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🇯🇵 Jean-Karl Vernay

Racing driver from Japan. WEC, Isotta Fraschini.
Driver facts
Full name
Jean-Karl Vernay
Born
31 October 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Isotta Fraschini
Series
WEC
Status
Retired
Career wins
12
Career podiums
33
Career starts
170
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
5,044
Jean-Karl Vernay
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,044
Rank 1117 of 39,251 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Jean-Karl Vernay is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in WEC for Isotta Fraschini. Vernay has recorded 12 wins and 33 podiums from 170 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,044 ranks Vernay 1117th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2024-07-14SAO PAULO HYPERCARWECDNF−113
2024-06-15LE MANS HYPERCARWECP14+11
2024-05-11SPA FRANCORCHAMPS HYPERCARWECP15−122
2024-04-21IMOLA HYPERCARWECP17−94
2024-03-02LOSAIL HYPERCARWECDNF−97
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+138WTCR Race of China - Wuhan 2018FIA World Touring Car CupP1
+123WTCR Race of Macau 2018FIA World Touring Car CupP1
+118WTCR Race of France 2021FIA World Touring Car CupP1
+117Magny-Cours 2007Formula 3 Euro SeriesP2
+117Race of Morocco 2019FIA World Touring Car CupP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
LE MANS4 starts+43
Norisring5 starts+29
Hockenheim11 starts+19
WTCR Race of Germany7 starts+13
Struggles
Brands Hatch6 starts-26
WTCR Race of Slovakia6 starts-23
Nurburgring8 starts-20
Spa-Francorchamps4 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2024▸WECIsotta Fraschini500200P26−4165,044
2021▸FIA World Touring Car CupEngstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team1624100P3−625,461
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursHyundai Motorsport N101000—−48
2020▸FIA World Touring Car CupTeam Mulsanne1615100P3+3725,573
2019▸FIA World Touring Car CupLeopard Racing Team Audi Sport3003310P10+2195,199
▸GT World Challenge EuropePhoenix Racing200000P38−101
2018▸FIA World Touring Car CupAudi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team3045620P5−2095,161
▸24H SeriesLiqui Moly Team Engstler111000P10+8
2014▸Super GTWeider Modulo Dome Racing300000P16+455,282
2013▸WECIMSA Performance Matmut813000P4−3215,237
2012▸WECLuxury Racing100100—−925,558
2011▸Formula V8 3.5Pons Racing200000P29−2605,649
2009▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesSignature1825000P5+225,909
▸Formula 3 MacauSignature212010—+201
2008▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesSignature-Plus1803010P5+3625,686
2007▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesSignature-Plus1501020P9↑702+745,324
2006▸Formula Renault EurocupSG Formula200000P21+3,1984,548
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vernay finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇷 Esteban GuerrieriFIA Platinum5,41493474651%
🇸🇪 Thed Bjork6,01092444848%
🇸🇰 Yann EhrlacherFIA Gold5,36992464650%
🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold5,29492444848%
🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold3,52492682474%
🇭🇺 Norbert MicheliszFIA Platinum5,14490464451%
🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver4,85789503956%
🇧🇪 Frederic VervischFIA Gold5,27779403951%
🇬🇧 Robert Huff4,09073353848%
🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold3,42165442168%
🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,73552340%
🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,6672891932%
🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,55138191950%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,107🇫🇷 Philippe GacheFIA GT Championship5,059
1,108🇺🇸 Bijoy GargIMSA WeatherTech5,057
1,109🇺🇸 Duke DinsmoreFormula 15,057
1,110🇬🇧 David MurrayFormula 15,056
1,111🇯🇵 Seita NonakaSuper GT5,056
1,112🇬🇧 Philip EllisIMSA WeatherTech5,055
1,113🇬🇧 Josh MasonIndy NXT5,051
1,114🇨🇭 Loris KesselFIA GT Championship5,050
1,115🇮🇹 Raffaele GiammariaIMSA WeatherTech5,049
1,116🇺🇸 Rodrigo SALESEuropean Le Mans Series5,045
1,117🇯🇵 Jean-Karl VernayWEC5,044
1,118🇬🇧 Russell SpenceInternational Formula 30005,044
1,119🏳️ Austin BeersNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour5,043
1,120🇧🇷 Klaus LudwigFIA GT Championship5,042
1,121🇬🇧 Gary EvansInternational Formula 30005,041
1,122🇬🇧 Alex LloydSKUSA SuperNationals5,040
1,123🇮🇹 Arturo MerzarioFormula 15,039
1,124🇩🇪 Lucas LuhrNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,039
1,125🇧🇷 Ana BeatrizIMSA WeatherTech5,038
1,126🇨🇭 Grégoire SaucyAsian Le Mans Series5,034
1,127🇺🇸 William SawalichNASCAR Xfinity5,034
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Jean-Karl Vernay is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in WEC for Isotta Fraschini. Vernay has recorded 12 wins and 33 podiums from 170 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,044 ranks Vernay 1117th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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1 Jul 2026
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