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🇺🇸 Johnny O'Connell
Racing driver from United States. McLaren Trophy America, Flying Lizard Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
Johnny O'Connell
Born
24 July 1962(b. 1962)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Flying Lizard Motorsports
Series
McLaren Trophy America
Status
Active
Career wins
3
Career podiums
23
Career starts
45
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,931
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,931Rank 3889 of 40,308 indexed, -817 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Johnny O'Connell is a racing driver from United States who competes in McLaren Trophy America for Flying Lizard Motorsports. O'Connell has recorded 3 wins and 23 podiums from 45 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,931 ranks O'Connell 3889th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-08-30 | Road America Am | P3 | −57 |
| 2026-08-29 | Road America Am | P5 | −138 |
| 2026-06-14 | Road Atlanta Am | P7 | −191 |
| 2026-06-13 | Road Atlanta Am | P4 | −94 |
| 2026-03-29 | Sonoma Raceway Am | P6 | −167 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +98 | Dura-Lube 200 1996 | IndyCar | P5 |
| +69 | Virgina International Raceway 2024 | GT America | P1 |
| +63 | Indy 200 1996 | IndyCar | P7 |
| +57 | Nashville 2023 | GT America | P1 |
| +55 | Nashville 2023 | GT America | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Nashville4 starts+31
Indianapolis Motor Speedway6 starts+24
Road America5 starts+6
Sonoma Raceway4 starts+4
Struggles
NOLA Motorsports Park4 starts-30
Sebring International Raceway6 starts-9
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸McLaren Trophy America | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −818 | 3,931 |
| 2024 | ▸GT America | SKI Autosports | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | −125 | 4,748 |
| ▸GT World Challenge America | SKI Autosports | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −7 | ||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −116 | |||
| 2023 | ▸GT America | SKI Autosports | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −551 | 4,997 |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | JR Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +25 | 5,548 |
| 1998 | ▸FIA GT Championship | DAMS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +51 | 5,522 |
| 1997 | ▸IndyCar | Blueprint Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +30 | 5,471 |
| 1996 | ▸IndyCar | Cunningham Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +4,121 | 5,471 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times O'Connell finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jason DaskalosFIA Bronze | 4,187 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 41% |
| 🇩🇪 Mirco SchultisFIA Bronze | 3,062 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle WashingtonFIA Bronze | 3,586 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 George KurtzFIA Bronze | 5,510 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Memo GidleyFIA Bronze | 4,985 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin RothbergFIA Silver | 4,910 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex VogelFIA Bronze | 2,953 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Todd TreffertFIA Bronze | 2,790 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Jason BellFIA Bronze | 3,277 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy WilzochFIA Bronze | 2,752 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated | 6,497 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BowmanHigher-rated | 6,042 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,879 | 🇬🇧 Harry Webb | GB3 | 3,933 |
| 3,880 | 🇺🇸 Joe Ruttman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,933 |
| 3,881 | 🏳️ Johannes Kirchhoff | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,933 |
| 3,882 | 🇮🇹 Mattia Pasini | European Le Mans Series | 3,933 |
| 3,883 | 🇬🇧 Benjamin Leuenberger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,932 |
| 3,884 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Gdovic | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,932 |
| 3,885 | 🇺🇸 Cole Loftsgard | Mustang Challenge | 3,932 |
| 3,886 | 🇲🇴 Henry Ho | World Touring Car Championship | 3,932 |
| 3,887 | 🇩🇪 Uwe Sick | FIA GT Championship | 3,932 |
| 3,888 | 🏳️ Bret Arsenault | Star Mazda Championship | 3,931 |
| 3,889 | 🇺🇸 Johnny O'Connell | McLaren Trophy America | 3,931 |
| 3,890 | 🇺🇸 Rodney Howard | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,931 |
| 3,891 | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Dias | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,930 |
| 3,892 | 🇺🇸 Garrett Smithley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,930 |
| 3,893 | 🇫🇷 Gaspard Simon | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,930 |
| 3,894 | 🇬🇧 Nick Adcock | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,930 |
| 3,895 | 🇯🇵 Yuichi Nakayama | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,930 |
| 3,896 | 🇯🇵 Yuma Shoji | Super GT | 3,930 |
| 3,897 | 🇧🇷 Andre Moraes Jr | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,929 |
| 3,898 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Urrutia | Trans-Am | 3,929 |
| 3,899 | 🇨🇦 Jason M. White | NASCAR Truck | 3,929 |
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