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 1,904 ranks Qiao 17251th of 40,200 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.
| 2026-06-28 | Summit Point Motorsports Park Class 3 | DNF | −151 |
| 2026-06-27 | Summit Point Motorsports Park Class 3 | DNF | −171 |
| 2026-06-26 | Summit Point Motorsports Park Class 3 | P3 | +31 |
| 2026-05-31 | VIR Class 2 | P3 | −25 |
| 2026-05-30 | VIR Class 2 | P4 | −26 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +153 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2020 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +139 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2020 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +127 | NJMP Lightning 2020 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +122 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2017 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +118 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −348 | 1,904 | |
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +67 | 2,252 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +85 | 2,185 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +189 | 2,100 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −102 | 1,912 | |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +232 | 1,867 | |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −133 | 1,661 | |
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +217 | 1,842 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +400 | 1,750 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Thomas Lee | 2,782 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Connolly | 1,521 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Iain Barber | 2,607 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Shawn Dewey | 2,588 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Alex Rubenstein | 2,255 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% |
| 🏳️ Chris Hebert | 1,233 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam George | 2,899 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 2,319 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Cody Ace | 2,301 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Paul Wooding | 1,704 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% |
| 🇮🇪 Tommy ByrneHigher-rated | 4,068 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Preston BrownHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,823 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,241 | 🏳️ Kevin Hill | Zenith Racing Series | 1,905 |
| 17,242 | 🏳️ Lorenzo Medori | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,905 |
| 17,243 | 🏳️ Matt Geddes | Zenith Racing Series | 1,905 |
| 17,244 | 🏳️ Peter Scheufen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,905 |
| 17,245 | 🏳️ Trevor Zindars | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,905 |
| 17,246 | 🏳️ Bruce Athey | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,904 |
| 17,247 | 🏳️ Chris Schaafsma | SCCA Majors | 1,904 |
| 17,248 | 🇯🇵 Hideyuki Fujino | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,904 |
| 17,249 | 🏳️ Kohta Kwaai | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,904 |
| 17,250 | 🏳️ Manfred Vallant | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,904 |
| 17,251 | 🏳️ Michael Qiao | American Endurance Racing | 1,904 |
| 17,252 | 🏳️ James Lindenthal | American Endurance Racing | 1,903 |
| 17,253 | 🏳️ Jonathan Greco | SCCA Majors | 1,903 |
| 17,254 | 🏳️ Kyle Robertson | NASA | 1,903 |
| 17,255 | 🏳️ Taylah Agius | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,903 |
| 17,256 | 🏳️ Uwe Petersen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,903 |
| 17,257 | 🇨🇭 Yves Berger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,903 |
| 17,258 | 🏳️ Iain Kim | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,902 |
| 17,259 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Sánchez | TC Pick Up | 1,902 |
| 17,260 | 🏳️ Scott Rowbotham | International GT | 1,902 |
| 17,261 | 🏳️ Valentino Santillan | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,902 |
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.