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🇺🇸 Alessandro Balzan
Racing driver from United States. Asian Le Mans Series, Kessel Racing. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Alessandro Balzan
Born
17 October 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kessel Racing
Series
Asian Le Mans Series
Status
Active
Championships
22017, 2024
Career wins
8
Career podiums
24
Career starts
78
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
4,359
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,359Rank 2316 of 40,349 indexed, -279 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Alessandro Balzan is a racing driver from United States who competes in Asian Le Mans Series for Kessel Racing. Balzan is a two-time champion (2017, 2024), with 8 wins and 24 podiums from 78 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,359 ranks Balzan 2316th of 40,349 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-06-28 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa | P14 | +73 |
| 2026-02-06 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | P32 | −66 |
| 2026-02-06 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | DNF | −143 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4 Hours of Dubai | P34 | −84 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4 Hours of Dubai | P31 | −59 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | Road America 2023 | GT World Challenge America | P1 |
| +138 | Daytona International Speedway 2024 | IMSA WeatherTech | P3 |
| +138 | Race of Italy 2006 | World Touring Car Championship | P4 |
| +127 | Watkins Glen International 2016 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +107 | Sebring International Raceway 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Race of Italy4 starts+33
Road America4 starts+17
Struggles
LE MANS4 starts-33
Sebring International Raceway4 starts-14
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Kessel Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −599 | 4,359 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rinaldi Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | +73 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Triarsi Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −49 | 4,638 |
| 2024 | ▸Le Mans Cup | AF Corse | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +331 | 4,934 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +134 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Conquest Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +138 | ||
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge America | Conquest Racing | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −414 | 4,331 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | CETILAR RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −173 | ||
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −426 | 4,918 |
| ▸WEC | Iron Lynx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −136 | ||
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +68 | 5,479 |
| 2018 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −76 | 5,411 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +582 | 5,411 |
| ▸WEC | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −171 | ||
| 2016 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +349 | 5,385 |
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | ↑639−323 | 4,727 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Ebimotors Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −85 | 4,411 |
| 2006 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | DB Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +120 | 4,496 |
| 2005 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Alessandro Balzan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +3,026 | 4,376 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Balzan finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Madison SnowFIA Gold | 5,120 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy LallyFIA Gold | 4,009 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 58% |
| 🇩🇪 Mario FarnbacherFIA Gold | 4,111 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold | 5,155 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze | 4,660 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Andrew DavisFIA Silver | 3,719 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 65% |
| 🇳🇱 Jeroen BleekemolenFIA Platinum | 3,378 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Cooper MacNeilFIA Silver | 4,352 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick LindseyFIA Silver | 4,281 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver | 4,134 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,648 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,457 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,319 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,306 | 🇮🇹 Enzo Trulli | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,362 |
| 2,307 | 🇨🇦 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Porsche Endurance Challenge North America | 4,362 |
| 2,308 | 🇭🇰 Antares Au | WEC | 4,361 |
| 2,309 | 🇮🇳 Armaan Ebrahim | Indy NXT | 4,361 |
| 2,310 | 🇺🇸 Kenny Wilden | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,361 |
| 2,311 | 🇺🇸 Shane Hmiel | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,361 |
| 2,312 | 🇩🇰 Simon Birch | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,361 |
| 2,313 | 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleer | GT4 America | 4,361 |
| 2,314 | 🇲🇽 Alfonso Celis Jr | IndyCar | 4,360 |
| 2,315 | 🇩🇪 Christian Konnerth | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,360 |
| 2,316 | 🇺🇸 Alessandro Balzan | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,359 |
| 2,317 | 🇳🇱 Colin Caresani | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,359 |
| 2,318 | 🇩🇪 Dion von Moltke | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,359 |
| 2,319 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Piccini | Le Mans Cup | 4,359 |
| 2,320 | 🇬🇧 Thomas Onslow-Cole | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,359 |
| 2,321 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Lapenna | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,358 |
| 2,322 | 🇺🇸 Jason Keller | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,358 |
| 2,323 | 🇩🇰 Kasper Andersen | Formula Renault Eurocup | 4,358 |
| 2,324 | 🇳🇱 Reno Francot | Formula Regional European | 4,358 |
| 2,325 | 🇫🇷 Fabien LAVERGNE | Le Mans Cup | 4,357 |
| 2,326 | 🇿🇦 Jarrod Waberski | British GT Championship | 4,357 |
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