Zachary Claman DeMelo

Zachary Claman DeMelo
Nationality Canada Canadian
Born (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Indycar Series career
Debut season 2016 Indy Lights
Current team Dale Coyne Racing
Car no. 19
Former teams

Juncos Racing

Carlin Motorsport
Starts 34
Wins 1
Poles 0
Fastest laps 5
Best finish 1st in 2017
Previous series

2015 MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup

2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Zachary Claman DeMelo (born April 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional race car driver from Montreal, Quebec.

Racing career

Karting and lower formula

Claman DeMelo began competing in various regional and national karting events in 2008. In 2010, at the age of 12, he clinched his first Canadian National Karting Championship as well as his first Eastern Canadian Karting Championship. By the age of 16, he had won 3 Canadian National Karting Championships, 5 consecutive Eastern Canadian National Championships, and earned a 3rd-place finish at the Rotax Karting World Championships.[1] Claman DeMelo made his car racing debut in the 2014–15 Formula Skip Barber winter series, where he won two of the four races.

In 2015 Claman DeMelo moved to Europe and participated in a handful of races in several Formula Renault 2.0 series including Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. From there, he moved on to the Invitational class of the MSV F3 Cup, where he claimed a win in all 8 races he drove in.[2]

Indy Lights

In 2016 he entered Indy Lights as the youngest driver on the grid (17 years old) with defending championship team Juncos Racing.[3] In his rookie campaign, Claman DeMelo put up 9 finishes in the top 10 and 3 finishes in the top 5.[4] In 2017, Claman DeMelo raced for the 2016 defending championship team, Carlin Motorsport.[5] He captured his first series win at Road America and captured a pair of podium finishes in Toronto. He finished fifth in points, just four points behind teammate Matheus Leist in fourth.

IndyCar Series

In July 2016, Claman DeMelo participated in a Verizon Indycar Series test with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[6] He made his IndyCar debut in the 2017 season finale at Sonoma Raceway with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[7]

In February 2018, Claman DeMelo was named a part-time driver of the No. 19 Paysafe Honda for Dale Coyne Racing in the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series.[8]

Personal life

One of Claman DeMelo's grandmothers spent time in a Nazi concentration camp. She was freed on a Friday the 13th, and the tattoo numbers added up to 13. He has used number 13 on his racecars during most of his career.[9]

In 2016, Claman DeMelo and his sister launched a shoe brand called ZCD Montreal. Currently focused on its women's division, ZCD Montreal shoes have been featured in People magazine, Vogue and The Wall Street Journal. Celebrities such as Victoria's Secret model Devon Windsor and actresses Margot Robbie and Elisha Cuthbert have also been seen wearing ZCD shoes.[10]

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2016 Juncos Racing STP
11		 STP
16		 PHX
11		 ALA
5		 ALA
7		 IMS
13		 IMS
14		 INDY
13		 RDA
5		 RDA
4		 IOW
8		 TOR
13		 TOR
13		 MDO
7		 MDO
7		 WGL
9		 LAG
12		 LAG
7		 9th 199
2017 Carlin STP
8		 STP
7		 ALA
5		 ALA
14		 IMS
2		 IMS
11		 INDY
6		 RDA
10		 RDA
1		 IOW
6		 TOR
2		 TOR
3		 MDO
5		 MDO
4		 GMP
6		 WGL
6		 5th 274

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2017 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 Honda STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY DET DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW WGL SNM
17		 31st 26
2018 Dale Coyne Racing STP
17		 PHX
 LBH
23		 ALA
19		 IMS
12		 INDY
19		 DET
 DET
 TXS
17		 ROA
21		 IOW
18		 TOR
14		 MDO
 POC
 GTW
 POR
 SNM
 23rd 122

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2018 Dallara Honda 13 19 Dale Coyne Racing

References

  1. ↑ Schindel, Cody. RMCGF Team Canada Driver Preview: Zachary Claman DeMelo, Canadian Karting News, November 9, 2014, Retrieved 2015-12-15
  2. ↑ "DeMelo takes the clean sweep". infinity management. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Zachary Claman DeMelo joins Juncos Racing for 2016 Indy Lights campaign". Juncos Racing. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2016 Indy Lights Series Year in Review: Zachary Claman De Melo – POPULAR SPEED". popularspeed.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carlin adds Claman De Melo to Indy Lights lineup". NBC sports. February 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Joey (July 22, 2016). "Schmidt Peterson Duo Experience It All at Mid-Ohio Test". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Claman DeMelo to race for RLLR at Sonoma". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Malsher, David (2018-02-07). "De Melo confirmed at Coyne with Paysafe sponsorship". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  9. ↑ Sonoma notes: No. 13 carries special meaning for Claman DeMelo - IndyCar Series, 16 September 2017
  10. ↑ "ZCD Press". zcdmontreal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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