Scott Hargrove (born February 1, 1995) is a Canadian racing driver from

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. Hargrove in the winningest driver in IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada history. Having competed in both

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and

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racing, Hargrove has become one of Canada's premier racing drivers.

Motorsports career

Hargrove began karting in 2008, winning several championships in Canada and on the west coast of the United States. In 2010, Hargrove won the

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karting shoot-out. This granted him a scholarship to compete in the championship the following year. In 2011, Hargrove made his car racing debut in the

summer series in 2011, finishing second in his inaugural year of car racing. In 2012, Hargrove moved to the

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driving for JDC Motorsports. In 2013, Hargrove switched teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Hargrove finished second in the Winterfest and then won the

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series championship, capturing four wins.Surrey race-car driver Scott Hargrove clinches the USF2000 Championship in Houston with third place finish
, ''The Province'', October 5, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-21 With his championship, Hargrove won a $383,000 USD scholarship to compete in the

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in 2014 through the

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program. Hargrove was also selected to represent Canada at the 2013

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in England through the Team Canada Scholarship.Pappone, Jeff
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, ''The Globe and Mail'', October 21, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-21 In 2014, Hargrove won the Platinum Cup Championship in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada and finished 2nd in the

, after a failed gearbox in the final race of the season took away his championship lead. He was invited to the

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Young Driver Academy for evaluation at the end of the year. In 2015, Hargrove followed up his previous IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada season with third in the championship, after missing the first two events, winning all but one of the remaining races in the championship. In 2016, Hargrove competed in both the

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Championship and the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. The first Indy Lights race of the year in St. Petersburg, FL, saw Hargrove finish 2nd with Team Pelfrey, who was making their debut as an Indy Lights team. At the conclusion of 2016, Hargrove was invited by

to compete in their Junior Driver Shoot-out. In 2017, was another stand-out year for Hargrove, where he dominated the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. This time racing for Pfaff Motorsports. Hargrove would win all but two races to claim the championship. In 2018, Hargrove moved up to the

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formerly known as the Pirelli World Challenge. In his rookie season Hargrove won the Sprint GT Championship, and finished 3rd in the Sprint-X GT Championship, co-driving with

factory driver

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. In 2019, Hargrove became a

Selected Driver and moved to the

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with Pfaff Motorsports. Hargrove had a best finish of 3rd at

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. Hargrove also raced in the

Championship, co-driving with

factory driver

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Motorsports Career Results

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Blancpain GT World Challenge America (Formerly Pirelli World Challenge)

IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hargrove, Scott 1995 births Living people People from Surrey, British Columbia Canadian racing drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers GT World Challenge America drivers Team Pelfrey drivers Wayne Taylor Racing drivers JDC Motorsports drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers