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🇺🇸 John O'Donnell

Racing driver from United States. GB4, Pace Performance.
Driver facts
Full name
John O'Donnell
Nationality
United States
Current team
Pace Performance
Series
GB4
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
7
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,226
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,226
Rank 14802 of 38,983 indexed, -49 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

John O'Donnell is a racing driver from United States who competes in GB4 for Pace Performance. O'Donnell has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,226 ranks O'Donnell 14802th 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 7 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-04-25Silverstone GPGB4P18−10
2026-04-25Silverstone GPGB4P19−18
2026-04-25Silverstone GPGB4P11+64
2026-01-04HMS Road Course FASCCA MajorsDNF−85
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+63Silverstone GP 2026GB4P11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸GB4Pace Performance300000—+362,226
▸SCCA Majors100100P29−85
2025▸GB4Pace Performance200000P27↑175−1222,275
▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series100000P18+925
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times O'Donnell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Tom Ingram Hill3,15551420%
🇬🇧 Dayton Coulthard2,9695050%
🇸🇪 Enzo Hallman2,77151420%
🇬🇧 Joshua Mclean2,4375050%
🇬🇧 Holly Miall1,68054180%
🇬🇧 Lily-May Watkins1,63553260%
🇺🇸 Caitlyn McDaniel1,57453260%
🇮🇪 Alex O'Grady3,05441325%
🇮🇪 Conor Grant2,80032167%
🇫🇷 Solenn AmroucheFIA Silver2,738330100%
🏳️ Daniel GuinchardHigher-rated3,53421150%
🇺🇸 Nathan ByrdFIA Silver, 1× champion3,326110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
14,792🇬🇧 Sean YoungTrans-Am2,228
14,793🇩🇪 Torsten Schubert24H Series2,228
14,794🇨🇳 Chao LuNürburgring 24 Hours2,227
14,795🇺🇸 Colin HarrisonMustang Challenge2,227
14,796🇨🇳 Dong Zhang ZhenNürburgring 24 Hours2,227
14,797🏳️ Federico BragaInternational GT2,227
14,798🇫🇷 Frank PereraNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,227
14,799🏳️ Andreas Frank ChristianNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,226
14,800🏳️ Ferdinand SchreckensteinNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,226
14,801🇩🇪 Finn MacheNürburgring 24 Hours2,226
14,802🇺🇸 John O'DonnellGB42,226
14,803🏳️ A. DonaldsonBathurst 12 Hour2,225
14,804🏳️ Al LaSorteInternational GT2,225
14,805🏳️ Christopher GrahamSCCA Regionals2,225
14,806🏳️ Colleen ReicheAmerican Endurance Racing2,225
14,807🏳️ Dave Fairbrother24H Series2,225
14,808🏳️ Fozzie BärNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,225
14,809🏳️ Greg GyannSCCA Majors2,225
14,810🏳️ Jack AndersonInternational GT2,225
14,811🇬🇧 Jamie Dawson24H Series2,225
14,812🏳️ Nigel Armstrong24H Series2,225
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John O'Donnell is an American driver in his second season of single-seater racing, competing at the lower end of the feeder category tier with a Racer Rating of 2,254. His career spans six starts across GB4 and the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series between 2025 and 2026, yielding no wins or podium finishes. He averages a finishing position of 14th across classified results, placing him outside the competitive envelope of the fields he contests.[1]

O'Donnell has raced primarily for Pace Performance in GB4, where he accumulated five starts in 2025 and 2026. His head-to-head records against regular rivals reveal a consistent struggle; he finished behind stronger drivers such as Dayton Coulthard, a front-running competitor in his peer group, in all five shared races, and similarly trailed Joshua Mclean and Tom Ingram Hill in the majority of their encounters. His record against Caitlyn McDaniel, a notably weaker field member, shows three finishes ahead to two behind, representing his most competitive matchup. O'Donnell has occasionally beaten drivers rated at or above 2,800, including Conor Grant twice and isolated wins over Alex O'Grady and Valentino Garbarino, though these results remain exceptions rather than indicators of consistent competitive strength.

Currently active in 2026, O'Donnell remains a developing amateur driver working toward consistency in the junior single-seater ranks.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
O'Grady takes advantage of Green misfortune to claim GB4 race one victory at Snetterton[1]
MotorSport Vision
15 Aug 2026
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Green and O'Grady share GB4 poles after sensational Snetterton qualifying scrap[2]
MotorSport Vision
15 Aug 2026
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McLean fights back to claim victory in GB4 Donington Park race three thriller[3]
MotorSport Vision
28 Jun 2026
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