Ben Harper is a racing driver who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Car #340. Harper has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 20 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 689 ranks Harper 34125th of 37,606 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2015-10-03 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · Cup 1 | DNF | −58 |
| 2015-09-05 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · Cup 1 | P7 | +22 |
| 2015-08-22 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · Cup 1 | DNF | −122 |
| 2015-07-04 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · Cup 1 | DNF | −134 |
| 2015-06-20 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · Cup 1 | P5 | +58 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #340 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −181 | 689 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #340 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −40 | 980 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #340 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −90 | 910 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Marcel Hartl | 1,374 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇫🇮 Ilkka Kariste | 1,025 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Marc Legel | 983 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇫🇮 Juha Hannonen | 1,506 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇨🇭 Willy Hüppi | 1,380 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇫🇮 Jari Nuoramo | 1,349 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇩🇪 Thorsten WolterFIA BRONZE | 2,556 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇩🇪 Axel Jahn | 1,110 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Maximilian HackländerFIA SILVER | 3,707 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Christian Gebhardt | 3,660 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇹🇷 Mehmet Kaya MustafaHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION | 4,616 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Volker StrycekFIA BRONZE | 4,595 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael JoosFIA SILVER | 3,894 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34,115 | 🏳️ Greg Barrows | PCA Club Racing | 690 |
| 34,116 | 🏳️ Jeremiah Fox | NASA | 690 |
| 34,117 | 🏳️ Jim Vogel | PCA Club Racing | 690 |
| 34,118 | 🏳️ John A Ricci | PCA Club Racing | 690 |
| 34,119 | 🏳️ John Duckett | NASA | 690 |
| 34,123 | 🏳️ mike detota | NASA | 690 |
| 34,120 | 🏳️ Namy Tran | SCCA Majors | 690 |
| 34,121 | 🏳️ Stefan Mueller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 690 |
| 34,122 | 🏳️ William Bifulco | SCCA Regionals | 690 |
| 34,124 | 🏳️ Barrett Shipman | NASA | 689 |
| 34,125 | 🏳️ Ben Harper | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 689 |
| 34,126 | 🏳️ Chuck Christensen | Velocity Invitational | 689 |
| 34,127 | 🏳️ Greg Gomolka | NASA | 689 |
| 34,128 | 🏳️ Harry Verstynen | NASA | 689 |
| 34,129 | 🏳️ Mario Funk | SCCA Regionals | 689 |
| 34,130 | 🏳️ Matthew Poth | BMW CCA Club Racing | 689 |
| 34,131 | 🏳️ Randy Miller | NASA | 689 |
| 34,139 | 🏳️ rich mishler | NASA | 689 |
| 34,132 | 🏳️ Robert Newton | PCA Club Racing | 689 |
| 34,133 | 🏳️ Scott Mackela | SCCA Regionals | 689 |
| 34,134 | 🏳️ Scott Tucker | WEC | 689 |
Ben Harper is a club-level racing driver whose rating of 689 places him in the developing category; this is the level of consistent participation in club and regional racing, without the wins and podium finishes that mark progression to higher competition. Across three seasons from 2013 to 2015, Harper made 20 starts in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, a German endurance racing championship. He did not win or podium in any of those races and finished on average in eighth place among classified starters.[1]
Harper's head-to-head record against his regular rivals shows him split almost evenly, with slight losses to most of them. Against Marcel Hartl and Marc Legel, both semi-professional club-level drivers, Harper finished behind more often than ahead. He held a winning record only against Ilkka Kariste and Willy Hüppi, and won three races against Maximilian Hackländer, a Silver-graded professional. These occasional victories against stronger drivers represent isolated good results rather than a pattern of competitive strength; his broader record shows consistent mid-field running in a relatively modest field without the consistency to break through to podium finishes.[2]
Harper is retired from racing as of 2015, when his most recent series appearance ended with a thirty-fourth place finish in his final round. His career was a regional endurance racing effort with no championships or notable results to his name.