Carlo van Dam is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Car #88. van Dam has recorded 4 wins and 16 podiums from 64 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,004 ranks van Dam 3567th 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.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 4T | P1 | +92 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +203 | Sepang International Circuit 2012 | Super GT | P1 |
| +113 | Suzuka 2008 | Super GT | P3 |
| +100 | Valencia 2005 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P5 |
| +92 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2026 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P1 |
| +90 | Istanbul 2006 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +92 | 4,004 |
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −48 | 3,913 |
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −200 | 3,960 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +7 | 4,161 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Subaru Tecnica International INC. Subaru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −355 | 4,153 |
| ▸Super GT | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −39 | ||
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | Cars Tokai Dream28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −97 | 4,548 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Weider Honda Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P8 | +386 | 4,644 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | LMP Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −239 | 4,258 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Subaru Tecnica International INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −20 | ||
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | Lexus Team Sard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −55 | 4,518 |
| 2009 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | SG Formula | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −464 | 4,572 |
| ▸FIA GT Championship | Full Speed Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −90 | ||
| 2008 | ▸Super GT | Cusco Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +216 | 5,126 |
| 2007 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | R.C. Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −178 | 4,911 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | HBR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −83 | ||
| 2006 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | SG Formula | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P3 | +361 | 5,172 |
| 2005 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | SG Formula | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +3,461 | 4,811 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Bertrand BaguetteFIA Platinum | 5,857 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69% |
| 🇳🇱 Xavier MaassenFIA Silver | 4,740 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 88% |
| 🇪🇸 Dani Clos | 5,509 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% |
| 🇵🇹 Filipe AlbuquerqueFIA Platinum | 5,390 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% |
| 🇫🇮 Atte Mustonen | 4,644 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% |
| 🇦🇹 Walter Grubmüller | 4,746 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇰 Kasper Andersen | 4,358 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold | 5,685 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 74% |
| 🇳🇱 Henkie Waldschmidt | 4,896 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% |
| 🇳🇱 Junior Strous | 4,323 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,898 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇯🇵 Tomoki NojiriHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,367 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,557 | 🇷🇺 Nikita Troitskiy | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,008 |
| 3,558 | 🇷🇺 Anton Nebylitskiy | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,007 |
| 3,559 | 🇦🇷 Juan Ángel Rosso | TCR World Tour | 4,007 |
| 3,560 | 🇺🇸 Kevin O'Connell | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,007 |
| 3,561 | 🇳🇱 Milan Dontje | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,007 |
| 3,562 | 🇯🇵 Shinnosuke Yamada | Super GT | 4,007 |
| 3,563 | 🇦🇺 James Davison | SCCA Majors | 4,006 |
| 3,564 | 🇺🇸 Tim Mcguire | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,006 |
| 3,565 | 🇸🇪 Gustav Jonsson | Italian F4 | 4,005 |
| 3,566 | 🇧🇷 Marcelo Hahn | GT World Challenge America | 4,005 |
| 3,567 | 🇯🇵 Carlo van Dam | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,004 |
| 3,568 | 🇮🇹 Chris Froggatt | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,004 |
| 3,569 | 🇸🇪 Hampus Ericsson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,004 |
| 3,570 | 🏳️ Beto Cavaleiro | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,003 |
| 3,571 | 🇳🇱 Darren Burke | British GT Championship | 4,003 |
| 3,572 | 🇦🇺 Garnet Patterson | European Le Mans Series | 4,003 |
| 3,573 | 🇺🇸 Harry Lee Hill | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,003 |
| 3,574 | 🇧🇪 Helmut Reis | FIA GT Championship | 4,003 |
| 3,575 | 🇬🇧 James Baldwin | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,003 |
| 3,576 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Dalziel | 24H Series | 4,003 |
| 3,577 | 🇧🇪 Yani Stevenheydens | Spanish F4 | 4,003 |
Carlo van Dam is a professional endurance and single-seater racing driver competing at FIA Gold grade. He has raced extensively in Formula Renault Eurocup and Super GT over a career spanning 14 seasons since 2005, alongside appearances in Formula 3 competitions and one-off drives in GT and endurance racing. He races for Subaru Tecnica International in the Nürburgring 24 Hours and serves as a factory and test driver for Subaru in Super GT.[1]
Van Dam took a win in Formula Renault Eurocup in 2005–2006, collecting nine podiums across 28 starts in that series for SG Formula. He contested Formula 3 Euro Series and Macau in 2007–2009, racing among graded professionals and semi-professionals. His Super GT campaign ran from 2008 to 2014, yielding one win and three podiums from 19 starts for Audi Team Hitotsuyama. In endurance racing, he has proven more successful; he has won twice at the Nürburgring 24 Hours from four starts between 2019 and 2026, adding a podium finish in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie in 2011.[2]
In the series where he has raced most, Van Dam typically finishes ahead of established professional peers such as Bertrand Baguette, who holds multiple Super GT and Formula V8 3.5 championships and a Platinum FIA grade. He has also finished ahead of Edoardo Mortara, an elite professional and 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series champion, on nine occasions. His most recent indexed activity came in 2014 Super GT, where he finished 27th in the championship standings.