Rob Ecklin is a racing driver from United States who competes in Zenith Racing Series for Automatic Racing. Ecklin has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 36 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,186 ranks Ecklin 7269th of 40,308 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.
| 2026-08-02 | Watkins Glen International ZP2 | P2 | +113 |
| 2026-08-01 | Watkins Glen International ZP2 | P3 | +57 |
| 2026-04-26 | Barber Motorsports Park ZP2 | P5 | +9 |
| 2026-04-25 | Barber Motorsports Park ZP2 | P5 | +2 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +112 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | Zenith Racing Series | P2 |
| +57 | Watkins Glen International 2026 | Zenith Racing Series | P3 |
| +52 | Road America 2022 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P14 |
| +51 | Watkins Glen International 2023 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P11 |
| +44 | Daytona International Speedway 2023 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P17 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Zenith Racing Series | Automatic Racing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +181 | 3,186 |
| 2024 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −52 | 3,005 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | Automatic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −180 | ||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +13 | 3,237 |
| ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | Automatic Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +22 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −129 | 3,202 |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −38 | 3,331 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −238 | 3,323 |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −11 | 3,479 | |
| 2016 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +2,267 | 3,617 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Trent HindmanFIA Gold | 4,346 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Frank DePewFIA Bronze | 3,030 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,992 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% |
| 🇬🇧 Robin LiddellFIA Silver | 3,632 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Vincent BarlettaFIA Bronze | 3,484 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Ted GiovanisFIA Bronze | 2,938 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver | 4,276 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric FossFIA Silver | 3,913 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5% |
| 🇺🇸 Chad McCumbeeFIA Silver | 3,903 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% |
| 🇨🇦 Thomas CollingwoodFIA Bronze | 3,168 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,552 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Corey HeimFIA Silver, 3× champion | 6,408 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba WallaceHigher-rated | 6,385 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,259 | 🇧🇪 André Milhoux | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,260 | 🇫🇷 Charles Pozzi | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,261 | 🇧🇷 Chris Nelson | Star Mazda Championship | 3,186 |
| 7,262 | 🇬🇧 Don Beauman | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,263 | 🇬🇧 Ewan THOMAS | Le Mans Cup | 3,186 |
| 7,264 | 🇺🇸 Harry Blanchard | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,265 | 🇬🇧 Jonathan Williams | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,266 | 🇺🇸 Larry Crockett | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,267 | 🇫🇷 Paul Alberto | French F4 | 3,186 |
| 7,268 | 🇩🇪 Philipp Stahlschmidt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,186 |
| 7,269 | 🇺🇸 Rob Ecklin | Zenith Racing Series | 3,186 |
| 7,270 | 🇸🇪 Torsten Palm | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
| 7,271 | 🇨🇴 Andrés Méndez | Star Mazda Championship | 3,185 |
| 7,272 | 🇿🇦 Bruce Johnstone | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,273 | 🇲🇽 Franco Zanella | TCR World Tour | 3,185 |
| 7,274 | 🇬🇧 Graham Whitehead | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,275 | 🇩🇪 Hans Klenk | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,276 | 🏳️ Jared Salinsky | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,185 |
| 7,277 | 🇺🇸 Jim Rigsby | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,278 | 🇿🇦 Luki Botha | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
| 7,279 | 🇺🇸 Myron Fohr | Formula 1 | 3,185 |
Rob Ecklin is an entry-level professional, FIA Bronze graded, racing in national multiclass endurance and sprint championships in the United States. He drives GT4-level production-based sports cars for Automatic Racing, principally in the IMSA Pilot Challenge GS class where he has made 27 starts across nine seasons from 2016 to 2024.[1]
Ecklin has raced across five series, with his most significant results coming in American Endurance Racing, where he took two wins and two podiums across two starts in 2019 in a shared-drive Class 4 entry. His IMSA Pilot Challenge record spans nine seasons but has yielded no wins; he has also made brief appearances in IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge in 2023, Mustang Challenge in 2024, and currently competes in the Zenith Racing Series, where he holds 11th in the championship standings after two podium finishes from four rounds raced so far. His career total stands at 36 starts, 2 wins and 4 podiums.[2]
Ecklin typically finishes behind Trent Hindman, a Gold-graded professional and two-time IMSA Pilot Challenge GS champion with whom he shares the grid regularly, and runs closely matched with Frank DePew, an entry-level professional and 2023 IMSA Pilot Challenge GS champion. He has finished ahead of Chase Briscoe, an elite professional and 2016 ARCA Menards Series champion who has raced 225 NASCAR Cup Series events, and Corey Heim, an established professional who won three consecutive NASCAR Truck Series titles and holds an FIA Silver grade.