Juan Hernandez Leiva is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Team Guatemala Racing. Hernandez Leiva has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,710 ranks Hernandez Leiva 6652th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2021-04-24 | St- Petersburg Street Course · ND2 | P12 | +15 |
| 2021-04-24 | St- Petersburg Street Course · ND2 | P7 | +81 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Team Guatemala Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +96 | 2,728 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA SILVER | 4,894 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA BRONZE | 4,391 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA SILVER · 3× CHAMPION | 4,297 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,642 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Headlam | GB3 | 2,713 |
| 6,643 | 🏳️ Mason Chelootz | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,713 |
| 6,644 | 🇺🇸 J.W.Roberts | Star Mazda Championship | 2,712 |
| 6,645 | 🇬🇧 JM Littman | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,712 |
| 6,646 | 🏳️ Mike Beeny | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,712 |
| 6,647 | 🏳️ Brandon Collins | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,711 |
| 6,648 | 🇺🇸 Frank Szczesniak | Ferrari Challenge | 2,711 |
| 6,649 | 🇬🇧 Clutton Marcus | British GT Championship | 2,710 |
| 6,650 | 🇨🇦 Jack Polito | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 2,710 |
| 6,651 | 🏳️ Jon DeGaynor | SVRA | 2,710 |
| 6,652 | 🏳️ Juan Hernandez Leiva | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,710 |
| 6,653 | 🏳️ Mitch Wright | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,710 |
| 6,654 | 🏳️ Orange Simon | British GT Championship | 2,710 |
| 6,655 | 🇦🇷 Santiago Baztarrica | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,710 |
| 6,656 | 🇺🇸 Tom Klauer | Velocity Invitational | 2,710 |
| 6,657 | 🇵🇱 Piotr Orzechowski | British F4 | 2,709 |
| 6,658 | 🇵🇷 Ruben Iglesias | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 2,709 |
| 6,659 | 🇷🇴 Luca Viisoreanu | Italian F4 | 2,708 |
| 6,660 | 🇺🇸 Paul LaHaye | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,708 |
| 6,661 | 🇧🇷 Rogério Grotta | Spanish F4 | 2,708 |
| 6,662 | 🇺🇸 Ashlyn Speed | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,707 |
Juan Hernandez Leiva is a competitive amateur racer with a Racer Rating of 2,710, a level that describes the front of club racing and the entry end of professional-amateur competition; quick drivers usually competing self-funded against a mix of amateurs and established professionals. His career record is limited to a single season in 2021, when he contested two rounds of the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Team Guatemala Racing, finishing 20th overall without securing a podium finish. Across those starts he averaged a ninth-place grid or race position, a competitive showing for a debut campaign.[1]
The calibre of the field around him demonstrates the racing Hernandez encountered. He finished ahead of several FIA graded professionals in those limited opportunities, including the FIA Silver drivers Aaron Jeansonne, Sam Paley, and Jared Thomas on multiple occasions. Thomas was a dominant force in the series, winning the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup championship in 2022, 2023, and 2024; Hernandez beat him twice despite being substantially outrated. He also outran the FIA Bronze driver Moisey Uretsky twice. These head-to-head results against established drivers suggest a competitive operator at the amateur level during his brief active period.
Hernandez has since retired from racing. His two-start career provides limited grounds for long-term assessment, but the evidence places him as a club-level amateur who acquitted himself well against stronger opposition in his sole season of competition.