P. J. Hyett | |
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Born | |
Education | North Central College |
Occupation | Software developer |
Known for | Co-founder of GitHub |
Spouse | Kendra Hyett |
Children | 2 |
Website | https://hyett.com/ |
Phillip Jeffrey Hyett [1] (born August 10, 1983) is an American software developer, technology entrepreneur, and a co-founder of GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control using Git, which he created with Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath in 2008. [2] In 2022 Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona program, to compete in GT3 races. [3] [4]
Hyett was born on August 10, 1983, [5] and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Central College. After graduation, Hyett moved to San Francisco. He was a senior software engineer at CNET Networks, and then a partner at Err Free, before co-founding GitHub in 2008. [6]
Following the acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft in June 2018, Hyett's stake in the company had an estimated value of "close to $1 billion". [7]
Hyett is married, has a daughter, and lives in San Francisco. [8]
In April 2023, Hyett was involved in an accident while driving in the GTE-Am qualifying race for 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. [9] He was driving a Porsche 911 RSR-19. Hyett sustained a back injury after the accident. [10]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18th |
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | Team Hardpoint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th | |
GT America Series - SR03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
Le Mans Cup - GT3 | Schnitzelalm Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Project 1 – AO | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AO Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 16th | |
Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |
2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Proton Competition | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9th |
2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | AO Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 254* | 8th* |
† As Hyett was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MON | FUJ |
BHR 2 |
18th | 27 | |
2023 | Project 1 – AO | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 |
SEB 12 |
PRT |
SPA WD |
LMS 7 |
MNZ |
FUJ 5 |
BHR 10 |
17th | 24 |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2023 | Project 1 - AO |
Matteo Cairoli Gunnar Jeannette |
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
309 | 35th | 7th |
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | AO Racing Team | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 |
DAY 14 |
SEB 16 |
LBH DNS |
MON |
WGL 14 |
MOS 8 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 6 |
IMS 10 |
PET 8 |
16th | 2015 |
2024 | AO Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL |
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2023–24 | Proton Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |
SEP 1 4 |
SEP 2 5 |
DUB |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
6th* | 22* |