Aaron Telitz is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Vasser Sullivan Racing. Telitz is a two-time champion (2016, 2020), with 17 wins and 47 podiums from 160 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,301 ranks Telitz 2441th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-07-12 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTD | P2 | +157 |
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International GTD | P4 | +135 |
| 2026-06-14 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P2 | +109 |
| 2026-05-30 | Detroit Street Course GTDPRO | P10 | −81 |
| 2026-05-09 | Sebring International Raceway Pro-Am | P14 | −175 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +182 | Long Beach Street Circuit 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +167 | Daytona International Speedway 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +158 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +157 | Daytona International Speedway 2019 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +148 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix Race 1 2019 | Indy NXT | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +501 | 4,301 |
| ▸GT World Challenge America | Archangel Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −355 | ||
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge America | Archangel Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −305 | 4,156 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +193 | ||
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Dragon Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −237 | ||
| 2024 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Archangel Motorsports | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −133 | 4,504 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | VasserSullivan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −3 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Optimum Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P22 | −76 | ||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Vasser Sullivan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −106 | 4,716 |
| ▸GT4 America | Smooge Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +58 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | VasserSullivan | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | ↑375−462 | 4,764 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Riley Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +4 | ||
| 2021 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | VASSER SULLIVAN | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +75 | 4,846 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | AIM VASSER SULLIVAN | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +381 | 4,847 |
| 2019 | ▸Indy NXT | Belardi Auto Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P10 | −68 | 4,777 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | AIM Vasser Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +15 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Indy NXT | Belardi Auto Racing | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P6 | −455 | 4,539 |
| 2017 | ▸Indy NXT | Belardi Auto Racing | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P6 | +11 | 4,614 |
| 2016 | ▸Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | P1 | ↑1,150+935 | 4,907 |
| 2011 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,453 | 2,803 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,768 | 84 | 40 | 44 | 48% |
| 🇬🇧 Philip EllisFIA Gold | 4,931 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Madison SnowFIA Gold | 5,122 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 29% |
| 🇨🇦 Roman De AngelisFIA Gold | 4,762 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Trent HindmanFIA Gold | 4,453 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver | 4,138 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill AuberlenFIA Silver | 3,675 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 John PotterFIA Bronze | 3,973 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57% |
| 🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold | 5,156 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan NormanFIA Silver | 4,279 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48% |
| 🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion | 7,024 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,771 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 David MalukasHigher-rated | 6,715 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,431 | 🇮🇹 Naoki Yokomizo | 24H Series | 4,305 |
| 2,432 | 🇬🇧 Jake Dalton | GB3 | 4,304 |
| 2,433 | 🇬🇧 Kiyoshi Umegaki | Super Formula Lights | 4,304 |
| 2,434 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Alliot | FIA GT Championship | 4,304 |
| 2,435 | 🇬🇧 Chris Short | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,303 |
| 2,436 | 🇯🇵 Kazuto Kotaka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,303 |
| 2,437 | 🇯🇵 Akihiro Tsuzuki | Ferrari Challenge | 4,302 |
| 2,438 | 🇫🇷 Enzo Guibbert | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,302 |
| 2,439 | 🇬🇧 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer | FIA GT Championship | 4,302 |
| 2,440 | 🇯🇵 Marko Asmer | Super GT | 4,302 |
| 2,441 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Telitz | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,301 |
| 2,442 | 🇬🇧 Michael Wainwright | European Le Mans Series | 4,301 |
| 2,443 | 🇮🇹 Michela Cerruti | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,300 |
| 2,444 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Allison | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,299 |
| 2,445 | 🇩🇪 Jusuf Owega | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,299 |
| 2,446 | 🇵🇹 Michel Neugarten | FIA GT Championship | 4,299 |
| 2,447 | 🇺🇸 Carson Brown | ARCA Menards Series | 4,298 |
| 2,448 | 🇹🇷 Mehmet Kaya Mustafa | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,298 |
| 2,449 | 🇱🇺 Steve Jans | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,298 |
| 2,450 | 🇩🇰 Valdemar Eriksen | European Le Mans Series | 4,298 |
| 2,451 | 🇮🇹 Adrien De Leener | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,297 |
Aaron Telitz is a professional endurance and sportscar driver rated 4,293, competing primarily in IMSA WeatherTech with Vasser Sullivan Racing. Graded FIA Gold, the full-professional designation for sportscar racing, he races Lexus GT3 cars in the top class and has been active across multiple endurance championships since 2011.[1]
Telitz won the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech championship and the 2016 Pro Mazda Championship title. His career spans 160 starts yielding 17 wins and 47 podiums. In IMSA WeatherTech he has competed in 72 starts with 6 wins and 18 podiums since 2019. His single-seater record included 40 Indy NXT starts from 2017 to 2019 with Team Belardi, where he took 3 wins and 11 podiums while racing against drivers who would go on to compete at the highest level; he finished ahead of Pato O'Ward, an elite professional and former Indy NXT champion, on multiple occasions. He has raced in GT World Challenge America and IMSA Pilot Challenge in recent seasons, with one start in the 24H Series and brief appearances in Asian Le Mans and GT4 America. His most recent activity places him in active competition across 2025 and 2026.[2]
In IMSA WeatherTech, he contests regularly against Robby Foley and Philip Ellis, both FIA Gold professionals and recent GT World Challenge or IMSA champions, with whom he runs closely matched. The IMSA field in which he races regularly includes multiple graded professionals competing across the same grid in a shared-driver endurance format.