🇧🇷 Rafa Matos

Racing driver from Brazil. Trans-Am TA2, Peterson Racing Group LLC. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Rafa Matos

Born

28 August 1981(b. 1981)

Nationality

Brazil

Current team

Peterson Racing Group LLC

Series

Trans-Am TA2

Status

Active

Championships

12024

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

2,171

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

2,171

RANK 4899 / 12,418 INDEXED · -461 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 14H AGO

Rafa Matos is a Brazilian racing driver whose career spans open-wheel and sports car competition across North America. Before establishing himself in Trans-Am, Matos built his reputation in junior open-wheel ranks, claiming the Champ Car Atlantic Series title in 2007 and following it with the Firestone Indy Lights championship in 2008. He later transitioned into sports car racing, becoming a fixture in the Trans-Am Series TA2 class, where he has built a lengthy record of success over the years. Based in Miami, Matos has long been recognized as one of the more experienced Brazilian drivers competing regularly in American motorsport.[1]

In Trans-Am TA2, Matos currently competes for Peterson Racing Group LLC and holds the status of an active driver in the series. Across 30 career starts he has collected 7 wins and 15 podium finishes, and he added a third TA2 championship to his resume in 2024. His Racer Rating stands at 2,198, placing him 4199th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, Matos has made 1 start without recording a win or podium, sitting P29 in the current standings as his campaign gets underway.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Rafa Matos is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in Trans-Am TA2 for Peterson Racing Group LLC. Matos is a one-time champion (2024), with 8 wins and 16 podiums from 35 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,171 ranks Matos 4899th 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 4H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	Trans-Am TA2		3	0	0	P29	−391	2,171
	Trans-Am		1	0	0	P30	−70
2025	Trans-Am TA2		7	1	3	P11	−135	2,632
	Mustang Challenge	Peterson Racing Group LLC	2	0	0	P28	−181
2024	Trans-Am TA2		10	5	7	P3	+771	2,949
2023	Trans-Am TA2		12	2	6	P1	+828	2,178

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES MATOS FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski	2,598	32	23	9	72%
🇺🇸 Thomas Merrill	2,123	29	20	9	69%
🏳️ Tom Sheehan	1,584	29	24	5	83%
🏳️ Barry Boes	2,025	28	22	6	79%
🇺🇸 Thomas Annunziata	2,316	27	16	11	59%
🏳️ Eric Cayton	1,864	26	21	5	81%
🏳️ Boris Said Jr	1,577	25	21	4	84%
🏳️ Keith Prociuk	1,939	24	18	6	75%
🇺🇸 Ben Maier	2,780	23	18	5	78%
🏳️ Jim Gallaugher	994	23	18	5	78%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 14H AGO

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