Gerhard Watzinger is a racing driver from United States who competes in 24H Series for Leipert Motorsport. Watzinger has recorded 5 wins and 7 podiums from 31 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,593 ranks Watzinger 5486th 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.
| 2026-01-17 | Dubai Autodrome GTX | P1 | +121 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Dubai Autodrome 2025 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +129 | LE MANS 2023 | Road to Le Mans | P5 |
| +122 | Dubai Autodrome 2021 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +121 | Dubai Autodrome 2026 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +99 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2022 | 24H Series | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +121 | 3,593 |
| 2025 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +133 | 3,472 |
| 2024 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −99 | 3,339 |
| 2023 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Leipert Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P15 | ↑150−131 | 3,437 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Leipert Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +155 | ||
| 2022 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +24 | 3,263 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Leipert Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −39 | ||
| 2021 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +220 | 3,278 |
| ▸NASA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −47 | ||
| 2020 | ▸24H Series | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −81 | 3,228 |
| 2018 | ▸Road to Le Mans | Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +64 | 3,186 |
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | ONE Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −2 | ||
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | ONE Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | ↑643−126 | 3,188 |
| 2016 | ▸IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | ONE Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +1,257 | 2,607 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle MassonFIA Silver | 3,660 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Dave HouseFIA Bronze | 2,762 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇨🇦 James DaysonFIA Bronze | 3,606 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇨🇦 Michal ChlumeckyFIA Bronze | 3,081 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Gary GibsonFIA Bronze | 3,010 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Arnold ROBINFIA Bronze | 4,272 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Clark ToppeFIA Silver | 3,918 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael WheldenFIA Silver | 3,623 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Joël JancoFIA Bronze | 3,215 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin VersteegFIA Silver | 2,972 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Nicolas ProstFIA Platinum | 5,743 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇷🇺 Nikita MazepinFIA Platinum | 5,614 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Valentino RossiFIA Silver | 5,382 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,476 | 🇲🇽 Diego de la Torre | Euroformula Open | 3,595 |
| 5,477 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Ludovic FOUBERT | European Le Mans Series | 3,595 |
| 5,478 | 🇧🇪 Laurens Beerten | Racing Prodigy | 3,595 |
| 5,479 | 🇨🇭 Max Busslinger | International Formula 3000 | 3,595 |
| 5,480 | 🇸🇪 Mikael Karlsson | TCR World Tour | 3,595 |
| 5,481 | 🇮🇹 Vincenzo SCARPETTA | Ferrari Challenge | 3,595 |
| 5,482 | 🇺🇸 Bob Hatley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,594 |
| 5,483 | 🇺🇸 Chloe Chambers | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,594 |
| 5,484 | 🇧🇪 Fabian Duffieux | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,594 |
| 5,485 | 🇮🇪 Derek Higgins | Formula 3 Macau | 3,593 |
| 5,486 | 🇺🇸 Gerhard Watzinger | 24H Series | 3,593 |
| 5,487 | 🇺🇸 Slade Stewart | GT World Challenge America | 3,593 |
| 5,488 | 🇲🇾 Adam Putera | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,592 |
| 5,489 | 🇦🇷 Christian Ledesma | Turismo Carretera | 3,592 |
| 5,490 | 🇫🇷 Jonathan Perichon | GT4 America | 3,592 |
| 5,491 | 🇨🇦 Taylor Hacquard | Star Mazda Championship | 3,592 |
| 5,492 | 🏳️ Léo Sami ROBINSON | Le Mans Cup | 3,591 |
| 5,493 | 🇺🇸 Robert Huffman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,591 |
| 5,494 | 🇫🇷 Tristan Papavoine | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,591 |
| 5,495 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Fabi | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,590 |
| 5,496 | 🇫🇷 Amaury Richard | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,590 |
Gerhard Watzinger is an entry-level professional racing in multiclass endurance and sprint championships across North America and Europe. He holds an FIA Bronze rating, which places him among amateur and gentleman drivers racing alongside professionals in GT and sportscar categories. Since 2016 he has made 31 starts, primarily for Leipert Motorsport, driving GT3 and prototype machinery in series including the 24H Series, IMSA Prototype Challenge and Le Mans Cup.[1]
His record centers on five wins and seven podiums across a decade of racing, with his strongest performances coming in the 24H Series, where he has taken five wins from nine starts in shared-car endurance racing. He began in IMSA's Mazda-powered prototype categories in 2016 and 2017 before transitioning to GT racing; his most recent indexed activity was in the 2023 Road to Le Mans. His five career wins have come exclusively in the 24H Series, where the multiclass grid mixes amateurs with graded professionals across 11 categories.[2]
Against his regular opponents, Watzinger runs closely matched with Kyle Masson, a Silver-graded entry-level professional and 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge champion, while typically finishing ahead of Dave House, a semi-professional with significant Mazda prototype experience. Among the strongest drivers he has beaten are Nicolas Prost, an established professional and FIA Platinum-graded driver who has raced in the World Endurance Championship and Formula E, and Valentino Rossi, an established professional who has competed in GT World Challenge Europe and the WEC, though each of these victories came in single meetings rather than established patterns.