John Melsom is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing. Melsom has recorded 2 wins and 2 podiums from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,463 ranks Melsom 5982th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-10-22 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE LMP3 | DNF | −122 |
| 2023-09-23 | Spa-Francorchamps LMP3 | DNF | −98 |
| 2023-08-25 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON LMP3 | P1 | +168 |
| 2023-07-15 | Paul Ricard LMP3 | P11 | +70 |
| 2023-06-09 | LE MANS LMP3 | P7 | +134 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +192 | LE MANS 2023 | Road to Le Mans | P1 |
| +168 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON 2023 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +134 | LE MANS 2022 | Road to Le Mans | P8 |
| +134 | LE MANS 2023 | Road to Le Mans | P7 |
| +106 | Paul Ricard 2022 | Le Mans Cup | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Nielsen Racing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −85 | 3,496 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Nielsen Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +327 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Nielsen Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +1,905 | 3,255 |
| ▸Prototype Cup Germany | Nielsen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −143 | ||
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Nielsen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +31 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 James Winslow | 4,087 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% |
| 🇮🇸 Audunn GUDMUNDSSONFIA Bronze | 4,449 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇦🇹 Steve PARROWFIA Bronze | 4,310 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇬🇧 Anthony WELLSFIA Bronze | 4,160 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇨🇭 Luis SanjuanFIA Bronze | 4,142 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🇨🇭 Jérôme De SadeleerFIA Silver | 4,067 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 John SchauermanFIA Bronze | 3,919 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇰🇳 Alexander BukhantsovFIA Bronze | 3,879 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇩🇪 Daniel KeilwitzFIA Gold | 3,817 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇦🇺 Wayne BoydFIA Silver | 3,807 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇩🇰 Malthe JakobsenFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,466 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis RoussetFIA Silver | 4,936 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇧🇷 Daniel SchneiderFIA Bronze | 4,806 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,972 | 🇺🇸 Jacob Lutz | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,466 |
| 5,973 | 🇸🇬 Melvin Choo | Super GT | 3,466 |
| 5,974 | 🇳🇱 Maurizio Basso | FIA GT Championship | 3,465 |
| 5,975 | 🇮🇹 Riccardo Cinti | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,465 |
| 5,976 | 🇵🇷 Victor Gomez | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,465 |
| 5,977 | 🇫🇷 Dimitri Enjalbert | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,464 |
| 5,978 | 🇧🇪 Edi Gay | FIA GT Championship | 3,464 |
| 5,979 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Oehme | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,464 |
| 5,980 | 🇺🇸 Wally Lambert | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,464 |
| 5,981 | 🇺🇸 Doug Taylor | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,463 |
| 5,982 | 🇬🇧 John Melsom | Le Mans Cup | 3,463 |
| 5,983 | 🇺🇸 Mark Day | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,463 |
| 5,984 | 🇺🇸 Michael Schein | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,463 |
| 5,985 | 🇺🇸 Pedro Torres | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup | 3,463 |
| 5,986 | 🇧🇷 Suellio Almeida | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,463 |
| 5,987 | 🇫🇷 Thomas Bellemin | Zenith Racing Series | 3,463 |
| 5,988 | 🇺🇸 Will Robusto | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 3,463 |
| 5,989 | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Gulinelli | FIA GT Championship | 3,462 |
| 5,990 | 🇩🇪 Maximilian Hackländer | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,462 |
| 5,991 | 🇨🇦 Ty Fisher | Spanish F4 | 3,462 |
| 5,992 | 🇦🇺 George NAKAS | Le Mans Cup | 3,461 |
John Melsom is an entry-level professional competing in international multiclass endurance racing, racing LMP3 prototypes for Nielsen Racing. He holds an FIA Bronze grade, which places him among amateur and semi-professional drivers in GT and endurance racing. His indexed racing spans two seasons, from 2022 to 2023, across the Le Mans Cup, Road to Le Mans, and Prototype Cup Germany.[1]
Melsom took two wins across his career, one in the Le Mans Cup and one in Road to Le Mans, with both championships yielding a single podium finish. His record came in 16 starts shared between Nielsen Racing's entries in these series. In Road to Le Mans, his most recent indexed racing, he secured a win and podium from two rounds in 2023.[2]
He raced alongside drivers of similar standing and stronger competitors in shared-cockpit grids that mixed amateurs with professionals. Against James Winslow, a regular opponent with extensive endurance racing experience across multiple series, Melsom typically finished behind him. He was closely matched with Audunn Gudmundsson, a fellow Bronze-graded professional who has accumulated over 30 endurance starts. Melsom finished ahead of Louis Rousset, a Silver-graded professional with 23 indexed starts in endurance racing and single-seaters, and beat Daniel Schneider, a Bronze-graded driver with significant European Le Mans Series experience, on two occasions.