🏳️ Matheus Leist

Racing driver from Brazil. GT4 America, NOLASPORT.

Driver facts

Full name

Matheus Leist

Born

8 September 1998(b. 1998)

Nationality

Brazil

Current team

NOLASPORT

Series

GT4 America

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

2,892

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

2,892

RANK 1103 / 12,348 INDEXED · +337 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Gold

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Matheus Leist is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in GT4 America with NOLASPORT. Before moving into sports car and GT competition, Leist built his open-wheel resume through the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Indy Lights, and the IndyCar Series, and he also gained sports car experience with JDC-Miller MotorSports in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. That background across multiple disciplines and countries has informed his transition to the GT4 America grid.[1]

Across his career, Leist has started 78 races, taking 6 wins and 11 podium finishes, though he has yet to secure a series championship. He carries a Racer Rating of 2,892, placing him 1103th among active drivers on that scale. In the 2026 season, Leist has competed in 8 rounds without a win or podium, sitting ninth in the standings, and he remains an active competitor in GT4 America with NOLASPORT.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Matheus Leist is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in GT4 America for NOLASPORT. Leist has recorded 6 wins and 11 podiums from 78 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,892 ranks Leist 1103th of 12,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. 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

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	GT4 America	NOLASPORT	7	1	4	0	P20	+253	2,892
	IMSA Pilot Challenge	VPX	2	0	0	0	P17	+84
2025	Porsche Carrera Cup NA	NOLASPORT	8	0	0	0	P9	−716	2,555
	GT4 America	NOLASPORT	1	0	0	0	P24	+3
2024	GT4 America	NOLASPORT	10	2	3	0	P24	−872	3,268
2019	IndyCar	NOLASPORT	17	0	0	0	P22	+107	4,139
2018	IndyCar	NOLASPORT	17	0	0	0	P24	−178	4,032
2017	Indy NXT	Carlin	16	3	4	2	P15	−789	4,211

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES LEIST FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇳🇿 Scott Dixon	5,707	34	4	30	12%
🇺🇸 Josef Newgarden	5,433	34	2	32	6%
🇺🇸 Will Power	5,305	34	8	26	24%
🇺🇸 Alexander Rossi	5,202	34	3	31	9%
🇺🇸 Graham Rahal	5,118	34	10	24	29%
🇯🇵 Takuma Sato	4,997	34	13	21	38%
🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud	4,756	34	3	31	9%
🇺🇸 Colton Herta	4,746	34	14	20	41%
🇫🇷 Sébastien Bourdais	4,726	34	9	25	26%
🇺🇸 Ryan Hunter-Reay	4,679	34	9	25	26%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia