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 17637th of 40,700 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 | +68 | 2,253 | |
| 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 | 2,258 | 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 | 2,302 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Paul Wooding | 1,704 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇪 Tommy ByrneHigher-rated | 4,068 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 4,016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,627 | 🏳️ Jeff Feit | NASA | 1,905 |
| 17,628 | 🏳️ Josias Esmerio | Turismo Nacional | 1,905 |
| 17,629 | 🏳️ Lorenzo Medori | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,905 |
| 17,630 | 🏳️ Peter Scheufen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,905 |
| 17,631 | 🏳️ Trevor Zindars | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,905 |
| 17,632 | 🏳️ Bruce Athey | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,904 |
| 17,633 | 🏳️ Jeff Beck | SCCA Majors | 1,904 |
| 17,634 | 🏳️ Kalem Fletcher | NASA | 1,904 |
| 17,635 | 🏳️ Kohta Kwaai | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,904 |
| 17,636 | 🏳️ Manfred Vallant | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,904 |
| 17,637 | 🏳️ Michael Qiao | American Endurance Racing | 1,904 |
| 17,638 | 🏳️ Alex Motola | Zenith Racing Series | 1,903 |
| 17,639 | 🏳️ Jonathan Greco | SCCA Majors | 1,903 |
| 17,640 | 🏳️ Kevin Hill | Zenith Racing Series | 1,903 |
| 17,641 | 🏳️ Taylah Agius | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,903 |
| 17,642 | 🏳️ Uwe Petersen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,903 |
| 17,643 | 🇨🇭 Yves Berger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,903 |
| 17,644 | 🏳️ Colin Duffy | SCCA Majors | 1,902 |
| 17,645 | 🇺🇸 Forrest Landy | SCCA Regionals | 1,902 |
| 17,646 | 🏳️ Iain Kim | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,902 |
| 17,647 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Sánchez | TC Pick Up | 1,902 |
Michael Qiao is a competitive amateur racing in American Endurance Racing, a multiclass endurance championship where amateur and semi-professional entrants share the track with graded professionals. He pilots production-based cars across Classes 2, 3 and 4, driving for teams competing across the series' rounds in North America. His career in the series spans nine seasons from 2017 to the present.[1]
Across 53 starts Qiao has taken 8 wins and 26 podiums. In the 2026 season, still in progress, he sits fourth in the championship standings after nine rounds, with four podiums so far. His record places him among the mid-tier regulars in a field where he competes regularly alongside semi-professional rivals; he runs closely matched with Thomas Lee, a two-time Class 2 champion, and typically finishes ahead of fellow club-level driver Matthew Connolly. His strongest single results include finishes ahead of Mike Skeen, an FIA Silver professional and 2020 Trans-Am TA2 champion with nearly 50 IMSA WeatherTech starts, and Tommy Byrne, a professional who has raced Formula 3 in Macau.[2]