Giano Taurino is a racing driver from United States who competes in Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA for TAURINO RACING. Taurino is a one-time champion (2024), with 11 wins and 25 podiums from 52 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,116 ranks Taurino 3066th 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.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America Pro | P5 | −7 |
| 2026-07-31 | Road America Pro | P5 | −5 |
| 2026-06-27 | Watkins Glen International Pro | P8 | −55 |
| 2026-06-26 | Watkins Glen International Pro | P11 | −133 |
| 2026-05-03 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca Pro | P7 | −56 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +143 | Road America 2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| +141 | VIRginia International Raceway 2021 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| +131 | Road America 2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| +129 | Watkins Glen International 2024 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| +124 | Circuit of the Americas 2021 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | TAURINO RACING | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −479 | 4,116 |
| 2025 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +48 | 4,595 |
| 2024 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | TR3 Racing | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +498 | 4,548 |
| ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | TR3 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +56 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | TR3 Racing | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −333 | 3,993 |
| ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | TR3 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −141 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Taurino Racing by D Motorsports | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | ↑645+342 | 4,467 |
| 2021 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Taurino Racing | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +313 | 3,480 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | AOA Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +2,130 | 3,480 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇷 Danny FormalFIA Silver | 4,788 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 34% |
| 🇫🇷 Nicolas JaminFIA Gold | 4,226 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan NormanFIA Silver | 4,279 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Jake WalkerFIA Silver | 4,211 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% |
| 🇨🇦 Kyle MarcelliFIA Gold | 3,576 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Luke BerkeleyFIA Silver | 3,266 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83% |
| 🇺🇸 Elias De La TorreFIA Silver | 4,664 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇧🇷 Kiko PortoFIA Silver | 4,240 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| 🇫🇷 Loris CabirouFIA Silver | 4,087 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇨🇴 Sebastian SaavedraFIA Gold | 3,729 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Simon GachetFIA Gold | 4,657 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇰🇬 Egor OrudzhevFIA Gold | 4,631 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,056 | 🇺🇸 Glen Armstrong | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,118 |
| 3,057 | 🇺🇸 Josh Richards | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,118 |
| 3,058 | 🇲🇾 Mitchell Cheah | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 4,118 |
| 3,059 | 🇦🇪 Adam Al Azhari | British F4 | 4,117 |
| 3,060 | 🇫🇷 Alexey Vasiliev | FIA GT Championship | 4,117 |
| 3,061 | 🇫🇷 Fabien Michal | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,117 |
| 3,062 | 🇫🇷 Gael JULIEN | Road to Le Mans | 4,117 |
| 3,063 | 🇧🇪 Hans-Jörg Höfer | FIA GT Championship | 4,117 |
| 3,064 | 🇩🇪 Tim Heinemann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,117 |
| 3,065 | 🇷🇺 Denis Bulatov | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,116 |
| 3,066 | 🇺🇸 Giano Taurino | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,116 |
| 3,067 | 🇺🇸 Jason Daskalos | GT World Challenge America | 4,116 |
| 3,068 | 🇬🇧 Timothy CRESWICK | European Le Mans Series | 4,116 |
| 3,069 | 🇺🇸 Erik Darnell | NASCAR Truck | 4,115 |
| 3,070 | 🇧🇪 Lorens Lecertua | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,115 |
| 3,071 | 🇵🇹 Thierry Perrier | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,115 |
| 3,072 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Patterson | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,114 |
| 3,073 | 🇺🇸 Gavan Boschele | ARCA Menards Series | 4,114 |
| 3,074 | 🇨🇭 Patrik Kaiser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,114 |
| 3,075 | 🇲🇽 Santiago Creel | TCR World Tour | 4,114 |
| 3,076 | 🇵🇹 Stefano Gattuso | WEC | 4,114 |
Giano Taurino is a professional-level sportscar driver rated 4,348, placing him among the sharp end of established professionals in GT and endurance racing. He holds FIA Silver grading, the professional classification for drivers typically early in their careers at that level. His record across six seasons shows him a consistent front-runner in Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA, where he has scored 11 wins and 25 podiums from 46 starts and claimed the 2024 Pro championship. His average finishing position of P3.9 across all classified races reflects this consistency, and he has proven capable of beating much stronger drivers; he has finished ahead of Danny Formal, the three-time Pro champion in his series, on 11 occasions, and has posted results against former Formula 1 three-time world champion Nelson Piquet.[1]
However, Taurino's record against Formal tells a more complete story. Across 32 shared races, he has trailed Formal 21 times against 11 victories, a losing head-to-head that reflects Formal's status as a dominant competitor in this field. Against Jake Walker, who is rated higher and won a 2025 IMSA championship, Taurino holds a 17-5 advantage over 22 shared races, demonstrating a clear competitive edge. He has also consistently beaten Kyle Marcelli, winning their head-to-head 16 times to four, though Marcelli holds Gold grading and shares two Pro titles with Formal. Against Nicolas Jamin and Ryan Norman, both established professionals rated above him, Taurino has traded results evenly.
Taurino's current form shows decline; his 2026 campaign in Super Trofeo NA has yielded no wins or podiums through six rounds, with a P16 finish. This marks a sharp departure from his title-winning pace of 2024 and suggests either a change in competitive circumstances or a loss of form in what remains an active career spanning professional-level sportscar racing since 2020.