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🇧🇪 Jan Heylen

Racing driver from Belgium. GT World Challenge America, RS1. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Jan Heylen
Born
1 May 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
Belgium
Current team
RS1
Series
GT World Challenge America
Status
Active
Championships
22021, 2025
Career wins
14
Career podiums
39
Career starts
133
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
4,192
Jan Heylen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,192
Rank 2772 of 38,983 indexed, -187 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Jan Heylen is a racing driver from Belgium who competes in GT World Challenge America for RS1. Heylen is a two-time champion (2021, 2025), with 14 wins and 39 podiums from 133 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,192 ranks Heylen 2772th 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 GTDIMSA WeatherTechP9+48
2026-06-14Road Atlanta Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP12−162
2026-06-07Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP18−71
2026-05-09Sebring International Raceway Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP2+81
2026-04-26Circuit of the Americas Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP3+66
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+188Sebring International Raceway 2020IMSA WeatherTechP1
+136Sebring International Raceway 2021IMSA WeatherTechP2
+135Daytona International Speedway 2021IMSA WeatherTechP4
+135Sebring 2023GT World Challenge AmericaP1
+128Sebring 2023GT World Challenge AmericaP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
VIRginia International Raceway6 starts+45
Sebring International Raceway14 starts+34
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca5 starts+17
Watkins Glen International5 starts+15
Struggles
Road America8 starts-69
Road Atlanta10 starts-18
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course6 starts-8
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸GT World Challenge AmericaRS1403000—+434,192
▸IMSA WeatherTechRs1300000P29−50
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeBGB MOTORSPORTS200000P22−180
2025▸GT World Challenge AmericaRS11229000P3−3314,379
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeRS11036000P1+45
▸GT4 AmericaACI Motorsports201000P15+20
▸IMSA WeatherTechMagnus Racing100000P36−150
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports512000P13−324,796
2023▸GT World Challenge AmericaWright Motorsports723000P13+434,828
▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports401000P22+139
▸WECProton Competition100100P24−145
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports1223000P3+644,791
▸WECDempsey - Proton Racing500000P13−260
2021▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeWright Motorsports937000P1+4414,987
▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports401000P11+290
2020▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeBGB Motorsports1000000P26−6214,684
▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports312000P14+427
2019▸24H SeriesVOLT Racing100000P17−1464,274
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeRS1100000P31−49
2018▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeRS1100000P20−1344,596
▸IMSA Prototype ChallengeBaker Racing100000—−123
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechTRG300000P27+1664,779
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechWright Motorsports400000P36+104,736
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechSnow Racing1100000P36−2134,736
2010▸Indy NXTTeam E Racing101000P14+1074,939
2008▸FIA GT ChampionshipProspeed Competition100000P27+234,831
2004▸International Formula 3000Team Astromega400000P15+1804,808
2003▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesKolles1100000P27+3,2784,628
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Heylen finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Bill AuberlenFIA Silver3,67566313547%
🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold4,76861313051%
🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver4,13853332062%
🇺🇸 Jeff WestphalFIA Gold4,06651252649%
🇺🇸 Russell WardFIA Silver5,28147232449%
🇺🇸 Frankie MontecalvoFIA Silver4,84143202347%
🇺🇸 Andy LallyFIA Gold4,01642301271%
🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold5,15640142635%
🇺🇸 John PotterFIA Bronze3,97339261367%
🇺🇸 Corey LewisFIA Silver3,83739221756%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,90081713%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,83131233%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,77185363%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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2,763🇧🇷 Bruna TomaselliStock Car Pro Series4,194
2,764🇺🇸 Frank KimmelARCA Menards Series4,194
2,765🇬🇧 Nathaniel TyeSpanish F44,194
2,766🇯🇵 Jin-Woo HwangSuper GT4,193
2,767🇺🇸 Lake SpeedNASCAR Xfinity4,193
2,768🇷🇺 Maxim ZiminGP3 Series4,193
2,769🇯🇵 Takashi InoueSuper GT4,193
2,770🇱🇻 Tomass StolcermanisFormula Regional European4,193
2,771🇺🇸 Chad HackenbrachtNASCAR Xfinity4,192
2,772🇧🇪 Jan HeylenGT World Challenge America4,192
2,773🇩🇪 Maxim RehmGB34,192
2,774🇩🇪 Ralf Bohn24H Series4,192
2,775🇮🇹 Gianmaria BruniIMSA WeatherTech4,191
2,776🇩🇪 Julian HansesEuropean Le Mans Series4,191
2,777🇩🇪 Robert RenauerGT World Challenge Europe4,191
2,778🇺🇸 Shane Lewis24H Series4,191
2,779🇫🇷 André AhrleFIA GT Championship4,190
2,780🇨🇳 Bo YuanAsian Le Mans Series4,190
2,781🇺🇸 Jay FoglemanNASCAR Xfinity4,190
2,782🇩🇪 Bobby Verdon-RoeFIA GT Championship4,189
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Jan Heylen is a racing driver from Belgium who competes in GT World Challenge America for RS1. Heylen is a two-time champion (2021, 2025), with 14 wins and 39 podiums from 133 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,192 ranks Heylen 2772th 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
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