Tim Pappas (born September 14, 1973 in

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) is an American racing driver and businessman who competes in the

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with his Black Swan Racing team. He won the 2010 and 2011

GTC Drivers Championships and is the president of Pappas Enterprises Inc., his family's four-decade old real estate company.

Early racing career

Pappas began his professional driving career in 2000 in

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competition before making select

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starts. In 2005, he drove a BMW 330i to two podiums and six top-ten finishes in the

American Le Mans Series

In 2007, Pappas made his debut in the

with his Team Trans Sport organization. Making 11 starts in his rookie season with

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in a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Pappas scored a season-best fourth-place finish in the GT2 category at the Petit Le Mans, while collecting four top-five finishes in total. Running under the Black Swan Racing banner, Pappas debuted a new Doran Ford GT-R for 2008, making six starts in the GT2 category with co-driver Anthony Lazzaro. Pappas and his Black Swan team took one year off before moving to the newly formed GTC category in 2010, earning his and the team's first class championship after four wins and eight podium finishes in as many starts. In 2011, Pappas and regular co-driver

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repeated as GTC champions with another four class victories and three second-place finishes in nine starts. The 2012 season saw Pappas and Black Swan step up to P2 with a Lola B11/80 Honda, leased from

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. While kicking off the season with a podium at the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring an early race accident in the second round of the season at Long Beach led to the team withdrawing from P2 competition due to a lack of spare parts amid Lola's financial administration.

Personal life

Pappas is the president of Pappas Enterprises Inc., his family's four-decade old real estate company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Additionally, Pappas holds a film degree from

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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

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Tim Pappas Career Statistics
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