Colin Thompson is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in IMSA Prototype Challenge for Forty7 Motorsports. Thompson has recorded 2 wins and 11 podiums from 19 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,561 ranks Thompson 1815th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2019-03-14 | Sebring International Raceway LMP3 | P9 | −19 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +88 | Watkins Glen International 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +71 | Lime Rock Park 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +41 | Sebring International Raceway 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P2 |
| +20 | Trois-Rivieres Street Circuit 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P2 |
| +17 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Forty7 Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −19 | 4,561 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +69 | 4,580 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Bodymotion Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −79 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | BAR 1 Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −51 | ||
| 2015 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | ↑3,750−130 | 4,640 |
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +3,287 | 4,637 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Naj HusainFIA Bronze | 3,285 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthew DickenFIA Bronze | 2,365 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Kenton KochFIA Gold | 5,064 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🏳️ Paul Fix | 2,778 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇲🇽 Andres Gutierrez | 3,656 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,768 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Rob HodesFIA Bronze | 3,371 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇨🇦 Gerry KrautFIA Bronze | 3,694 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael WattFIA Bronze | 3,359 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Lonnie PechnikFIA Bronze | 3,328 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA Platinum | 5,553 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇰 Gustavo MenezesFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,436 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 John FalbFIA Bronze | 5,244 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,805 | 🇦🇷 Matias Perez Companc | GT World Challenge America | 4,564 |
| 1,806 | 🇫🇷 Rino Mastronardi | European Le Mans Series | 4,564 |
| 1,807 | 🇩🇰 Bastian Buus | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,563 |
| 1,808 | 🇮🇹 Giulio Cabianca | Formula 1 | 4,563 |
| 1,809 | 🇳🇱 Huub van Eijndhoven | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,563 |
| 1,810 | 🇳🇱 Tijmen van der Helm | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,563 |
| 1,811 | 🇺🇸 Byron Defoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,562 |
| 1,812 | 🇺🇸 Jim Pace | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,562 |
| 1,813 | 🇺🇸 Michael d'Orlando | Indy NXT | 4,562 |
| 1,814 | 🇲🇽 Michel Jourdain Jr. | TCR World Tour | 4,562 |
| 1,815 | 🇩🇪 Colin Thompson | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 4,561 |
| 1,816 | 🇨🇭 Ottorino Volonterio | Formula 1 | 4,561 |
| 1,817 | 🇮🇪 Ryan Cullen | European Le Mans Series | 4,561 |
| 1,818 | 🇺🇸 Max Taylor | Indy NXT | 4,560 |
| 1,819 | 🇯🇵 Takeshi Tsuchiya | Super GT | 4,560 |
| 1,821 | 🇩🇪 Joseph Loake | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,559 |
| 1,820 | 🇰🇬 . "Selv" | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,559 |
| 1,822 | 🇬🇧 Struan Moore | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,559 |
| 1,823 | 🇦🇺 Nicholas McBride | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,558 |
| 1,824 | 🇫🇷 Pierre-Louis Chovet | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,558 |
| 1,825 | 🇨🇦 Andrew Ranger | ARCA Menards Series | 4,556 |
Colin Thompson was a professional-ranked endurance and prototype racing driver, holding an FIA Silver grading. He raced for Forty7 Motorsports and Kelly-Moss Road and Race between 2014 and 2019, piloting LMP3 prototypes in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, spec Oreca prototypes in IMSA WeatherTech, and production-based machinery in the IMSA Pilot Challenge and PCA Club Racing.[1]
Thompson's primary campaign came in IMSA Prototype Challenge from 2017 to 2019, where he scored two wins and ten podiums across thirteen starts. He added a podium finish in three starts in IMSA WeatherTech, a top-tier endurance championship where crewed prototypes race in a five-class format. His 2014 season saw him race in PCA Club Racing, competing in the GTA2 class alongside Porsche machinery. A championship winner in GT3 and World Challenge competition before his indexed career began, Thompson had transitioned into prototype racing by 2015.[2]
Thompson competed regularly against entry-level professional and competitive amateur opposition, typically finishing ahead of both Naj Husain and Matthew Dicken across multiple meetings. The strength of his record came from occasional finishes ahead of significantly faster established professionals; he beat Gustavo Menezes, a 2016 WEC LMP2 champion with 44 World Endurance Championship starts, once, and Jonathan Bomarito, a Platinum-graded professional with 68 IMSA WeatherTech starts, once. Kelly-Moss Road and Race, which fielded him for the majority of his starts, was an established team with professional-level drivers in its ranks.