Étienne Cheli is a racing driver from Argentina who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Sainteloc Racing. Cheli has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,148 ranks Cheli 2928th 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.
| 2026-04-11 | 6 Hours of Paul Ricard | P30 | +17 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +126 | Monza 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P8 |
| +33 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P24 |
| +27 | Nürburgring 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P24 |
| +17 | 6 Hours of Paul Ricard 2026 | GT World Challenge Europe | P30 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Sainteloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +17 | 4,148 |
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +2,780 | 4,130 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,430 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,385 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Jordan PepperFIA Gold | 5,973 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇦🇹 Kelvin Van der LindeFIA Platinum | 5,636 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Lucas AuerFIA Platinum | 5,443 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,257 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Jens KlingmannFIA Gold | 5,228 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Alessio RoveraFIA Platinum | 5,169 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇧🇪 Ugo de WildeFIA Silver | 5,079 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Alessio PicarielloFIA Gold | 5,049 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇨🇦 Lance StrollFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Antonio FuocoFIA Platinum | 5,764 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Ash SuttonHigher-rated, 4× champion | 5,683 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,914 | 🇧🇪 Kobe Pauwels | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,150 |
| 2,915 | 🇮🇳 Narain Karthikeyan | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,150 |
| 2,916 | 🇨🇦 Adam Ali | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,149 |
| 2,917 | 🇩🇪 Alfred Renauer | 24H Series | 4,149 |
| 2,918 | 🇺🇸 Dave Kudrave | IndyCar | 4,149 |
| 2,919 | 🇮🇹 Gabriele Sabatini | FIA GT Championship | 4,149 |
| 2,920 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Philippe Dayraut | European Le Mans Series | 4,149 |
| 2,921 | 🇯🇵 Keiko Ihara | WEC | 4,149 |
| 2,922 | 🇺🇸 Danny Bohn | NASCAR Truck | 4,148 |
| 2,923 | 🇺🇸 David Donohue | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,148 |
| 2,928 | 🇦🇷 Étienne Cheli | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,148 |
| 2,924 | 🇨🇦 Gianmarco Raimondo | GP2 Series | 4,148 |
| 2,925 | 🇬🇧 James Baldwin | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,148 |
| 2,926 | 🇬🇧 Nathan Kinch | FIA GT Championship | 4,148 |
| 2,927 | 🇨🇦 Stephen Simpson | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,148 |
| 2,929 | 🇺🇸 Adam Andretti | NASCAR Truck | 4,147 |
| 2,930 | 🇫🇷 Ange Barde | Ferrari Challenge | 4,147 |
| 2,931 | 🇺🇸 Jack Wood | ARCA Menards Series | 4,147 |
| 2,932 | 🇺🇸 Scott Wimmer | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,147 |
| 2,933 | 🇨🇭 Walter Brun | FIA GT Championship | 4,147 |
| 2,934 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Adams | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,146 |
Étienne Cheli is a Silver-graded professional sportscar driver competing in GT World Challenge Europe. With a Racer Rating of 4,155, he sits at the professional level; drivers at this tier typically hold full-time seats at the top level or compete as factory sportscar drivers and beat semi-professionals comfortably. Cheli's record of six starts across two seasons, however, has yet to produce a podium finish. His average classified position of P31.5 reflects consistent difficulty keeping pace with the front-running field in what is evidently a championship of considerable depth and strength.[1]
The calibre of Cheli's rivals illustrates the competitive environment he operates in. He has contested all six of his races alongside two separate FIA Platinum-graded multiple champions of GT World Challenge Europe; Maro Engel (2024 champion) and Charles Weerts (champion in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025). Cheli has finished behind both drivers in every shared race. He has also raced against Kelvin van der Linde (2025 champion, Platinum-graded), Lucas Auer (2024 co-champion, Platinum), and Gold-graded professionals Jordan Pepper and Jens Klingmann. Of his rivals, only Pepper has been beaten by Cheli, once across their six shared races. In isolation, Cheli has on single occasions finished ahead of drivers of considerably higher standing: Lance Stroll, a Platinum-graded former Formula 3 European champion; Ash Sutton, a four-time BTCC champion; and Kamui Kobayashi, a Platinum-graded driver and WEC Hypercar champion. These results cannot be characterised as patterns and likely reflect endurance racing's capacity to shuffle grids across distance and weather.
Cheli races primarily for Team WRT, which fields drivers across the professional spectrum and has counted Franco Colapinto, an elite-level talent, among its roster. He remains active in the series, with recent appearances documented at the 2026 24 Hours of Spa.