Michael Avenatti is a racing driver from Ireland who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for GB Autosport. Avenatti has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,554 ranks Avenatti 1841th of 40,700 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2015-06-13 | LE MANS LMGTE Am | P7 | +7 |
| 2015-03-19 | 12 Hours of Sebring | P40 | −105 |
| 2015-01-22 | Daytona 24 Hours | P19 | +81 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +81 | Daytona 24 Hours 2015 | IMSA WeatherTech | P19 |
| +6 | LE MANS 2015 | WEC | P7 |
| +3 | 12 Hours of Sebring 2014 | IMSA WeatherTech | P35 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GB Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −24 | 4,554 |
| ▸WEC | JMW Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +6 | ||
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GB Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | ↑3,750−36 | 4,554 |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −492 | 858 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cooper MacNeilFIA Silver | 4,352 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick LongFIA Platinum | 5,395 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze | 4,783 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill SweedlerFIA Bronze | 4,760 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Townsend BellFIA Gold | 4,604 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Jeroen BleekemolenFIA Platinum | 3,378 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum | 6,290 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Max AngelelliFIA Gold | 5,739 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum | 5,622 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇦 Michael ValianteFIA Silver | 5,589 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,251 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Kevin EstreFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,042 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,883 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,831 | 🇫🇷 Eugène Chaboud | Formula 1 | 4,556 |
| 1,832 | 🇧🇷 Ingo Hoffmann | Formula 1 | 4,556 |
| 1,833 | 🇺🇸 Seth Neiman | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,556 |
| 1,834 | 🇷🇺 Oleg Kvitka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,555 |
| 1,835 | 🇺🇸 Cliff Griffith | Formula 1 | 4,554 |
| 1,836 | 🇿🇦 Eddie Keizan | Formula 1 | 4,554 |
| 1,837 | 🇵🇹 Jonas Ried | European Le Mans Series | 4,554 |
| 1,838 | 🇺🇸 Marshall Teague | Formula 1 | 4,554 |
| 1,839 | 🏳️ Marvin Kirchhfer | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,554 |
| 1,840 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Pellegrino | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,554 |
| 1,841 | 🇮🇪 Michael Avenatti | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,554 |
| 1,842 | 🇮🇹 Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Le Mans Cup | 4,554 |
| 1,843 | 🇺🇸 George Connor | Formula 1 | 4,553 |
| 1,844 | 🇫🇷 Jamie Campbell-Walter | 24H Series | 4,553 |
| 1,845 | 🇯🇵 Shinya Hosokawa | Super GT | 4,552 |
| 1,846 | 🇩🇪 Alex Aka | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,550 |
| 1,847 | 🇺🇸 Fred Wacker | Formula 1 | 4,550 |
| 1,848 | 🇩🇪 Leon Köhler | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 4,550 |
| 1,849 | 🇬🇧 William Macintyre | GB3 | 4,549 |
| 1,850 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Formula 1 | 4,548 |
| 1,851 | 🇧🇪 John Wartique | Ferrari Challenge | 4,548 |
Michael Avenatti was a professional racing driver who competed in multiclass endurance and club racing in the United States and internationally. His indexed career spans 2011 to 2015 across three series: PCA Club Racing, where he raced a Porsche in the GTC5 class; IMSA WeatherTech, a multiclass endurance championship where he shared cars for GB Autosport; and the World Endurance Championship, where he drove a GTE car in the LMGTE Am class for JMW Motorsport in 2015.[1]
Avenatti made seven starts across his racing career. In PCA Club Racing he had two starts in 2011. His IMSA WeatherTech campaign ran through 2014 and 2015 with four starts for GB Autosport. His final indexed appearance came in the 2015 WEC season, where he finished 21st in the championship standings after one round.[2]
His racing brought him into competition with professional drivers of established standing. He finished behind regulars Cooper MacNeil and Patrick Long, both of whom had substantially more endurance racing experience and graded professional status. He did finish ahead of Brendon Hartley, a multiple WEC champion and former Formula 1 driver, once, and ahead of Kevin Estre, a WEC LMGTE Pro champion, twice.