🇺🇸 PJ Hyett

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, AO Racing. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

PJ Hyett

Born

1985(b. 1985)

Nationality

United States

Current team

AO Racing

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Championships

12025

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

4,379

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

4,379

RANK 386 / 12,418 INDEXED · +97 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Bronze

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 1H AGO

PJ Hyett is an American racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for AO Racing. Before establishing himself in motorsport, Hyett built a career in technology as a software developer and entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of GitHub, the widely used internet hosting service for software development and version control built on Git, which he launched alongside Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath in 2008. His path into professional racing came later in life, following that entrepreneurial success, and he has since become a fixture in IMSA competition through his partnership with AO Racing.[1]

Across 44 career starts in IMSA WeatherTech competition, Hyett has recorded 5 wins and 13 podium finishes, culminating in a championship in 2025. He carries a Racer Rating of 4,379, placing him 386th among active drivers on that Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, Hyett has made 1 start without a win or podium so far, sitting P136 in the standings as the campaign continues.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

PJ Hyett is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for AO Racing. Hyett is a one-time champion (2025), with 5 wins and 13 podiums from 44 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,379 ranks Hyett 386th 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 3H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	6	2	2	P56	+172	4,379
	European Le Mans Series	AO by TF	2	0	1	P60	−61
	WEC	AO by TF	1	0	0	P136	−14
2025	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	7	2	3	P65	+491	4,282
	European Le Mans Series	AO by TF	6	1	5	P22	+505
	WEC	AO by TF	1	0	1	P129	+167
2024	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	7	0	1	P67	+289	3,119
	WEC	AO by TF	1	0	0	P143	+136
2023	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	9	0	0	P159	+642	2,693
	WEC	Project 1 - AO	4	0	0	P103	+251

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES HYETT FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇫🇷 Tom Dillmann	4,618	21	8	13	38%
🇨🇦 John Farano	3,470	21	14	7	67%
🇺🇸 Daniel Goldburg	3,568	20	10	10	50%
🇬🇧 Oliver Jarvis	3,364	20	15	5	75%
🇩🇰 Mikkel Jensen	4,731	19	10	9	53%
🇺🇸 George Kurtz	4,027	19	10	9	53%
🇬🇧 Paul Di Resta	4,695	18	9	9	50%
🇺🇸 Bijoy Garg	3,986	18	9	9	50%
🇳🇿 Hunter McElrea	3,939	17	9	8	53%
🇺🇸 Steven Thomas	3,863	16	8	8	50%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 1H AGO

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