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🇵🇹 Manuel Espirito Santo
Racing driver from Portugal. IMSA WeatherTech, Pratt Miller Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
Manuel Espirito Santo
Nationality
Portugal
Current team
Pratt Miller Motorsports
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
4
Career starts
27
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
4,509
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,509Rank 1936 of 39,251 indexed, -91 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Manuel Espirito Santo is a racing driver from Portugal who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Pratt Miller Motorsports. Espirito Santo has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,509 ranks Espirito Santo 1936th of 39,251 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-08-02 | Road America LMP2 | P11 | −107 |
| 2026-07-05 | IMOLA LMP2 Pro/Am | P4 | +93 |
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International LMP2 | P8 | −34 |
| 2026-05-03 | PAUL RICARD LMP2 Pro/Am | P7 | +12 |
| 2026-04-12 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2 Pro/Am | P5 | +72 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +137 | Paul Ricard 2025 | European Le Mans Series | P3 |
| +122 | LE MANS 2023 | Road to Le Mans | P4 |
| +102 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P2 |
| +93 | Imola 2026 | European Le Mans Series | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Paul Ricard4 starts+11
BARCELONA-CATALUNYA4 starts+5
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Pratt Miller Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −268 | 4,509 |
| ▸European Le Mans Series | Rossa Racing by Virage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +178 | ||
| 2025 | ▸European Le Mans Series | CLX Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | ↑77+36 | 4,600 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Pratt Miller Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | ↑180+9 | ||
| 2024 | ▸European Le Mans Series | COOL Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +43 | 4,298 |
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | COOL Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | ↑286+106 | ||
| 2023 | ▸European Le Mans Series | Team Virage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,514 | 3,864 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Team Virage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +131 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Espirito Santo finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Pedro PerinoFIA Silver | 3,808 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| 🇦🇹 Ferdinand HabsburgFIA Gold | 5,313 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold | 5,789 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇹🇼 Alexander BukhantsovFIA Bronze | 3,905 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇩🇰 Antoine DoquinFIA Silver | 3,780 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques WolffFIA Bronze | 3,680 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇩🇰 Michael JensenFIA Bronze | 5,110 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇩🇪 Leonard WeissFIA Silver | 3,867 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇩🇪 Torsten KratzFIA Bronze | 3,816 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇫🇷 Charles MilesiFIA Platinum | 5,483 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇳🇱 Richard VerschoorFIA Gold | 6,037 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 5,845 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Laurin HeinrichFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,677 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,926 | 🇫🇮 William Alatalo | Formula 3 | 4,514 |
| 1,927 | 🇬🇧 Richard Robarts | Formula 1 | 4,513 |
| 1,928 | 🇵🇹 Rui Pinto de Andrade | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,513 |
| 1,929 | 🇲🇽 Sebastian Alvarez | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,513 |
| 1,930 | 🇺🇸 Bill Cheesbourg | Formula 1 | 4,512 |
| 1,931 | 🇺🇸 Bob Earl | Formula 3 Macau | 4,512 |
| 1,932 | 🇯🇵 Kosuke Matsuura | Super GT | 4,512 |
| 1,933 | 🇺🇸 Oswaldo Negri Jr. | WEC | 4,512 |
| 1,934 | 🇫🇷 Justin Bell | FIA GT Championship | 4,510 |
| 1,935 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Burkett | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,509 |
| 1,936 | 🇵🇹 Manuel Espirito Santo | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,509 |
| 1,937 | 🇦🇺 Tim Blanchard | Supercars Championship | 4,509 |
| 1,938 | 🏳️ Tim Tews | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,509 |
| 1,939 | 🇧🇪 Anthony Kumpen | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,508 |
| 1,940 | 🇦🇺 Jack Perkins | Supercars Championship | 4,508 |
| 1,941 | 🇬🇧 Jody Fannin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,508 |
| 1,942 | 🇿🇦 Keagan Masters | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 4,507 |
| 1,943 | 🇺🇸 Stacy Compton | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,507 |
| 1,944 | 🇳🇱 Roberto Ravaglia | FIA GT Championship | 4,506 |
| 1,945 | 🇩🇰 Kristian Poulsen | 24H Series | 4,505 |
| 1,946 | 🇺🇸 Riley Dickinson | GT World Challenge America | 4,505 |
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