Caio Chaves is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for PANAM MOTORSPORT. Chaves has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 19 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,376 ranks Chaves 2266th 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.
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GS | P20 | −94 |
| 2026-08-22 | Virginia International Raceway GS | P5 | +50 |
| 2026-08-22 | Virginia International Raceway GSX | P2 | +3 |
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P3 | +78 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P8 | +31 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +127 | Sebring International Raceway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P4 |
| +120 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P3 |
| +77 | Road America 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P3 |
| +55 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P10 |
| +51 | VIRginia International Raceway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PANAM MOTORSPORT | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +242 | 4,376 |
| ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | PANAM MOTORSPORT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +34 | ||
| ▸Stock Car Pro Series | MERCADO LIVRE RACING | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | ↑700−135 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Panam Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +2,185 | 3,535 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeff WestphalFIA Gold | 4,146 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Morgan BurkhardFIA Silver | 3,832 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael CooperFIA Silver | 4,570 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver | 4,546 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin KrainzFIA Silver | 4,476 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,445 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver | 4,276 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze | 4,153 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryce WardFIA Bronze | 4,123 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert MegennisFIA Silver | 3,900 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% |
| 🇧🇷 Arthur LeistHigher-rated | 5,261 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Júlio CamposFIA Silver | 5,071 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,256 | 🇯🇵 Kazuto Kotaka | Super GT | 4,383 |
| 2,257 | 🇩🇪 Dennis Fetzer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,382 |
| 2,258 | 🇺🇸 Lawson Aschenbach | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,382 |
| 2,259 | 🇨🇭 Marc Basseng | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,382 |
| 2,260 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Jackson | SCCA Regionals | 4,381 |
| 2,261 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Benjamin | NASCAR Truck | 4,381 |
| 2,262 | 🇩🇪 Tim Heinemann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,381 |
| 2,263 | 🇬🇧 Sebastian Morris | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,379 |
| 2,264 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Brueck | 24H Series | 4,378 |
| 2,265 | 🇺🇸 Mason Mitchell | ARCA Menards Series | 4,377 |
| 2,266 | 🇧🇷 Caio Chaves | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,376 |
| 2,267 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Chinosi | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,376 |
| 2,268 | 🇨🇦 Philip Major | Indy NXT | 4,376 |
| 2,269 | 🇬🇧 Ciaran Haggerty | GB3 | 4,375 |
| 2,270 | 🇭🇰 Darryl O'Young | 24H Series | 4,375 |
| 2,271 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Simpson | SCCA Majors | 4,375 |
| 2,272 | 🇲🇽 Andres Perez de Lara | NASCAR Truck | 4,373 |
| 2,273 | 🇬🇧 Christian Gläsel | FIA GT Championship | 4,373 |
| 2,274 | 🇺🇸 John Mayes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,373 |
| 2,275 | 🇬🇧 Paul Wilson | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,372 |
| 2,276 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Gladysz | Formula 3 | 4,371 |
Caio Chaves is a professional driver competing in multiclass endurance and sprint racing in North America and Brazil. He races in the IMSA Pilot Challenge GS class for PANAM MOTORSPORT, piloting GT4-level production-based sports cars in shared-driver endurance events, and has made selective starts in the single-driver IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge GSX class and Brazil's Stock Car Pro Series. Graded FIA Silver, he sits below the full-professional Platinum and Gold tiers within endurance racing.[1]
Chaves completed a full 2025 season in IMSA Pilot Challenge with 14 starts and two podiums. He has continued into 2026 with additional entries across the Pilot Challenge, the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge, and Stock Car Pro Series, taking four podiums across all three series from 18 starts to date. His most recent activity is Stock Car Pro Series, where he currently sits 24th in the championship standings with two rounds raced so far.[2]
In IMSA Pilot Challenge he runs closely matched with Jeff Westphal, a Gold-graded professional and 2019 Pilot Challenge GS champion. He typically finishes ahead of Morgan Burkhard, a Silver-graded semi-professional regular in the series. He has beaten Arthur Leist, an established professional with 63 Stock Car Pro Series starts, and Matthew Brabham, an established professional, FIA Silver driver and 2013 Pro Mazda champion who has competed in Indy NXT and Trans-Am.