Michael Johnston is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in British GT Championship for Century Motorsport. Johnston has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,559 ranks Johnston 5620th of 40,349 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.
| 2024-03-01 | Donington GT3PA | P6 | +67 |
| 2024-02-01 | Silverstone GT3 | P17 | −53 |
| 2024-01-27 | Dubai Autodrome GT3 | P5 | +124 |
| 2024-01-01 | Oulton Park GT3 | P9 | +52 |
| 2024-01-01 | Oulton Park GT3 | P14 | −33 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +130 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2023 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +124 | Dubai Autodrome 2024 | 24H Series | P5 |
| +101 | Oulton Park 2023 | British GT Championship | P5 |
| +101 | Snetterton 2023 | British GT Championship | P3 |
| +78 | Brands Hatch 2023 | British GT Championship | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸British GT Championship | Century Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | ↑299+34 | 3,583 |
| ▸24H Series | Century Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +124 | ||
| 2023 | ▸British GT Championship | Century Motorsport | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +1,776 | 3,126 |
| ▸24H Series | Century Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | ↑174+23 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Lewis PlatoFIA Silver | 3,437 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🇬🇧 Carl CaversFIA Bronze | 2,448 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🏳️ Josh Rowledge | 3,916 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Joe WheelerFIA Silver | 2,377 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇦🇺 Zac MeakinFIA Silver | 4,154 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇳🇱 Charles ClarkFIA Silver | 4,083 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇬🇧 Jack BrownFIA Silver | 3,735 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Erik Evans | 3,576 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇬🇧 Ed McdermottFIA Bronze | 3,325 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Freddie TomlinsonFIA Silver | 3,158 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇳🇿 Matthew PayneFIA Gold | 6,136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 5,674 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom IngramFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,607 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,610 | 🇫🇷 Benjamin Lariche | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,560 |
| 5,611 | 🇬🇧 Cameron Nelson | British F4 | 3,560 |
| 5,612 | 🇬🇧 Stephen Jelley | Porsche Carrera Cup GB | 3,560 |
| 5,613 | 🇨🇭 Théo Vaucher | Le Mans Cup | 3,560 |
| 5,614 | 🇨🇳 Yuanpu Cui | GB3 | 3,560 |
| 5,615 | 🏳️ Achim Thyssen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,559 |
| 5,616 | 🇦🇷 Dorian Mansilla | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,559 |
| 5,617 | 🇺🇸 Jake Crum | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,559 |
| 5,618 | 🇸🇬 Kabir Anurag | Formula Regional European | 3,559 |
| 5,619 | 🇸🇪 Lukas Sundahl | 24H Series | 3,559 |
| 5,620 | 🇬🇧 Michael Johnston | British GT Championship | 3,559 |
| 5,621 | 🇬🇧 Shelby Blackstock | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,559 |
| 5,622 | 🇮🇹 Simone Iacone | World Touring Car Championship | 3,559 |
| 5,623 | 🇮🇩 Benny Santoso | TCR World Tour | 3,558 |
| 5,624 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Pollini | 24H Series | 3,558 |
| 5,625 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Neal | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,558 |
| 5,626 | 🇰🇷 JungWoo Lee | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,558 |
| 5,627 | 🇯🇵 Keiichi Inoue | Super GT | 3,558 |
| 5,628 | 🇬🇧 Jonny Baker | Star Mazda Championship | 3,557 |
| 5,629 | 🇨🇭 Dieter Lehner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,556 |
| 5,630 | 🇳🇱 Freek Schothorst | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,556 |
Michael Johnston is an entry-level professional racing driver, FIA Bronze-graded, who competed in British GT Championship and 24H Series endurance racing between 2023 and 2024. He raced GT3 and GT4 cars for Century Motorsport, a British team that fields established professionals alongside amateur and semi-professional drivers. His rating of 3,559 places him at the amateur to semi-professional boundary of endurance racing.[1]
Johnston completed two seasons across both series, with 15 starts yielding one win and four podiums. His sole victory came in the British GT Championship, where he finished 18th in the championship standings across four rounds raced in 2024. He took one additional podium in 24H Series, a multiclass international endurance championship in which he competed against amateurs, semi-professionals and graded professionals sharing the same grid.[2]
He raced regularly against Lewis Plato, an entry-level professional Silver-graded driver with similar experience in British GT and 24H, with the two drivers closely matched across their meetings. Johnston also finished ahead of Raffaele Marciello, an established professional Platinum-graded driver and former FIA Formula 3 European and GT World Challenge Europe champion, twice in their races; he beat Tom Ingram, a Gold-graded British Touring Car champion, once. Century Motorsport has fielded drivers ranging from amateurs to established professionals, with Jake Dennis among its strongest competitors.