🇨🇴 Andres Prieto

Andres Prieto is a club-level driver with a Racer Rating of 1,623, placing him in the competitive amateur band. This rating reflects regular participation in club and regional racing against a mix of amateur and professional competitors, typically finishing around sixth place across his 79 career starts from 2020 to 2024. His FIA Bronze categorisation denotes amateur status in sportscar and endurance racing, the level at which gentleman drivers race alongside professionals in GT and endurance fields.[1]

Prieto's record shows consistent strength against weaker club rivals but difficulty maintaining pace against established professionals. He finished ahead of Stephen McHenry 43 times in 46 shared races and outscored Brian Cross 31 times in 34 races, both drivers rated below him. However, he was outpaced by higher-level professionals: he finished behind Wyatt Couch 33 times in 34 races, and Tomas Mejia 23 times in 35 races, despite both sharing substantial race time. His main racing was in Mazda Miata competition, accounting for 67 of his 79 starts. He competed primarily in SCCA Regionals from 2022 to 2023, where he scored three wins and five podiums across seven starts, and briefly raced NASA Spec MX-5 in 2022 without recording points finishes. His most impressive results came against stronger drivers when conditions aligned: he beat FIA Gold-graded Kyle Kaiser, an Indy NXT champion rated 5,229, twice, and also outfinished professional-level drivers Aaron Jeansonne and Dean Thompson on individual occasions, though these remain isolated results rather than sustained competition at that level.

Prieto retired from racing in 2024, concluding a career spent in regional single-make and club motorsport alongside amateur and semi-professional competitors.