David Heinemeir Hansson is a racing driver who last raced in WEC for Aston Martin Racing. Heinemeir Hansson has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,795 ranks Heinemeir Hansson 4533th of 40,105 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.
| 2014-05-03 | Spa-Francorchamps LMGTE Am | P2 | +104 |
| 2014-04-20 | Silverstone LMGTE Am | P1 | +158 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +158 | Silverstone 2014 | WEC | P1 |
| +104 | Spa-Francorchamps 2014 | WEC | P2 |
| +103 | Spa-Francorchamps 2012 | WEC | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +262 | 3,904 |
| 2012 | ▸WEC | Oak Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +2,397 | 3,747 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Vicente Potolicchio | 4,725 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇷 Luis Pérez-CompancFIA Bronze | 4,394 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇩🇪 Sam BirdFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 5,981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,815 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Stefan JohanssonHigher-rated | 5,477 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,523 | 🇸🇬 Nikhil Kailash Bohra | Formula Regional European | 3,797 |
| 4,524 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Kelly | American Endurance Racing | 3,797 |
| 4,525 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Jäger | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,797 |
| 4,526 | 🇺🇸 Corey Lewis | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,796 |
| 4,527 | 🇬🇧 David Warnock | FIA GT Championship | 3,796 |
| 4,528 | 🇮🇹 Emanuele Olivieri | Formula Regional European | 3,796 |
| 4,529 | 🇩🇪 Francesco Zollo | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,796 |
| 4,530 | 🇩🇪 Oliver Kainz | 24H Series | 3,796 |
| 4,531 | 🇺🇸 Bob Park | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,795 |
| 4,532 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Shields | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,795 |
| 4,533 | 🏳️ David Heinemeir Hansson | WEC | 3,795 |
| 4,534 | 🇺🇸 Hermie Sadler | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,795 |
| 4,535 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Barry | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,795 |
| 4,536 | 🇺🇸 John Young | American Endurance Racing | 3,795 |
| 4,537 | 🇦🇴 Luis Jorge Sá Silva | GP3 Series | 3,795 |
| 4,538 | 🇳🇴 Marcus Paverud | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,795 |
| 4,539 | 🏳️ Teddy Hodgdon | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,795 |
| 4,540 | 🇺🇸 Wendell Chavous | NASCAR Truck | 3,795 |
| 4,541 | 🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,794 |
| 4,542 | 🇺🇸 Brad Leighton | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,794 |
| 4,543 | 🇬🇧 George Abecassis | Formula 1 | 3,794 |
David Heinemeir Hansson competed in the World Endurance Championship between 2012 and 2014, entering three races for Aston Martin Racing. His Racer Rating of 3,797 places him in the semi-professional band; he was competitive in fields that mix full-time professionals with wealthy amateurs, though his record comprised too few starts to establish a sustained pattern. Across his three classified finishes he averaged second position, a figure substantially boosted by his single victory and a second-place result at the 2014 Six Hours of Spa.[1]
The calibre of Heinemeier Hansson's opposition showed the strength of WEC fields during this period. He finished ahead of established professionals including Stefan Johansson, a much stronger driver who rates 6,674, and Sam Bird, a Platinum-graded professional who won the 2015 WEC LMP2 championship and the 2016 LMGTE Pro title. He also beat Jean-Denis Deletraz and James Rossiter, both Bronze or Platinum graded professionals. Against his most frequent rival, FIA Bronze driver Luis Perez-Companc, he won two of three encounters. His pairing with Aston Martin Racing, which fielded 44 drivers across a history of 113 race wins, placed him among competitive factory driver rosters rather than privateers.
The span of his career was brief; two seasons and three race starts is insufficient to sustain an active professional career, and Heinemeier Hansson did not continue racing after 2014. His win came at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, one of the sport's most prominent endurance fixtures.