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🇬🇧 Philip Ellis

Racing driver from United Kingdom. IMSA WeatherTech, WINWARD RACING. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Philip Ellis
Born
9 October 1992(b. 1992)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
WINWARD RACING
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
22024, 2025
Career wins
22
Career podiums
40
Career starts
142
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
4,931
Philip Ellis
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,931
Rank 1245 of 38,983 indexed, +11 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Philip Ellis is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for WINWARD RACING. Ellis is a two-time champion (2024, 2025), with 22 wins and 40 podiums from 142 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,931 ranks Ellis 1245th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAB12-2026USAUSAUSADEUUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-12Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTDIMSA WeatherTechP1+136
2026-06-28Watkins Glen International GTDIMSA WeatherTechP15−98
2026-06-27Watkins Glen International GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP1+73
2026-06-14Road Atlanta Pro-AmGT World Challenge AmericaP1+73
2026-05-14Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9Nürburgring 24 HoursP20+3
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+209DEKRA Lausitzring Grand Prix 2021DTMP1
+186Daytona International Speedway 2021IMSA WeatherTechP1
+164Nürburgring 2021DTMP2
+159Nürburgring Nordschleife 2019Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2
+156Road America 2022IMSA WeatherTechP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona International Speedway6 starts+48
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park5 starts+40
Nürburgring Nordschleife18 starts+27
VIRginia International Raceway7 starts+16
Struggles
Circuit of the Americas5 starts-52
Barber Motorsports Park4 starts-31
Sebring International Raceway10 starts-31
Road Atlanta7 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechWINWARD RACING622000P3+204,931
▸Bathurst 12 HourMercedes-AMG Team Tigani Motor100000—−45
▸GT World Challenge AmericaJMF Motorsports111000—+73
▸GT World Challenge EuropeGetSpeed Team Noble Racing100000—−112
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeWINWARD RACING111000P11+73
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursSchnitzelalm Racing GmbH100000—+2
2025▸GT World Challenge AmericaRegulator Racing1235000P3−5564,920
▸IMSA WeatherTechWinward Racing1034000P1+346
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeWinward Racing100000P26−149
2024▸GT World Challenge AmericaRegulator Racing1125000P6−2625,279
▸IMSA WeatherTechWINWARD RACING1046000P1+720
▸GT World Challenge EuropeBoutsen VDS200000P30+168
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed200000—+81
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeWINWARD RACING101000P18+48
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100100—−93
2023▸IMSA WeatherTechWinward Racing1012000P11−1594,616
▸GT World Challenge EuropeWinward Racing300000P39−55
▸ADAC GT MastersHaupt Racing Team201000P18−9
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchnitzelalm Racing200000P23−26
▸British GT Championship2 Seas Motorsport100000P25−64
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team Bilstein101000—+148
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechWinward Racing1223000P9−2744,781
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchnitzelalm Racing300000P26−283
▸GT World Challenge EuropeSunEnergy1 by SPS automotive performance100000P43−43
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team Bilstein100000—+103
2021▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team Winward1413010P7+8675,278
▸GT World Challenge EuropeWinward Racing200000P37+107
▸IMSA WeatherTechWinward Racing211000P17+73
2020▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeWinward Racing401000P21−1054,919
▸24H SeriesToksport WRT100010—−89
▸GT World Challenge EuropeHTP Motorsport100000P41+15
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team HRT100000—+104
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMG100000P26+136
2019▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieGetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG402000P11+2744,208
▸24H SeriesWinward Racing200200P26−338
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursGetSpeed Performance100000—+147
2018▸24H SeriesPHOENIX RACING111000P4+804,100
2012▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesGU-Racing700000P25↑225−6454,007
▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanGU-Racing400000P23+2,657
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ellis finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold4,76880413951%
🇺🇸 Aaron TelitzFIA Gold4,30150302060%
🇺🇸 Brendan IribeFIA Bronze4,32947281960%
🇺🇸 Frankie MontecalvoFIA Silver4,84145271860%
🇩🇰 Frederik SchandorffFIA Gold4,63244271761%
🇺🇸 Patrick GallagherFIA Silver5,13641251661%
🇺🇸 Trent HindmanFIA Gold4,45340221855%
🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA Silver3,91036211558%
🇪🇸 Daniel JuncadellaFIA Platinum4,99135122334%
🇺🇸 Sheena MonkFIA Bronze3,95135241169%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,300123925%
🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,004113827%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,831110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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1,242🇳🇱 Charles ZwolsmanMichelin 992 Endurance Cup4,935
1,243🇺🇸 Corey DayNASCAR Xfinity4,932
1,244🇧🇪 Maxime MartinWEC4,931
1,245🇬🇧 Philip EllisIMSA WeatherTech4,931
1,246🇬🇧 Christopher LulhamAsian Le Mans Series4,928
1,247🇫🇷 Paul LafargueEuropean Le Mans Series4,927
1,248🇬🇧 Sandy MitchellIMSA WeatherTech4,927
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Philip Ellis is an established professional sportscar driver rated 5,067, placing him among the sharp end of a strong professional field. His FIA Gold categorisation denotes him as a full professional in GT and endurance racing. Ellis has contested 127 races across nine seasons since 2012, averaging a finishing position of eighth, and holds championships in 2024 and 2025. His career has centred on IMSA WeatherTech competition, where he has driven for Winward Racing in 50 starts, securing 13 wins and 18 podiums; he has also run 25 races in GT World Challenge America with JMF Motorsports, taking 6 wins and 11 podiums. His other significant programme has been the Pilot Challenge series, where he has won once in seven starts. A single-seater campaign in 2012 produced no results; his only DTM outing came in 2021, yielding one win and three podiums across 14 starts with Mercedes-AMG Team Winward.[1]

Ellis maintains an even competitive record against peers operating at his level. Against Robby Foley, a Gold-rated champion also predominantly in IMSA, Ellis has finished ahead 39 times and behind 41 times across 80 shared races, indicating closely matched pace. He has consistently outpaced Aaron Telitz, a two-time Gold-rated champion, finishing ahead in 29 of 49 meetings. Against Frankie Montecalvo and Frederik Schandorff, both established professionals in the same fields, Ellis has held modest advantages. More tellingly, he has occasionally finished ahead of drivers operating at vastly higher levels; across his career he has beaten Liam Lawson, a Platinum-graded elite professional, on seven occasions, Carlos Sainz three times, and Alexander Albon seven times, though these results represent isolated victories rather than patterns of competitive superiority.[2]

Ellis remains active in 2026, continuing with Winward Racing in IMSA competition and securing a victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in July. His work has been predominantly within the professional sportscar and GT ecosystem, where he has established himself as a reliable front-runner capable of winning races and competing consistently among the professional ranks, but without the dominant record that would elevate him to elite status within that sphere.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Licensable picture: The GTD Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG of Russell Ward, Philip Ellis and Indy Dontje (57) drives through Turn 12 in the IMSA Motul[1]
reutersconnect.com
3 Aug 2026
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Team Winward Racing Secures Victory in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech GTD Race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park[2]
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13 Jul 2026
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Mosport - Sunday, in photos IMSA[3]
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13 Jul 2026
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