Naveen Rao is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Era Motorsport. Rao is a one-time champion (2020), with 3 wins and 8 podiums from 33 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,730 ranks Rao 1517th 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.
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International LMP2 | P3 | +110 |
| 2026-03-21 | Sebring International Raceway LMP2 | P4 | +88 |
| 2026-01-24 | Daytona International Speedway LMP2 | P9 | −15 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +141 | Roar Before the Rolex 24 2020 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P2 |
| +140 | 4 Hours of Sepang 2025 | Asian Le Mans Series | P5 |
| +136 | VIRginia International Raceway 2020 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +134 | 4 Hours of Sepang 2025 | Asian Le Mans Series | P5 |
| +125 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 2025 | Asian Le Mans Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Era Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +183 | 4,730 |
| 2025 | ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Nielsen Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +729 | 4,547 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −22 | ||
| ▸WEC | Nielsen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −127 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −118 | 4,241 |
| ▸Porsche Carrera Cup NA | MDK Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −193 | ||
| ▸WEC | COOL Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +41 | ||
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | WIN Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +8 | 4,237 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | WIN Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −93 | ||
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | K2R Motorsports | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +630 | 4,330 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Inter Europol Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | ↑585−154 | ||
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | K2R Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,184 | 3,534 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dan GoldburgFIA Bronze | 4,821 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% |
| 🇸🇪 Rasmus LindhFIA Silver | 4,837 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 Alex QuinnFIA Gold | 5,462 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy ClarkeFIA Bronze | 5,191 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Tonis KasemetsFIA Silver | 4,201 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 David GrantFIA Bronze | 3,234 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Jon BrownsonFIA Bronze | 3,189 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 🇺🇸 Keith GrantFIA Bronze | 3,094 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold | 5,694 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,327 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,771 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,385 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇰🇾 Kyffin SimpsonFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,917 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,507 | 🇫🇷 Esteban Masson | WEC | 4,737 |
| 1,508 | 🇧🇪 Thierry Tassin | FIA GT Championship | 4,736 |
| 1,509 | 🇬🇧 Keita Sawa | Super GT | 4,735 |
| 1,510 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Gladysz | Formula 3 | 4,735 |
| 1,511 | 🇨🇦 Mikaël Grenier | GT World Challenge America | 4,735 |
| 1,512 | 🇨🇦 Mikhail Goikhberg | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,735 |
| 1,513 | 🇬🇧 William Buller | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,734 |
| 1,514 | 🇪🇸 Miki Monràs | GP3 Series | 4,732 |
| 1,515 | 🇭🇺 Tamás Pál Kiss | GP3 Series | 4,732 |
| 1,516 | 🇬🇧 Stefan Wilson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,731 |
| 1,517 | 🇺🇸 Naveen Rao | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,730 |
| 1,518 | 🇨🇦 Ron Fellows | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,729 |
| 1,519 | 🇺🇸 David Stremme | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,728 |
| 1,520 | 🇩🇪 Alex Müller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,725 |
| 1,521 | 🇫🇷 Fabrice Walfisch | International Formula 3000 | 4,725 |
| 1,522 | 🇻🇪 Vicente Potolicchio | WEC | 4,725 |
| 1,523 | 🇫🇷 Jean Philippe Belloc | 24H Series | 4,723 |
| 1,524 | 🇳🇿 Shaun Balfe | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,723 |
| 1,525 | 🇯🇵 Teppei Natori | Super GT | 4,723 |
| 1,526 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Piccolo | FIA GT Championship | 4,722 |
| 1,527 | 🇦🇹 Dieter Quester | FIA GT Championship | 4,722 |
Naveen Rao is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Era Motorsport. Rao is a one-time champion (2020), with 3 wins and 8 podiums from 33 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,730 ranks Rao 1517th 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.