Clayton Williams is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for LAP Motorsports. Williams has recorded 3 wins and 26 podiums from 100 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,242 ranks Williams 6884th 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.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P18 | +3 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P27 | −88 |
| 2026-06-27 | Watkins Glen International GS | P16 | +25 |
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GS | P19 | +1 |
| 2026-05-02 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GS | P24 | −57 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +123 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2019 | NASA | P5 |
| +121 | Sonoma Raceway 2019 | NASA | P5 |
| +104 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P8 |
| +98 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P7 |
| +95 | Road America 2023 | TC America powered by Skip Barber | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −64 | 3,242 |
| ▸GT4 America | LAP Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −57 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | ↑450−175 | 3,362 |
| 2024 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | ↑727−126 | 3,087 |
| ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P106 | −62 | |||
| 2023 | ▸TC America powered by Skip Barber | MINI JCW Team | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +66 | 2,548 |
| ▸TC | MINI JCW Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −101 | ||
| 2022 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +401 | 2,583 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +595 | 2,183 |
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P60 | +451 | 2,105 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P89 | −235 | 1,115 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Tony Senese | 635 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Richard Lucquet | 627 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 93% |
| 🏳️ Stephen Mchenry | 400 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Tomas MejiaFIA Silver | 2,130 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 35% |
| 🏳️ Dan Johnson | 1,110 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Brett Cox | 879 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 82% |
| 🏳️ Laura Braverman | 559 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 69% |
| 🏳️ Paul Turner | 1,854 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Wyatt Couch | 3,335 | 48 | 8 | 40 | 17% |
| 🏳️ David Tooker | 2,011 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 79% |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver, 3× champion | 5,583 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick GallagherFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,136 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Thiago CamiloFIA Gold | 5,063 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,874 | 🇺🇸 David Hodge | International GT | 3,245 |
| 6,875 | 🇨🇳 Kang Ling | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,245 |
| 6,876 | 🇮🇹 Mateo Llarena | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,245 |
| 6,877 | 🇰🇷 Tacksung Kim | WEC | 3,245 |
| 6,878 | 🇬🇧 Christopher BEIGHTON | Ferrari Challenge | 3,244 |
| 6,879 | 🇪🇸 Marcelo Conchado | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,244 |
| 6,880 | 🇺🇸 Rafael Martinez | GT4 America | 3,244 |
| 6,881 | 🇺🇸 Alessandro Latif | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,243 |
| 6,882 | 🇨🇦 Anthony Simone | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,242 |
| 6,883 | 🇶🇦 Bader Al Sulaiti | Italian F4 | 3,242 |
| 6,884 | 🇺🇸 Clayton Williams | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,242 |
| 6,885 | 🏳️ Dylan Archer | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,242 |
| 6,886 | 🇺🇸 Jordan WORKMAN | Ferrari Challenge | 3,242 |
| 6,887 | 🇺🇸 Marcus Saeter | Formula Regional European | 3,242 |
| 6,888 | 🇦🇷 Matías Rodríguez | TC Pick Up | 3,242 |
| 6,889 | 🇷🇺 Vasiliy Romanov | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,242 |
| 6,890 | 🇺🇸 Courtney Crone | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,241 |
| 6,891 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Carney | British F4 | 3,241 |
| 6,892 | 🇦🇺 Theo Koundouris | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,241 |
| 6,893 | 🇲🇾 Chia Wing Hoong | GB3 | 3,240 |
| 6,894 | 🏳️ Craig Pellegrini, Jr. | ARCA Menards East | 3,240 |
Clayton Williams is a semi-professional driver competing primarily in IMSA Pilot Challenge and touring car racing since 2023, with a Racer Rating of 3,172 that places him at the professional-level fringe of endurance and sportscar racing. His FIA Silver grading denotes a professional-level competitor in GT and endurance racing, typically early-career or developing. Across 25 starts over four seasons, Williams has scored six podiums but no wins, averaging a finishing position of P11.8; he has been most active in IMSA Pilot Challenge with 15 starts for LAP Motorsports between 2024 and 2026, and showed early promise in touring car racing with five podiums from six starts in TC America in 2023.[1]
Williams's record against regular rivals reveals a driver struggling at his current level. Among the five drivers he has faced most frequently, only Morgan Burkhard rates below 4,400; against this peer group, Williams finished ahead in only 16 of 69 shared races. His struggles against established professionals such as Luca Mars, Michael Cooper, Austin Krainz and Stevan McAleer, all FIA Silver or Gold graded drivers in the 4,500 to 4,800 range, underscore his positioning in the field. Notably, he has only isolated victories against much stronger drivers; he finished ahead of Sammy Smith, Patrick Gallagher, Robby Foley and Philip Ellis once each, with Gallagher and Foley both one-time champions and Ellis a two-time Gold graded champion. His membership of LAP Motorsports, a team without race wins across its entire database record, has consistently put him against competitive fields in Pilot Challenge without yielding front-running results.
Williams remains active in 2026, currently competing in GT4 America. His early success in touring cars, where he recorded five podiums in six TC America starts, suggests greater promise in sprint racing than in the endurance format of Pilot Challenge, where podiums have been sparse across his 15 outings.