Charlotte Traynor is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Parker Delong Racing. Traynor has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,222 ranks Traynor 15164th 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.
| 2026-08-30 | Watkins Glen International GTO | P5 | +104 |
| 2026-08-29 | Watkins Glen International GTO | P2 | +182 |
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P23 | +54 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P34 | −24 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P26 | +52 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +182 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | World Racing League | P2 |
| +104 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | World Racing League | P5 |
| +99 | Virginia International Raceway 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P18 |
| +88 | Road Atlanta 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P18 |
| +84 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P25 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Parker Delong Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +199 | 2,222 |
| ▸World Racing League | AE Victory Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +287 | ||
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | parker delong racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +312 | 1,736 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P65 | +10 | ||
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −44 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P96 | ↑900+108 | 1,458 | |
| ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P103 | −269 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,056 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,922 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Nathan Nicholson | 3,833 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Adakonis | 3,771 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Ethan Jacobs | 3,662 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker DeLong | 3,420 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Gossett | 3,393 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Grant West | 3,116 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 Marcello Paniccia | 3,059 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Tristan McKeeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,624 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,482 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Westin WorkmanFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,397 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,154 | 🏳️ Nigel Armstrong | 24H Series | 2,225 |
| 15,155 | 🏳️ Pierre Ludigkeit | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,225 |
| 15,156 | 🇩🇪 Ronny Wechselberger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,225 |
| 15,157 | 🇹🇷 Ersin Yücesan | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,224 |
| 15,158 | 🏳️ Ethan Raap | NASA | 2,224 |
| 15,159 | 🏳️ Uwe Flaig | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,224 |
| 15,160 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Bruchmann | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,223 |
| 15,161 | 🏳️ Robert Dietz | SCCA Majors | 2,223 |
| 15,162 | 🏳️ Thomas Rosenbach Moritz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,223 |
| 15,163 | 🏳️ Andrew Giannone | PCA Club Racing | 2,222 |
| 15,164 | 🇺🇸 Charlotte Traynor | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,222 |
| 15,165 | 🏳️ Felix Guenther | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,222 |
| 15,166 | 🏳️ Harald Geißelhart | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,222 |
| 15,167 | 🇫🇷 Neubauer Thomas | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,222 |
| 15,168 | 🇺🇸 Steve Jenks | Radical Cup NA | 2,222 |
| 15,169 | 🇺🇸 Darren BERNSTEIN | Ferrari Challenge | 2,221 |
| 15,170 | 🏳️ Konnor Gutting | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,221 |
| 15,171 | 🇸🇰 Leonard Hrobarek | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,221 |
| 15,172 | 🇦🇷 Leonel Larrauri | TC Pick Up | 2,221 |
| 15,173 | 🇸🇰 Tomas Molota | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,221 |
| 15,174 | 🇨🇳 Zhendong Zhang | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,221 |
Charlotte Traynor is an early-career amateur racer from the United States, currently in her second season of single-seater competition. Across 14 starts spanning the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup and SCCA Majors in 2025 and 2026, she has not yet recorded a podium finish and averages a classified position of 26th. Her Racer Rating of 2,176 places her among club-level drivers, reflecting limited experience in fields where the top competitors hold professional credentials.[1]
Traynor's primary racing has occurred in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup for Parker Delong Racing, where she has accumulated 12 starts. Throughout this season and the previous one, she has shared grids consistently with several strong drivers including Jared Thomas, a three-time champion and FIA Silver-graded professional, as well as Justin Adakonis, Jeremy Fletcher, and Nathan Nicholson, all of whom operate at the professional tier. Against this field, Traynor has finished ahead of Thomas on four occasions and has beaten other FIA Silver-graded drivers including Nate Cicero and Tyler Gonzalez, though these represent isolated results rather than competitive patterns; she finishes behind her most frequent rivals substantially more often than ahead of them.
Traynor secured a Women In Motorsport scholarship for the 2026 season, which aligns with her current activity in the Mazda MX-5 Cup. With six rounds completed in 2026 and a most recent finish of 30th, she remains focused on establishing consistency in a professional-level series where results to date remain premature for meaningful assessment of longer-term trajectory.