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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
5
Career starts
30
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
4,714
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,714Rank 1547 of 40,349 indexed, +114 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 5 podiums from 30 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,714 ranks Espirito Santo 1547th 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
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-10-03 | Road Atlanta LMP2 | P5 | +45 |
| 2026-09-13 | Silverstone LMP2 Pro/Am | P3 | +118 |
| 2026-08-23 | Spa-Francorchamps LMP2 Pro/Am | P6 | +41 |
| 2026-08-02 | Road America LMP2 | P11 | −107 |
| 2026-07-05 | Imola LMP2 Pro/Am | P4 | +93 |
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 |
| +118 | SILVERSTONE 2026 | European Le Mans Series | P3 |
| +102 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P2 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸European Le Mans Series | Rossa Racing by Virage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +337 | 4,714 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Pratt Miller Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −223 | ||
| 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 | +42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Ferdinand HabsburgFIA Gold | 5,518 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🇵🇹 Pedro PerinoFIA Silver | 3,807 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold | 5,685 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇩🇰 Michael JensenFIA Bronze | 5,073 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🇫🇷 Charles MilesiFIA Platinum | 5,597 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 PJ HyettFIA Bronze | 5,245 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇦🇹 Lorenzo FluxáFIA Gold | 5,068 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇰🇳 Alexander BukhantsovFIA Bronze | 3,879 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇩🇰 Antoine DoquinFIA Silver | 3,779 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques WolffFIA Bronze | 3,680 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇳🇱 Richard VerschoorFIA Gold | 6,010 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,823 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Louis DeletrazFIA Gold, 5× champion | 5,709 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,537 | 🇫🇷 Brandon Maisano | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,720 |
| 1,538 | 🇩🇪 Kim-Luis Schramm | ADAC GT Masters | 4,720 |
| 1,539 | 🇳🇱 Rik Koen | European Le Mans Series | 4,720 |
| 1,540 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Hegewald | GP3 Series | 4,720 |
| 1,541 | 🇳🇱 Steijn Schothorst | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,718 |
| 1,542 | 🇬🇧 Callum Voisin | Porsche Carrera Cup GB | 4,717 |
| 1,543 | 🇦🇹 Max Hofer | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,717 |
| 1,544 | 🇧🇪 Stéphane de Groodt | FIA GT Championship | 4,716 |
| 1,545 | 🇩🇪 Marc Busch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,715 |
| 1,546 | 🇩🇪 Chris Mamerow | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,714 |
| 1,547 | 🇵🇹 Manuel Espirito Santo | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,714 |
| 1,548 | 🇩🇪 Christian Abt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,713 |
| 1,549 | 🇨🇭 Dennis Busch | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,713 |
| 1,550 | 🇨🇴 Juan Pablo Montoya | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,713 |
| 1,551 | 🇺🇸 Max Riddle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,712 |
| 1,552 | 🇮🇹 Enzo Potolicchio | Ferrari Challenge | 4,709 |
| 1,553 | 🇯🇵 Katsutomo Kaneishi | Super GT | 4,709 |
| 1,554 | 🇮🇳 Arjun Maini | DTM | 4,708 |
| 1,555 | 🇧🇪 Dries Van Langendonck | British F4 | 4,708 |
| 1,556 | 🇩🇰 Frederik Nymark | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,708 |
| 1,557 | 🇮🇹 Daniel Zampieri | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,707 |
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