Christian Ward is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in American Endurance Racing. Ward has recorded 0 wins and 3 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,398 ranks Ward 22579th of 40,200 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2018-10-21 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Class 2 | P6 | −78 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +113 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2015 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +108 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | American Endurance Racing | P3 |
| +69 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −78 | 1,398 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +164 | 1,476 | |
| 2016 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −281 | 1,299 | |
| 2015 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +243 | 1,593 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Michael HurczynFIA Silver | 3,056 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael KanisczakFIA Bronze | 2,401 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Van Svenson | 2,338 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Shakir Wilson | 2,268 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Nate VincentFIA Bronze | 2,220 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Michal Stach | 2,154 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Christopher Qualters | 1,915 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Pritchard | 1,839 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Gene Mcmurray | 1,509 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Jason Nolan | 1,336 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇪 Tommy ByrneHigher-rated | 4,068 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Andrew WikstromFIA Silver, 2× champion | 2,541 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Randy PobstHigher-rated | 2,520 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,569 | 🏳️ Bill Ellison | American Endurance Racing | 1,399 |
| 22,570 | 🏳️ Hubert Young | NASA | 1,399 |
| 22,571 | 🏳️ Jeremy Treadway | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,399 |
| 22,572 | 🏳️ John Conder | SCCA Majors | 1,399 |
| 22,573 | 🏳️ Michael Unger | SCCA Regionals | 1,399 |
| 22,574 | 🏳️ Patrick Roof | NASA | 1,399 |
| 22,575 | 🏳️ Paul Janusauskas | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,399 |
| 22,576 | 🏳️ Antoni Perlicki | American Endurance Racing | 1,398 |
| 22,577 | 🏳️ Camden Arnold | SCCA Regionals | 1,398 |
| 22,578 | 🏳️ Carmine Pace | NASA | 1,398 |
| 22,579 | 🇬🇧 Christian Ward | American Endurance Racing | 1,398 |
| 22,580 | 🇦🇹 David Lanthaler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,398 |
| 22,581 | 🏳️ Fernando Pena | PCA Club Racing | 1,398 |
| 22,582 | 🏳️ John Karl | American Endurance Racing | 1,398 |
| 22,583 | 🇦🇷 Luis Cassalis | TC Pista Mouras | 1,398 |
| 22,584 | 🏳️ Omar Lopez | NASA | 1,398 |
| 22,585 | 🏳️ Patrick Schueren | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,398 |
| 22,586 | 🏳️ Paul Winter | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,398 |
| 22,587 | 🏳️ Scott Clough | NASA | 1,398 |
| 22,588 | 🏳️ Dalmo de Vasconcelos | SCCA Regionals | 1,397 |
| 22,589 | 🏳️ Daniel Fitzgerald | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,397 |
Christian Ward is a developing amateur driver with a Racer Rating of 811, placing him among competitors at the entry level of organised racing with minimal competitive experience. His career spans four seasons from 2015 to 2018 in American Endurance Racing, where he made nine starts and scored three podium finishes but did not win a race. His average finishing position of P6.4 across classified starts represents occasional strong results in a field composed primarily of semi-professional competitors and amateur racers.[1]
Ward's record against his most frequent rivals shows a consistent pattern of being outpaced. He finished behind FIA-graded professionals Michael Hurczyn and Nate Vincent in all shared races; Hurczyn was a two-time American Endurance Racing class champion, and Vincent won the 2017 Class 3 title. Among his peers, Ward had a slight edge over Van Svenson and Michal Stach, winning those head-to-head records two races to one and one to two respectively. His strongest moments came against more experienced drivers: he finished ahead of Tommy Byrne, an established professional, once, and defeated Alex Rubenstein, a three-time American Endurance Racing class champion, twice in their meetings.[2]
Ward retired from racing after 2018. His career in endurance racing operated at a level where occasional podiums against semi-professional fields represented his competitive ceiling, with limited evidence of consistent performance against the stronger drivers he encountered.