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🇪🇪 Juri Vips

Racing driver from Estonia. IMSA WeatherTech, RLL Team McLaren. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Juri Vips
Born
10 August 2000(b. 2000)
Nationality
Estonia
Current team
RLL Team McLaren
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12017
Career wins
15
Career podiums
50
Career starts
178
Career DNFs
9
Racer Rating
5,847
Juri Vips
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,847
Rank 350 of 38,983 indexed, -142 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Juri Vips is a racing driver from Estonia who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for RLL Team McLaren. Vips is a one-time champion (2017), with 15 wins and 50 podiums from 178 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,847 ranks Vips 350th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGREGREAUTAUTFRAFRAHUNHUNBELBELNEDNEDITAITAUNIUNIUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-01-24Daytona International Speedway GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP12−143
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+136Norisring 2018FIA Formula 3 EuropeanP1
+123Red Bull Ring 2016ADAC Formula 4P2
+120Baku 2021Formula 2P1
+118Monza 2022Formula 2P1
+117Budapest 2022Formula 2P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Monaco5 starts+41
Mugello8 starts+38
Misano8 starts+32
Budapest4 starts+31
Struggles
Imola9 starts-42
Sochi6 starts-25
Yas Island5 starts-24
Oschersleben10 starts-21
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechRLL Team McLaren100000P20−1435,847
2024▸IndyCar100000P22−495,989
2023▸IndyCar200000P22−1746,038
2022▸Formula 2Hitech Grand Prix2815320P9+1756,213
2021▸Formula 2Hitech Grand Prix2326410P6+1466,037
2020▸Formula 2DAMS801100P16↑33−1336,368
2019▸Formula 3Hitech Grand Prix1634120P4+2425,992
▸Formula 3 MacauHitech Grand Prix212020—+183
▸Super FormulaTeam Mugen100000P18−119
2018▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanMotopark2848030P4+7865,968
▸Formula 3 MacauMotopark Academy200000—−139
2017▸ADAC Formula 4Prema Powerteam2027000P1+3085,176
▸Italian F4Prema Powerteam715020P6+190
▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanMotopark300000P20−224
2016▸ADAC Formula 4Prema Powerteam2005010P5+5075,307
▸Italian F4Prema Powerteam1617020P5+3,957
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vips finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇿 Marcus ArmstrongFIA Gold6,005127676053%
🇧🇷 Felipe DrugovichFIA Platinum5,654116625453%
🇮🇳 Jehan DaruvalaFIA Gold5,084102574556%
🇯🇵 Marino SatoFIA Gold4,847102831981%
🇨🇭 Fabio SchererFIA Gold4,08877581975%
🇮🇱 Robert ShwartzmanFIA Platinum5,69476265034%
🇩🇪 Lirim ZendeliFIA Silver4,60076562074%
🇩🇪 Mick SchumacherFIA Platinum5,31572215129%
🇳🇱 Richard VerschoorFIA Gold6,03771452663%
🇻🇪 Sebastian Fernandez4,82570591184%
🇦🇺 Oscar PiastriFIA Platinum, 1× champion8,45723101343%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,65930171357%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30069353451%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Juri Vips is an established professional competing in single-seat and sports car racing. Graded FIA Gold, he races for RLL Team McLaren in IMSA WeatherTech competition. His record spans a decade of open-wheel competition in Formula 2, Formula 3, ADAC Formula 4 and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, alongside three starts in IndyCar on road and street courses and one appearance in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2026.[1]

Vips won the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 championship with Prema Powerteam as the foundation for a career that produced 15 wins across 178 starts. His most sustained success came in Formula 2 between 2020 and 2022 with Hitech Grand Prix, where he recorded three wins and twelve podiums over 59 starts. In the FIA Formula 3 European Championship he took four wins and eight podiums from 31 starts; in Formula 3 proper, three wins and four podiums from 16. His early foray into single-seater racing included wins in both ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4, with twelve podiums in each championship. A sole entry in Super Formula in 2019 and three IndyCar appearances on road courses completed his open-wheel record before joining IMSA for multiclass prototype and sports car racing.[2]

Vips has raced consistently against established professionals and Gold-graded drivers throughout his Formula career. He was closely matched with Marcus Armstrong and Felipe Drugovich, both Gold-graded champions with substantial careers in Formula 2 and open-wheel racing. He finished ahead of Oscar Piastri, a generational driver now in Formula 1, on eight occasions across their shared single-seat competition. His record against Alex Palou, the elite professional four-time IndyCar champion, shows 17 instances of Vips finishing ahead; though their meetings were spread across different championships and years where their competitive levels differed. His move to sports cars in 2026 marked a transition from a decade competing primarily in junior and regional formula racing to endurance competition at the highest professional level.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Rolex 24, Hour 18: Porsche leads as race resumes after prolonged FCY[1]
Yahoo Sports
25 Jan 2026
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RLL Team McLaren Gained Valuable Experience in Rolex 24 at Daytona Program Debut; Promising Second-Place Start Limited by Tire Pressure Sensor Failure[2]
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25 Jan 2026
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Vips Has ‘No Expectations’ for Sports Car Debut With RLL[3]
Sportscar365
17 Jan 2026
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