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🇺🇸 John Edwards

Racing driver from United States. GT World Challenge America, ST Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
John Edwards
Born
11 March 1991(b. 1991)
Nationality
United States
Current team
ST Racing
Series
GT World Challenge America
Status
Retired
Career wins
4
Career podiums
24
Career starts
85
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
4,275
John Edwards
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,275
Rank 2506 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

John Edwards is a racing driver from United States who last raced in GT World Challenge America for ST Racing. Edwards has recorded 4 wins and 24 podiums from 85 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,275 ranks Edwards 2506th 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
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAGERUSADEUUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2023-06-25Watkins Glen International GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP7−18
2023-04-30NOLA Motorsports Park Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP9−94
2023-04-29NOLA Motorsports Park Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP4+56
2023-04-02Sonoma International Raceway Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP5+24
2023-04-01Sonoma International Raceway Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP11−166
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+205Rolex 24 at Daytona 2020IMSA WeatherTechP1
+202Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
+170Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2017IMSA WeatherTechP2
+169Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2019IMSA WeatherTechP2
+162Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2019IMSA WeatherTechP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca4 starts+44
Road Atlanta7 starts+25
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park5 starts+16
Nürburgring Nordschleife15 starts+8
Struggles
VIRginia International Raceway6 starts-29
Daytona International Speedway6 starts-27
Watkins Glen International6 starts-23
Lime Rock Park4 starts-16
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023▸GT World Challenge AmericaST Racing400000P19−1804,275
▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport300000P17−160
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW M Team RLL1102000P7−6514,615
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−99
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING100000P23+88
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL404000P6+2445,277
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−129
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING100000P25+94
2020▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL1116000P2+3275,226
2019▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL1102000P8−1584,890
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING211000P12+235
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−160
2018▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL802000P8−444,962
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING200000P38−64
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL1114000P7+874,625
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchubert Motorsport100000P40+37
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL701000P9↑175−1725,004
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchubert Motorsport201100P29+53
2015▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieCar #36200100P39↑2,909−1224,805
2010▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieNeed for Speed by Schubert Motorsport111000—+6161,966
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Edwards finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇪🇸 Antonio GarciaFIA Platinum5,66666145221%
🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum6,48854183633%
🇺🇸 Tommy MilnerFIA Platinum5,39254223241%
🇺🇸 Patrick PiletFIA Platinum5,25952133925%
🇬🇧 Nick TandyFIA Platinum5,53949183137%
🇬🇧 Oliver GavinFIA Platinum4,87748192940%
🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum5,64047173036%
🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiFIA Gold5,46945192642%
🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookFIA Platinum5,01641132832%
🇩🇪 Dirk MuellerFIA Platinum5,00439112828%
🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFIA Platinum6,39961517%
🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,3851741324%
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum, 5× champion6,37783538%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2,496🇫🇷 Romain BrandelaWEC4,280
2,497🇲🇴 Charles LeongFormula 34,279
2,498🇺🇸 Ryan NormanLamborghini Super Trofeo NA4,279
2,499🇬🇧 Vimal MehtaNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,279
2,500🇨🇳 Gerrard XieFormula 34,278
2,501🇮🇹 Vitantonio LiuzziWEC4,278
2,502🇬🇧 James Walker24H Series4,277
2,503🇲🇴 Rodolfo ÁvilaFormula 3 Macau4,277
2,504🇬🇧 David PerelEuropean Le Mans Series4,276
2,505🇺🇸 Max ReavesARCA Menards Series4,276
2,506🇺🇸 John EdwardsGT World Challenge America4,275
2,507🇫🇷 Alexandre COUGNAUDLe Mans Cup4,274
2,508🇺🇸 Bobby HamiltonNASCAR Xfinity4,274
2,509🇱🇺 Gary HauserPrototype Cup Germany4,274
2,510🇲🇽 Rodrigo FonsecaGB34,274
2,511🇯🇵 Shinya SatoSuper GT4,274
2,512🇨🇳 Zhenrui ChiFormula Regional European4,274
2,513🇫🇷 Arnold ROBINRoad to Le Mans4,272
2,514🇩🇪 Janne StiakPorsche Carrera Cup NA4,271
2,515🇩🇰 Andrea RizzoliGT World Challenge Europe4,270
2,516🇦🇺 Matisse LismontGT World Challenge Europe4,270
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John Edwards is a retired American professional driver who competed primarily in IMSA WeatherTech sportscar racing from 2016 to 2023. He holds an FIA Gold rating, the professional grading for endurance and GT racing, and finished his career with a Racer Rating of 4,427; this places him at the professional level, meaning he was a paid driver capable of winning in strong fields. Across 69 career starts, he recorded 2 wins and 21 podiums, predominantly for BMW Team RLL in the WeatherTech series, with three additional starts at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.[1]

Edwards spent his career sharing tracks with elite professionals and multiple champions. His most frequent rivals included three-time champion Laurens Vanthoor, five-time champion Antonio Garcia, and several Platinum-graded drivers including Tommy Milner, Nick Tandy, and Oliver Gavin. Against this calibre of opposition, Edwards held a mixed record; he finished ahead of Vanthoor in 30 of their 43 meetings, ahead of Patrick Pilet in 31 of 42 races, and ahead of Tommy Milner in 22 of 54 shared starts. He also recorded isolated results against significantly stronger drivers, beating IndyCar champion Scott Dixon three times and multi-champion Matt Campbell on three occasions. His average finishing position across all starts was P5.7, consistent with a driver who regularly competed at the front of professional sportscar fields without establishing himself as a front-runner among the very strongest.[2]

Edwards retired from racing in late 2023 to pursue a career as an airline pilot, ending his eight-season tenure as a BMW Motorsport works driver and a regular fixture in North American endurance racing.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Edwards stepping away from racing to become an airline pilot[1]
RACER - Racing News
6 Dec 2023
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BMW M Motorsport thanks John Edwards.[2]
BMW Group
5 Dec 2023
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Edwards Stepping Away from Racing; Focuses on Pilot Career[3]
Sportscar365
4 Dec 2023
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