Charlie Bateman is a racing driver from Saudi Arabia who competes in Road to Le Mans for Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn. Bateman has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,099 ranks Bateman 7756th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-06-12 | LE MANS GT3 | DNF | −87 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +81 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON 2023 | Le Mans Cup | P5 |
| +32 | Silverstone 2025 | British GT Championship | P12 |
| +24 | 4 Hours of Dubai 2025 | Asian Le Mans Series | P28 |
| +20 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 2025 | Asian Le Mans Series | P28 |
| +17 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 2023 | Le Mans Cup | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Road to Le Mans | Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −87 | 3,099 |
| 2025 | ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Blackthorn Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −5 | 3,186 |
| ▸British GT Championship | Blackthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +32 | ||
| ▸Le Mans Cup | Blackthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −69 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Team Parker Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑25−46 | 3,229 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Team Parker Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | −174 | ||
| ▸British GT Championship | Team Parker Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +1,879 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Timothy CRESWICKFIA Bronze | 4,116 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇪🇸 Anders FjordbachFIA Silver | 4,136 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇱🇺 Gabriel RindoneFIA Bronze | 3,560 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Nick JonesFIA Bronze | 3,255 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Valentin Hasse ClotFIA Gold | 4,985 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Arnold ROBINFIA Bronze | 4,272 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Brendon LeitchFIA Silver | 3,863 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Charles-Henri SamaniFIA Bronze | 3,796 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇬🇧 Scott MALVERNFIA Silver | 3,574 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇮 Patrick KujalaFIA Gold | 3,272 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,385 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Laurin HeinrichFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,476 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Alex QuinnFIA Gold | 5,462 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,746 | 🇧🇪 Raphaël van der Straten | 24H Series | 3,102 |
| 7,747 | 🇺🇸 Rick Carelli | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,102 |
| 7,748 | 🇺🇸 Stuart Huffman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,102 |
| 7,749 | 🇸🇪 Anders Levin | 24H Series | 3,101 |
| 7,750 | 🇸🇪 Sebastian Arenram | Road to Le Mans | 3,101 |
| 7,751 | 🇩🇪 Arjen Kräling | British F4 | 3,100 |
| 7,752 | 🇺🇸 Don Jenkins | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,100 |
| 7,753 | 🇦🇷 Lionel Ugalde | Turismo Carretera | 3,100 |
| 7,754 | 🇲🇽 Adam Merzon | American Endurance Racing | 3,099 |
| 7,755 | 🇬🇧 Alex Walker | British GT Championship | 3,099 |
| 7,756 | 🇸🇦 Charlie Bateman | Road to Le Mans | 3,099 |
| 7,757 | 🇬🇧 Chris Hart | SCCA Runoffs | 3,099 |
| 7,758 | 🇨🇭 Franz Hunkeler | FIA GT Championship | 3,099 |
| 7,759 | 🇲🇽 Jorge Abed | TCR World Tour | 3,099 |
| 7,760 | 🇹🇭 Kantasak Kusiri | 24H Series | 3,099 |
| 7,761 | 🇨🇦 Kenny Riedmann | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,099 |
| 7,762 | 🇩🇪 Mirco Schultis | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,099 |
| 7,763 | 🇷🇺 Nikita Misyulya | World Touring Car Championship | 3,099 |
| 7,764 | 🇲🇽 Paul Abed | TCR World Tour | 3,099 |
| 7,765 | 🇧🇪 Pierre-Yves Rosoux | FIA GT Championship | 3,099 |
| 7,766 | 🇺🇸 Thomas Praytor | ARCA Menards Series | 3,099 |
Charlie Bateman is a semi-professional racing driver competing in sportscar and endurance racing. With a Racer Rating of 3,555, Bateman sits at the semi-professional level, the tier most paid drivers outside the top championships occupy; this means consistent finishes against a mix of amateur and professional competitors rather than a competitive edge over them. Across six starts spanning 2023 to 2025 in the British GT Championship and Asian Le Mans Series, Bateman has not won a race or finished on a podium, averaging a classified position of 24th.[1]
The competitive context reveals a driver overmatched against the field. Bateman has raced repeatedly against a series of established professionals and champions: Maro Engel (2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion, rated 6,735), Tom Dillmann (2016 Formula V8 3.5 and 2024 IMSA LMP2 champion, rated 5,863), Malthe Jakobsen (2024 and 2025 Asian Le Mans Series champion, rated 5,727), and several other FIA Gold-graded drivers. Against these rivals, Bateman's record is consistently behind them. He has beaten Engel once in four races, Quinn once in four, and has isolated victories over other strong drivers including 2021 DTM champion Maximilian Götz and 2024 IMSA GTDPRO champion Laurin Heinrich, but these are single instances against substantially stronger competitors rather than patterns of competitive advantage. His most frequent rival, FIA Silver-graded James Kell, represents closer company, with Bateman ahead in two of five shared races.
Bateman's recent racing has been with Blackthorn Motorsport, a team with no recorded race wins across its index history. Currently active in 2025, he most recently competed in the British GT Championship, finishing 37th in a single round.