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🇨🇦 John Friesen
Racing driver from Canada. NASA, BMW M3.
Driver facts
Full name
John Friesen
Born
25 July 1983(b. 1983)
Nationality
Canada
Current team
BMW M3
Series
NASA
Status
Active
Career wins
4
Career podiums
16
Career starts
24
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
1,827
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,827Rank 18224 of 40,700 indexed, +166 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Friesen is a racing driver from Canada who competes in NASA for BMW M3. Friesen has recorded 4 wins and 16 podiums from 24 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,827 ranks Friesen 18224th of 40,700 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
| 2026-03-08 | Sonoma Raceway Super Touring 4 | P2 | +53 |
| 2026-03-08 | Sonoma Raceway Super Touring 4 | P2 | +48 |
| 2026-03-08 | Sonoma Raceway Super Touring 4 | P1 | +76 |
| 2026-03-07 | Sonoma Raceway Super Touring 4 | P3 | −12 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +138 | Sonoma Raceway 2023 | NASA | P1 |
| +118 | Sonoma Raceway 2021 | NASA | P2 |
| +113 | Sonoma Raceway 2024 | NASA | P1 |
| +108 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | NASA | P2 |
| +108 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2022 | NASA | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sonoma Raceway18 starts+6
Struggles
Thunderhill Raceway Park5 starts-10
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +166 | 1,827 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASA | BMW M3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +113 | 1,661 |
| 2023 | ▸NASA | BMW M3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −99 | 1,548 |
| 2022 | ▸NASA | BMW M3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +428 | 1,647 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | BMW M3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −131 | 1,219 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Friesen finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Svilen Kanev | 1,987 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% |
| 🏳️ Daniel Rose | 1,144 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Lee williamson | 1,154 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| 🏳️ Jon Burgis | 1,360 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Ian McCloghrie | 835 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 🏳️ Olivier Bailly | 887 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Smith | 1,854 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🏳️ Justin Sprugasci | 1,688 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Martin Tagliavini | 1,324 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Dean Mackey | 765 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇨🇦 Reinhold KRAHNFIA Bronze | 3,874 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian LockFIA Bronze | 3,452 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt MillionFIA Silver, 2× champion | 2,547 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,214 | 🏳️ Jose Matos | NASA | 1,828 |
| 18,215 | 🏳️ Jürgen Gockel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,828 |
| 18,216 | 🏳️ Liam Sutton | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 1,828 |
| 18,217 | 🏳️ Michael Schratz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,828 |
| 18,218 | 🏳️ Tim Breuer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,828 |
| 18,219 | 🏳️ Tim Leyendecker | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,828 |
| 18,220 | 🇦🇺 Angus Chapel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,827 |
| 18,221 | 🏳️ Bryan Casey | SCCA Regionals | 1,827 |
| 18,222 | 🏳️ Christian Raubach | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,827 |
| 18,223 | 🏳️ Jens Wasel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,827 |
| 18,224 | 🇨🇦 John Friesen | NASA | 1,827 |
| 18,225 | 🏳️ Mathias Broerken | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,827 |
| 18,226 | 🏳️ Michael Filosi | NASA | 1,827 |
| 18,227 | 🏳️ Nathan Golseth | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,827 |
| 18,228 | 🏳️ Stefan Floeck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,827 |
| 18,229 | 🏳️ Tad Cusack | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman | 1,827 |
| 18,230 | 🏳️ Gregor Hötzel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,826 |
| 18,231 | 🏳️ Hans Dampf | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,826 |
| 18,232 | 🇦🇷 Mario Olivelli | TC Pista | 1,826 |
| 18,233 | 🇩🇪 Matthias Aretz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,826 |
| 18,234 | 🇩🇪 Simon Sagmeister | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,826 |
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