Julian Van der Watt is a racing driver who last raced in IMSA Pilot Challenge for JDC-Miller MotorSports. Van der Watt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,745 ranks Van der Watt 10433th of 38,983 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.
| 2019-09-14 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca TCR | P6 | +72 |
| 2019-08-24 | VIRginia International Raceway TCR | P12 | −109 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +72 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | JDC-Miller MotorSports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +1,395 | 2,745 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Stephen SimpsonFIA Silver | 4,148 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA Silver | 4,140 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry GottsackerFIA Silver, 1× champion | 3,816 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,423 | 🏳️ Jason Pettit | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,746 |
| 10,424 | 🏳️ Jeffery Birdwell | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,746 |
| 10,425 | 🏳️ Mishael Abbottt | Star Mazda Championship | 2,746 |
| 10,426 | 🇫🇷 Paul Gleizes | French F4 | 2,746 |
| 10,427 | 🏳️ Abdulaziz Alfaisal | WEC | 2,745 |
| 10,428 | 🏳️ Aryton Grim | NASA | 2,745 |
| 10,429 | 🇺🇸 Cody Kishel | International GT | 2,745 |
| 10,430 | 🇨🇦 Eric Cheung | Ferrari Challenge | 2,745 |
| 10,431 | 🇬🇧 Jack Constable | BTCC | 2,745 |
| 10,432 | 🇦🇷 José Ignacio Savino | Turismo Carretera | 2,745 |
| 10,433 | 🏳️ Julian Van der Watt | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,745 |
| 10,434 | 🏳️ Nicholas Terlecki | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,745 |
| 10,435 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Prendeville | Star Mazda Championship | 2,744 |
| 10,436 | 🇮🇹 Francesco Lopez | GT Winter Series | 2,744 |
| 10,437 | 🇫🇷 Franck Racinet | Road to Le Mans | 2,744 |
| 10,438 | 🇺🇸 Jackson Tovo | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,744 |
| 10,439 | 🇫🇷 Michel Ettouati | Road to Le Mans | 2,744 |
| 10,440 | 🏳️ Bob Demick | Star Mazda Championship | 2,743 |
| 10,441 | 🇨🇴 Geronimo Gomez | Prototype Winter Series | 2,743 |
| 10,442 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Stadtlander | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,743 |
| 10,443 | 🇨🇭 Linus Diener | 24H Series | 2,743 |
Julian Van der Watt is a competitive amateur driver rated 2,840, placing him at the front of club racing and the entry end of semi-professional competition. His record consists of two starts in the IMSA Pilot Challenge during 2019, both contested for JDC-Miller MotorSports. He finished thirty-second in his most recent outing and scored no wins or podiums across his IMSA campaign.[1]
Despite the brevity of his documented top-level racing career, Van der Watt showed competitive pace against established drivers in those two races. He finished ahead of Mason Filippi, Stephen Simpson and Harry Gottsacker, all FIA Silver graded professionals, as well as Ryan Eversley, an FIA Gold graded driver. These results suggest he was capable of running with semi-professional and professional company in a support series, though the sample size of two races makes it difficult to characterise this as a consistent pattern rather than isolated competitive moments.
Van der Watt's recent activity indicated in contemporaneous reporting suggests he continued racing in touring car competition in South Africa through 2025 and into 2026, though those results fall outside the scope of his formal record in this database. He remains retired from the IMSA Pilot Challenge as of 2019.