| IMS | PET
|  | 21st  | 385  | [21]
Source:[10]

### Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

(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

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2021 | WeatherTech Racing | LMGTE  | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT | RBR
6 | LEC
4 | MNZ
9 | SPA
7 | ALG
5 | 11th  | 38
Source:[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sportscar 365 (7 November 2013). "Alex Job Racing Confirms MacNeil, Keen in GTD Porsche". Retrieved 17 March 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Sportscar 365 (9 November 2016). "Cooper MacNeil, Gunnar Jeannette confirmed in WeatherTech AMG GT3". Retrieved 17 March 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Cooper Ian MacNeil". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (1 February 2023). "GTD Pro win a "proper send-off" for retiring IMSA stalwart MacNeil". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
5. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2011 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
6. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2012 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
7. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2013 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
8. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
9. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
10. ^ a b c "Cooper MacNeil Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
11. ^ "Cooper MacNeil". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
12. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
13. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
14. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
15. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
16. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
17. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
18. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
19. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
20. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
21. ^ "Cooper MacNeil – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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