Michael Claessens is a racing driver from Netherlands who last raced in GB3 for Mark Godwin Racing. Claessens has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 20 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,760 ranks Claessens 10521th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2014-10-25 | Snetterton | P12 | −39 |
| 2014-10-25 | Snetterton | P16 | −16 |
| 2014-10-25 | Snetterton | P16 | −14 |
| 2014-09-20 | Donington | P16 | −43 |
| 2014-09-20 | Donington | P15 | −9 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | Oulton Park 2014 | GB3 | P14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸GB3 | Mark Godwin Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +1,410 | 2,760 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Arjun MainiFIA Gold | 4,707 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Jordan AlbertFIA Silver | 2,773 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% |
| 🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum | 8,932 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Gaetano Di MauroFIA Silver | 5,377 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Struan MooreFIA Silver | 4,557 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| 🇿🇦 Raoul HymanFIA Gold | 4,289 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| 🇲🇽 Diego MenchacaFIA Silver | 4,047 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| 🇬🇧 Sennan FieldingFIA Silver | 3,852 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| 🇲🇾 Rahul Raj Mayer | 3,699 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| 🇮🇪 Charlie EastwoodFIA Gold | 4,636 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% |
| 🇬🇧 Will PalmerHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,900 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% |
| 🇩🇰 Nicolas BeerHigher-rated | 4,477 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,511 | 🇨🇦 Stewart Hayward | NASCAR Truck | 2,762 |
| 10,512 | 🇺🇾 Tomás Granzella | Prototype Cup Germany | 2,762 |
| 10,513 | 🇨🇭 Valerio Presezzi | 24H Series | 2,762 |
| 10,514 | 🏳️ Weng Mok | WEC | 2,762 |
| 10,515 | 🏳️ Alejandro Bobadilla | Formula Regional Americas | 2,761 |
| 10,516 | 🇺🇸 Dave House | SCCA Regionals | 2,761 |
| 10,517 | 🏳️ David Sterenberg | Star Mazda Championship | 2,761 |
| 10,518 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Wallace | Star Mazda Championship | 2,761 |
| 10,519 | 🇮🇹 Francesco Mannino | Le Mans Cup | 2,760 |
| 10,520 | 🇱🇧 Khalil Beschir | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,760 |
| 10,521 | 🇳🇱 Michael Claessens | GB3 | 2,760 |
| 10,522 | 🇱🇹 Paulius Ruskys | 24H Series | 2,760 |
| 10,523 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Mulacek | Road to Le Mans | 2,760 |
| 10,524 | 🇪🇸 Victor Colome | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,760 |
| 10,525 | 🏳️ Brad Dubil | ARCA Menards Series | 2,759 |
| 10,526 | 🇺🇸 Brenna Schubert | World Racing League | 2,759 |
| 10,527 | 🇺🇸 CJ Moses | GT America | 2,759 |
| 10,528 | 🇺🇸 Grant Maiman | GT4 America | 2,759 |
| 10,529 | 🏳️ Han-Chen Chen | WEC | 2,759 |
| 10,530 | 🇺🇸 Isabella Abreu | French F4 | 2,759 |
| 10,531 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Green | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,759 |
Michael Claessens is a semi-professional driver who raced in GB3, a national single-seater championship mixing amateur and professional entrants. He drove for Mark Godwin Racing during his sole indexed season in 2014.[1]
Claessens contested the full GB3 season that year, taking 20 starts across the campaign. He finished 23rd in the championship standings. His regular opponents included Jordan Albert, a semi-professional who typically finished ahead of him, and Arjun Maini, a Gold-graded professional with extensive experience in DTM, Formula 3 European and Formula 2. Claessens finished ahead of Will Palmer, the 2015 GB3 champion, on two occasions, and beat Charlie Eastwood, a Gold-graded professional who would later win the 2025 European Le Mans Series LMGT3, three times across their meetings in the season.[2]