Chris Scharnow is a racing driver who competes in Zenith Racing Series for Automatic Racing. Scharnow has recorded 5 wins and 15 podiums from 28 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,695 ranks Scharnow 11038th 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.
| 2026-10-03 | Road America FC | P4 | −53 |
| 2026-08-30 | Barber Motorsports Park FC | P2 | −41 |
| 2026-08-29 | Barber Motorsports Park FC | P4 | −233 |
| 2026-08-02 | Daytona International Speedway FC | P1 | +10 |
| 2026-08-01 | Daytona International Speedway FC | P2 | −43 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +115 | Sebring Club Course 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +108 | Sebring International Raceway 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +103 | Sebring International Raceway 2023 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +101 | HMS Road Course 2025 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +96 | Sebring Club Course 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −274 | 2,695 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −33 | |||
| ▸Zenith Racing Series | Automatic Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑1,558+5 | ||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −53 | |||
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +228 | 1,492 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +190 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −37 | 1,075 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +222 | 1,112 | |
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −10 | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Mark Defer | 1,191 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert Allaer | 1,613 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Dean Kiriluk | 1,856 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Tim Minor | 2,079 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ David Wilklow | 678 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Michael Varacins | 1,695 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Hartley MacDonald | 906 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Douglas Rocco | 821 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Stanley Hallock | 400 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Devin Lesueur | 1,049 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇸🇪 Linus LundqvistFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,310 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kamden HibbittHigher-rated | 3,492 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Thomas BelleminHigher-rated | 3,463 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,028 | 🇺🇸 Jason Alexander | International GT | 2,697 |
| 11,029 | 🏳️ Kyle Kimball | NASA | 2,697 |
| 11,030 | 🇹🇭 Pasarit Promsombat | 24H Series | 2,697 |
| 11,031 | 🇬🇧 Teddy WILSON | Le Mans Cup | 2,697 |
| 11,032 | 🇨🇳 Xiaole He | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,697 |
| 11,033 | 🇦🇷 Adrián Oubiña | TC Pista | 2,696 |
| 11,034 | 🇨🇭 Frederic Yerly | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,696 |
| 11,035 | 🇩🇪 Kurt Strube | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,696 |
| 11,036 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Kruse | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,696 |
| 11,037 | 🇺🇸 Thomas Merril | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,696 |
| 11,038 | 🏳️ Chris Scharnow | Zenith Racing Series | 2,695 |
| 11,039 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Cassaro | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,040 | 🏳️ Fernando Etchegorry | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,041 | 🇬🇧 Green Ben | British GT Championship | 2,695 |
| 11,042 | 🏳️ Kent Stacy | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,695 |
| 11,043 | 🏳️ Thomas Steuer | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,044 | 🇭🇰 Tse Kevin | British GT Championship | 2,695 |
| 11,045 | 🏳️ Ben Hostetler | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,694 |
| 11,046 | 🇺🇸 Ben Peterson | ARCA Menards Series | 2,694 |
| 11,047 | 🇺🇸 Brian Kaltreider | ARCA Menards Series | 2,694 |
| 11,048 | 🏳️ Derek Crockett | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,694 |
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.