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🇬🇧 Dean Macdonald
Racing driver from United Kingdom. GT World Challenge Europe, Garage 59.
Driver facts
Full name
Dean Macdonald
Born
6 December 2000(b. 2000)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Garage 59
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
2
Career starts
52
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,406
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,406Rank 694 of 40,349 indexed, +841 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Dean Macdonald is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Garage 59. Macdonald has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 52 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,406 ranks Macdonald 694th of 40,349 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-10-04 | Barcelona | P4 | +66 |
| 2026-10-04 | Barcelona | P9 | +25 |
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P20 | −56 |
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P13 | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P5 | +67 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +147 | Barcelona 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P1 |
| +145 | Silverstone 2020 | British GT Championship | P5 |
| +130 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe | P10 |
| +129 | Barcelona 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe | P12 |
| +119 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P11 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Barcelona4 starts+28
Valencia4 starts+9
Magny-Cours4 starts+1
Struggles
Zandvoort5 starts-14
Misano5 starts-12
Brands Hatch7 starts-3
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +400 | 5,406 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | RLL Team McLaren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | ↑585−145 | ||
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P20 | +243 | 4,565 |
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +389 | 4,323 |
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | JP Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +108 | 3,933 |
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | ↑650−248 | 3,825 |
| 2020 | ▸British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P9 | ↑946−302 | 3,423 |
| 2019 | ▸British GT Championship | HHC Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,073 | 3,423 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Macdonald finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,257 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 17% |
| 🇮🇹 Valentino RossiFIA Silver | 5,382 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 29% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,197 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37% |
| 🇫🇷 Thomas NeubauerFIA Gold | 5,423 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 21% |
| 🇫🇷 Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,405 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 59% |
| 🇸🇪 Gilles MagnusFIA Gold | 4,380 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,119 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 29% |
| 🇫🇷 Simon GachetFIA Gold | 4,449 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Dennis MarschallFIA Platinum | 4,241 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,648 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,319 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 684 | 🇩🇪 Maximilian Götz | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,417 |
| 685 | 🇺🇸 Robby McGehee | IndyCar | 5,417 |
| 686 | 🇦🇺 Christian Mansell | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,415 |
| 687 | 🇦🇺 Cam Waters | Bathurst 12 Hour | 5,414 |
| 688 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Guerrieri | TCR World Tour | 5,414 |
| 689 | 🇫🇮 Konsta Lappalainen | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,413 |
| 690 | 🇩🇪 Martin Tomczyk | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,412 |
| 691 | 🇨🇦 Bertrand Godin | International Formula 3000 | 5,410 |
| 692 | 🇪🇸 Daniel Juncadella | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,409 |
| 693 | 🇵🇱 Jakub Smiechowski | European Le Mans Series | 5,408 |
| 694 | 🇬🇧 Dean Macdonald | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,406 |
| 695 | 🇺🇸 Jesse Love | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,406 |
| 696 | 🇩🇪 Marco Wittmann | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,406 |
| 697 | 🇮🇹 Mattia Drudi | WEC | 5,406 |
| 698 | 🇺🇸 Cole Custer | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,405 |
| 699 | 🇫🇷 Alexandre Negrão | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,403 |
| 700 | 🇬🇧 Nick Tandy | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,401 |
| 701 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Piquet | Formula 2 | 5,400 |
| 702 | 🇺🇸 Connor Zilisch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,398 |
| 703 | 🇬🇧 Jake Hughes | European Le Mans Series | 5,398 |
| 704 | 🇬🇧 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | GP2 Series | 5,397 |
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