Michael Watt is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA Prototype Challenge for D MOTORSPORTS. Watt has recorded 2 wins and 2 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,359 ranks Watt 6352th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-01-22 | ROAR Before the 24 P3 | P7 | +74 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | VIRginia International Raceway 2021 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +117 | Road Atlanta 2021 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +74 | ROAR Before the 24 2022 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P7 |
| +30 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P4 |
| +7 | Road Atlanta 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | D MOTORSPORTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +74 | 3,427 |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | D MOTORSPORTS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +261 | 3,353 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | ASC Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +1,742 | 3,092 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kenton KochFIA Gold | 5,064 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Colin ThompsonFIA Silver | 4,561 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Naj HusainFIA Bronze | 3,285 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthew DickenFIA Bronze | 2,365 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇦🇹 Lance WillseyFIA Bronze | 3,600 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony AveFIA Bronze | 2,669 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 George StaikosFIA Bronze | 2,611 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 George KurtzFIA Bronze, 3× champion | 5,604 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan GoldburgFIA Bronze | 4,821 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇷 Danny FormalFIA Silver, 3× champion | 4,788 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,342 | 🇺🇸 Clay Highberger | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,362 |
| 6,343 | 🇫🇷 Stephan Guerin | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,362 |
| 6,344 | 🇬🇧 Will Bratt | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,362 |
| 6,345 | 🇻🇪 Camilo Schmidt | Star Mazda Championship | 3,361 |
| 6,346 | 🇬🇧 David Cook | SCCA Regionals | 3,361 |
| 6,347 | 🏳️ Marvin Kirchhoefer | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,361 |
| 6,348 | 🇬🇧 Harri Reynolds | 24H Series | 3,360 |
| 6,349 | 🇲🇽 Rubén Garcia Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,360 |
| 6,350 | 🇬🇧 Josh Stanton | British GT Championship | 3,359 |
| 6,351 | 🇩🇪 Marco Lamsouguer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,359 |
| 6,352 | 🇺🇸 Michael Watt | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,359 |
| 6,353 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Comar | FIA GT Championship | 3,359 |
| 6,354 | 🇪🇸 Nil Montserrat | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,359 |
| 6,355 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Rambeaud | FIA GT Championship | 3,359 |
| 6,356 | 🇭🇺 Attila Barta | FIA GT Championship | 3,358 |
| 6,357 | 🇫🇷 Gilles Vannelet | 24H Series | 3,358 |
| 6,358 | 🇺🇸 Greg Vandersluis | SCCA Regionals | 3,358 |
| 6,359 | 🇬🇧 Michael Caine | BTCC | 3,358 |
| 6,360 | 🇫🇷 Roméo Leurs | French F4 | 3,358 |
| 6,361 | 🇬🇧 Tom Roche | British GT Championship | 3,358 |
| 6,362 | 🇨🇭 Fabien Thuner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,357 |
Michael Watt is a retired American sportscar driver and a Bronze-graded amateur in the FIA's endurance racing system, placing him among gentleman drivers racing alongside professionals rather than among full-time competitors. His Racer Rating of 3,291 corresponds to the semi-professional tier; this describes the front of club racing and amateur fields, where drivers win consistently but typically operate outside the top championships. Watt's entire racing record spans a single series, the IMSA Prototype Challenge, across which he made seven starts between 2017 and 2022 with D Motorsports and later ASC Motorsports.[1]
Watt's record in Prototype Challenge competition shows two wins and four podium-finishes total, a respectable return from limited seat time. His average finishing position of P4.7 across classified starts reflects inconsistency; he was capable of victory but lacked the regularity to establish himself as a front-runner. In head-to-head matchups against his most frequent rivals, the picture is one-sided. Against Kenton Koch, a Gold-graded professional and multiple-championship winner, Watt finished behind him in all four shared races. He split results evenly with Matthew Dicken and showed marginal advantages over Lance Willsey and Tony Ave, both Bronze-graded amateurs, but trailed Colin Thompson and Naj Husain consistently. Watt's most notable outings came in isolated races where he finished ahead of established professionals such as George Kurtz, a 2023 IMSA WeatherTech LMP2 champion, and Danny Formal and Riley Dickinson, each winners of Lamborghini and Porsche professional series respectively; these were single-race results rather than patterns of superiority.[2]
Watt's final competitive outing was a P30 finish in one round of the 2022 Prototype Challenge season, after which his racing career ended. His tenure in the series was defined by occasional strong results punctuating a broader struggle to maintain competitive pace in a field containing drivers considerably stronger than his own rating.