James Barakat is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Barakat has recorded 3 wins and 22 podiums from 67 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,979 ranks Barakat 16704th of 40,200 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.
| 2025-06-01 | VIR Class 2 | P2 | +90 |
| 2025-05-31 | VIR Class 2 | P3 | +61 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 | Atlanta 2023 | NASA | P1 |
| +91 | Atlanta 2023 | NASA | P1 |
| +90 | VIR 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +88 | Road Atlanta 2024 | NASA | P2 |
| +81 | Carolina Motorsports Park 2023 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +151 | 1,979 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASA | Bmw 330 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −181 | 1,828 |
| 2023 | ▸NASA | BMW E30 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +534 | 2,008 |
| ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +48 | |||
| 2022 | ▸NASA | BMW 325 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −137 | 1,427 |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +214 | 1,564 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Lee Winters | 1,461 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Walter Araya | 1,318 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Rich Grace | 1,894 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 42% |
| 🏳️ Scott Gress | 400 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 84% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff Williams | 1,066 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Preston Wrenn | 664 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Jon Stroup | 400 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 93% |
| 🏳️ Julia Wrenn | 439 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 93% |
| 🏳️ Barry Zurbuchen | 2,294 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 15% |
| 🏳️ Greg Tresan | 1,547 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68% |
| 🏳️ Christopher MatosHigher-rated, 2× champion | 3,201 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Rob EskewHigher-rated, 2× champion | 2,948 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam GeorgeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 2,899 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16,694 | 🏳️ TJ Preble | SCCA Regionals | 1,981 |
| 16,695 | 🏳️ Uthman Alaoui | SCCA Regionals | 1,981 |
| 16,696 | 🏳️ Dirk Krüger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,980 |
| 16,697 | 🏳️ Griffin Yellin | USF Juniors | 1,980 |
| 16,698 | 🇩🇪 Hans Sadler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,980 |
| 16,699 | 🏳️ Holger Wohner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,980 |
| 16,700 | 🏳️ Hugo Beccera | Zenith Racing Series | 1,980 |
| 16,701 | 🏳️ Juan Jimenez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,980 |
| 16,702 | 🏳️ Herwarth Wartenberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,979 |
| 16,703 | 🏳️ Isaac Beekman | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,979 |
| 16,704 | 🏳️ James Barakat | American Endurance Racing | 1,979 |
| 16,705 | 🏳️ Manfred Kintzel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,979 |
| 16,706 | 🇯🇵 Masura Suzuki | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,979 |
| 16,707 | 🏳️ Claude Senhoreti | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 1,978 |
| 16,708 | 🏳️ Hugk Buckley | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,978 |
| 16,709 | 🏳️ Johnny Lindquist | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,978 |
| 16,710 | 🏳️ Maguire Dickerhoof | SCCA Regionals | 1,978 |
| 16,711 | 🏳️ Mathias Coito | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,978 |
| 16,712 | 🇷🇴 Nicolae Sergiu | American Endurance Racing | 1,978 |
| 16,713 | 🏳️ Paul Bonderson | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman | 1,978 |
| 16,714 | 🇧🇷 Paulo Victor | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,978 |
James Barakat is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Barakat has recorded 3 wins and 22 podiums from 67 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,979 ranks Barakat 16704th of 40,200 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.