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🇨🇭 Mike Rockenfeller

Racing driver from Switzerland. European Le Mans Series, Proton Competition.
Driver facts
Full name
Mike Rockenfeller
Born
31 October 1983(b. 1983)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Proton Competition
Series
European Le Mans Series
Status
Active
Career wins
6
Career podiums
32
Career starts
149
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,118
Mike Rockenfeller
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,118
Rank 1012 of 38,983 indexed, -478 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Mike Rockenfeller is a racing driver from Switzerland who competes in European Le Mans Series for Proton Competition. Rockenfeller has recorded 6 wins and 32 podiums from 149 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,118 ranks Rockenfeller 1012th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-05IMOLA LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP7−43
2026-05-03PAUL RICARD LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP8−86
2026-04-12BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2European Le Mans SeriesDNF−186
2026-03-21Sebring International Raceway GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP6−1
2026-01-24Daytona International Speedway GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP14−161
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+136Red Bull Ring 2018DTMP2
+132Detroit Street Course 2025IMSA WeatherTechP1
+131Sebring International Raceway 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
+128Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC 2025IMSA WeatherTechP1
+125TT Circuit Assen 2019DTMP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheimring9 starts+28
Zolder6 starts+19
Sebring International Raceway6 starts+13
Road Atlanta7 starts+13
Struggles
Assen4 starts-24
Nürburgring Nordschleife10 starts-22
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli4 starts-17
Norisring4 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸European Le Mans SeriesProton Competition300100—−3155,118
▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Racing200000P16−163
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Multimatic Motorsports1024000P3+1675,596
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Multimatic Motorsports1102000P9−3165,429
2023▸IMSA WeatherTechJDC Miller MotorSports600000P10−2245,745
▸NASCAR Cup Series300000P37−82
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursAudi Sport Team Scherer PHX100000—−23
▸WECHendrick Motorsports111000——
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechAlly Cadillac401000P14−2236,074
▸NASCAR Cup Series200000P37↑803−173
▸WECVector Sport100000P20−191
2021▸DTMTeam ABT Sportsline1304000P8−3285,858
▸IMSA WeatherTechAlly Cadillac Racing101000P16+88
2020▸DTMAudi Sport Team Phoenix1702000P4+1616,154
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SeriePHOENIX RACING Audi300000P33−262
▸WECCorvette Racing100000—−150
2019▸DTMAudi Sport Team Phoenix1517000P4+6426,127
▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing301000P15+8
▸WECCorvette Racing200000P17−82
2018▸DTMAudi Sport Team Phoenix2002000P11−4135,962
▸WECCorvette Racing100000P14+65
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing312000P11+2615,621
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SeriePHOENIX RACING100000P34+30
2016▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMontaplast by Land-Motorsport200000P32+56,043
▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing100000P14+36
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechvisitflorida.com Racing302010P16+2065,801
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieAudi Sport Team Phoenix100000P32+39
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechSpirit Of Daytona300000P28+495,788
2012▸WECAudi Sport North America101000P12↑117+1025,502
2011▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieAudi Sport Team Phoenix111000P26+1115,283
2010▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SeriePHOENIX RACING101000P26↑253+965,171
2006▸FIA GT ChampionshipEbimotors100000P32−134,822
2005▸FIA GT ChampionshipGruppeM Racing1100100P12+3,4854,835
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Rockenfeller finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇹 Philipp EngFIA Platinum5,52768452366%
🇩🇪 Marco WittmannFIA Platinum5,73966303645%
🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFIA Platinum6,39964263841%
🇩🇪 Timo GlockFIA Platinum4,15961382362%
🇦🇹 Rene RastFIA Platinum6,10852133925%
🇯🇵 Loïc DuvalFIA Platinum4,93752312160%
🇪🇸 Daniel JuncadellaFIA Platinum4,99149351471%
🇳🇱 Robin FrijnsFIA Platinum6,09748202842%
🇿🇦 Sheldon van der LindeFIA Platinum5,88947311666%
🇬🇧 Jamie Green5,28147281960%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659110100%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,38151420%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,300113827%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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1,006🇺🇸 Madison SnowIMSA WeatherTech5,122
1,007🇺🇸 Roger YasukawaIndyCar5,122
1,008🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaSuper GT5,122
1,009🇯🇵 Takashi KogureSuper GT5,121
1,010🇧🇷 Enrique BernoldiStock Car Pro Series5,118
1,011🇺🇸 Matt McMurryRadical Cup NA5,118
1,012🇨🇭 Mike RockenfellerEuropean Le Mans Series5,118
1,013🇪🇸 Felix PorteiroWorld Touring Car Championship5,117
1,014🇺🇸 Jeff SimmonsIndy NXT5,117
1,015🇬🇧 Max ChiltonIndyCar5,117
1,016🇯🇵 Taito KatoFormula 35,117
1,017🇬🇧 Olli CaldwellEuropean Le Mans Series5,116
1,018🇮🇹 Severino NardozziInternational Formula 30005,116
1,019🇧🇷 Fabio CarboneStock Car Pro Series5,115
1,020🇮🇹 Giorgio RodaAsian Le Mans Series5,114
1,021🇮🇹 Matteo BobbiFIA GT Championship5,114
1,022🇺🇸 Stan WattlesIndyCar5,114
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Mike Rockenfeller holds a Racer Rating of 5,203, placing him among established professionals; he holds the FIA Platinum grading in sportscar and endurance racing, denoting a full professional in that discipline. His record across 122 starts from 2012 to 2026 spans five series at the highest levels of sportscar and GT racing, with particular depth in the DTM touring-car championship and IMSA WeatherTech, where he accumulated 65 and 41 starts respectively. Across all series he scored 5 wins and 28 podiums, finishing on average in seventh position; this consistency across long-distance and sprint formats reflects a driver comfortable in both disciplines.[1]

Rockenfeller's competitive standing is defined by a mixed record against established professionals in his core fields. In the DTM he competed from 2018 to 2021 for Team ABT, a period that saw him record one win and fifteen podiums. Against contemporary rivals he showed particular strength versus Philipp Eng, winning their head-to-head 40 to 22 across 62 races, and a decisive advantage over DTM champion René Rast, whom he finished ahead 38 to 11 in 49 meetings. However, in the same DTM field he was outpaced repeatedly by Nico Müller and Marco Wittmann, both stronger drivers by rating; he finished behind Müller 37 times to 25 ahead and behind Wittmann 35 times to 28. In IMSA WeatherTech, where his record stands at three wins and eleven podiums across ten years, he has beaten several elite drivers in single instances, among them IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Formula 1 driver Alexander Albon, though these remain isolated results rather than patterns of dominance.[2]

Rockenfeller remains active in endurance racing. His most recent significant appearance came in 2023 WEC, where he scored a win and a podium in a single round for Hendrick Motorsports. He is currently competing in the European Le Mans Series for Proton Competition in 2026 as part of a broader Ford Racing effort in sportscar competition, according to recent announcements of Ford's Hypercar programme.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Rockenfeller Aiming to Give “Best Input” to Ford LMDh Effort[1]
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2 Feb 2026
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25 Jan 2026
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