Philip Major (born December 8, 1988) is a retired

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racing driver. After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the

British Formula Three Championship British Formula Three Championship may refer to: *British Formula 3 International Series The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of ev ...

in 2008 in the Championship Class for

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. He completed the full season with 3 top-10 finishes and finished 18th in points, last among Championship Class participants that competed in the full schedule. He joined

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at nearly the midpoint of the 2009 season and competed in 12 of the 20 races for the team and finished 17th in points. For 2010, Major returned to North America to race in the

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for Sam Schmidt Motorsports.Philip Major joins Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Majorspeed PR via ''Motorsport.com'', January 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-01-10 He finished 9th in points with a best finish of 3rd at

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. He also had the fastest lap at

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. In 2018, Major started a new career path in the fintech industry, working at the leading Canadian online investment platform, FrontFundr, as a Due Diligence Analyst.

Indy Lights

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External links

Majorspeed.com
Major's official website * 1988 births Sportspeople from Ottawa Racing drivers from Ontario Formula BMW USA drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Living people Indy Lights drivers Carlin racing drivers {{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub Arrow McLaren SP drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers