Omar Balkissoon is a racing driver from United States who competes in Radical Cup NA for Williams Services. Balkissoon has recorded 1 win and 10 podiums from 34 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,902 ranks Balkissoon 8908th 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.
| 2026-06-19 | Road America GOLD | P5 | −155 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +149 | IMOLA 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P1 |
| +140 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P2 |
| +122 | Road America 2023 | Ferrari Challenge | P2 |
| +121 | IMOLA 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P2 |
| +117 | CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Radical Cup NA | Williams Services | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −155 | 2,902 |
| 2024 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑713−518 | 3,057 |
| 2023 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +81 | 2,862 |
| 2022 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Ferrari Fort Lauderdale | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | ↑59+181 | 2,781 |
| 2021 | ▸24H Series | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +1,191 | 2,541 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Michael Porter | 2,542 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% |
| 🇦🇺 Brian Cook | 3,540 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Chuck WHITTALL | 2,657 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony DavisFIA Bronze | 3,905 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin RothbergFIA Silver | 4,800 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian KAMINSKEYFIA Bronze | 2,854 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Sureel CHOKSI | 2,976 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 John HOREJSI | 2,842 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇨🇦 Michael MATHES | 2,979 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael PetramaloFIA Bronze | 3,500 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Sebastian MascaroFIA Bronze | 3,685 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad FAUVREHigher-rated | 3,679 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,898 | 🇺🇸 Jackson McLerran | ARCA Menards East | 2,903 |
| 8,899 | 🏳️ Lukas Sundhal | GT Winter Series | 2,903 |
| 8,900 | 🇺🇸 Nick Igdalsky | ARCA Menards Series | 2,903 |
| 8,901 | 🇹🇭 Suttiluck Buncharoen | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 2,903 |
| 8,902 | 🇺🇸 Tom Dyer | SVRA | 2,903 |
| 8,903 | 🇺🇸 Benjamin Koslowski | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,902 |
| 8,904 | 🇷🇺 Devi Markozov | WEC | 2,902 |
| 8,905 | 🇫🇮 Ilmari Korpivaara | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,902 |
| 8,906 | 🇯🇵 Kuzuki Hoshino | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,902 |
| 8,907 | 🏳️ Martin Plowmann | WEC | 2,902 |
| 8,908 | 🇺🇸 Omar Balkissoon | Radical Cup NA | 2,902 |
| 8,909 | 🇵🇹 António Simões | Formula 3 Macau | 2,901 |
| 8,910 | 🇺🇸 Christian Cameron | USF Pro 2000 | 2,901 |
| 8,911 | 🇳🇴 Håkon Schjærin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,901 |
| 8,912 | 🇺🇸 Jimmie Lockhart | US F4 | 2,901 |
| 8,913 | 🇫🇷 José Ibanez | WEC | 2,901 |
| 8,914 | 🇬🇧 Paul Rees | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,901 |
| 8,915 | 🏳️ Pierre Perret | WEC | 2,901 |
| 8,916 | 🇬🇧 Adam George | American Endurance Racing | 2,900 |
| 8,917 | 🇫🇷 Frederik Makowiecki | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,900 |
| 8,918 | 🇪🇸 Luna Fluxá | Spanish F4 | 2,900 |
Omar Balkissoon is an amateur driver competing primarily in Ferrari Challenge, where he has contested 32 races across three seasons from 2022 to 2024 with Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale. He has recorded one win and nine podium finishes, placing him at an average finishing position of P6.9 across all his classified starts. His Racer Rating of 2,949 places him in the lower-to-middle tier of active competitors on an Elo-style scale; he races in fields populated by drivers of similar standing, though he has occasionally competed against stronger professionals.[1]
Balkissoon's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals is mixed. He has finished ahead of Michael Porter, a comparable amateur, in 13 of 20 shared races, a solid margin. Against Brian Cook and Brian Kaminsky, both slightly higher-rated competitors, he has traded wins roughly evenly, finishing ahead in 10 of 18 and 9 of 16 races respectively. His record against stronger drivers has been more challenging; he finished ahead of Justin Rothberg, a FIA Silver-graded three-time champion, in five races but behind him in eleven of their sixteen encounters. Similarly, he has beaten FIA Bronze-graded Tony Davis only four times in seventeen races. These results reflect a driver who competes well within his own tier but struggles consistently against the professional and professional-amateur graded field.
In 2026, Balkissoon made a single start in Radical Cup NA, finishing ninth without a podium. His career remains active, though his recent activity is limited to that one outing in the series' competitive grid at Road America.