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P. J. Hyett

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P. J. Hyett
Born (1983-08-10) August 10, 1983 (age 41)
Naperville, Illinois, US
EducationNorth Central College
OccupationSoftware developer
Known forCo-founder of GitHub
SpouseKendra Hyett
Children2
Websitehttps://hyett.com/

Phillip Jeffrey Hyett (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.[1]

In 2022 Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona program, to compete in GT3 races.[2][3] He currently competes in IMSA's LMP2 class.

About

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Hyett was born on August 10, 1983,[4] 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.[5]

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".[6]

Racing career

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In 2022, Hyett made his racing debut at the Watkins Glen circuit in the GT World Challenge America series, driving for Team Hardpoint alongside Gunnar Jeannette.[7] The duo subsequently partook in the final round of the Le Mans Cup prior to moving into the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[8] Led by pro driver Ben Barnicoat, Hyett and Jeannette finished second on their first WEC outing at Bahrain.[9]

Having formed AO Racing in the autumn of 2022, the Hyett and Jeannette duo partnered with WEC outfit Team Project 1 to contest the full season in 2023. As well as that, Hyett took part in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving together with Sebastian Priaulx.[10] The campaign did not prove fruitful, as the American missed out on any podiums in addition to suffering a crash in qualifying which made him miss the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps due to a back injury.[11][12]

The American experienced a turnaround during the winter, where he partnered Paul-Loup Chatin and Harry Tincknell in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series.[13] After two top-five finishes at Sepang, Hyett scored the first pole position of his car at the Dubai Autodrome.[14] Though he and his Proton Competition teammates finished a lowly eighth in the teams' standings, Hyett had demonstrated improved pace in the leadup to a full-time switch to the category, as he and Chatin paired up for AO Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[15]

Hyett also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024, driving an AO Oreca 07 run by TF Sport alongside Louis Delétraz and Alex Quinn.[16]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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 4 0 3 0 0 1029* 10th*
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 AO by TF 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th

† As Hyett was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(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
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
Sources:[17][18]

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2023 Germany Project 1 - AO Italy Matteo Cairoli
United States Gunnar Jeannette 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		309 35th 7th
2024 United States AO by TF Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United Kingdom Alex Quinn 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 295 20th 6th
LMP2 Pro-Am 2nd
Sources:[17][19]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(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 Ref
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 [20]
2024 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8 		SEB
11 		WGL
7 		MOS
8 		ELK
3 		IMS
4 		ATL
7 		6th 1942 [21]
Source:[17]

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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(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
2023–24 Proton Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1
4 		SEP
2
5 		DUB
7 		ABU
1
10 		ABU
2
Ret 		9th 30
Source:[17]

References

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  1. ^ Huddleston, Tom Jr. (4 June 2018). "This 33-year-old college dropout co-founded GitHub, which just sold to Microsoft for $7.5 billion". cnbc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Jeannette, Hyett launching AO Racing Porsche GTD effort for 2023". racer.com. 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PJ HYET". Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "P.J. Hyett - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ^ "PJ Hyett, Co-Founder, COO, GitHub". www.topionetworks.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Kirsch, Noah. "Microsoft's Acquisition Of GitHub Mints New Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ James, Richard S. (July 25, 2022). "GT World Challenge America Watkins Glen rewind". racer.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Provisional Entry List - V1" (PDF). Google APIs. Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ "WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown". www.autosport.com. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. ^ Daygs, John (November 15, 2022). "Newly Formed AO Racing Set for Porsche GTD Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2023-04-28). "Project 1-AO Withdraws from Spa After Hyett Accident – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (2023-05-10). "Jeannette to Stand In for Hyett at Laguna Seca – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  13. ^ Dagys, John (5 November 2023). "Hyett Set for Proton Effort in Asia as IMSA LMP2 Prep". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ^ Euwema, Davey (2024-02-03). "Hyett Beats Al Harthy to Take First LMP2 Pole – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  15. ^ Goodwin, Graham (August 21, 2023). "AO Racing Submit 2024 IMSA Entry Requests In LMP2 and GTD Pro". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  16. ^ "2024 Le Mans Preview: LMP2 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  17. ^ a b c d "PJ Hyett Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  18. ^ "PJ Hyett". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  19. ^ "PJ Hyett". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  20. ^ "PJ Hyett – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  21. ^ "PJ Hyett – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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