Marcos Vento is a racing driver from Puerto Rico who competes in Mustang Challenge for McCumbee McAleer Racing. Vento has recorded 8 wins and 20 podiums from 72 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,001 ranks Vento 8371th 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.
| 2025-10-04 | Charlotte Motor Speedway DH | P7 | −32 |
| 2025-10-04 | Charlotte Motor Speedway DH | P5 | +35 |
| 2025-09-07 | Circuit of the Americas (MC) DH | P6 | −25 |
| 2025-09-06 | Circuit of the Americas (MC) DH | P7 | −66 |
| 2025-08-24 | VIRginia International Raceway DH | P4 | −11 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +153 | Sebring 2023 | International GT | P1 |
| +137 | VIR 2023 | International GT | P1 |
| +132 | Sebring 2023 | International GT | P1 |
| +128 | Homestead-Miami Speedway 2021 | SCCA Majors | P2 |
| +123 | VIR 2023 | International GT | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸Mustang Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −26 | 3,001 |
| 2024 | ▸Mustang Challenge | JV Racing Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +38 | 3,028 |
| 2023 | ▸International GT | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +1,021 | 2,989 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P71 | −476 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | −157 | 2,445 | |
| ▸International GT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | ↑827+145 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +11 | |||
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P70 | +488 | 1,619 | |
| 2020 | ▸SCCA Runoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +269 | 1,619 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Danny Steyn | 3,180 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 12% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver | 4,899 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Whitfield Gregg | 766 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Dan Harding | 618 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 95% |
| 🏳️ Nick Leverone | 2,550 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Amy Mills | 2,298 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% |
| 🏳️ Robert Wisen | 2,023 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA Silver | 3,685 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 Maximilian OpalskiFIA Silver | 3,025 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,810 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| 🇳🇿 Matthew PayneFIA Gold | 6,136 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,519 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam CravenFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 4,591 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,361 | 🇦🇷 Martín Basso | Turismo Carretera | 3,003 |
| 8,362 | 🇩🇰 Oskar KRISTENSEN | Le Mans Cup | 3,003 |
| 8,363 | 🏳️ Christian Vaglio | Le Mans Cup | 3,002 |
| 8,364 | 🇨🇳 Pengcheng YE | Road to Le Mans | 3,002 |
| 8,365 | 🇦🇷 Tobías Martínez | Turismo Carretera | 3,002 |
| 8,366 | 🇭🇺 Adam Hideg | Spanish F4 | 3,001 |
| 8,367 | 🇺🇸 Dustin Knowles | ARCA Menards Series | 3,001 |
| 8,368 | 🏳️ James Libecco | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,001 |
| 8,369 | 🇫🇷 Lilian Soares | French F4 | 3,001 |
| 8,370 | 🏳️ Manuel Rodrigues | WEC | 3,001 |
| 8,371 | 🇵🇷 Marcos Vento | Mustang Challenge | 3,001 |
| 8,372 | 🇨🇭 Mickael Grosso | Italian F4 | 3,001 |
| 8,373 | 🇺🇸 Nicholas Silva | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,001 |
| 8,374 | 🇨🇴 Nicolas Baptiste | USF Pro 2000 | 3,001 |
| 8,375 | 🇺🇸 Russ Lane | ARCA Menards Series | 3,001 |
| 8,376 | 🇺🇸 Brad Foy | NASCAR Truck | 3,000 |
| 8,377 | 🇺🇸 Charlie Hayes | Porsche Endurance Challenge North America | 3,000 |
| 8,378 | 🇩🇪 Christian Hook | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,000 |
| 8,379 | 🏳️ Fabio Castellani | Star Mazda Championship | 3,000 |
| 8,380 | 🇦🇪 Fahad Alzaabi | 24H Series | 3,000 |
| 8,381 | 🇺🇸 Jack Murchison | SCCA Majors | 3,000 |
Marcos Vento is a professional-level sportscar driver from Puerto Rico competing primarily in GT and endurance racing. Rated 3,116, Vento sits in the middle tier of active professional drivers. His career spans five seasons from 2020 to 2025, with 44 starts accumulated across three series. The bulk of his success came in International GT from 2022 to 2023, where he won 7 races and finished on the podium 12 times in 19 starts; this forms the foundation of his 7 career wins and 14 podiums overall. His current programme is with McCumbee McAleer Racing in the Mustang Challenge, where he has recorded 2 podiums in 22 starts through 2024 and 2025.[1]
Vento's competitive record against his most frequent rivals reveals a field divided by performance tier. He has finished behind Robert Noaker, a FIA Silver-graded two-time champion, in all 22 shared races; against Sam Paley, another Silver-graded professional, Vento has won only 3 of 16 head-to-heads. Against Robert Wisen, a driver rated well below the professional standard, Vento has won 15 of 17 encounters. This pattern indicates that Vento operates at the lower end of the Silver category; he is competitive enough to beat amateur and low-tier semi-professional drivers consistently but struggles to match established professionals. His average finish of 5.9 across all starts reflects this middle ground.
Vento has shown occasional capability against stronger competition. He has beaten Sam Paley three times, bested Nathan Byrd in 6 of 14 races despite Byrd's championship credentials, and has recorded isolated victories over higher-rated drivers including FIA Gold-graded Connor Zilisch and several Silver-graded professionals. These results, however, remain exceptions within a head-to-head record dominated by established professionals. His career trajectory suggests consolidation within GT and endurance racing rather than progression to a higher competitive level.