Nate Cicero is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for McCumbee McAleer Racing. Cicero has recorded 5 wins and 21 podiums from 83 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,135 ranks Cicero 3034th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P11 | +6 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P3 | +102 |
| 2026-06-27 | Watkins Glen International GS | P2 | +122 |
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GS | P10 | +44 |
| 2026-05-02 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GS | P3 | +118 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +134 | Daytona International Speedway 2024 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +126 | Virginia International Raceway 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +125 | Road America 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| +122 | Road America 2022 | SCCA Majors | P1 |
| +122 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +557 | 4,135 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −229 | |||
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −366 | 3,807 |
| ▸GT4 America | Dome Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +94 | ||
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +148 | ||
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +28 | |||
| 2024 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +724 | 3,904 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −283 | ||
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P67 | −67 | |||
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +22 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | ↑100+501 | 3,508 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P61 | +6 | |||
| ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +21 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P73 | −103 | 2,881 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | ↑231−16 | |||
| 2021 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,419 | 2,769 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 4,098 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,261 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,285 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Peter AtwaterFIA Bronze | 2,759 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 82% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver | 4,012 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Heather Hadley | 2,762 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Grant West | 3,012 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 76% |
| 🇺🇸 Westin WorkmanFIA Silver | 4,525 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59% |
| 🇨🇦 Jonathan NeudorfFIA Silver | 3,018 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 4× champion | 5,406 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold | 5,398 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Philip EllisFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,324 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,024 | 🇮🇪 Kuba Giermaziak | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,137 |
| 3,025 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Marchewicz | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,137 |
| 3,026 | 🇬🇧 Tom Gladdis | Star Mazda Championship | 4,137 |
| 3,027 | 🇺🇸 Travis Geisler | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,137 |
| 3,028 | 🇫🇷 Charles ROUSSANNE | Le Mans Cup | 4,136 |
| 3,029 | 🇵🇭 Daryl DeLeon | BTCC | 4,136 |
| 3,030 | 🇺🇸 Ross Kenseth | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,136 |
| 3,031 | 🇯🇲 Tommi Gore | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,136 |
| 3,032 | 🏳️ Bobby Thompson | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,135 |
| 3,033 | 🇸🇪 Markus Lönnroth | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,135 |
| 3,034 | 🇺🇸 Nate Cicero | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,135 |
| 3,035 | 🇩🇪 Henrik Roos | FIA GT Championship | 4,134 |
| 3,036 | 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Nagai | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,134 |
| 3,037 | 🇬🇧 Jack Bartholomew | GB3 | 4,134 |
| 3,038 | 🇭🇷 Marin Colak | World Touring Car Championship | 4,134 |
| 3,039 | 🇩🇪 Sandy Grau | FIA GT Championship | 4,134 |
| 3,040 | 🇺🇸 Spencer Pumpelly | GT4 America | 4,134 |
| 3,041 | 🇦🇺 Duvashen Padayachee | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,133 |
| 3,042 | 🇦🇹 Markus Friesacher | International Formula 3000 | 4,133 |
| 3,043 | 🇳🇱 Phil Bastiaans | FIA GT Championship | 4,133 |
| 3,044 | 🇬🇧 Robert Nimkoff | American Endurance Racing | 4,133 |
Nate Cicero is a professional racing driver competing in single-seat and multiclass endurance racing across national championships. An FIA Silver-graded driver, he races primarily for McCumbee McAleer Racing, where he competes in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup in a spec Mazda MX-5, in the IMSA Pilot Challenge in a GT4-level production-based sports car, and in the Mustang Challenge in a Ford Mustang Dark Horse. He holds a rating of 4,136.[1]
Cicero's career spans six seasons from 2021 to 2026 across multiple series. In the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, his primary series, he has made 42 starts with 3 wins and 9 podiums; in his most recent full season he finished eighth in the championship standings with 2 podiums from 14 rounds. He has raced the IMSA Pilot Challenge at the national endurance level with 13 starts yielding 1 win and 4 podiums, and has competed in SCCA Majors and Regionals in club and national racing, recording 1 win and 6 podiums across both. In 2025 he stepped into GT4 America's pro-am endurance racing, taking 2 podiums from 5 starts.[2]
Cicero races regularly alongside the Mazda MX-5 Cup's established professionals, including 2025 champion Jeremy Fletcher, whom he matches closely, and three-time series champion Jared Thomas, whom he typically finishes behind. He has finished ahead of Connor Zilisch, an established professional and reigning NASCAR Xfinity champion who holds an FIA Gold grade, on seven occasions in the MX-5 Cup; he has also beaten Patrick Gallagher, a 2017 Mazda MX-5 Cup champion with substantial experience in IMSA WeatherTech and Pilot Challenge racing. In August 2026, Cicero stepped back from racing while holding the points lead in the IMSA Pilot Challenge GS class.