Franck Perera is a racing driver from France who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Pfaff Motorsports. Perera has recorded 4 wins and 27 podiums from 181 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,982 ranks Perera 1183th 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 | P39 | −92 |
| 2026-03-21 | Sebring International Raceway GTDPRO | P10 | −87 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +173 | Road Atlanta 2024 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +171 | Oschersleben 2023 | DTM | P1 |
| +169 | Hockenheim 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | P1 |
| +164 | Zandvoort 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | P3 |
| +152 | Norisring 2024 | DTM | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | TGI Team by GRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −92 | 4,982 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Pfaff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −86 | ||
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | VSR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +99 | 5,160 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Forte Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −30 | ||
| ▸WEC | VDS Panis Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +132 | ||
| 2024 | ▸DTM | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −198 | 4,959 |
| ▸WEC | Iron Lynx | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −414 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +452 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Iron Lynx | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +256 | ||
| 2023 | ▸DTM | SSR Performance | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P13 | +275 | 4,864 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | K-PAX Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P24 | −306 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Iron Lynx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −9 | ||
| 2022 | ▸ADAC GT Masters | Emil Frey Racing | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P8 | +298 | 4,903 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | T3 Motorsport North America | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −124 | ||
| 2021 | ▸ADAC GT Masters | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P6 | +1,202 | 4,729 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −798 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Hankook FFF Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −75 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HANKOOK FFF Racing Team Lamborghini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −61 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −75 | 4,160 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −146 | ||
| ▸British GT Championship | WPI Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −4 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −128 | ||
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Orange 1 FFF Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +56 | 4,738 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Konrad Motorsport GmbH Lamborghini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −205 | ||
| 2018 | ▸24H Series | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −25 | 5,040 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Team Mathol Racing e.V. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −183 | 4,989 |
| 2009 | ▸GP2 Series | DPR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −364 | 5,172 |
| 2008 | ▸IndyCar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +30 | 5,537 | |
| 2006 | ▸GP2 Series | DAMS | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | ↑20−522 | 5,506 |
| ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Interwetten.com | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +128 | ||
| 2005 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +289 | 5,880 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Prema Powerteam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −136 | ||
| 2004 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +4,377 | 5,727 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Prema Powerteam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +18 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 4,867 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 39% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,385 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 21% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,257 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 51% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,562 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,443 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 30% |
| 🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum | 8,638 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 18% |
| 🇦🇹 Klaus BachlerFIA Platinum | 4,592 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,147 | 49 | 20 | 29 | 41% |
| 🇮🇹 Mirko BortolottiFIA Platinum | 4,881 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher MiesFIA Platinum | 5,019 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 46% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 7,900 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 6,884 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% |
| 🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum | 6,808 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,173 | 🇧🇷 André Negrão | WEC | 4,987 |
| 1,174 | 🇳🇱 Mike Hezemans | FIA GT Championship | 4,987 |
| 1,175 | 🇲🇾 Nabil Jeffri | WEC | 4,987 |
| 1,176 | 🇦🇺 James Moffat | Supercars Championship | 4,986 |
| 1,177 | 🇫🇷 Valentin Hasse Clot | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,985 |
| 1,178 | 🇬🇧 Andrew Gilbert-Scott | FIA GT Championship | 4,984 |
| 1,179 | 🇴🇲 Calan Williams | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,983 |
| 1,180 | 🇦🇷 Facu Regalia | GP2 Series | 4,983 |
| 1,181 | 🇲🇽 Luis Diaz | WEC | 4,983 |
| 1,182 | 🇺🇸 Eddie Russo | Formula 1 | 4,982 |
| 1,183 | 🇫🇷 Franck Perera | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,982 |
| 1,184 | 🇲🇽 Salvador Durán | Formula E | 4,982 |
| 1,185 | 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier | WEC | 4,982 |
| 1,186 | 🇫🇷 Tristan Gommendy | European Le Mans Series | 4,982 |
| 1,187 | 🇦🇴 Pedro Couceiro | International Formula 3000 | 4,981 |
| 1,188 | 🇺🇸 Jordan Taylor | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,980 |
| 1,189 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Mücke | WEC | 4,980 |
| 1,190 | 🇬🇧 Dino Zamparelli | British GT Championship | 4,979 |
| 1,191 | 🇯🇵 Toshihiro Kaneishi | Super GT | 4,979 |
| 1,192 | 🇺🇸 Scott Pruett | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,978 |
| 1,193 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Kite | IndyCar | 4,977 |
Franck Perera holds a Racer Rating of 5,079 and is classified FIA Platinum, the grade for established professionals in sportscar and endurance racing. This places him among full-time competitors in those disciplines, capable of race wins against strong fields. His career spans 22 seasons from 2004 to the present, with 173 starts across 12 series and four race victories. Perera began in single-seaters; he raced in Formula 3 Euro Series and Macau from 2004 to 2005 with Prema Powerteam, took one podium in 19 GP2 starts, and appeared four times in IndyCar in 2008, but did not win in any of these categories. After the single-seater path did not develop further, his career shifted toward sportscar racing, which has become his primary platform.[1]
Perera has made steady progress as a sportscar professional since 2019. He has raced in GT World Challenge Europe, ADAC GT Masters, DTM, IMSA WeatherTech, and WEC, accumulating four wins and 22 podiums across these series. His record against the drivers he encounters most frequently is mixed; he has a losing head-to-head against stronger rivals including three-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and the championship-winning drivers Maro Engel and Raffaele Marciello, though he has beaten them occasionally. Against Patric Niederhauser, a Platinum-graded professional, his head-to-head record is roughly balanced at 27 wins to 24 losses. In 63 shared races with ADAC GT Masters champion Ricardo Feller, Perera trails 39 to 24, showing his typical competitive position in these fields. His average finish across all racing is tenth place, reflecting consistent mid-field performance among professionals.
Most recently, Perera has entered endurance racing at the highest level, joining VDS Panis Racing for his WEC debut in 2024. He has recorded two podiums in eight starts in that series, indicating his transition to prototype racing. Current team news from 2026 notes his return to GT World Challenge Europe racing with GRT Grasser Racing Team, suggesting he continues to compete actively in the continental GT championship format.