João Horto is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Juncos Racing. Horto has recorded 1 win and 8 podiums from 24 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,095 ranks Horto 2534th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2011-09-16 | Laguna Seca | P6 | +15 |
| 2011-09-02 | Baltimore | P3 | +67 |
| 2011-08-26 | Sonoma Raceway | P6 | +16 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P2 | +96 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P4 | +44 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Juncos Racing | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +511 | 4,441 |
| 2010 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team Apex | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +180 | 3,930 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiFIA GOLD | 5,558 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Tristan VautierFIA GOLD | 5,058 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% |
| 🇨🇴 Tatiana CalderónFIA SILVER | 3,997 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% |
| 🇻🇪 Carlos Linares | 2,913 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Andries | 4,048 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 J.W.Roberts | 2,712 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris MillerFIA SILVER | 3,925 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Conor DalyFIA GOLD | 5,858 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🇳🇴 Anders KrohnFIA BRONZE | 4,451 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Rusty Mitchell | 4,378 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Gustavo MenezesFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 5,674 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,524 | 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | Star Mazda Championship | 4,101 |
| 2,525 | 🇧🇪 Stéphane Lemeret | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,101 |
| 2,526 | 🏳️ Tim Jennings | Star Mazda Championship | 4,100 |
| 2,527 | 🇷🇺 Denis Bulatov | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,099 |
| 2,528 | 🇲🇽 Juan Pablo García | Indy NXT | 4,098 |
| 2,529 | 🇯🇵 Shinya Hosokawa | Super GT | 4,098 |
| 2,530 | 🇮🇳 Tarun Reddy | GB3 | 4,098 |
| 2,531 | 🇨🇳 Bo Yuan | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,097 |
| 2,532 | 🇷🇴 Razvan Umbrarescu | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,096 |
| 2,533 | 🇫🇷 Sebastien Page | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,096 |
| 2,534 | 🇧🇷 João Horto | Star Mazda Championship | 4,095 |
| 2,535 | 🇺🇸 Justin Adakonis | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 4,094 |
| 2,536 | 🇯🇵 Yusuke Shiotsu | Super GT | 4,094 |
| 2,537 | 🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski | Trans-Am TA2 | 4,093 |
| 2,538 | 🇩🇪 Keyvan Andres | Formula 3 | 4,093 |
| 2,539 | 🇺🇸 Landen Lewis | NASCAR Truck Series | 4,093 |
| 2,540 | 🇲🇨 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,092 |
| 2,541 | 🇳🇱 Charles Clark | British GT Championship | 4,092 |
| 2,542 | 🇪🇸 Duncan Cameron | European Le Mans Series | 4,092 |
| 2,543 | 🇩🇪 Julia Kuhn | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,092 |
| 2,544 | 🏳️ Matthew Griffin | European Le Mans Series | 4,092 |
João Horto is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in single-seat racing at the semi-professional level. His Racer Rating of 4,095 places him as a professional-grade competitor; he raced in fields where he could beat semi-professionals comfortably but finished on average in seventh position across his 24 starts. His career consisted of two seasons in the Star Mazda Championship between 2010 and 2011, where he recorded one victory and eight podium finishes while driving for Juncos Racing and Team Apex.[1]
Horto's record against his most frequent rivals shows a driver operating at the middle of his field. He went head-to-head 24 times with Connor De Phillippi, a Gold-graded professional who later won the 2025 GT World Challenge America Pro, splitting results evenly at 12 finishes ahead and 12 behind. Against Tristan Vautier, the 2011 Star Mazda champion, Horto finished ahead on seven occasions but behind on 17, indicating a clear performance gap; he was more consistently competitive against Tatiana Calderón, a Silver-graded driver, whom he beat 18 times in 24 races. He achieved notable results against stronger drivers on occasion, notably finishing ahead of Conor Daly, the 2010 Star Mazda champion, once, and beating Gustavo Menezes, a Gold-graded professional and 2016 WEC LMP2 champion, on nine separate occasions.[2]
Horto's career in top-level single-seat racing was brief and ended in 2011. His win and eight podiums came within a championship that fielded established professionals and future champions, placing his achievements in a context of genuine competitive racing rather than amateur success. The gap visible in his head-to-head records against Gold-graded rivals suggests he operated below the threshold of elite professional racing, and his retirement after just two seasons left his career incomplete.