Michael Cooper is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Ibiza Farm Motorsport. Cooper is a one-time champion (2017), with 30 wins and 64 podiums from 151 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,529 ranks Cooper 1896th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P19 | −110 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P6 | +32 |
| 2026-06-27 | Watkins Glen International GS | P4 | +58 |
| 2026-06-13 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P1 | +77 |
| 2026-06-12 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P1 | +82 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +186 | Daytona International Speedway 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +168 | Daytona International Speedway 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| +153 | Sonoma Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +150 | NCM Motorsports Park 2017 | NASA | P1 |
| +133 | NCM Motorsports Park 2017 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT4 America | Blackdog Racing | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +2 | 4,529 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Ibiza Farm Motorsport | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +160 | ||
| 2025 | ▸GT4 America | Blackdog Racing | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +784 | 4,367 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Ibiza Farm Motorsports | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +299 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge America | Racers Edge Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −73 | ||
| 2024 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Baby Bull Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −209 | 3,356 |
| ▸Porsche Carrera Cup NA | Baby Bull Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −88 | ||
| ▸GT4 America | Blackdog Speed Shop | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −282 | ||
| ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | Baby Bull Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +127 | ||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Accelerating Performance | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −57 | 3,808 |
| ▸Porsche Carrera Cup NA | Accelerating Performance | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +28 | ||
| ▸GT4 America | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +195 | ||
| ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | Accelerating Performance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −39 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Rebel Rock Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −6 | 3,682 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Riley Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +186 | ||
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −467 | 3,502 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Blackdog Speed Shop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | ↑1,957+4 | ||
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 SPEC | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +162 | 3,502 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 SPEC | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | −84 | 1,941 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 SPEC | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +100 | 1,980 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 SPEC | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +1,048 | 1,981 |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −104 | 781 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −80 | 886 |
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Mazda Speed3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −385 | 965 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,327 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Gregory LiefoogheFIA Silver | 3,674 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean QuinlanFIA Bronze | 3,563 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,768 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt PlumbFIA Silver | 4,041 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Hugh PlumbFIA Bronze | 3,164 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Ted GiovanisFIA Bronze | 3,028 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 66% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver | 4,402 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryce WardFIA Bronze | 4,102 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob MichaelianFIA Bronze | 3,546 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,831 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Corey HeimFIA Silver, 3× champion | 6,417 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba WallaceHigher-rated | 6,150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,886 | 🇺🇸 Mike Alexander | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,532 |
| 1,887 | 🇹🇭 Sak Nana | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,532 |
| 1,888 | 🇩🇪 Ben Bünnagel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,531 |
| 1,889 | 🇺🇸 Bill Schindler | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,890 | 🇳🇱 Roelof Wunderink | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,891 | 🇫🇷 David Terrien | FIA GT Championship | 4,530 |
| 1,892 | 🇺🇸 Duncan Ende | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,530 |
| 1,893 | 🇮🇹 Simone Iaquinta | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,530 |
| 1,894 | 🇺🇸 Sterling Marlin | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,530 |
| 1,895 | 🇺🇸 Adam Adelson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,529 |
| 1,896 | 🇺🇸 Michael Cooper | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,529 |
| 1,897 | 🇬🇧 Peter Dumbreck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,529 |
| 1,898 | 🇫🇷 Sean Gelael | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,529 |
| 1,899 | 🇧🇷 Valdeno Brito | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,529 |
| 1,900 | 🇧🇷 Cacá Bueno | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,528 |
| 1,901 | 🇺🇸 Johnnie Tolan | Formula 1 | 4,528 |
| 1,902 | 🇺🇸 Robert Pressley | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,528 |
| 1,903 | 🇬🇧 Senna Proctor | BTCC | 4,528 |
| 1,904 | 🇺🇸 Ben Devlin | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,527 |
| 1,905 | 🇺🇸 Brad Coleman | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,527 |
| 1,906 | 🇺🇸 Shorty Templeman | Formula 1 | 4,527 |
Michael Cooper is a professional-level driver competing in North American sportscar and endurance racing. His FIA Silver grading reflects his status within GT and endurance fields; across 88 starts over six seasons from 2021 to 2026, he has recorded 12 wins and 22 podiums, with an average finishing position of P8.7. His wins are spread across multiple series, with the bulk coming in IMSA Pilot Challenge and GT4 America, where he claimed five victories in each; he also scored a notable single-start win in IMSA WeatherTech in 2022 with Riley Motorsports.[1]
Cooper's head-to-head record reveals a competitive but uneven standing among his most frequent rivals. Against Robby Foley, an FIA Gold driver and champion, Cooper has finished ahead in 30 of 38 shared races, a clear edge over a stronger-graded peer. Against Stevan McAleer, also FIA Gold, the record runs opposite: 18 ahead to 26 behind across 44 races, indicating McAleer as the more consistent competitor. His record against semi-professional and amateur-level drivers is mixed; he leads Gregory Liefooghe 23 to 18 in 41 races but trails Hugh Plumb 14 to 23 across 37 races, despite Plumb holding only FIA Bronze grading. Cooper has beaten several notably stronger drivers in isolated outings, including Formula 1 regular Bubba Wallace and three-time champion Corey Heim, though these remain one-off results rather than patterns.
Cooper's primary output has come through Ibiza Farm Motorsport in Pilot Challenge and Blackdog Racing in GT4 America, where recent activity in June 2026 suggests continued competitiveness in the latter series. His racing has been sustained and consistent rather than dominant, placing him firmly in the professional tier at a Racer Rating of 4,829.