Patrick Kelly is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports. Kelly is a one-time champion (2020), with 5 wins and 5 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,195 ranks Kelly 4864th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P263 | −83 | 2,444 |
| 2021 | WEC | PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −22 | 2,527 |
| 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P150 | +569 | 2,549 |
| 2019 | IMSA WeatherTech | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P199 | +180 | 1,980 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 John Farano | 3,470 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Dwight Merriman | 3,162 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Henrik Hedman | 2,707 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇨🇴 Juan Pablo Montoya | 4,055 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Ryan Dalziel | 3,754 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇰 Dennis Andersen | 2,567 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇵🇱 Jakub Smiechowski | 4,777 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven Thomas | 3,863 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Kyle Tilley | 2,832 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇩🇰 Anders Fjordbach | 2,776 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Patrick Kelly is an American racing driver who competed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, most notably with PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports. Beyond his racing career, Kelly has also worked as a video game designer. His path to the top of American sports car racing was an unusual one, as he returned to competition following a brain injury that kept him away from the sport for nine years, a recovery that added significant weight to his later achievements on track.[1]
Across 12 career starts in IMSA competition, Kelly accumulated 5 wins and 5 podium finishes, a strong conversion rate that underscores his effectiveness when racing for PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports. The high point of his career came in 2020, when he was crowned champion, capping his comeback story with the sport's biggest prize. Kelly has since retired from competition, with his final recorded season in 2026 showing two rounds contested without a win or podium, placing him 40th in the standings. He holds a Racer Rating of 2,195, ranking 4864th among active drivers, a figure that reflects his amateur-level participation relative to the sport's elite but does not diminish the significance of his 2020 title run.[2]