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🇨🇦 John Farano
Racing driver from Canada. IMSA WeatherTech, Tower Motorsports. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
John Farano
Born
8 December 1959(b. 1959)
Nationality
Canada
Current team
Tower Motorsports
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12022
Career wins
5
Career podiums
17
Career starts
54
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
4,608
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,608Rank 1720 of 40,308 indexed, +117 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Farano is a racing driver from Canada who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Tower Motorsports. Farano is a one-time champion (2022), with 5 wins and 17 podiums from 54 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,608 ranks Farano 1720th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC LMP2 | P4 | +85 |
| 2026-08-02 | Road America LMP2 | P5 | +66 |
| 2026-07-12 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park LMP2 | P8 | −78 |
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International LMP2 | P7 | −3 |
| 2026-06-13 | LE MANS LMP2 | P17 | −88 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +177 | Motul Petit Le Mans 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +152 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +146 | Road Atlanta 2021 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +146 | Sebring International Raceway 2025 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +145 | Daytona International Speedway 2021 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America5 starts+21
Daytona International Speedway6 starts+18
Road Atlanta4 starts+18
Watkins Glen International4 starts+7
Struggles
LE MANS6 starts-24
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +206 | 4,608 |
| ▸WEC | DKR Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −88 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −223 | 4,491 |
| 2024 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −112 | 4,714 |
| 2023 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −20 | 4,826 |
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +360 | 4,845 |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsport | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +207 | 4,486 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsport by Starworks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +115 | 4,281 |
| 2019 | ▸WEC | RLR M Sport / Tower Events | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −55 | 4,048 |
| 2018 | ▸Le Mans Cup | RLR MSport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −177 | 4,164 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | RLR MSport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −254 | ||
| 2017 | ▸Road to Le Mans | RLR MSport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −119 | 4,441 |
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +3,419 | 4,769 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Farano finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Mikkel JensenFIA Platinum | 5,049 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze | 3,849 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze | 4,602 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan DalzielFIA Platinum | 4,003 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Dwight MerrimanFIA Bronze | 3,897 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Ben HanleyFIA Gold | 5,163 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 George KurtzFIA Bronze | 5,510 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 PJ HyettFIA Bronze | 5,401 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold | 5,613 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan GoldburgFIA Bronze | 4,904 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% |
| 🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion | 7,095 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,339 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇱 Rinus VeeKayFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,335 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,710 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Jeansonne | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,614 |
| 1,711 | 🇬🇧 Marc Drumwright | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,614 |
| 1,712 | 🇺🇸 Hank Parker Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,612 |
| 1,713 | 🇺🇸 Eric Lux | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,611 |
| 1,714 | 🇵🇹 João Urbano | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,609 |
| 1,715 | 🇺🇸 Massimo Perrina | 24H Series | 4,609 |
| 1,716 | 🇫🇷 Sean Gelael | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,609 |
| 1,717 | 🇺🇸 Alan Brynjolfsson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,608 |
| 1,718 | 🇺🇸 Alessandro de Tullio | Indy NXT | 4,608 |
| 1,719 | 🇯🇵 Jann Mardenborough | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,608 |
| 1,720 | 🇨🇦 John Farano | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,608 |
| 1,721 | 🇺🇸 Kaylen Frederick | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,608 |
| 1,722 | 🇺🇸 Jon Fogarty | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,607 |
| 1,723 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Oakes | GP3 Series | 4,607 |
| 1,724 | 🇩🇪 Patricija Stalidzane | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,607 |
| 1,725 | 🇺🇸 Brett Bodine | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,606 |
| 1,726 | 🇳🇱 Michael Bleekemolen | 24H Series | 4,606 |
| 1,727 | 🇸🇪 Richard Göransson | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,605 |
| 1,728 | 🇸🇪 Edward Sandström | 24H Series | 4,604 |
| 1,729 | 🇺🇸 John Shoffner | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,604 |
| 1,730 | 🇺🇸 Tanner Gray | NASCAR Truck | 4,604 |
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