Jordan Pepper is a racing driver from South Africa who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Team WRT. Pepper has recorded 10 wins and 25 podiums from 100 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,824 ranks Pepper 363th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-10-04 | Barcelona | P11 | −16 |
| 2026-10-04 | Barcelona | P8 | +13 |
| 2026-09-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9 Pro | P1 | +81 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P20 | −72 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P11 | −12 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +143 | Road Atlanta 2024 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +139 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2017 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +127 | Norisring 2025 | DTM | P1 |
| +113 | Sebring International Raceway 2024 | IMSA WeatherTech | P3 |
| +110 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2017 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −148 | 5,824 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Schubert Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +202 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Team WRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +36 | ||
| ▸Bathurst 12 Hour | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −67 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −165 | ||
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P4 | +182 | 5,966 |
| ▸DTM | TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P8 | +504 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Pfaff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −131 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Red Bull Team ABT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −78 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Red Bull Team ABT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −51 | ||
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +304 | 5,540 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Iron Lynx | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +196 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ABT Sportsline GmbH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +53 | ||
| ▸DTM | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −26 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | RED BULL TEAM ABT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +78 | ||
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Iron Lynx | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P19 | −276 | 4,935 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Iron Lynx | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −157 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ABT Sportsline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +44 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ABT Sportsline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −38 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | inception racing | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +45 | 5,362 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Orange 1 KPAX Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +36 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Konrad Motorsport GmbH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +49 | ||
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Inception Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −108 | 5,231 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Konrad Motorsport GmbH Lamborghini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +61 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | K-Pax Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +94 | 5,170 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +9 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +55 | ||
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Bentley Team M-Sport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P18 | +82 | 5,110 |
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −86 | 5,199 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Bentley Team ABT Bentley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | ↑2,219+248 | 5,037 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport powered by Dunlop BMW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +3,773 | 5,123 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,319 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 44% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,119 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 63% |
| 🇦🇹 Lucas AuerFIA Platinum | 5,691 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 49% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,617 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 52% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,197 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 53% |
| 🇧🇪 Maxime MartinFIA Platinum | 4,771 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 63% |
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,257 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 30% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 50% |
| 🇸🇪 Gilles MagnusFIA Gold | 4,380 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 84% |
| 🇫🇷 Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,612 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58% |
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,754 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 6,799 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,648 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | 🇬🇧 Emil Bernstorff | GP2 Series | 5,844 |
| 354 | 🇦🇺 Will Brown | Supercars Championship | 5,844 |
| 355 | 🇺🇸 Austin Dillon | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,843 |
| 356 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | Formula 1 | 5,842 |
| 357 | 🇺🇸 Bob Bondurant | Formula 1 | 5,839 |
| 358 | 🇪🇪 Paul Aron | Formula 2 | 5,837 |
| 359 | 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb | Formula 1 | 5,832 |
| 360 | 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | Formula 1 | 5,828 |
| 361 | 🇻🇪 Ernesto Viso | GP2 Series | 5,827 |
| 362 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt | Formula 1 | 5,826 |
| 363 | 🇿🇦 Jordan Pepper | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,824 |
| 364 | 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | Super GT | 5,824 |
| 365 | 🇳🇿 Earl Bamber | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,823 |
| 366 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 367 | 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 368 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 369 | 🇦🇹 Harald Ertl | Formula 1 | 5,820 |
| 370 | 🇺🇸 Al Keller | Formula 1 | 5,819 |
| 371 | 🇧🇷 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 372 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Pollet | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 373 | 🏳️ Sam Tingle | Formula 1 | 5,813 |
Jordan Pepper is an established professional competing in international GT and endurance racing. FIA Gold-graded, he races for Team WRT in GT World Challenge Europe and has driven for Pfaff Motorsports in IMSA WeatherTech, Schubert Motorsport in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, and TGI Team Lamborghini by GRT in DTM. His primary machinery is the GT3 car across endurance championships and single-driver sprint racing.[1]
Pepper has built a career across eleven seasons from 2016 to 2026, with 98 starts yielding ten wins and 25 podiums. In GT World Challenge Europe, his most-raced series, he has taken five wins and twelve podiums from 48 starts for Team WRT since 2019. His 14 IMSA WeatherTech starts produced one win and four podiums; he has raced the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for seven years with two wins and five podiums from 15 starts. In his first full year in DTM during 2024–2025, he claimed one win and three podiums from 13 single-driver starts. Across the 24H Series and Bathurst 12 Hour, he has raced in multiclass endurance events where amateur and professional competitors share the track; he won the 24H Series race at Team WRT in 2026.[2]
Pepper races regularly against established professionals who have won major championships. He is closely matched with Maro Engel, a FIA Platinum-graded 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion who competes across the same series, and with Ricardo Feller, a FIA Platinum-graded ADAC GT Masters champion with extensive DTM and GT World Challenge Europe experience. He has finished ahead of Kyle Kirkwood, an elite professional and three-time Indy champion, on three occasions in IMSA racing. He also has one finishing position ahead of Max Verstappen, a four-time Formula 1 world champion, across their shared endurance entries. With GRT Grasser Racing Team, his strongest partner to date, he accounts for the operation's most competitive driver among 52 in its indexed record.