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🇵🇹 João Barbosa

Racing driver from Portugal. IMSA WeatherTech, Sean Creech Motorsport. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
João Barbosa
Born
11 March 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
Portugal
Current team
Sean Creech Motorsport
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Retired
Championships
12014
Career wins
8
Career podiums
34
Career starts
84
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,480
João Barbosa
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,480
Rank 2013 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

João Barbosa is a racing driver from Portugal who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Sean Creech Motorsport. Barbosa is a one-time champion (2014), with 8 wins and 34 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,480 ranks Barbosa 2013th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2024-08-04Road America LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP8−33
2024-07-14Canadian Tire Motorsport Park LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP10−78
2024-06-23Watkins Glen International LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP11−94
2024-03-16Sebring International Raceway LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP4+88
2024-01-27Daytona International Speedway LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP9−30
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+140Daytona 24 Hours 2014IMSA WeatherTechP1
+12112 Hours of Sebring 2014IMSA WeatherTechP3
+107Long Beach Street Circuit 2019IMSA WeatherTechP1
+105Long Beach 2014IMSA WeatherTechP3
+97Monterey 2014IMSA WeatherTechP4
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona International Speedway7 starts+36
Sebring International Raceway7 starts+31
Watkins Glen International6 starts+11
Road Atlanta5 starts+1
Struggles
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park6 starts-42
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course5 starts-28
Road America10 starts-7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechSean Creech Motorsport500000P21−1474,480
2023▸IMSA WeatherTechSean Creech Motorsport602000P5−3024,627
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechSean Creech Motorsport813000P5−5984,929
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechSean Creech Motorsport301000P13−2915,528
2020▸IMSA WeatherTechMustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller MotorSports603000P9+1025,528
2019▸IMSA WeatherTechMustang Sampling Racing1012000P7−3665,890
2018▸IMSA WeatherTechMustang Sampling Racing300000P11−365,822
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechMustang Sampling Racing1014000P3−3196,133
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechAction Express Racing615000P3+826,356
▸WECKrohn Racing100000P31−101
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechAction Express Racing1016020P2+4536,383
▸WECKrohn Racing100000P26−123
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechAction Express Racing1138020P1↑700+1,0276,321
2006▸FIA GT ChampionshipBalfe Motorsport100000P30+714,401
2004▸FIA GT ChampionshipRay Mallock Ltd.100000P35+354,331
2003▸FIA GT ChampionshipPerspective Racing100100P35−1134,295
1999▸FIA GT ChampionshipMosler Automotive100100P37+3,0584,408
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Barbosa finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA Platinum5,84356302654%
🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorFIA Platinum5,28156253145%
🇺🇸 Tristan NunezFIA Gold4,89451391276%
🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA Platinum5,5535041982%
🇺🇸 Jordan TaylorFIA Platinum4,98050212942%
🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum5,77647301764%
🇺🇸 Eric CurranFIA Gold5,37144242055%
🇺🇸 Colin BraunFIA Gold5,02744321273%
🇺🇸 Ryan DalzielFIA Platinum4,15437261170%
🇺🇸 Joel MillerFIA Gold3,6893532391%
🇯🇵 Felix RosenqvistFIA Gold, 1× champion6,541110100%
🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,48821150%
🇬🇧 Mike ConwayFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,42043175%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2,003🇩🇪 Andreas GüldenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,486
2,004🇺🇸 Michai StephensGT World Challenge America4,485
2,005🇩🇪 Pascal KochemFormula Renault Eurocup4,485
2,006🇬🇧 Ethan Jeff-HallBritish F44,484
2,007🇨🇭 Gary HirschWEC4,483
2,008🇳🇿 Chris van der DriftLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia4,482
2,009🇿🇦 Jackie PretoriusFormula 14,482
2,010🇮🇹 Lorenzo CaséWEC4,482
2,011🏳️ Petru UmbrärescuWEC4,481
2,012🇬🇧 Benjamin BarkerIMSA WeatherTech4,480
2,013🇵🇹 João BarbosaIMSA WeatherTech4,480
2,014🇺🇸 Kyle PettyNASCAR Xfinity4,480
2,015🇺🇸 Jeff BurtonGT World Challenge America4,479
2,016🇮🇹 Patrik FraboniLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe4,479
2,017🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiSuper GT4,478
2,018🇮🇹 Stefano ProettoFormula 3 Euro Series4,478
2,019🇩🇪 Nico BastianNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,477
2,020🇩🇰 Nicolas BeerFIA Formula 3 European4,477
2,021🇳🇿 Callum HedgePorsche Carrera Cup NA4,476
2,022🇨🇭 Kris RichardGT World Challenge Europe4,476
2,023🇯🇵 Roberto MerhiGT World Challenge Europe4,476
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João Barbosa is a racing driver from Portugal who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Sean Creech Motorsport. Barbosa is a one-time champion (2014), with 8 wins and 34 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,480 ranks Barbosa 2013th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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