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🇳🇱 Louis Machiels
Racing driver from Netherlands. GT World Challenge Europe, AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors.
Driver facts
Full name
Louis Machiels
Born
17 January 1971(b. 1971)
Nationality
Netherlands
Current team
AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
73
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,571
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,571Rank 5567 of 40,349 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Louis Machiels is a racing driver from Netherlands who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors. Machiels has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 73 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,571 ranks Machiels 5567th of 40,349 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
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-10-11 | Barcelona | P40 | −25 |
| 2025-08-30 | Nürburgring | P45 | −52 |
| 2025-06-26 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa | P33 | +20 |
| 2025-05-31 | Monza | P20 | +89 |
| 2025-04-11 | Paul Ricard 1000Km | P45 | −31 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +169 | Dubai Autodrome 2021 | 24H Series | P2 |
| +136 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P13 |
| +112 | Paul Ricard 1000Km 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe | P16 |
| +95 | Total 24 hours of Spa 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe | P17 |
| +93 | TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe | P20 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Paul Ricard 1000Km4 starts+21
Barcelona4 starts+2
Struggles
Valencia6 starts-27
Nürburgring4 starts-14
Magny-Cours5 starts-11
Brands Hatch4 starts-8
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +1 | 3,571 |
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +198 | 3,570 |
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −30 | 3,373 |
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −66 | 3,403 |
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −297 | 3,469 |
| ▸24H Series | WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +169 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −64 | 3,600 |
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | AF Corse | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | ↑25−317 | 3,722 |
| 2009 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +2,604 | 3,954 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Machiels finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,674 | 62 | 5 | 57 | 8% |
| 🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,406 | 60 | 7 | 53 | 12% |
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,257 | 59 | 2 | 57 | 3% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum | 5,856 | 56 | 2 | 54 | 4% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 56 | 5 | 51 | 9% |
| 🇮🇹 Chris Froggatt | 4,004 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 42% |
| 🇫🇷 Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,405 | 54 | 11 | 43 | 20% |
| 🇷🇺 Timur BoguslavskiyFIA Silver | 5,388 | 51 | 4 | 47 | 8% |
| 🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold | 5,177 | 51 | 9 | 42 | 18% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,319 | 50 | 5 | 45 | 10% |
| 🇦🇷 Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum | 6,767 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CampbellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,398 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,557 | 🇦🇷 Sebastián Martino | Formula 3 Macau | 3,575 |
| 5,558 | 🇬🇧 Scott MALVERN | 24H Series | 3,574 |
| 5,559 | 🇧🇪 Stephane LEMERET | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,574 |
| 5,560 | 🇧🇷 Vinicius Sammarone | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,574 |
| 5,561 | 🇨🇦 Braydon Arthur | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 3,573 |
| 5,562 | 🇺🇸 David Stover | Star Mazda Championship | 3,573 |
| 5,563 | 🇳🇱 Beitske Visser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,572 |
| 5,564 | 🇭🇰 Shaun Thong | 24H Series | 3,572 |
| 5,565 | 🇵🇱 Bartek Mirecki | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,571 |
| 5,566 | 🇩🇪 Jacob Riegel | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,571 |
| 5,567 | 🇳🇱 Louis Machiels | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,571 |
| 5,568 | 🇺🇸 Quinlan Lall | Formula Regional Americas | 3,571 |
| 5,569 | 🇮🇱 Bar Baruch | Italian F4 | 3,570 |
| 5,570 | 🇺🇸 Brad Baker | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,570 |
| 5,571 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Vargas | ARCA Menards Series | 3,570 |
| 5,572 | 🇺🇸 Jamie Skinner | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,569 |
| 5,573 | 🇮🇹 Umberto Pietro Laganella | Italian F4 | 3,569 |
| 5,574 | 🇧🇪 Baptiste Moulin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,568 |
| 5,575 | 🏳️ Claudio Sdanewitsch | Le Mans Cup | 3,568 |
| 5,576 | 🇺🇸 Clay Brown | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,568 |
| 5,577 | 🇺🇸 Drew White | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,568 |
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