Florin Sabau is a racing driver who competes in World Racing League for Open Throttle Racing. Sabau has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,492 ranks Sabau 21389th of 40,200 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.
| 2026-08-30 | Watkins Glen International GP1 | P6 | +51 |
| 2026-08-29 | Watkins Glen International GP1 | P9 | −23 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +92 | Watkins Glen International 2024 | American Endurance Racing | P5 |
| +91 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P3 |
| +71 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P5 |
| +51 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | World Racing League | P6 |
| +38 | Watkins Glen International 2024 | American Endurance Racing | P9 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸World Racing League | Open Throttle Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +28 | 1,492 |
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +17 | 1,464 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P45 | ↑25+105 | 1,448 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P46 | −33 | 1,317 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Shawn Dewey | 2,588 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Lee | 2,782 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Iain Barber | 2,607 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Karsten Richards | 2,215 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Neil Halin | 1,516 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Azim Aliriza | 1,802 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Matt Malfa | 1,627 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Peter Bergwall | 1,617 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam George | 2,899 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Rob Clark | 2,065 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Dave CoxHigher-rated | 3,143 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,379 | 🇦🇷 Mario Alberghini | TC Mouras | 1,493 |
| 21,380 | 🏳️ Mate Eres | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,493 |
| 21,381 | 🇺🇸 Michael Dayton | NASA | 1,493 |
| 21,382 | 🏳️ Michael Meek | PCA Club Racing | 1,493 |
| 21,383 | 🇬🇧 Ronnie Price | American Endurance Racing | 1,493 |
| 21,384 | 🏳️ Charles Kline | American Endurance Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,385 | 🏳️ Chris Turrisi | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,386 | 🏳️ David Culberson | American Endurance Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,387 | 🏳️ Doug Fambrough | SCCA Regionals | 1,492 |
| 21,388 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Luna | TC Pista Mouras | 1,492 |
| 21,389 | 🏳️ Florin Sabau | World Racing League | 1,492 |
| 21,390 | 🇫🇷 Francois Wales | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,492 |
| 21,391 | 🏳️ Jorge Giovannini | NASA | 1,492 |
| 21,392 | 🇰🇷 Kan Choi Jong | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,492 |
| 21,393 | 🏳️ Noah Maguire | American Endurance Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,394 | 🇬🇧 Peter Hanson | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,395 | 🏳️ Stephen Townsend | American Endurance Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,396 | 🏳️ Thomas Bigony | International GT | 1,492 |
| 21,397 | 🏳️ Tucker Dorsey | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,398 | 🏳️ Watts / Battle | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,492 |
| 21,399 | 🏳️ Yakov Bielak | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,492 |
Florin Sabau is a developing driver competing in American Endurance Racing, a category encompassing club-level racing and the entry end of competitive amateur motorsport. His Racer Rating of 912 places him at the developing level, meaning he has consistently raced in fields where he typically finishes toward the back of the grid or has too few competitive results to establish a clear pattern at a higher level. Across three seasons from 2023 to 2025, Sabau has started ten races, secured a single podium finish, and maintains an average finish position of P8.7 across classified results.[1]
Sabau's record against his most frequent rivals reveals a consistent gap in pace. He has faced professional and semi-professional drivers repeatedly; Thomas Lee, a two-time American Endurance Racing Class 2 champion, has beaten him six times in seven shared races, while Shawn Dewey, Iain Barber, and Karsten Richards have each finished ahead of him on six or seven occasions. Sabau has managed single victories over Lee, Barber, Dewey, and James Counterman, a former Class 2 and Class 3 champion, but these isolated results have not translated into a competitive head-to-head pattern. His 2025 season has seen limited progress, with four starts yielding one podium and a final classification position of P39, indicating that he remains on the periphery of the field despite continued participation.