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🇳🇿 Hunter McElrea

Racing driver from New Zealand. IMSA WeatherTech, United Autosports USA.
Driver facts
Full name
Hunter McElrea
Born
21 November 1999(b. 1999)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
United Autosports USA
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
12
Career podiums
32
Career starts
76
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,474
Hunter McElrea
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,474
Rank 637 of 38,983 indexed, -126 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Hunter McElrea is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for United Autosports USA. McElrea has recorded 12 wins and 32 podiums from 76 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,474 ranks McElrea 637th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-28Watkins Glen International LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP9−134
2026-03-21Sebring International Raceway LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP1+115
2026-01-24Daytona International Speedway LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP10−107
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+130Indy Lights At Mid Ohio 2022Indy NXTP1
+127Streets of St. Petersburg 2020Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipP1
+124Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2020Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipP2
+124Barber Motorsports Park 2021Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipP1
+123Lucas Oil Raceway 2020Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Streets of St. Petersburg4 starts+27
New Jersey Motorsports Park6 starts+16
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course9 starts+4
Struggles
Road America4 starts-54
Indianapolis Grand Prix Circuit6 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechUnited Autosports USA311000—−1265,474
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechTDS RACING623000P5−485,600
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechTDS Racing523000P7+485,648
▸IndyCar100000P22↑360−83
2023▸Indy NXTAndretti Autosport1215010P2+3835,323
2022▸Indy NXTAndretti Autosport1427030P4+2584,939
2021▸Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing1837050P4+3914,681
2020▸Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing1716000P3+3,1104,460
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times McElrea finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Jacob AbelFIA Silver5,09855361965%
🇩🇰 Christian RasmussenFIA Gold5,30848202842%
🇰🇾 Kyffin SimpsonFIA Gold5,91744321273%
🇮🇱 Artem PetrovFIA Silver4,21635161946%
🇺🇸 Sting Ray RobbFIA Gold4,85432112134%
🇲🇽 Manuel SulaimánFIA Silver4,19732181456%
🇺🇸 Reece GoldFIA Silver4,30830181260%
🇺🇸 Colin Kaminsky3,4963023777%
🇮🇪 James RoeFIA Silver3,6242723485%
🇸🇬 Danial FROSTFIA Silver4,7722617965%
🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,37021150%
🇩🇰 Frederik VestiFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,319110100%
🇯🇵 Kakunoshin OhtaFIA Gold6,106110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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628🇳🇱 Robert DoornbosIndyCar5,483
629🇨🇴 Julián LealGP2 Series5,482
630🇫🇷 Nicolas LapierreWEC5,482
631🇺🇸 Sam SchmidtIndyCar5,482
632🇬🇧 Christian Mansell24H Series5,481
633🇨🇦 Jacques VilleneuveWEC5,479
634🇬🇧 Stefan JohanssonIMSA WeatherTech5,477
635🇩🇪 Laurin HeinrichIMSA WeatherTech5,476
636🇺🇸 PJ HyettIMSA WeatherTech5,475
637🇳🇿 Hunter McElreaIMSA WeatherTech5,474
638🇺🇸 Riley HerbstNASCAR Cup Series5,470
639🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiIMSA WeatherTech5,469
640🇬🇧 Oliver GrayEuropean Le Mans Series5,467
641🇯🇵 Mitsunori TakaboshiSuper GT5,466
642🇮🇹 Alessio LorandiGT World Challenge Europe5,465
643🇧🇷 Marcos GueirosInternational Formula 30005,464
644🇬🇧 Alex QuinnAsian Le Mans Series5,462
645🇿🇦 Ian ScheckterFormula 15,461
646🇨🇭 Louis DeletrazIMSA WeatherTech5,461
647🇫🇷 François MigaultFIA GT Championship5,459
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Hunter McElrea is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for United Autosports USA. McElrea has recorded 12 wins and 32 podiums from 76 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,474 ranks McElrea 637th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Hunter McElrea signs IndyCar reserve driver deal with Ed Carpenter[1]
Speedcafe.com
28 Mar 2026
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Hunter McElrea tabbed as reserve driver by ECR[2]
Motorsport.com
27 Mar 2026
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ECR brings on Hunter McElrea as reserve IndyCar driver[3]
Motorsport Week
27 Mar 2026
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