Jim Pla is a racing driver from France who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Sainteloc Racing. Pla has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 89 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,190 ranks Pla 2822th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P38 | −110 |
| 2026-06-28 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa | P34 | −62 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +194 | Oschersleben 2010 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P1 |
| +175 | Festival de la Velocidad - Barcelona 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe | P4 |
| +149 | Magny-Cours 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe | P5 |
| +131 | Magny-Cours 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe | P2 |
| +127 | Brands Hatch 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Sainteloc Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −173 | 4,190 |
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | CSA Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +39 | 4,363 |
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Sainteloc Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +230 | 4,324 |
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AKKODIS ASP Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −470 | 4,095 |
| ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −281 | ||
| ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −1 | ||
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AKKODIS ASP Team | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +479 | 4,846 |
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | GetSpeed Performance | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +484 | 4,367 |
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Akka ASP Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +368 | 4,241 |
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Akka ASP Team | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −686 | 3,450 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #753 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −168 | ||
| 2010 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P10 | +3,021 | 4,371 |
| ▸GP3 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −72 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,257 | 57 | 5 | 52 | 9% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,674 | 52 | 9 | 43 | 17% |
| 🇳🇱 Louis MachielsFIA Bronze | 3,571 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 68% |
| 🇩🇪 Andrea BertoliniFIA Gold | 3,747 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 67% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum | 5,856 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,405 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 46% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,319 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 11% |
| 🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,406 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 45 | 9 | 36 | 20% |
| 🇦🇷 Ezequiel Perez CompancFIA Silver | 4,423 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% |
| 🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,428 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,404 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,812 | 🇺🇸 Frank Kimmel | ARCA Menards Series | 4,194 |
| 2,813 | 🇬🇧 Nathaniel Tye | Spanish F4 | 4,194 |
| 2,814 | 🇯🇵 Jin-Woo Hwang | Super GT | 4,193 |
| 2,815 | 🇺🇸 Lake Speed | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,193 |
| 2,816 | 🇯🇵 Takashi Inoue | Super GT | 4,193 |
| 2,817 | 🇺🇸 Chad Hackenbracht | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,192 |
| 2,818 | 🇬🇷 Georgios Kolovos | European Le Mans Series | 4,192 |
| 2,819 | 🇱🇻 Tomass Stolcermanis | Formula Regional European | 4,192 |
| 2,820 | 🇫🇷 André Ahrle | FIA GT Championship | 4,190 |
| 2,821 | 🇺🇸 Jay Fogleman | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,190 |
| 2,822 | 🇫🇷 Jim Pla | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,190 |
| 2,823 | 🇮🇪 Michael Keohane | Porsche Carrera Cup GB | 4,190 |
| 2,824 | 🇺🇸 Mike Skeen | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,190 |
| 2,825 | 🇺🇸 Shane Lewis | 24H Series | 4,190 |
| 2,826 | 🇩🇪 Bobby Verdon-Roe | FIA GT Championship | 4,189 |
| 2,827 | 🇺🇸 Randy LaJoie | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,189 |
| 2,828 | 🇯🇵 Tim Bergmeister | Super GT | 4,189 |
| 2,829 | 🏳️ Xandynho Negrão | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,189 |
| 2,830 | 🇯🇵 Yuta Fujiwara | Super GT | 4,189 |
| 2,831 | 🇳🇱 David Hart | FIA GT Championship | 4,188 |
| 2,832 | 🇮🇹 Gianmaria Bruni | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,188 |
Jim Pla is a professional endurance racing driver, FIA Gold-graded, racing in GT World Challenge Europe for Sainteloc Racing. He has spent the bulk of his career in shared-car GT competition since 2019, with earlier single-seater experience in 2010 across Formula 3 Euro Series and GP3 Series.[1]
Pla took a win in the Formula 3 Euro Series in his first season of single-seater racing in 2010, driving for ART Grand Prix. His move to endurance racing came nearly a decade later. In GT World Challenge Europe he has taken three podiums across 64 starts, and he has also raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo competition, including the 2023 World Final. A brief spell in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie in 2019 saw him finish 21st in the championship standings across two rounds.[2]
The GT grid regularly features established professionals and former champions. Pla races most often against Charles Weerts and Raffaele Marciello, both twice-winning champions of GT World Challenge Europe and drivers who have consistently finished ahead of him. His podium finishes have come against fields including Formula 3 European champion Edoardo Mortara and Formula E champion António Félix da Costa, though such results remain occasional within a largely mid-pack record in the series.