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🏳️ John Gardner

Racing driver. Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup, Goldcrest Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
John Gardner
Born
1 October 1931(b. 1931)
Current team
Goldcrest Motorsports
Series
Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
5
Career starts
12
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
1,517
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
1,517
Rank 20574 of 38,983 indexed, -70 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

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 1,517 ranks Gardner 20574th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 12 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-21VIRginia International Raceway 992 MPorsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 CupP9+43
2026-06-20VIRginia International Raceway 992 MPorsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 CupP14−29
2026-03-07Sebring USAC 992 MPorsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 CupP26−98
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+121Summit Point Motorsports Park 2023BMW CCA Club RacingP1
+88Virginia Intl Raceway 2022BMW CCA Club RacingP3
+51Virginia Intl Raceway 2022BMW CCA Club RacingP4
+47Virginia Intl Raceway 2022BMW CCA Club RacingP4
+44VIRginia International Raceway 2026Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 CupP9
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Virginia Intl Raceway5 starts+5
Struggles
Summit Point Motorsports Park4 starts-6
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 CupGoldcrest Motorsports300000P19↑13−831,517
2023▸BMW CCA Club Racing514100P5−91,587
2022▸BMW CCA Club Racing401000P11+2461,596
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Gardner finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Jay Golding1,46095456%
🏳️ Steve Liadis75698189%
🇺🇸 Cory DeedsFIA Bronze3,02686275%
🏳️ Mark Lightfoot1,11352340%
🏳️ Alan Davis949550100%
🏳️ Bill Glavin801550100%
🇺🇸 Randy MuellerFIA Bronze2,3624040%
🏳️ Ali Salih1,97341325%
🏳️ Michael Kerner1,25643175%
🏳️ Clayton Eley8164040%
🏳️ Scott NealFIA Bronze2,43731233%
🏳️ Dan DrohanHigher-rated2,07721150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
20,564🏳️ James MertzNASA1,518
20,565🇨🇦 Jean BergeronBMW CCA Club Racing1,518
20,566🏳️ Neil HalinAmerican Endurance Racing1,518
20,567🏳️ Ryan HulbertAmerican Endurance Racing1,518
20,568🏳️ Tom ShawAmerican Endurance Racing1,518
20,569🏳️ Ashton DickensBMW CCA Club Racing1,517
20,570🏳️ Carter HuntNASA1,517
20,571🏳️ Dan TwomeySCCA Regionals1,517
20,572🏳️ David SchotzNASA1,517
20,573🏳️ James LarkinsPorsche Sprint Challenge USA West1,517
20,574🏳️ John GardnerPorsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup1,517
20,575🏳️ Maureen OffordAmerican Endurance Racing1,517
20,576🏳️ Michael MartinettiAmerican Endurance Racing1,517
20,577🏳️ Mike CooksonBMW CCA Club Racing1,517
20,578🏳️ Ron RoposAmerican Endurance Racing1,517
20,579🏳️ Ronnie VajdakNASA1,517
20,580🏳️ Sean LoboscoAmerican Endurance Racing1,517
20,581🏳️ Yvonne BäumchenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,517
20,583🏳️ David FuscoWorld Racing League1,516
20,582🇩🇪 DOOMNürburgring 24 Hours1,516
20,584🏳️ Frank FerraraNASA1,516
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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 1,517 ranks Gardner 20574th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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