José Pires is a racing driver from Portugal who last raced in 24H Series for Team Avia Sorg Rennsport. Pires has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,570 ranks Pires 12341th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2021-01-15 | Dubai Autodrome GT4 | P4 | −25 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +68 | Autodromo Internacional Algarve 2018 | 24H Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸24H Series | Team Avia Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑1,632−25 | 2,570 |
| 2018 | ▸24H Series | Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −282 | 1,068 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Rodrigo AlmeidaFIA Silver | 3,761 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Gilles VanneletFIA Bronze | 3,358 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Vincent PiemonteFIA Silver | 2,770 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,331 | 🏳️ Mike Mim | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 2,571 |
| 12,332 | 🇺🇸 Pippa Mann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,571 |
| 12,333 | 🏳️ Robert Hanley | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,571 |
| 12,334 | 🏳️ Vincent Tai | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 2,571 |
| 12,335 | 🇺🇸 Carl Long | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,570 |
| 12,336 | 🇪🇸 Guillem Pujeu | 24H Series | 2,570 |
| 12,337 | 🏳️ Hans Peter | SCCA Majors | 2,570 |
| 12,338 | 🏳️ Harley Owen | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,570 |
| 12,339 | 🇫🇮 Henri Kauppi | 24H Series | 2,570 |
| 12,340 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Chapman | NASCAR Truck | 2,570 |
| 12,341 | 🇵🇹 José Pires | 24H Series | 2,570 |
| 12,342 | 🏳️ Luis Rodriguez Jr | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | 2,570 |
| 12,343 | 🇺🇸 Mike Fitzpatrick | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 2,570 |
| 12,344 | 🇯🇵 Naoryu | Ferrari Challenge | 2,570 |
| 12,345 | 🇵🇹 Paulo Macedo | 24H Series | 2,570 |
| 12,346 | 🏳️ Ricky Coomber | 24H Series | 2,570 |
| 12,347 | 🏳️ Theo Kleen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,570 |
| 12,348 | 🇩🇪 Alex Koch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,569 |
| 12,349 | 🏳️ Andy Strobert | International GT | 2,569 |
| 12,350 | 🇯🇵 Daisuke Toyoda | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,569 |
| 12,351 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Cooke | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,569 |
José Pires was a semi-professional racing in multiclass endurance events. He competed in the 24H Series, an international championship where amateur and professional drivers share cars across a grid of 11 classes running together. Pires raced for Team Avia Sorg Rennsport between 2018 and 2021 in cup and GT4 machinery.[1]
His career consisted of two starts in the series, from which he took one podium finish. Both appearances came in the 24H Series, where he raced alongside drivers from club level through FIA graded professionals in a shared-drive format typical of endurance racing.[2]
In the field he encountered, Pires finished ahead of Rodrigo Almeida, an entry-level professional and FIA Silver-graded driver, and Gilles Vannelet, an entry-level professional with FIA Bronze grading and a record across the FIA GT Championship, 24H Series and GT World Challenge Europe. Sorg Rennsport, the team fielding him, has held 5 race wins across the index with a driver roster that has included professionals.