Michael Qiao is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Qiao has recorded 8 wins and 26 podiums from 53 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,442 ranks Qiao 13389th of 37,621 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-06-28 | Summit Point · Class 3 | DNF | −148 |
| 2026-06-27 | Summit Point · Class 3 | DNF | −167 |
| 2026-06-26 | Summit Point · Class 3 | P3 | +35 |
| 2026-05-31 | VIR · Class 2 | P3 | −25 |
| 2026-05-30 | VIR · Class 2 | P4 | −26 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −343 | 1,442 | |
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +100 | 1,785 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +86 | 1,684 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +189 | 1,598 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −99 | 1,409 | |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +261 | 1,366 | |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P77 | −113 | 1,133 | |
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +234 | 1,296 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P76 | +126 | 1,177 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Thomas Lee | 2,324 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% |
| 🏳️ Iain Barber | 2,141 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Connolly | 1,061 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam George | 2,452 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🏳️ Shawn Dewey | 2,130 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Alex Rubenstein | 2,258 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Paul Wooding | 1,223 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% |
| 🏳️ Chris Hebert | 766 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% |
| 🏳️ Assen N. Rachev | 476 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% |
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 1,905 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇮🇪 Tommy ByrneHIGHER-RATED | 5,056 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Preston BrownHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION | 4,039 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION | 3,697 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,379 | 🏳️ Norm Hamden | NASA | 1,444 |
| 13,380 | 🏳️ Richard Fitzgerald | NASA | 1,444 |
| 13,381 | 🏳️ Robert Vanman | SCCA Majors | 1,444 |
| 13,382 | 🏳️ Todd Pajones | International GT | 1,444 |
| 13,383 | 🏳️ Daniel Landis | PCA Club Racing | 1,443 |
| 13,384 | 🇺🇸 Brian Graham | SCCA Majors | 1,442 |
| 13,385 | 🇱🇺 Charles Oakes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,442 |
| 13,386 | 🏳️ Daniel Schmieglitz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,442 |
| 13,387 | 🏳️ James Coates | NASA | 1,442 |
| 13,388 | 🏳️ Michael D'abreu | NASA | 1,442 |
| 13,389 | 🏳️ Michael Qiao | American Endurance Racing | 1,442 |
| 13,390 | 🏳️ Pierce Krone | SVRA | 1,442 |
| 13,391 | 🏳️ Ryan Walton | NASA | 1,442 |
| 13,392 | 🏳️ Sam Henry | SCCA Majors | 1,442 |
| 13,393 | 🏳️ Zach Rubin | NASA | 1,442 |
| 13,394 | 🇫🇷 Francois Wales | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,441 |
| 13,395 | 🏳️ Jeremy Hoover | NASA | 1,441 |
| 13,396 | 🏳️ Scott Blair | SCCA Regionals | 1,441 |
| 13,397 | 🏳️ Greg Nester | SCCA Majors | 1,440 |
| 13,398 | 🏳️ Marius Krämer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,440 |
| 13,399 | 🏳️ Nic Sheppard | SCCA Regionals | 1,440 |
Michael Qiao is a club-level endurance racer with a Racer Rating of 1,621, placing him among developing and early-stage competitors. His nine-season career from 2017 to 2026 has been conducted entirely in American Endurance Racing, where he has accumulated 8 wins and 26 podiums across 53 starts. His average finishing position of P4.3 reflects consistent mid-field performance in a series dominated by amateur and semi-professional drivers.[1]
Qiao's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals reveals a driver who competes at approximately the same level. Against Thomas Lee, a two-time American Endurance Racing Class 2 champion, Qiao trails 10 to 9 across 19 shared races. He shows a similar competitive balance against other regular opponents: slightly ahead of Iain Barber and Shawn Dewey, significantly ahead of Matthew Connolly, and notably behind Adam George, who won the 2024 Class 2 title. The record against Alex Rubenstein, a three-time Class 4 champion, shows Qiao ahead 9 to 5 in 14 races, suggesting an edge over that particular rival. Qiao has occasionally competed against drivers from stronger series, finishing ahead of Preston Brown twice and taking single victories against Tommy Byrne and Mike Skeen, both established professionals; these remain isolated results rather than patterns of dominance.
Most recently in 2026, Qiao scored 4 podiums across 9 rounds and finished fifth overall in American Endurance Racing, continuing his role as a consistent mid-pack finisher in amateur endurance racing.