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🏳️ Christian Ward

Racing driver. American Endurance Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Christian Ward
Current team
Series
American Endurance Racing
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
3
Career starts
9
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
811
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
811
RANK 21105 / 23,012 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Christian Ward is a racing driver who last raced in American Endurance Racing. Ward has recorded 0 wins and 3 podiums from 9 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 811 ranks Ward 21105th of 23,088 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
2018 form
LAST 9 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
2018-10-21Mid-Ohio · Class 2American Endurance RacingP6−83
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2018▸American Endurance Racing100000P141−82811
2017▸American Endurance Racing302000P35+165893
2016▸American Endurance Racing300000P142−291712
2015▸American Endurance Racing201000P56+191,019
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES WARD FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Michael HurczynFIA SILVER3,1003030%
🏳️ Van Svenson2,14032167%
🏳️ Shakir Wilson2,05031233%
🏳️ Nate VincentFIA BRONZE1,9953030%
🏳️ Jeff Pritchard1,4413030%
🏳️ Michal Stach1,32831233%
🏳️ Gene Mcmurray1,01632167%
🏳️ Jason Nolan8533030%
🏳️ Rick Norris69132167%
🏳️ Bryan Lingruen48432167%
🇮🇪 Tommy ByrneHIGHER-RATED5,07721150%
🏳️ Alex RubensteinHIGHER-RATED · 3× CHAMPION2,402220100%
🇺🇸 Anthony MagagnoliFIA BRONZE2,27921150%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
On the leaderboard
GLOBAL RANK · 23,012 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
21,095🏳️ Robert WhiteSVRA813
21,096🏳️ Chris MealeySCCA Majors812
21,097🏳️ Christopher SauerAmerican Endurance Racing812
21,098🏳️ Craig ReederSCCA Majors812
21,099🇩🇪 Florian EbenerNürburgring 24 Hours812
21,100🏳️ Jacob TruebSCCA Regionals812
21,101🏳️ Jim PerrySCCA Regionals812
21,102🏳️ Philip ApellesSCCA Regionals812
21,103🏳️ Tom CrumSCCA Majors812
21,104🏳️ Andrew AndersonAmerican Endurance Racing811
21,105🏳️ Christian WardAmerican Endurance Racing811
21,106🏳️ Grey MinshewAmerican Endurance Racing811
21,107🏳️ Mikhail ButenkoSCCA Majors811
21,108🏳️ Pat O'HaraSCCA Majors811
21,109🏳️ Paul GelpiSVRA811
21,110🏳️ Cliff McManusSCCA Regionals810
21,111🏳️ Olivier BaillySCCA Majors810
21,112🏳️ Phillip MarshallSCCA Majors810
21,113🏳️ Bob WassSVRA809
21,114🏳️ Christopher AlbrightAmerican Endurance Racing809
21,115🏳️ Curt FaigleSCCA Majors809
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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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia
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