Matt Novak is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Advanced Autosports. Novak has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,167 ranks Novak 7425th of 40,308 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 ND2 | P4 | +114 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P20 | −12 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P39 | −140 |
| 2026-02-28 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P3 | +133 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P16 | +53 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +183 | Road America 2025 | SCCA Runoffs | P5 |
| +147 | Road America 2024 | SCCA Runoffs | P7 |
| +134 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +114 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P4 |
| +69 | Road Atlanta 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P10 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Advanced Autosports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +77 | 3,167 |
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Advanced Autosports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | ↑1,700+116 | 3,091 |
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +183 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Runoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −258 | 1,092 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ethan Jacobs | 3,662 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Adakonis | 3,771 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Gossett | 3,393 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇨🇦 Marcello Paniccia | 3,059 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,056 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,922 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Nathan Nicholson | 3,833 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Ethan Lampe | 3,549 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Cam Ebben | 3,528 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,796 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Sebastien BourdaisFIA Platinum | 5,133 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tristan McKeeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,624 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,415 | 🇬🇧 James Wood | Le Mans Cup | 3,168 |
| 7,416 | 🇺🇸 Mel Johnson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,168 |
| 7,417 | 🇬🇧 Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Formula 1 | 3,168 |
| 7,418 | 🇨🇦 Thomas Collingwood | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,168 |
| 7,419 | 🇨🇭 Edi Haxhiu | Italian F4 | 3,167 |
| 7,420 | 🇺🇸 Herbert MacKay-Fraser | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,421 | 🇨🇭 Jo Vonlanthen | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,422 | 🇺🇸 John Megrue | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,167 |
| 7,423 | 🇫🇷 José Dolhem | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,424 | 🇬🇧 Kelvin Fletcher | British GT Championship | 3,167 |
| 7,425 | 🇺🇸 Matt Novak | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,167 |
| 7,426 | 🇺🇸 Pierre Kleinubing | 24H Series | 3,167 |
| 7,427 | 🇫🇷 Roger Loyer | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,428 | 🇺🇸 Stephen Mallozzi | NASCAR Truck | 3,167 |
| 7,429 | 🇺🇸 Timmy Mayer | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,430 | 🇬🇧 Tom Bridger | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,431 | 🇺🇸 Wayne Weiler | Formula 1 | 3,167 |
| 7,432 | 🇺🇸 Dan Rogers | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,166 |
| 7,433 | 🇺🇸 Grant Palmer | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,166 |
| 7,435 | 🇩🇪 Jörg Otto | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,166 |
| 7,434 | 🇰🇷 Junui Park | TCR World Tour | 3,166 |
Matt Novak is a semi-professional driver competing in his third season of racing. With a Racer Rating of 3,266, he sits in the semi-professional band; this level encompasses drivers who win in pro-am fields and one-make classes and typically run mid-pack among full professionals. Across 11 starts in single-seater and one-make competition from 2024 through 2026, Novak has secured one podium finish and averaged 17th place, establishing a pattern of racing toward the rear of competitive fields.[1]
Novak's primary programme has been the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, where he has made eight starts for Advanced Autosports since 2025. His head-to-head record against regular rivals shows a consistent gap to the sharper end of the field. Against Ethan Jacobs, Justin Adakonis, Bobby Gossett and Jared Thomas, drivers with ratings between 4,000 and 4,300 and FIA Silver credentials among them, Novak trails substantially, finishing behind them in eight or more races against each. His record against Marcello Paniccia and Gresham Wagner, drivers closer to his own level, splits evenly or slightly favours them. Notably, Novak has beaten stronger drivers in isolated results; he finished ahead of established professional Westin Workman twice and took single results against FIA Platinum-graded drivers Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais, though these stand as individual performances rather than patterns of competitiveness at that level.
In the 2026 season, Novak secured one podium across six rounds and finished eighth in the final championship standings. His early-season highlight came when he qualified on pole position at St. Petersburg, though he has not converted that speed into sustained results as the season has progressed.