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🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker
Racing driver from United Kingdom. IMSA WeatherTech, Ford Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Benjamin Barker
Born
23 April 1991(b. 1991)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Ford Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
3
Career podiums
12
Career starts
105
Career DNFs
8
Racer Rating
4,879
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,879Rank 1316 of 40,308 indexed, +601 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Benjamin Barker is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Ford Racing. Barker has recorded 3 wins and 12 podiums from 105 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,879 ranks Barker 1316th of 40,308 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
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GTDPRO | P1 | +173 |
| 2026-08-23 | Virginia International Raceway GTDPRO | P2 | +151 |
| 2026-08-02 | Road America GTDPRO | P5 | +77 |
| 2026-07-12 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTDPRO | P7 | −15 |
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International GTDPRO | P3 | +136 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +183 | Dubai Autodrome 2020 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +173 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +166 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2017 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +157 | LE MANS 2023 | WEC | P3 |
| +151 | VIRginia International Raceway 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sebring International Raceway4 starts+18
Circuit of the Americas7 starts+16
LE MANS12 starts+15
Bahrain International Circuit8 starts+10
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps11 starts-20
Shanghai International Circuit4 starts-12
Silverstone4 starts-8
Fuji8 starts-7
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Ford Racing | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +601 | 4,879 |
| 2025 | ▸WEC | Proton Competition | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +275 | 4,278 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +226 | ||
| 2024 | ▸WEC | Proton Competition | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +141 | 3,777 |
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | GR Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −118 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −277 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −54 | ||
| 2023 | ▸WEC | GR Racing | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +232 | 4,005 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Dinamic GT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −223 | ||
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Kessel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −93 | ||
| 2022 | ▸WEC | GR Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +31 | 4,169 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Allied Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −63 | ||
| 2021 | ▸WEC | GR Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −141 | 4,200 |
| 2020 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +17 | 4,192 |
| ▸24H Series | Black Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +183 | ||
| 2019 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +206 | 4,338 |
| 2018 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −114 | 3,999 |
| 2017 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing UK | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −313 | 3,968 |
| ▸Le Mans Cup | Gulf Racing UK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +249 | ||
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Gulf Racing UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −304 | ||
| 2016 | ▸WEC | Gulf Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −396 | 3,831 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | TRG-AMR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +36 | ||
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GB Autosport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +3,427 | 4,777 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Barker finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Thomas FlohrFIA Bronze | 4,271 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 41% |
| 🇨🇭 Francesco CastellacciFIA Silver | 4,108 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 41% |
| 🇩🇪 Christian RiedFIA Bronze | 4,469 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 30% |
| 🇮🇹 Matteo CairoliFIA Platinum | 5,059 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 38% |
| 🇵🇹 Paul Dalla LanaFIA Bronze | 4,653 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze | 4,602 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 36% |
| 🇮🇪 Charlie EastwoodFIA Gold | 4,636 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Rahel FreyFIA Silver | 4,335 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48% |
| 🇮🇹 Davide RigonFIA Platinum | 4,038 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 38% |
| 🇮🇹 Alessio RoveraFIA Platinum | 5,298 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 26% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,803 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,358 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CampbellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,296 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,306 | 🇦🇺 Warren Luff | Supercars Championship | 4,887 |
| 1,307 | 🇮🇹 Luca Ghiotto | European Le Mans Series | 4,885 |
| 1,308 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Montin | Formula 3 Macau | 4,885 |
| 1,309 | 🇮🇹 Vincent Vosse | FIA GT Championship | 4,885 |
| 1,310 | 🇺🇸 Brian Frisselle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,883 |
| 1,311 | 🇬🇧 Harrison Newey | DTM | 4,883 |
| 1,312 | 🇧🇪 Marc Goossens | 24H Series | 4,882 |
| 1,313 | 🇺🇸 Rajah Caruth | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,881 |
| 1,314 | 🇧🇷 Eduardo Barrichello | WEC | 4,880 |
| 1,315 | 🇺🇸 Sean Rayhall | Road to Le Mans | 4,880 |
| 1,316 | 🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,879 |
| 1,317 | 🇺🇸 Bijoy Garg | European Le Mans Series | 4,879 |
| 1,318 | 🇬🇧 Matthew Howson | WEC | 4,879 |
| 1,319 | 🇬🇧 Dirk Muller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,878 |
| 1,320 | 🇧🇷 Dudu Barrichello | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,878 |
| 1,321 | 🇮🇹 Mirko Bortolotti | DTM | 4,878 |
| 1,322 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Gavin | WEC | 4,878 |
| 1,323 | 🇺🇸 Conrad Grunewald | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,877 |
| 1,324 | 🇺🇸 Landon Cassill | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,877 |
| 1,325 | 🇺🇸 William Langhorne | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,877 |
| 1,326 | 🇫🇷 Jérôme Policand | Road to Le Mans | 4,876 |
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