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🇬🇧 Jake Hughes

Racing driver from United Kingdom. European Le Mans Series, Algarve Pro Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Jake Hughes
Born
30 May 1994(b. 1994)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Algarve Pro Racing
Series
European Le Mans Series
Status
Active
Championships
12013
Career wins
12
Career podiums
41
Career starts
210
Career DNFs
12
Racer Rating
5,262
Jake Hughes
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,262
Rank 836 of 38,983 indexed, -221 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Jake Hughes is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing. Hughes is a one-time champion (2013), with 12 wins and 41 podiums from 210 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,262 ranks Hughes 836th 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)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-05IMOLA LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP3+75
2026-06-13LE MANS LMP2WECP12−43
2026-05-03PAUL RICARD LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP9−124
2026-04-12BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP9−129
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+168Shanghai ePrix/2 2024Formula EP2
+145Shanghai ePrix/2 2025Formula EP4
+139Hockenheim 2016GP3 SeriesP1
+133Jeddah ePrix/2 2025Formula EP3
+133Hankook Mexico City E-Prix 2023Formula EP5
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Yas Marina4 starts+29
Nurburgring5 starts+27
Macau5 starts+22
Monza13 starts+18
Struggles
Hungaroring11 starts-31
Barcelona6 starts-21
Red Bull Ring7 starts-17
Spa-Francorchamps10 starts-14
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸European Le Mans SeriesAlgarve Pro Racing301000—−1785,262
▸WECAlgarve Pro Racing100000—−44
2025▸Formula EMaserati MSG Racing1201000P16−1545,483
2024▸Formula ENEOM McLaren Formula E Team1301020P14+395,637
2023▸Formula ENEOM McLaren Formula E Team1200020P11+2575,598
2022▸Formula 2Van Amersfoort Racing1600220P19+595,341
2021▸Formula 2HWA Racelab800300P19−3885,281
▸Formula 3Carlin Buzz Racing300000P23−183
2020▸Formula 3HWA Racelab1824210P7+1185,669
▸Formula 2BWT HWA RACELAB200100P21↑403−173
2019▸Formula 3HWA Racelab1614410P5+895,364
▸Formula 3 MacauHWA Racelab100000—−85
2018▸GP3 SeriesART Grand Prix1713000P7−3155,309
▸Formula 3 MacauHitech GP200000—+201
2017▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanHitechGP2417010P5+1815,468
2016▸GP3 SeriesDAMS1424030P7+185,593
▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanCarlin301000P16+56
▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin200000—+86
2015▸Formula Renault EurocupKoiranen GP1615010P6+3865,414
2014▸Formula Renault EurocupStrakka Racing400000P24−3405,100
2013▸GB3Lanan Racing23410060P1+3,8775,227
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hughes finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇪 David BeckmannFIA Gold5,23992494353%
🇮🇳 Jehan DaruvalaFIA Gold5,08484414349%
🇳🇱 Richard VerschoorFIA Gold6,03768323647%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30059243541%
🇧🇷 Pedro Piquet5,40056263046%
🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum5,55755243144%
🇺🇸 Logan SargeantFIA Platinum5,37354193535%
🇩🇪 Maximilian GüntherFIA Platinum6,15953173632%
🇷🇺 Nikita MazepinFIA Platinum5,61549272255%
🇯🇵 Marino SatoFIA Gold4,84749341569%
🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,77526101638%
🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,76152340%
🇲🇨 Charles LeclercFIA Platinum, 2× champion8,665145936%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
826🇫🇷 Jacques GoudchauxInternational Formula 30005,270
827🇺🇸 Jeff GordonPorsche Carrera Cup NA5,270
828🇧🇷 Ricardo RossetStock Car Pro Series5,269
829🏳️ Noah StromstedFormula 35,268
830🇫🇷 Yannick SchroederInternational Formula 30005,267
831🇮🇹 Ignazio GiuntiFormula 15,266
832🇨🇳 Ma Qing HuaTCR World Tour5,264
833🇧🇷 Arthur LeistStock Car Pro Series5,263
834🇦🇹 Bernhard AuingerFormula 3 Euro Series5,263
835🇺🇸 Manny AyuloFormula 15,263
836🇬🇧 Jake HughesEuropean Le Mans Series5,262
837🇫🇮 Markus NiemeläGP2 Series5,262
838🇧🇷 Lucas di GrassiFormula E5,261
839🇿🇦 Alan van der MerweInternational Formula 30005,260
840🇬🇧 Callum IlottIMSA WeatherTech5,260
841🇦🇷 Esteban TueroFIA GT Championship5,260
842🇺🇸 Patrick PiletNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,259
843🇿🇦 Peter de KlerkFormula 15,258
844🇧🇷 Caio ColletIndyCar5,257
845🇮🇹 Nino VaccarellaFormula 15,257
846🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserGT World Challenge Europe5,257
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Synthesized from 2 sources, updated 658h ago

Jake Hughes is an established professional sportscar and endurance racing driver with a Racer Rating of 5,488, placing him among competitive drivers at the top level of GT and endurance competition. His FIA Gold categorisation denotes a full professional in that discipline. Over 14 seasons since 2013, Hughes has competed across single-seater formulae and factory-backed sportscar programmes, amassing 210 starts with 12 wins and 41 podiums. His record reflects a career built on consistency rather than dominance; his average finishing position stands at P8.9 across classified results, and he has never secured a championship beyond his initial GB3 title in 2013.[1]

Hughes progressed through the standard junior formulae with moderate success. He recorded three wins in GP3 Series and three in Formula 3, competing for established teams including ART Grand Prix and Carlin Buzz Racing, but failed to progress into Formula 2 as a front-runner; across 26 starts in that series for Van Amersfoort Racing between 2020 and 2022, he scored no podiums. His most prominent campaigns came in Formula E, where he took 37 starts for Maserati MSG Racing from 2023 to 2025 and secured two podium finishes, demonstrating consistent mid-field competence without breakthrough wins. Throughout his career, Hughes has maintained a competitive level against a peer group of semi-professional and professional rivals. Against David Beckmann and Jehan Daruvala, both FIA Gold-rated drivers, he holds a net winning record; he has also beaten higher-rated professionals including Richard Verschoor on an even head-to-head record. However, he has consistently finished behind stronger drivers such as Maximilian Günther (Platinum-rated) and Daniel Ticktum, who outpaced him in shared races.[2]

Hughes has recently transitioned into endurance racing with Algarve Pro Racing, competing in the European Le Mans Series and making his WEC debut in 2026. The headlines from prologue testing suggest he has made a strong initial impression in the category, arriving as a Formula E podium finisher and finding immediate pace in sportscar competition.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Hughes ‘Loving Every Minute’ of Sports Car Switch[1]
Sportscar365
6 Jun 2026
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Prologue – Day 1: Jake Hughes and Algarve Pro Racing at the top of the standings[2]
autohebdof1.com
7 Apr 2026
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Hughes Ends Prologue Fastest, Koen Tops Day 2[3]
Sportscar365
7 Apr 2026
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