Grant West is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Spark Performance. West has recorded 8 wins and 21 podiums from 86 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,123 ranks West 7743th of 39,251 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P13 | +40 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P13 | +47 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P27 | −41 |
| 2026-02-28 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P6 | +122 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P38 | −93 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +127 | Road Atlanta 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P6 |
| +126 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2024 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P5 |
| +122 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P6 |
| +114 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2024 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P7 |
| +113 | Road America 2022 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +175 | 3,123 |
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +137 | 2,948 |
| 2024 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +347 | 2,811 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda miata | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P87 | −229 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | ↑37−282 | 2,693 |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +81 | 2,938 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Mazda miata | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P85 | +116 | 2,857 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑644−18 | |||
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Mazda miata | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +168 | 2,857 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Mazda miata | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +663 | 2,148 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Mazda miata | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P60 | +112 | 1,462 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Keith Williamson | 1,342 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,810 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 34% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,171 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% |
| 🏳️ Bayani Dia | 2,040 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Nate CiceroFIA Silver | 4,140 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 24% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,918 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 35% |
| 🏳️ Aiden Baker Crouse | 3,282 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker Delong | 3,365 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Peter AtwaterFIA Bronze | 3,021 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 57% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,563 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,502 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 2× champion | 5,281 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,733 | 🇺🇸 Shane Hall | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,126 |
| 7,734 | 🇬🇧 Takashi Suzuki | FIA GT Championship | 3,126 |
| 7,735 | 🇫🇷 Henry Hassid | Ferrari Challenge | 3,125 |
| 7,736 | 🇵🇹 Igor Sorokin | 24H Series | 3,125 |
| 7,737 | 🇬🇧 John Ferguson | SCCA Majors | 3,125 |
| 7,738 | 🇺🇸 Mark Beard | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,125 |
| 7,739 | 🇺🇸 Matt Smith | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,125 |
| 7,740 | 🇫🇮 Oskar Slingerland | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,125 |
| 7,741 | 🇮🇹 Benno Rottenfusser | FIA GT Championship | 3,124 |
| 7,742 | 🏳️ Brett Taylor | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,124 |
| 7,743 | 🇺🇸 Grant West | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,123 |
| 7,744 | 🇫🇷 Leo Van Sande | FIA GT Championship | 3,123 |
| 7,745 | 🇩🇪 Leon Wippersteg | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,123 |
| 7,746 | 🇫🇷 Louis Pelet | French F4 | 3,123 |
| 7,747 | 🇺🇸 Michael McAleenan | SCCA Majors | 3,123 |
| 7,748 | 🇬🇧 Ryan Bensley | BTCC | 3,123 |
| 7,749 | 🏳️ Christoph Lenz | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,122 |
| 7,750 | 🇲🇽 Rogelio López | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,122 |
| 7,751 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Kinoshita | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,122 |
| 7,752 | 🇫🇷 Tim Merieux | 24H Series | 3,122 |
| 7,753 | 🇺🇸 Tim Nooner | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,122 |
Grant West is a competitive amateur competing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, a one-make series where he has spent the majority of his racing career. His Racer Rating of 3,303 places him in the semi-professional band, the level at which paid drivers typically compete in pro-am and manufacturer-backed one-make classes. Across 42 starts from 2021 to 2026, West has recorded one podium finish and currently averages 15th place; he remains active in the series as of 2026, most recently finishing 19th in a six-round stretch.[1]
West's competitive record reflects a driver establishing himself within a professional one-make field rather than dominating it. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals tells a consistent story: against Jared Thomas, an FIA Silver graded driver and three-time champion, West finished ahead in only 5 of 38 shared races; against Nate Cicero, another FIA Silver graded professional, he was ahead in 8 of 34. He has shown occasional capability against much stronger opposition, notably beating the FIA Gold-graded Connor Zilisch once and FIA Platinum-graded Earl Bamber once, though these represent isolated results rather than a pattern of competitiveness at that level. West has raced for Spark Performance throughout his Mazda Cup tenure, a team that has fielded 20 drivers and produced wins in the series, with Aaron Jeansonne as its strongest driver at a rating of 4,893.[2]