John Gardner is a racing driver who competes in Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup for Goldcrest Motorsports. Gardner has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,516 ranks Gardner 21099th 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.
| 2026-06-21 | Virginia International Raceway 992 M | P9 | +43 |
| 2026-06-20 | Virginia International Raceway 992 M | P14 | −29 |
| 2026-03-07 | Sebring USAC 992 M | P26 | −98 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +121 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2023 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +88 | Virginia International Raceway 2022 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P3 |
| +51 | Virginia International Raceway 2022 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +47 | Virginia International Raceway 2022 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +44 | Virginia International Raceway 2023 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | Goldcrest Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑13−84 | 1,516 |
| 2023 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −9 | 1,587 | |
| 2022 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +246 | 1,596 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jay Golding | 1,460 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Steve Liadis | 759 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Cory DeedsFIA Bronze | 2,962 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Mark Lightfoot | 1,108 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Alan Davis | 949 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Bill Glavin | 801 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Randy MuellerFIA Bronze | 2,330 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Ali Salih | 2,156 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Michael Kerner | 1,256 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Clayton Eley | 814 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Scott NealFIA Bronze | 2,435 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Dan DrohanHigher-rated | 2,048 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,089 | 🏳️ Ron Ropos | American Endurance Racing | 1,517 |
| 21,090 | 🏳️ Ronnie Vajdak | NASA | 1,517 |
| 21,091 | 🏳️ Sean Lobosco | American Endurance Racing | 1,517 |
| 21,092 | 🏳️ Yvonne Bäumchen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,517 |
| 21,094 | 🏳️ Dave Lancaster | SCCA Regionals | 1,516 |
| 21,093 | 🇩🇪 DOOM | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,516 |
| 21,095 | 🏳️ Francisco De Jesus | International GT | 1,516 |
| 21,096 | 🏳️ Frank Ferrara | NASA | 1,516 |
| 21,097 | 🇦🇷 Gastón Granel | TC Mouras | 1,516 |
| 21,098 | 🇨🇭 Hanspeter Strehler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,516 |
| 21,099 | 🏳️ John Gardner | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 1,516 |
| 21,101 | 🇨🇭 Jörg Tobler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,516 |
| 21,100 | 🏳️ Josh Koropchak | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,516 |
| 21,102 | 🏳️ Karl-Heinz Schneider | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,516 |
| 21,103 | 🇩🇪 Matthias Trinius | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,516 |
| 21,104 | 🏳️ Michael Martinetti | American Endurance Racing | 1,516 |
| 21,105 | 🏳️ Michael Woolley | SCCA Regionals | 1,516 |
| 21,106 | 🏳️ Neil Halin | American Endurance Racing | 1,516 |
| 21,107 | 🇦🇷 Osvaldo Zeljkovich | TC Pista Mouras | 1,516 |
| 21,108 | 🇸🇪 William Bäckman Jan Andreas | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,516 |
| 21,109 | 🏳️ Albert Yin | American Endurance Racing | 1,515 |
John Gardner races club-level solo sprint racing in national championships in the United States. He competes in BMW CCA Club Racing, where he drives BMWs and spec BMW M2s in the BM and M2 Spec classes, and most recently in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup, where he races a 992 M-class car for Goldcrest Motorsports. His rating of 1,516 places him at club level, a developing driver early in a racing career.[1]
Gardner's record spans three seasons from 2022 onward. He took one win and five podiums across nine starts in BMW CCA Club Racing, competing against a mixed field of amateurs and semi-professionals alongside graded drivers. In 2022 and 2023 he raced regularly in that series. He joined Goldcrest Motorsports for the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup, where he has made three starts so far and currently sits 19th in the championship standings as the season continues.[2]
Against his regular opponents, Gardner typically finishes ahead of developing-level drivers such as Steve Liadis, whom he has beaten consistently across their meetings in BMW CCA Club Racing. He has also taken a result against Scott Neal, a competitive amateur who races in the Porsche series, though their meetings have been sparse. Among stronger opposition, Gardner has faced Cory Deeds, a semi-professional and two-time BMW CCA Club Racing BM champion, though Deeds has prevailed in six encounters.