Joel Janco is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA Prototype Challenge for Forty7 Motorsports. Janco has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,920 ranks Janco 5272th of 12,386 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.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Forty7 Motorsports | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +223 | 2,041 |
| 2019 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +98 | 1,817 |
| 2018 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −81 | 1,719 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Keith Grant | 2,341 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 David Grant | 2,141 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 Cameron Cassels | 2,016 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Tonis Kasemets | 3,070 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Max Hanratty | 2,603 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Lance Willsey | 2,336 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| 🇦🇺 Scott Andrews | 3,316 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jon Brownson | 1,716 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleer | 3,247 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Naveen Rao | 3,186 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
Joel Janco is an American racing driver who competed in the IMSA Prototype Challenge for Forty7 Motorsports. Across a career spanning 15 starts, Janco secured one race win and two podium finishes, though he did not add a championship title to his record. His Racer Rating stands at 1,920, placing him 5,272nd among active drivers on the Elo-style scale, where the sport's elite typically range between 10,000 and 11,500. Janco is now listed as retired from competition.[1]
Janco's most notable campaign came in the 2026 season, when he claimed one win and two podiums across six rounds, results that were enough to place him first in the standings that year. This late-career form stands out within an otherwise modest overall record, reflecting a driver who found his strongest results in his final competitive season with Forty7 Motorsports before stepping away from racing.