John Salerno is a racing driver from United States who competes in SCCA Majors. Salerno has recorded 9 wins and 24 podiums from 53 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,327 ranks Salerno 6488th 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.
| 2026-06-21 | Watkins Glen SM | P9 | −37 |
| 2026-06-20 | Watkins Glen SM | P3 | +31 |
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P11 | +39 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P16 | — |
| 2026-04-26 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit SM | P1 | +36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +124 | Thompson Road Course - Long 2024 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +124 | Thompson Road Course - Long 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +115 | Thompson Road Course - Long 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P3 |
| +111 | Watkins Glen International 2024 | NASA | P2 |
| +104 | Watkins Glen International 2024 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +72 | 3,327 | |
| ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | ↑329+222 | ||
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −50 | 2,704 | |
| ▸NASA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | +272 | |||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P49 | +139 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +893 | 2,342 | |
| ▸NASA | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | +405 | |||
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +204 | |||
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −83 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P71 | −74 | 924 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −426 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Gossett | 3,383 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Ellie Gossett | 2,369 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Christian Sarnecki | 2,586 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Stretch | 2,775 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% |
| 🏳️ Nick Leverone | 2,550 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris Allen | 2,559 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Justin Ferraro | 2,432 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🏳️ Mark Murphy | 1,009 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| 🇨🇦 Marcello Paniccia | 3,062 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Max Stallone | 3,060 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% |
| 🇫🇷 Sebastien BourdaisFIA Platinum | 4,969 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tristan McKeeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,065 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver, 3× champion | 4,024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,479 | 🇯🇵 Masahiro Matsunaga | Super GT | 3,330 |
| 6,480 | 🇬🇧 Nathan Maximin | Racing Prodigy | 3,330 |
| 6,481 | 🇫🇷 Nelson Lukes | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,330 |
| 6,482 | 🇺🇸 Gaston Kearby | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,329 |
| 6,483 | 🇨🇭 Max Cattori | FIA GT Championship | 3,329 |
| 6,484 | 🏳️ Craig Duerson | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | 3,328 |
| 6,485 | 🇺🇸 Lonnie Pechnik | International GT | 3,328 |
| 6,486 | 🇮🇹 Alessio Ruffini | GT Winter Series | 3,327 |
| 6,493 | 🇧🇷 Álvaro Cho | Formula Regional European | 3,327 |
| 6,487 | 🇫🇷 Frédéric Schmit | 24H Series | 3,327 |
| 6,488 | 🇺🇸 John Salerno | SCCA Majors | 3,327 |
| 6,489 | 🇩🇪 Jörg Viebahn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,327 |
| 6,490 | 🇩🇪 Nick Hancke | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,327 |
| 6,491 | 🇬🇧 Riki Christodoulou | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,327 |
| 6,492 | 🇧🇪 Tom Boonen | 24H Series | 3,327 |
| 6,494 | 🏳️ Andrew Chapman | ARCA Menards West | 3,326 |
| 6,495 | 🇺🇸 Nathan Byrd | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,326 |
| 6,496 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Haezebrouck | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,326 |
| 6,497 | 🇨🇴 Sebastian Moreno | Le Mans Cup | 3,326 |
| 6,498 | 🇺🇸 Danny Bender | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,325 |
| 6,499 | 🇬🇧 Ed Mcdermott | British GT Championship | 3,325 |
John Salerno is a semi-professional racing driver competing in single-seater and open-wheel competition. His Racer Rating of 3,297 places him among competitive amateurs; he races in fields populated by professional drivers but has not yet established himself as a consistent winner at that level. Salerno competed in the 2026 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, his first season on record, accumulating six starts without a win or podium finish and averaging a 15th-place finish.[1]
In his rookie season, Salerno shared the grid with established professional opposition. He raced directly against multiple FIA Silver-graded drivers, including three-time champion Jared Thomas and two-time champion Gresham Wagner, finishing ahead of Thomas twice and Wagner twice across their six shared races. He also recorded individual results against stronger drivers including Platinum-graded Sebastien Bourdais and Silver-graded Tyler Gonzalez, each beaten once. His head-to-head record against the field was mixed; he finished ahead of five of his six most frequent rivals in individual races but fell behind them consistently across the season. Jeremy Fletcher, a one-time champion, was his closest competitor by record, with Salerno winning their head-to-head pairing three races to three.
Salerno drove for JTR Motorsports Engineering, a team with a track record of fielding competitive drivers and accumulating wins in the series. As an active driver in his first season with results against established opposition, his continued development in the Mazda MX-5 Cup will clarify whether these early competitive moments against graded professionals signal a path toward advancement or represent isolated results within a broader pattern of mid-field running.