James Rothenberger is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Rothenberger has recorded 8 wins and 35 podiums from 130 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,327 ranks Rothenberger 23810th of 40,700 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.
| 2026-05-03 | Watkins Glen International Class 1 | P2 | −18 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +161 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2024 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +147 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2022 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +130 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2018 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +129 | Daytona International Speedway 2016 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +114 | Monticello Motor Club 2017 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −17 | 1,327 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +275 | 1,344 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −4 | 1,069 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +147 | 1,072 | |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P69 | −241 | |||
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +131 | 1,166 | |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P61 | −215 | |||
| 2020 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −188 | 1,290 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −215 | |||
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −83 | 1,691 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +54 | |||
| 2018 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −55 | 1,682 | |
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −21 | 1,397 | |
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +298 | 1,737 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +573 | 1,460 | |
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +128 | 1,088 | |
| 2013 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +3 | 759 | |
| 2012 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −292 | 756 | |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −302 | 1,048 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 David Mann | 736 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Jeffrey Muller | 739 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Robbie Wilson | 3,470 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% |
| 🏳️ James Beirne | 770 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Joshua Vieira | 1,434 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🏳️ Allan Cohen | 1,273 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Patrick James | 1,389 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% |
| 🏳️ Iain Bryant | 709 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% |
| 🏳️ Van Svenson | 2,338 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14% |
| 🇳🇿 Peter Richards | 1,384 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 91% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuárezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,271 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaz GralaFIA Silver | 4,700 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 John SalernoHigher-rated | 3,174 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,800 | 🏳️ Robert Blain | SVRA | 1,328 |
| 23,801 | 🏳️ Stuart Mullan | SCCA Regionals | 1,328 |
| 23,802 | 🏳️ Albert Watson | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,803 | 🇺🇸 Caitlyn McDaniel | GB4 | 1,327 |
| 23,804 | 🏳️ Chris Orr | SCCA Majors | 1,327 |
| 23,805 | 🇺🇸 Dale Johnson | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,806 | 🏳️ David Voss | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,807 | 🏳️ Donny Edwards | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,808 | 🏳️ Erickson / McIntyre | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,809 | 🏳️ Gress / Chamoun | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,810 | 🏳️ James Rothenberger | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,811 | 🏳️ John C Kuitwaard | SCCA Regionals | 1,327 |
| 23,812 | 🏳️ Josh Lyle | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,327 |
| 23,813 | 🏳️ Kevin Blondin | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,814 | 🏳️ Paul Bergeron | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,815 | 🏳️ Ryan Rahjes | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,816 | 🏳️ Sal Molinare | SCCA Regionals | 1,327 |
| 23,817 | 🏳️ Spencer Adams | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,327 |
| 23,818 | 🏳️ TC McNett | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,819 | 🏳️ Terry Sayther | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,820 | 🏳️ Tom Doughty | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
James Rothenberger is a developing amateur racer competing in PCA Club Racing, where he has raced Porsches in the SP2 and SPB classes since 2011. He also competes in American Endurance Racing, a multiclass endurance series, where he shares production-based cars in Classes 1, 2 and 3. Across both series he has made 130 starts over fifteen seasons.[1]
In PCA Club Racing, Rothenberger has taken six wins and twenty-nine podiums across 104 starts. He won the club's championship in 2015 and 2016. In American Endurance Racing, he has two wins and six podiums from twenty-six starts since 2019. His most recent season in PCA Club Racing, in 2022, saw him finish 69th in the standings with one podium from five rounds raced.[2]
Rothenberger races regularly against David Mann, a developing driver with similar experience across PCA and NASA events, and finishes closely matched with him. He typically finishes ahead of Jeffrey Muller, another developing driver active in both series. Among stronger drivers he has raced, he has beaten entry-level professional Robbie Wilson seven times and entry-level professional John Salerno once in their respective meetings.