Chris Scharnow is a racing driver who competes in Zenith Racing Series for Automatic Racing. Scharnow has recorded 0 wins and 8 podiums from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,054 ranks Scharnow 8083th 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.
| 2026-04-26 | Barber Motorsports Park ZP2 | P5 | +5 |
| 2026-04-25 | Barber Motorsports Park ZP2 | P5 | −1 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +101 | HMS Road Course 2025 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +99 | Sebring International Raceway 2023 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +89 | HMS Road Course 2025 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +78 | Sebring International Raceway 2022 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| +62 | VIRginia International Raceway 2023 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Zenith Racing Series | Automatic Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | ↑1,807+4 | 3,054 |
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +190 | 1,243 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −48 | 1,053 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +215 | 1,101 | |
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −13 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +78 | 899 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −528 | 822 | |
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −77 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robert Allaer | 1,539 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Mark Defer | 995 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🏳️ Tim Minor | 2,031 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Dean Kiriluk | 1,794 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Hartley MacDonald | 812 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Douglas Rocco | 805 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Michael Varacins | 1,923 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Devin Lesueur | 1,293 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Nolan AllaerFIA Silver | 3,066 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Mauro Fauza | 1,040 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Linus LundqvistFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,328 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kamden HibbittHigher-rated | 3,579 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Thomas BelleminHigher-rated | 3,558 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,073 | 🇺🇸 Douglas Oakley | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,056 |
| 8,074 | 🇮🇹 Louis Zurstrassen | FIA GT Championship | 3,056 |
| 8,075 | 🇬🇧 Mark Peters | FIA GT Championship | 3,056 |
| 8,076 | 🇺🇸 Ramin Abdolvahabi | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,056 |
| 8,077 | 🇨🇦 Robbie Stirling | International Formula 3000 | 3,056 |
| 8,078 | 🇺🇸 Tony Anderson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,056 |
| 8,079 | 🇮🇹 Massimo Ciglia | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,055 |
| 8,080 | 🇺🇸 Mike Potter | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,055 |
| 8,081 | 🇦🇺 Adrian Flack | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,054 |
| 8,082 | 🇮🇪 Alex O'Grady | GB4 | 3,054 |
| 8,083 | 🏳️ Chris Scharnow | Zenith Racing Series | 3,054 |
| 8,084 | 🇫🇷 Gilles Lempereur | International Formula 3000 | 3,054 |
| 8,085 | 🏳️ Justin Johnson | ARCA Menards West | 3,054 |
| 8,086 | 🇫🇷 Marcel Tarrès | International Formula 3000 | 3,054 |
| 8,087 | 🇩🇰 Morten Dons | Radical Cup Europe | 3,054 |
| 8,088 | 🇮🇹 Niki Sebastiani | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,054 |
| 8,089 | 🇬🇧 Ben STONE | Le Mans Cup | 3,053 |
| 8,090 | 🇺🇸 Cavan O'Keefe | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,053 |
| 8,091 | 🇬🇧 Dave Coyne | International Formula 3000 | 3,053 |
| 8,092 | 🇯🇵 Jun Harada | FIA GT Championship | 3,053 |
| 8,093 | 🏳️ Landon Brown | ARCA Menards Series | 3,053 |
Chris Scharnow is a competitive amateur racer with a Racer Rating of 2,903, placing him in the club racing band. This rating reflects a driver racing in entry-level professional and amateur fields with occasional competitive results but no wins or podium finishes across four career starts.[1]
Scharnow's racing record spans three seasons from 2021 to 2026 with minimal track time. He contested the SCCA Runoffs twice in 2021 and 2023 without scoring points, then returned to racing in 2026 with two starts in the Zenith Racing Series for Automatic Racing, finishing 23rd overall in that season. Across all classified starts, he has averaged a finishing position of 10.8. Although he has not won races or finished on podiums, Scharnow has occasionally finished ahead of stronger drivers in single races; he has beaten FIA Gold-graded professionals including Linus Lundqvist, a three-time champion at higher levels, and Billy Johnson, an IMSA Pilot Challenge GS champion, along with semi-professional drivers Maximilian Opalski and Ethan Barker. These are isolated results rather than consistent patterns given his limited starts.
Currently active in 2026, Scharnow remains in the early stages of his racing career with a modest amount of seat time at the club and semi-professional level.