Edgar Lau is a racing driver from Hong Kong who last raced in SCCA Runoffs. Lau has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,014 ranks Lau 8295th 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.
| 2021-10-03 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway T1 | P5 | −38 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −38 | 3,045 | |
| 2017 | ▸Road to Le Mans | DKR Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,717 | 3,067 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇰 Yann EhrlacherFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,369 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Lucas LégeretFIA Silver | 4,920 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Alexandre CoignyFIA Bronze | 4,896 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,285 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Karras | Spanish F4 | 3,018 |
| 8,286 | 🇮🇹 Philippe Steveny | 24H Series | 3,018 |
| 8,287 | 🇺🇸 Timothy Pappas | 24H Series | 3,018 |
| 8,288 | 🇷🇴 Alexandra Marinescu | British F4 | 3,017 |
| 8,289 | 🏳️ Jarrett Jones | SCCA Majors | 3,017 |
| 8,290 | 🇩🇰 Patrick Steen Rasmussen | 24H Series | 3,017 |
| 8,291 | 🏳️ Drew Szuch | Ligier JS F4 Series | 3,016 |
| 8,292 | 🇳🇿 C.J. McLaughlin | ARCA Menards Series | 3,015 |
| 8,293 | 🏳️ George Michael Merritt | International GT | 3,015 |
| 8,294 | 🇵🇱 Mateusz Adamski | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,015 |
| 8,295 | 🇭🇰 Edgar Lau | SCCA Runoffs | 3,014 |
| 8,296 | 🇮🇹 Federico Casoli | Italian F4 | 3,014 |
| 8,297 | 🇧🇷 Gustavo Sondermann | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,014 |
| 8,298 | 🇺🇸 Joe Nemechek | SVRA | 3,014 |
| 8,299 | 🏳️ Rob Nicholas | Star Mazda Championship | 3,014 |
| 8,300 | 🇺🇸 Doug Prendeville | Star Mazda Championship | 3,013 |
| 8,301 | 🇳🇴 Emil Heyerdahl | Prototype Winter Series | 3,013 |
| 8,302 | 🇳🇱 Felipe Reijs | Spanish F4 | 3,013 |
| 8,303 | 🇺🇸 Robert Gewirtz | NASA | 3,013 |
| 8,304 | 🇺🇸 Sabre Cook | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,013 |
| 8,305 | 🏳️ Austin Garrison | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,012 |
Edgar Lau is a retired club-level racing driver from Hong Kong with a single competitive record on the database: one start at the 2021 SCCA Runoffs, where he finished fifth in his class. This places him at club racing level, the entry point of organised motorsport where drivers compete on regional and national circuits against peers rather than full professionals. His Racer Rating of 1,405 reflects minimal competitive activity; one race is too small a sample to establish a sustained pattern.[1]
That single appearance does yield one genuinely interesting detail: Lau finished ahead of Mark Boden, a three-time champion competing at professional level with a rating of 3,761. He also outraced FIA Bronze-graded driver Christina Lam and two other established competitors in that outing. However, a single result against stronger drivers cannot indicate a pattern or suggest Lau operates above his rating. His career appears to have been built primarily in sportscar racing, particularly in Asia, before and after this lone SCCA appearance. The biographical record indicates he moved from virtual racing to real motorsport via the Asian Le Mans Series and regional sprint events, with later involvement in Pirelli GT4 America and TCR competition. The database captures only his Runoffs appearance, leaving the bulk of his actual racing history outside this record.[2]