Background
He is son of Walter Derani and brother of Rafael Derani, both drivers.
He is son of Walter Derani and brother of Rafael Derani, both drivers.
He finished 27th with two points coming from a ninth place at the Nürburgring.
Karting
Derani made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of ten. Formula Renault
Derani began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took two podiums at Alastaro Circuit and TT Circuit Assen along with thirteen point-scoring positions to finish seventh in championship.
In Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he took part in six races for the same team
Formula Three
In 2010, Derani stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team joining Formula Renault teammates Kevin Magnussen and Jimmy Eriksson at the team Derani finished in tenth place in championship points.
In 2011 Derani moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. He finished fifteenth in points with a single podium finish.
He also competed in the Formula 3 "all star" events such as the Formula 3 Brazil Open and Masters of Formula 3.
2012 saw Derani remain in British F3 but switch teams to Fortec Motorsport. He improved to eighth in the championship, capturing wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch. He also drove in three Formula 3 Euro Series races and finished sixth in the Macau Grand Prix.
In 2013 Derani stayed with Fortec but moved to the FIA European Formula Three Championship where he finished eighth in points with three podium finishes.
Sportscars
In 2014 Pipo Derani raced in the last two rounds of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, finishing third in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet on 14th September and retired in the 4 Hours of Estoril on 19th October, driving on both occasions an Oreca-Nissan 03R of Irish team Murphy Prototypes. Career summary
Complete Pro Mazda Championship results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
24 Hours of Le Mans results.