John Falb Explained

John Falb
Nationality:	United States
Birth Date:	13 December 1971
Birth Place:	Dallas, Texas, United States
Racing Licence:	FIA Bronze
Current Series:	European Le Mans Series
First Year:	2016
Current Team:	Algarve Pro Racing
Car Number:	47
Starts:	13 (13 entries)
Wins:	3
Podiums:	8
Poles:	0
Fastest Laps:	0
Best Finish:	1st (LMP3)
Year:	2017
Prev Series:	IMSA SportsCar Championship Le Mans Cup IMSA Prototype Lites
Prev Series Years:	2015–18, 22 2017–18 2014–15

John Falb (born December 13, 1971) is an American businessman and racing driver currently competing in the Asian Le Mans Series with the Duqueine team.^[1]

Falb has been the president of the College Loan Corporation since 2002.^[2]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	IMSA Prototype Lites - L1	ONE Motorsports	14	0	0	0	2	126	4th
2014	Radical European Masters - Supersport	Radical Works Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2015	IMSA Prototype Lites - L1	ONE Motorsports	13	0	0	0	0	140	6th
	United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge	BAR1 Motorsports	2	0	0	0	1	85	17th
	United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge	Starworks Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	85	17th
2016	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Graff Racing^[3]	6	0	0	0	0	24.5	11th
	Road to Le Mans - LMP3	Graff Racing^[3]	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge	BAR1 Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	52	23rd
2017	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	United Autosports^[4]	6	2	0	0	5	103	1st
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	United Autosports^[4]	2	1	0	0	2	24	11th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge	Starworks Motorsport	2	1	0	0	1	61	12th
2018	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	United Autosports^[5]	6	1	0	0	2	53.5	6th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	United Autosports^[5]	2	0	0	0	2	18	17th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	HART	1	0	0	0	0	15	67th
2019	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[6]	6	0	0	0	0	28	14th
2019	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[6]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[7]	5	0	0	0	0	19.5	12th
2020	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[7]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2021	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing^[8] ^[9]	4	0	1	0	3	66	3rd
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2		6	0	0	0	1	42	8th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Revere Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Mühlner Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2022	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[10]	6	0	0	0	0	7	21st
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[10]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing by APR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing^[11]	4	1	0	0	1	51	3rd
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	TDS Racing^[12]	3	0	0	0	2	974	9th
2023–24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Duqueine Team	5	0	0	0	1	29	10th
2024	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am	Nielsen Racing	6	0	0	0	2	70	5th
2025	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am	Nielsen Racing	3	0	0	0	1	23	12th
2025–26	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	6	0	0	0	2	45	6th
2026	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am	Rossa Racing by Virage

^† As Falb was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete results

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

!Year!Entrant!Class!Chassis!Engine!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!10!11!Rank!Points!Ref
2015	BAR1 Motorsports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LGA 5	BEL	WGL	MOS 2	LIM	ELK	COA DNS			17th	85	^[13]
2015	Starworks Motorsport	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8										PET 7		17th	85	^[13]
2016	BAR1 Motorsports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY 5	SEB	LBH	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	AUS 7	PET	23rd	52	^[14]
2017	Starworks Motorsport	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY 5	SEB	AUS	DET	WAT	MOS	ELK					12th	61	^[15]
2017	BAR1 Motorsports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8								PET 1				12th	61	^[15]
2018	HART	GTD	Acura NSX GT3	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 16	SEB	MOH	DET	WGI	MOS	LRP	ELK	VIR	LAG	PET	60th	15	^[16]
2022	G-Drive Racing by APR	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 8†	SEB	LGA	MDO	WGL	ELK	PET					NC†	0†	^[17]
2023	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL 4	ELK 2	IMS	PET 2					9th	974	^[18]

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(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
2016	Graff	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	SPA	EST	11th	24.5
2017	United Autosports	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	SIL	MNZ	RBR	LEC	SPA	ALG	1st	103
2018	United Autosports	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	LEC	MNZ	RBR	SIL	SPA	ALG	6th	53.5
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC	MNZ	CAT	SIL	SPA	ALG	14th	28
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC	SPA	LEC	MNZ	ALG		12th	19.5
2021	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	RBR	LEC	MNZ	SPA	ALG	8th	42
2021	G-Drive Racing	Pro-Am Cup	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8							1st	122
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC	IMO	MNZ	CAT	SPA	ALG	21st	7
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	Pro-Am Cup	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8							6th	59
2024	Nielsen Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	LEC	IMO	SPA	MUG	ALG	5th	70
2025	nowrap	Nielsen Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	nowrap	Oreca 07	nowrap	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	LEC	IMO	SPA	SIL	ALG	12th	23

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

! Year! Team! Class! Car! Engine!1!2!3!4!5!6!Pos.!Points
2021	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1	DUB 2	ABU 1	ABU 2			3rd	66
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1	DUB 2	ABU 1	ABU 2			3rd	51
2023–24	Duqueine Team	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1	SEP 2	DUB	ABU 1	ABU 2		10th	29
nowrap	2025–26	nowrap	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	nowrap	Oreca 07	nowrap	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1	SEP 2	DUB 1	DUB 2	ABU 1	ABU 2	6th	45

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	Andrea Pizzitola David Zollinger	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	357	15th	10th
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	Matt McMurry Simon Trummer	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	365	11th	7th
2021	G-Drive Racing	Rui Andrade Roberto Merhi	Aurus 01-Gibson	LMP2	108	DNF	DNF
2021	G-Drive Racing	Rui Andrade Roberto Merhi	Aurus 01-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	108	DNF	DNF
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	Jack Aitken Sophia Flörsch	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	25th	21st
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	Jack Aitken Sophia Flörsch	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	361	25th	5th
2024	Duqueine Team	James Allen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	112	DNF	DNF
2024	Duqueine Team	James Allen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	112	DNF	DNF

Notes and References

Web site: Duqueine Team dévoile son trio pour l'Asian Le Mans Series . 2023-12-02 . Endurance Info . fr.
Web site: Welcome to College Loan Corporation . 2023-02-13 . www.collegeloan.com . en.
Web site: February 5, 2016 . 2016 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES — FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST . February 5, 2016 . European Le Mans Series.
News: Kilshaw . Jake . January 5, 2017 . Boyd, England, Patterson Return to United Autosports in LMP3 . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media . January 6, 2017.
News: January 18, 2018 . JOHN FALB AND SEAN RAYHALL RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2018 ELMS LMP3 TITLE DEFENCE . europeanlemansseries.com . . January 19, 2018.
News: January 24, 2019 . Falb, Pizzitola & Patterson Join Forces At APR For 2019 ELMS . Dailysportscar . January 25, 2019.
News: Lloyd . Daniel . July 7, 2020 . 37-Car Entry for ELMS Opener at Paul Ricard . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media . July 7, 2020.
News: December 11, 2020 . Algarve Pro Set For Asian Le Mans Title Defence With Falb, Colapinto and Andrade . Dailysportscar . December 11, 2020.
Web site: Lloyd . Daniel . February 12, 2021 . 43 Cars on Entry List for 2021 Season . February 12, 2021 . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media.
Web site: Lloyd . Daniel . ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List – Sportscar365 . 2023-02-12 . sportscar365.com . February 14, 2022 . en-US.
Web site: Goodwin . Graham . December 8, 2022 . Algarve Pro Name Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Roster . December 8, 2022 . Dailysportscar.
Web site: IMSA News Notebook: LMP2, LMP3 & Pilot Challenge . 2023-12-02 . www.dailysportscar.com. June 21, 2023 .
Web site: John Falb – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
Web site: John Falb – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
Web site: John Falb – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
Web site: John Falb – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
Web site: John Falb – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
Web site: John Falb – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 17 November 2025 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.