John Whitson is a racing driver who competes in World Racing League for Ginger Racing. Whitson is a one-time champion (2026), with 2 wins and 3 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,229 ranks Whitson 15420th of 40,700 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.
| 2026-10-17 | Sebring International Raceway GP1 | P9 | −42 |
| 2026-09-27 | Utah Motorsports Campus GP1 | P2 | +95 |
| 2026-09-26 | Utah Motorsports Campus GP1 | P1 | +149 |
| 2026-07-26 | Road Atlanta GP1 | P6 | +32 |
| 2026-07-25 | Road Atlanta GP1 | P1 | +166 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +166 | Road Atlanta 2026 | World Racing League | P1 |
| +149 | Utah Motorsports Campus 2026 | World Racing League | P1 |
| +96 | Utah Motorsports Campus 2026 | World Racing League | P2 |
| +33 | Road Atlanta 2026 | World Racing League | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸World Racing League | Ginger Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +879 | 2,229 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Abby Lockwood | 2,263 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Smith | 1,854 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Troy LindstromFIA Bronze | 2,604 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Johan SchwartzFIA Bronze | 2,520 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Lance BoicelliFIA Bronze | 2,359 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Paul Weismann | 2,137 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Zachary Lebwohl | 2,037 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Sonny Rao | 2,020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇧🇷 Alcyr AraujoFIA Bronze | 1,856 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Cade McKeeHigher-rated | 3,490 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Brett StromFIA Silver | 3,282 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Ken GoldbergFIA Bronze | 3,279 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,410 | 🏳️ Spencer Conrad | SCCA Regionals | 2,231 |
| 15,411 | 🇬🇧 Tom Wrigley-Edwards | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,231 |
| 15,412 | 🏳️ Adam Presson | World Racing League | 2,230 |
| 15,413 | 🏳️ Corey Howard | World Racing League | 2,230 |
| 15,414 | 🏳️ Ique Ramos | Turismo Nacional | 2,230 |
| 15,415 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Marazzi | GT Winter Series | 2,230 |
| 15,416 | 🇨🇿 Vladimir Netusil | Euroformula Open | 2,230 |
| 15,417 | 🇦🇷 Agustín De Brabandere | TC Pista | 2,229 |
| 15,418 | 🏳️ Daniel Martinson | PCA Club Racing | 2,229 |
| 15,419 | 🇦🇷 Enrique Candela | Turismo Carretera | 2,229 |
| 15,420 | 🏳️ John Whitson | World Racing League | 2,229 |
| 15,421 | 🇭🇰 Lawrence LAU | Ferrari Challenge | 2,229 |
| 15,422 | 🇨🇳 Chao Lu | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,228 |
| 15,423 | 🇨🇳 Dong Zhang Zhen | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,228 |
| 15,424 | 🏳️ Jason Cox | 24H Series | 2,228 |
| 15,425 | 🏳️ Malte Mahlert | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,228 |
| 15,426 | 🇺🇸 Michael Ostby | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,228 |
| 15,427 | 🏳️ Robert Weston | SCCA Regionals | 2,228 |
| 15,428 | 🇳🇴 Roger Sandberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,228 |
| 15,429 | 🇬🇧 Sean Young | Trans-Am | 2,228 |
| 15,430 | 🏳️ Federico Braga | International GT | 2,227 |
John Whitson is a competitive amateur racing in the World Racing League, a national multiclass endurance championship where production-based GP1 cars share the track with three other classes. He drives for Ginger Racing and is in his first indexed season of racing.[1]
Whitson has taken two wins and three podiums across six rounds of the 2026 World Racing League season so far. He won the GP1 West championship and currently sits sixth in the series standings as the season continues.[2]
He has beaten entry-level professionals Olivier Piatek and Brett Strom in individual races. Against his regular opponents, Whitson typically finishes ahead of both Abby Lockwood, the 2026 GP1 East champion and a competitor with 19 indexed starts across multiple series, and Scott Smith, who won the 2026 GP1 National title despite extensive club-level racing in NASA and SCCA events.