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🇺🇸 John Potter
Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, Magnus Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
John Potter
Born
25 February 1982(b. 1982)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Magnus Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
13
Career starts
97
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,973
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,973Rank 3650 of 38,983 indexed, +76 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Potter is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Magnus Racing. Potter has recorded 1 win and 13 podiums from 97 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,973 ranks Potter 3650th 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 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International GTD | P19 | −102 |
| 2026-01-24 | Daytona International Speedway GTD | P2 | +178 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +179 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +164 | Lime Rock Park 2018 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +161 | Lime Rock 2016 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +158 | Daytona International Speedway 2023 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +153 | Daytona International Speedway 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca5 starts+33
Sebring International Raceway7 starts+22
Daytona International Speedway9 starts+19
Struggles
Road Atlanta9 starts-47
VIRginia International Raceway6 starts-35
Road America7 starts-15
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course4 starts-12
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +77 | 3,973 |
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −283 | 3,897 |
| 2024 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −80 | 4,180 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −180 | ||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +183 | 4,440 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | TR3 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −6 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +108 | 4,262 |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus with Archangel | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −381 | 4,154 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Magnus | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −222 | 4,246 |
| 2019 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +272 | 4,590 |
| 2018 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +78 | 4,691 |
| 2016 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +64 | 4,406 |
| 2015 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −301 | 4,282 |
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Magnus Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | ↑3,728−106 | 4,557 |
| 2009 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +89 | 1,022 | |
| 2006 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −417 | 933 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Potter finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Mario FarnbacherFIA Gold | 3,995 | 69 | 30 | 39 | 43% |
| 🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold | 5,156 | 68 | 20 | 48 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Frankie MontecalvoFIA Silver | 4,841 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill AuberlenFIA Silver | 3,675 | 63 | 18 | 45 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,768 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Madison SnowFIA Gold | 5,122 | 57 | 21 | 36 | 37% |
| 🇲🇽 Katherine LeggeFIA Silver | 3,755 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Cooper MacNeilFIA Silver | 4,356 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick LongFIA Platinum | 5,395 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze | 4,655 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,771 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,604 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,488 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,640 | 🇮🇹 David Cleto FUMANELLI | Le Mans Cup | 3,974 |
| 3,641 | 🇮🇹 Diego Bertonelli | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,974 |
| 3,642 | 🇮🇹 Fabio Mancini | FIA GT Championship | 3,974 |
| 3,643 | 🇧🇪 Jef Machiels | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,974 |
| 3,644 | 🇵🇱 Kacper Sztuka | Formula Regional European | 3,974 |
| 3,645 | 🇪🇪 Karl-Oscar Liiv | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,974 |
| 3,646 | 🇫🇮 Luka Sammalisto | Italian F4 | 3,974 |
| 3,647 | 🇩🇪 Max Moritz | European Le Mans Series | 3,974 |
| 3,648 | 🇩🇪 Michael Heimrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,974 |
| 3,649 | 🇺🇸 C.W. Smith | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,973 |
| 3,650 | 🇺🇸 John Potter | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,973 |
| 3,651 | 🇺🇸 Ken Ragan | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,973 |
| 3,652 | 🏳️ Matt Neal | 24H Series | 3,973 |
| 3,653 | 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Baptista | GT4 America | 3,973 |
| 3,654 | 🇬🇧 Ross KAISER | Le Mans Cup | 3,973 |
| 3,655 | 🇺🇸 Blake Jones | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,972 |
| 3,656 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Shipman | Formula Regional Americas | 3,972 |
| 3,657 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Petrobelli | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,972 |
| 3,658 | 🇺🇸 Kirk Shelmerdine | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,972 |
| 3,659 | 🇺🇸 Lonnie Rush Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,972 |
| 3,660 | 🇺🇸 Mateo Siderman | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,972 |
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