🇪🇪 Jüri Vips

Jüri Vips is an Estonian racing driver whose career has spanned single-seater competition in Europe and North America before his current campaign in sports car racing. He began to attract attention with a championship-winning season in ADAC Formula 4 in 2017, a result that helped bring him into the Red Bull Junior Team program. From there he progressed through the FIA Formula 3 Championship and the FIA Formula 2 Championship, gaining experience against many of the era's leading young open-wheel prospects. His path later took him to North America, where he competed in the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, before transitioning into sports car competition.[1]

Vips now competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for RLL Team McLaren, continuing his association with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan organization in a new discipline. Across 79 career starts he has taken 11 wins and 21 podiums, though he has yet to secure a series championship. His performance is reflected in a Racer Rating of 5,354, placing him 177th among active drivers on a scale where the world's top competitors sit between roughly 10,000 and 11,500. The 2026 season has begun modestly, with no wins or podiums through a single round and a current standing of 43rd, leaving Vips with ground to make up as the campaign progresses.[2]