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Phil Keen
Keen driving his Ferrari 296 GT3 in 2024
NationalityBritish
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 41)
Berkshire, England
British GT Championship career
Debut season2006
Current team2 Seas Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number6
Former teamsEclipse Motorsport, Trackspeed, Damax, Apex Motorsport, Team RPM, ABG Motorsport, Complete Racing, Barwell Motorsport, WPI Motorsport
Starts129
Wins24
Poles16
Fastest laps23
Best finish2nd (Overall), 1st (Supersport Class) in 2016-2018, 2009

Phil Keen (born 20 October 1983 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for JMW Motorsport.[1][2] He is the most successful driver in British GT history, having three times finished runner-up in the top class (GT3).[3] He was an official Lamborghini factory driver in 2019, when he won the GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am title, and concurrently works as an engineer in Henley-on-Thames.[4][5] He was also the third and final Stig in British automotive show Top Gear from December 2010 until 2022, with his portrayal being kept secret over the years.[6][7]

Career

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2023

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In 2023, Keen returned to the British GT Championship in a substitute role, deputizing for 2 Seas Motorsport drivers Jules Gounon and Jonathan Adam while the two fulfilled their respective factory commitments. As of April 2023, prior to the start of the 2023 season, Keen held the record for most victories in the series.[8]

Stunt work

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Keen is known for his work on Ben Collins Stunt Driver (2015) and Monday Motorsport (2017).[9]

Between 2010 and 2022, Keen portrayed the third incarnation of The Stig in BBC television show Top Gear. This was confirmed in 2024, when presenter Jeremy Clarkson revealed it in a Q&A session.[6][7]

Racing record

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Year Position Race
2018 1st Moss Trophy
2017 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2017 3rd Michelin Le Mans Cup - GT3
2017 1st Kinrara Trophy
2016 2nd British GT Championship - GT3
2016 2nd 74th Members Meeting Bruce McLaren Trophy
2014 1st Radical Challenge SR3[10]
2009 1st British GT Championship - Supersport[5]
2003 3rd TVR Tuscan Challenge

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2006 Eclipse Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2 OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
3 		DON
1
Ret 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		MON
1 		MON
2 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
3 		4th 15
Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 GTC ROC
1
4 		ROC
2
6 		BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
11 		SIL
1
6 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		6th 38
2007 Trackspeed Porsche 996 GT3 RS GTC OUL
1 		OUL
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		SNE
1 		BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
Ret 		8th 10
Damax Ascari KZ1-R GT3 SIL
1
7 		THR
1
9 		THR
2
Ret 		CRO
1 		CRO
2 		28th 2
Apex Motorsport Jaguar XKR ROC
1
17 		ROC
2
Ret
2008 Team RPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		THR
1 		THR
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1
Ret 		NC 0
2009 ABG Motorsport KTM X-Bow Supersport OUL
1
10 		OUL
2
13 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		DON
1
8 		SIL
1 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		1st 15
2011 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SNE
1
Ret 		BRH
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ROC
1
3 		ROC
2
6 		DON
1 		SIL
1 		14th 23
2012 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		NUR
1 		NUR
2 		ROC
1
3 		BRH
1 		SIL
1
Ret 		DON
1
5 		15th 45
Complete Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 GT4 SNE
1
18 		SNE
2
13 		11th 30
2013 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
DSQ 		ROC
1
21† 		SIL
1
Ret 		SNE
1
7 		SNE
2
Ret 		BRH
1
13 		ZAN
1
6 		ZAN
2
3 		DON
1
9 		14th 48
2014 Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R GT3 OUL
1
10 		OUL
2
2 		ROC
1
Ret 		SIL
1
27† 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
4 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
Ret 		BRH
1
9 		DON
1
1 		4th 121.5
2015 Team Russia by Barwell Racing
with Demon Tweeks 		BMW Z4 GT3 GT3 OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
Ret 		ROC
1
8 		SIL
1
Ret 		SPA
1
2 		BRH
1
8 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
2 		DON
1
3 		6th 79.5
2016 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 BRH
1
Ret 		ROC
1
2 		OUL
1
7 		OUL
2
3 		SIL
1
1 		SPA
1
6 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
1 		DON
1
Ret 		2nd 147.5
2017 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
1 		ROC
1
4 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
6 		SIL
1
4 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
9 		BRH
1
5 		DON
1
DSQ 		2nd 161
2018 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
1 		ROC
1
6 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
5 		SIL
1
2 		SPA
1
5 		BRH
1
23 		DON
1
1 		2nd 159.5
2019 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
4 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
1 		SIL
1
7 		DON
1
5 		SPA
1
Ret 		BRH
1
4 		DON
1
23 		4th 122
2020 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 OUL
1
7 		OUL
2
1 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
2 		BRH
1
12 		DON
1
2 		SNE
1
7 		SNE
2
1 		SIL
1
9 		3rd 134
2021 WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 BRH
1
1 		SIL
1
11 		DON
1
Ret 		SPA
1
2 		SNE
1
7 		SNE
2
3 		OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
1 		DON
1
12 		4th 135
2022 WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
7 		SIL
1
7 		DON
1
6 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
14 		SPA
1
27 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		10th 68
2023 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		ALG
1
6 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		22nd 12
2024 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
3 		SIL
1
10 		DON
1
3 		SPA
1
5 		SNE
1
4 		SNE
2
13 		4th 103.5
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) DON
1
5 		BRH
1

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am BRH
1
14 		BRH
2
14 		MIS
1
15 		MIS
2
17 		ZAN
1
18 		ZAN
2
20 		NÜR
1
21 		NÜR
2
20 		HUN
1
22 		HUN
2
21 		1st 131
2020 ERC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MIS
1
17 		MIS
2
19 		MIS
3
17 		MAG
1
Ret 		MAG
2
19 		ZAN
1
10 		ZAN
2
19 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
18 		CAT
3
15 		5th 74
2024 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1
11 		MIS
2
8 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
10 		MAG
1
 MAG
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 16th* 2.5*

* Season still in progress.

Partial GT Cup Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC CP Points
2020 Geoff Steel Racing BMW M3 GTR GTB SNE
1
9 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
10 		SNE
4
DNS 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SIL
4 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		DON
4 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		BRH
4 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		DON
4 		NC† NC† 0†

† Keen was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
2024 JMW Motorsport LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
Ret 		LEC
10 		IMO
10 		SPA
Ret 		MUG ALG 17th 2

References

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  1. ^ "Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport". British GT Championship.
  2. ^ "Phil's keen to make mark in racing world". getreading.co.uk. Berkshire Live. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ Bosch, Miguel (3 December 2020). "WPI makes statement by signing Phil Keen for 2021 British GT campaign". GT Report. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hackett, Jean-Paul (3 October 2018). "Lamborghini Announces 2019 Factory Drivers". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Matt LeBlanc may have just blown this sh*t wide open by unmasking the Stig". JOE.co.uk. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b DeMattia, Nico (25 September 2024). "Final Top Gear Stig's Identity Revealed by Jeremy Clarkson". The Drive. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Jeremy Clarkson giving a Q&A after a private screening of The Grand Tour: One For The Road". YouTube. 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (5 April 2023). "Keen To Fill In For Gounon & Adam At 2 Seas". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Phil Keen Biography". IMDb.
  10. ^ Foubert, Claude (17 December 2014). "24H Daytona : Phil Keen, lauréat du Sunoco Whelen Challenge a essayé la Corvette DP". Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
 British GT Championship
Supersport Champion
2009
With: Marcus Clutton 		Succeeded by
None
(Class discontinued)
Preceded by
Markus Winkelhock
Nyls Stievenart
(GT Series Sprint Cup)
 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe
Pro-Am Champion
2019
With: Hiroshi Hamaguchi 		Succeeded by
Eddie Cheever III
Chris Froggatt
(GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup)
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