Michael Brandt is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors. Brandt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,038 ranks Brandt 29085th 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.
| 2026-04-04 | Virginia International Raceway SRF3 | P41 | −64 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | VIR 2024 | American Endurance Racing | P7 |
| +16 | Virginia International Raceway 2024 | NASA | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P63 | −64 | 1,038 | |
| 2025 | ▸NASA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | −322 | 1,102 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | ↑575+17 | 1,424 | |
| ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P64 | −43 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P105 | −475 | 875 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jesse Reiherzer | 1,199 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Lindsay Carpen | 407 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Evan Levine | 3,120 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ MP Spierer | 1,763 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Ryan Kerfien | 1,723 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Bobby Watson | 1,531 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Bart Hayes | 953 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Mitchell Eilts | 836 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Charles Russell Turner | 2,747 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Sam Schechter | 2,745 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom BurtHigher-rated | 2,359 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Chris RawlingsHigher-rated, 1× champion | 2,349 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jason PintarHigher-rated | 2,299 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,075 | 🇺🇸 Henri Richard | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
| 29,076 | 🏳️ J Phillips | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
| 29,077 | 🏳️ Jeremy McCauley | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,078 | 🇺🇸 Joe Martin | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,079 | 🏳️ John Romano | SVRA | 1,038 |
| 29,080 | 🏳️ Keenan Prusank | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,081 | 🏳️ Ken Quartuccio | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,082 | 🏳️ Larry Rushin | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,083 | 🏳️ Marco Radisic | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,084 | 🏳️ Mauro Fauza | SCCA Majors | 1,038 |
| 29,085 | 🏳️ Michael Brandt | SCCA Majors | 1,038 |
| 29,086 | 🏳️ Michel Legrand | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,087 | 🏳️ Neil Macfarland | SCCA Regionals | 1,038 |
| 29,088 | 🏳️ Ovik Kog | SCCA Regionals | 1,038 |
| 29,089 | 🏳️ Pearson / Pearson | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
| 29,090 | 🏳️ Robert Hahn | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
| 29,091 | 🏳️ S Yaninska | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
| 29,092 | 🏳️ Sean Sampson | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,093 | 🏳️ Sharon Adelman | SVRA | 1,038 |
| 29,094 | 🏳️ Steve Fricker | NASA | 1,038 |
| 29,095 | 🏳️ Steve J Goldman | PCA Club Racing | 1,038 |
Michael Brandt is a developing driver with a rating of 629, placing him among drivers still building competitive experience at the entry level of motorsport. Across four seasons from 2023 to 2026, Brandt has made 11 starts in club and regional racing without a win or podium finish. His average finishing position of P13 shows he runs in the middle of the fields he contests. He has raced primarily in NASA events, with additional starts in American Endurance Racing and SCCA regional and major competition, competing against a mix of amateur and semi-professional drivers.[1]
The competitive context reveals a driver still learning against fields of comparable or slightly stronger calibre. Brandt has finished ahead of Lindsay Carpen, a much weaker driver, in five of six shared races, suggesting a clear advantage in that pairing. However, he has struggled more consistently against semi-professional rivals; he finished ahead of Evan Levine, the 2024 NASA Spec E46 champion, only once in five races, and has not finished ahead of Bobby Watson, MP Spierer, or Ryan Kerfien across their shared races. Brandt has beaten several drivers with stronger credentials on single occasions, including 2024 NASA Spec E46 champion Evan Levine and 2025 American Endurance Racing Class 1 champion Chris Rawlings, but these isolated results do not establish a pattern of consistent competitiveness at that level.