Joao Vergara is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in USF2000. Vergara has recorded 2 wins and 8 podiums from 45 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,152 ranks Vergara 7423th 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.
| 2026-08-08 | Portland | P4 | +52 |
| 2026-08-07 | Portland | P4 | +58 |
| 2026-07-04 | Mid-Ohio | P5 | +43 |
| 2026-07-03 | Mid-Ohio | P2 | +99 |
| 2026-06-21 | Road America | P6 | +49 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 | NOLA 2025 | USF Juniors | P1 |
| +107 | Road America 2024 | USF Juniors | P4 |
| +106 | St. Petersburg 2026 | USF2000 | P2 |
| +99 | Mid-Ohio 2026 | USF2000 | P2 |
| +94 | Portland 2025 | USF Juniors | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸USF2000 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +299 | 3,152 | |
| 2025 | ▸USF Juniors | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +318 | 2,853 | |
| 2024 | ▸USF Juniors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +1,185 | 2,535 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Leonardo Escorpioni | 3,888 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 35% |
| 🇲🇽 Patricio Gonzalez | 3,522 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 63% |
| 🇲🇽 Rodrigo Gonzalez | 2,694 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Diego Guiot | 2,640 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 63% |
| 🏳️ Michael Suco | 1,950 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78% |
| 🏳️ Hudson Potter | 1,406 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 94% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Nordquist | 1,846 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 93% |
| 🇬🇧 Oliver Wheldon | 2,948 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 44% |
| 🇦🇺 Liam Loiacono | 2,511 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 63% |
| 🏳️ Evan Cooley | 2,830 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Sebastian WheldonHigher-rated | 4,526 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% |
| 🇮🇱 Ariel ElkinHigher-rated | 4,163 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack JeffersHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,988 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,413 | 🇨🇦 Barry ZEKELMAN | Ferrari Challenge | 3,153 |
| 7,414 | 🇬🇧 Colin Chapman | Formula 1 | 3,153 |
| 7,415 | 🇯🇵 Hiroshi Fushida | Formula 1 | 3,153 |
| 7,416 | 🇬🇧 Joseph Dean | Ferrari Challenge | 3,153 |
| 7,417 | 🇬🇧 Ken Miles | Formula 1 | 3,153 |
| 7,418 | 🇺🇸 Len Duncan | Formula 1 | 3,153 |
| 7,419 | 🇺🇸 Mandy Chick | ARCA Menards Series | 3,153 |
| 7,420 | 🇦🇹 Otto Stuppacher | Formula 1 | 3,153 |
| 7,421 | 🇺🇾 Azdrubal Fontes | Formula 1 | 3,152 |
| 7,422 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Varney | ARCA Menards Series | 3,152 |
| 7,423 | 🇧🇷 Joao Vergara | USF2000 | 3,152 |
| 7,424 | 🇪🇸 Juan Jover | Formula 1 | 3,152 |
| 7,425 | 🇺🇸 Phil Cade | Formula 1 | 3,152 |
| 7,426 | 🇰🇷 Changwoo Lee | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,151 |
| 7,427 | 🇩🇪 Ernst Loof | Formula 1 | 3,151 |
| 7,428 | 🏳️ Joey Atanasio | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,151 |
| 7,429 | 🇬🇧 John James | Formula 1 | 3,151 |
| 7,430 | 🇬🇧 Ken Richardson | Formula 1 | 3,151 |
| 7,431 | 🇵🇱 Szymon LADNIAK | Le Mans Cup | 3,151 |
| 7,432 | 🇦🇷 Alfredo Pián | Formula 1 | 3,150 |
| 7,433 | 🇺🇸 Art Bisch | Formula 1 | 3,150 |
Joao Vergara is a semi-professional driver rated 3,175, placing him in the competitive amateur to early professional range where he races against a mix of paid and self-funded drivers in junior single-seater machinery. His FIA categorisation as Silver reflects his standing in sportscar and endurance racing as a professional-level driver, typically early in his career. Across three seasons from 2024 to 2026, Vergara has made 42 starts in USF Juniors and USF2000, winning twice and podiuming eight times, with an average finish of eighth position; he remains active in the series.[1]
Vergara's record shows a driver who beats mid-field and amateur-level competition reliably but struggles against the established professionals. He finished ahead of Rodrigo Gonzalez 24 times against eight losses and has a strong head-to-head against Diego Guiot at 20 wins and 12 losses, both drivers rated below him. Against stronger opposition, however, the pattern reverses sharply. Leonardo Escorpioni, the 2025 USF Juniors champion and a driver rated substantially higher at 3,924, beat Vergara 22 times across 34 races while finishing behind him only 12 times. Over his first two seasons in USF Juniors, Vergara managed occasional victories against weaker fields but accumulated fewer podiums as competition intensified. He has beaten established professionals such as Sebastian Wheldon and Jack Jeffers, the 2025 USF2000 champion, but only in isolated instances across multiple meetings rather than as part of a consistent pattern.
In 2026, Vergara stepped up to USF2000 for ten rounds and scored two podiums but no wins, finishing the season sixth overall. The progression reflects a driver reaching toward the upper rung of junior single-seater racing without yet establishing himself as a consistent front-runner at that level. His results against Hudson Potter, a club-level driver, show 29 wins against just two losses, underlining his command of the field below him; his struggle against champions and full professionals defines the ceiling of his current competitiveness.