🇺🇸 Nikita Johnson

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, RLL Team McLaren. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Nikita Johnson

Born

25 May 2008(b. 2008)

Nationality

United States

Current team

RLL Team McLaren

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Championships

12024

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,473

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,473

RANK 758 / 12,418 INDEXED · +317 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Silver

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 2H AGO

Nikita Johnson is an American racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for RLL Team McLaren. Johnson also competes in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR, a program that has served as part of his development on the way to a full-time sports car seat. Across 53 career starts in IMSA competition, Johnson has taken 12 wins and 21 podium finishes, culminating in a championship in 2024.[1]

Currently active in the series, Johnson enters the 2026 season as the standings leader through eight rounds, having recorded 1 win and 5 podiums in that span. His Racer Rating stands at 3,525, placing him 733rd among active drivers on a scale where the top competitors in the world sit between roughly 10,000 and 11,500. With RLL Team McLaren, Johnson continues to build on the momentum of his 2024 title as he pursues further success in the WeatherTech Championship.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Nikita Johnson is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for RLL Team McLaren. Johnson is a one-time champion (2024), with 12 wins and 21 podiums from 53 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,473 ranks Johnson 758th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. 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

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	RLL Team McLaren	10	0	0	P133	−137	3,473
	Indy NXT	Cape Motorsports powered by ECR	6	2	4	P1	+454
2025	Formula 3	Hitech TGR	8	0	0	P36	−107	3,156
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	3	0	0	P11	−192
2024	USF Pro 2000		16	8	10	P4	+165	3,455
2023	USF2000		8	1	5	P1	+304	3,290
	USF Pro 2000		2	1	2	P26	+186

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES JOHNSON FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇦🇺 Lochie Hughes	3,713	32	17	15	53%
🏳️ Ricardo Escotto	1,962	25	21	4	84%
🇺🇸 Simon Sikes	3,033	24	15	9	63%
🇺🇸 Danny Dyszelski	2,739	23	19	4	83%
🇲🇽 Jorge Garciarce	2,255	23	20	3	87%
🇧🇷 Nicholas Monteiro	1,999	22	19	3	86%
🇨🇦 Mac Clark	2,593	21	18	3	86%
🇳🇿 Liam Sceats	2,556	19	14	5	74%
🇺🇸 Jace Denmark	2,742	18	13	5	72%
🇺🇸 Frankie Mossman	2,601	16	13	3	81%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 2H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia