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🇺🇸 Jake Walker

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, Gradient Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Jake Walker
Nationality
United States
Current team
Gradient Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12025
Career wins
9
Career podiums
18
Career starts
82
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,186
Jake Walker
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,186
Rank 2816 of 39,251 indexed, -399 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Jake Walker is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Gradient Racing. Walker is a one-time champion (2025), with 9 wins and 18 podiums from 82 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,186 ranks Walker 2816th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAGERUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-02Road America GTDIMSA WeatherTechP13−24
2026-07-12Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTDIMSA WeatherTechP11−73
2026-06-28Watkins Glen International GTDIMSA WeatherTechP12−8
2026-06-27Watkins Glen International ProLamborghini Super Trofeo NAP5+16
2026-06-26Watkins Glen International ProLamborghini Super Trofeo NAP6−10
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+231Lime Rock Park 2023IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeP2
+224Tire Rack.com Battle On The Bricks 2024IMSA WeatherTechP2
+221Lime Rock Park 2023IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeP2
+197Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2024Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAP2
+195Sebring International Raceway 2024IMSA WeatherTechP6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Watkins Glen International11 starts+22
Sebring International Raceway5 starts+22
Road Atlanta4 starts+21
Road America8 starts+12
Struggles
Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC4 starts-14
Virginia International Raceway10 starts-10
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca5 starts-3
Summit Point Motorsports Park5 starts-2
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechGradient Racing700000P30−3234,186
▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAForty7 Motorsports200000P18+6
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieHuber Motorsport100000P21−82
2025▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeTurner Motorsport1089000P1+1,2004,585
▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport500000P16+553
▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAForty7 Motorsports201000P13+185
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSRS Team Sorg Rennsport200000P34−377
▸SCCA Regionals201000P8−115
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeTurner Motorsport100000P26−61
2024▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAForty7 Motorsports1001000P5+2713,202
▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport501000P17+825
▸ARCA Menards WestGMS Fabrication / SPS / Spencer Clark Driven (Joe Farre)100100P26−20
▸International GT100000—−78
2023▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAForty7 Motorsports1002000P6+5952,205
▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeAuto Technic Racing202000P11+452
▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo World FinalForty7 Motorsport200100—+102
▸GT World Challenge AmericaST Racing100000P24+123
2022▸SCCA Majors1100000P37−289932
▸SCCA Regionals511000P101−418
▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NAForty7 Motorsports200000P17+75
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Walker finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇨🇷 Danny FormalFIA Silver4,74041162539%
🇺🇸 Adam AdelsonFIA Silver4,41428131546%
🇺🇸 Giano TaurinoFIA Silver4,1122461825%
🇺🇸 Ryan NormanFIA Silver4,2762251723%
🇫🇷 Nicolas JaminFIA Gold4,2242261627%
🇨🇦 Kyle MarcelliFIA Gold3,5191861233%
🇺🇸 Russell WardFIA Silver5,3841751229%
🇬🇧 Philip EllisFIA Gold5,0551751229%
🇺🇸 Brendan IribeFIA Bronze4,3791771041%
🇨🇦 Orey FidaniFIA Bronze4,2511712571%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,769110100%
🇬🇧 Alex LynnFIA Platinum, 1× champion5,997110100%
🇬🇧 James CaladoFIA Platinum, 5× champion5,87542250%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2,806🇭🇰 Jonathan HuiGT World Challenge Europe4,190
2,807🇩🇪 Bobby Verdon-RoeFIA GT Championship4,189
2,808🇩🇪 Dennis FetzerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,189
2,809🇺🇸 Randy LaJoieNASCAR Xfinity4,189
2,810🇯🇵 Tim BergmeisterSuper GT4,189
2,811🏳️ Xandynho NegrãoStock Car Pro Series4,189
2,812🇯🇵 Yuta FujiwaraSuper GT4,189
2,813🇳🇱 David HartFIA GT Championship4,188
2,814🇯🇵 Syuuji HyoudouFormula 3 Macau4,188
2,815🇺🇸 Doug HeveronNASCAR Xfinity4,187
2,816🇺🇸 Jake WalkerIMSA WeatherTech4,186
2,817🇯🇵 Kei CozzolinoAsian Le Mans Series4,186
2,818🇩🇪 Nick WüstenhagenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,186
2,819🇺🇸 Blaine PerkinsNASCAR Xfinity4,185
2,820🇳🇿 Jamie DerbyshireFIA GT Championship4,185
2,821🇬🇧 Jürgen von GartzenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,185
2,822🇺🇸 Mike DillonNASCAR Xfinity4,185
2,823🇬🇧 Leo MachitskiBritish GT Championship4,184
2,824🇧🇷 AJ MussGT World Challenge Europe4,183
2,825🇮🇹 Emanuele BusnelliLe Mans Cup4,183
2,826🇺🇸 J.R. FitzpatrickNASCAR Canada Series4,183
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Jake Walker is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Gradient Racing. Walker is a one-time champion (2025), with 9 wins and 18 podiums from 82 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,186 ranks Walker 2816th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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