Jesse Schmidt is a racing driver who competes in Trans-Am. Schmidt has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,850 ranks Schmidt 9406th of 40,308 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.
| 2026-09-20 | Virginia International Raceway SGT | P2 | +56 |
| 2026-07-19 | Watkins Glen International SGT | P4 | −194 |
| 2026-05-23 | Lime Rock Park SGT | P1 | +106 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +106 | Lime Rock Park 2026 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +100 | Monticello Motor Club 2018 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P7 |
| +79 | Portland International Raceway 2018 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P7 |
| +55 | Virginia International Raceway 2026 | Trans-Am | P2 |
| +50 | Barber Motorsports Park 2018 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Trans-Am | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −32 | 2,850 | |
| 2018 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Flatout Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +1,533 | 2,883 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver | 4,482 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Nikko RegerFIA Silver | 3,818 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton HarrisonFIA Silver | 3,672 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇵🇷 Bryan OrtizFIA Silver | 3,466 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert StoutFIA Silver | 3,448 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA Bronze | 3,285 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Luke Oxner | 3,055 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,015 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael DINANFIA Silver | 4,706 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver, 2× champion | 3,916 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,396 | 🇫🇮 Jani Käkelä | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,397 | 🇩🇪 Jordan Williams | ARCA Menards Series | 2,851 |
| 9,398 | 🇦🇷 Marco Dianda | Turismo Carretera | 2,851 |
| 9,399 | 🇫🇷 Mattéo Mérafina | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,400 | 🏳️ Sean Varwig | SCCA Majors | 2,851 |
| 9,401 | 🏳️ Sebastian Rist | Zenith Racing Series | 2,851 |
| 9,402 | 🇫🇷 Thomas Merafina | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,403 | 🏳️ Trent Walko | Zenith Racing Series | 2,851 |
| 9,404 | 🇬🇧 Aaron Di Comberti | ADAC Formula 4 | 2,850 |
| 9,405 | 🇬🇧 Darren MALKIN | Le Mans Cup | 2,850 |
| 9,406 | 🏳️ Jesse Schmidt | Trans-Am | 2,850 |
| 9,407 | 🇲🇽 Sebastián Frigolet | Spanish F4 | 2,850 |
| 9,408 | 🏳️ William Wallis | SCCA Majors | 2,850 |
| 9,409 | 🇶🇦 Ahmad Al Muhanadi | Italian F4 | 2,849 |
| 9,410 | 🇿🇦 Jorden Moodley | Spanish F4 | 2,849 |
| 9,411 | 🏳️ Allan Heillmeister | Stock Car Pro Series | 2,848 |
| 9,412 | 🇺🇸 Brian Dombroski | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,848 |
| 9,413 | 🇺🇸 Chris Turbush | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,848 |
| 9,414 | 🇷🇺 Fedor SAMORUKOV | Ferrari Challenge | 2,848 |
| 9,415 | 🇪🇨 Fernando Madera Jr. | Italian F4 | 2,848 |
| 9,416 | 🇺🇸 James Candelaria | SCCA Majors | 2,848 |
Jesse Schmidt is a semi-professional solo racer who has split his indexed career between single-seater-style sprint racing and multiclass sportscar competition. His most starts have come in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, driving a Mazda MX-5 Cup car for Flatout Motorsports in its ND1 class, with a more recent stint in Trans-Am's SGT class, a mixed field of production-based GT cars.[1]
Schmidt's record covers two seasons on file, 2018 and 2026, with a single win and podium coming in a brief two-start run in Trans-Am. His fuller body of work is the 2018 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup season, eight rounds for Flatout Motorsports that ended 17th in the championship standings.[2]
The company in that MX-5 field was strong: Nikko Reger, who won the 2018 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup ND1 title itself, and Robert Noaker, a Mustang Challenge champion with well over fifty MX-5 Cup starts to his name, are both regular opponents Schmidt usually finishes behind. Against that level, his best results stand out by contrast, having gotten ahead of Noaker once and of Michael Dinan, a professional with IMSA WeatherTech and WEC starts on his résumé, on two occasions.