Martin Sarukhanyan is a racing driver from Armenia who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Circle H Racing. Sarukhanyan has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,457 ranks Sarukhanyan 5918th 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GS | P27 | −101 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway GS | P2 | +154 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| +16 | & Classes 2023 | Trans-Am | P7 |
| +12 | Portland International w/ Chic 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Circle H Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | ↑850+54 | 3,457 |
| 2023 | ▸International GT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑600−102 | 2,553 | |
| ▸Trans-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | ↑1,150+16 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P55 | −461 | 889 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Thiago CamiloFIA Gold | 5,063 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Jack HawksworthFIA Gold, 2× champion | 4,990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,899 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,908 | 🇬🇧 Gregor Ramsay | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,459 |
| 5,909 | 🇺🇸 Jesse Iwuji | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,459 |
| 5,910 | 🇺🇸 Sebastian Asch | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,459 |
| 5,911 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Brown | SCCA Majors | 3,459 |
| 5,912 | 🇩🇪 Christian GISY | Le Mans Cup | 3,458 |
| 5,913 | 🇺🇸 Don Yount | 24H Series | 3,458 |
| 5,914 | 🇷🇺 Ivan Matveev | Italian F4 | 3,458 |
| 5,915 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Means | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,458 |
| 5,916 | 🇺🇸 Noah Harmon | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,458 |
| 5,917 | 🇺🇸 Karl Forman | GT4 America | 3,457 |
| 5,918 | 🇦🇲 Martin Sarukhanyan | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,457 |
| 5,919 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Klenke | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,457 |
| 5,920 | 🇬🇧 Will Tregurtha | British GT Championship | 3,457 |
| 5,921 | 🇨🇴 Mathias Soler-Obel | Formula Regional Americas | 3,456 |
| 5,922 | 🇵🇷 Victor Gonzalez | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,456 |
| 5,923 | 🇸🇪 Vincent Dupont | FIA GT Championship | 3,456 |
| 5,924 | 🇷🇺 Artem Severiukhin | Italian F4 | 3,455 |
| 5,925 | 🏳️ Bert Flossbach | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,455 |
| 5,926 | 🇴🇲 Francisco Javier Sagrera | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,455 |
| 5,927 | 🇮🇹 Luigino Pagotto | FIA GT Championship | 3,455 |
| 5,928 | 🇨🇴 Oscar Andres TUNJO | Le Mans Cup | 3,455 |
Martin Sarukhanyan is an entry-level professional racing in national amateur and professional multiclass championships across the United States. He competes in the IMSA Pilot Challenge GS class, driving a GT4-level Aston Martin for Circle H Racing, and has also raced in International GT, Trans-Am and SCCA Regionals events in solo-driver and shared-car formats over four seasons from 2022 to the present.[1]
Across six starts, Sarukhanyan has taken two podiums. His first came in International GT in 2023; his second arrived in the 2026 IMSA Pilot Challenge season, where he has made two starts so far for Circle H Racing in the shared-driver endurance format. He finished 11th in the Trans-Am championship standings in 2023 from a single start.[2]
In the IMSA Pilot Challenge field, Sarukhanyan has shared a car with drivers of varying experience levels. He finished ahead of Jack Hawksworth, a professional graded Gold driver and champion of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech GTDPRO class, in one race; Hawksworth's record spans 109 WeatherTech starts, 50 IndyCar starts and 16 Star Mazda Championship starts across his career. Sarukhanyan has also beaten Thiago Camilo, an established professional and FIA Gold driver with extensive Stock Car Pro Series and IMSA Pilot Challenge experience, once in their meetings.