Romain Brandela is a racing driver who last raced in WEC for Larbre Competition. Brandela has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,443 ranks Brandela 1825th of 15,348 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.
| 2017-06-17 | LE MANS · LMGTE Am | P15 | −36 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸WEC | Larbre Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −36 | 3,443 |
| 2016 | ▸WEC | Larbre Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −28 | 3,443 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Newblood By Morand Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | +4 | 3,507 |
| 2013 | ▸WEC | DKR Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P70 | +2 | 3,502 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Patrick Long | 4,349 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Christian Ried | 3,633 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇰 David Heinemeier Hansson | 3,623 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Michael Wainwright | 3,284 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker | 2,987 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Romain Brandela is a retired endurance racing driver who competed in the World Endurance Championship between 2013 and 2017, completing five starts across four seasons with Larbre Competition. His career was centred on sportscar racing at the professional level, including appearances in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Brandela finished classified in all his starts, averaging a finishing position of 8.8, though he did not secure any race wins or podium finishes during his time in the series.[1]
Across his shared races with regular rivals, Brandela struggled to match the pace of the field. Against three competitors who appeared alongside him multiple times, he was outfinished on every occasion; these included Patrick Long, a Platinum-graded professional; Christian Ried, a Bronze-graded four-time champion; and David Heinemeier Hansson, a Silver-graded driver. Against two other rivals he managed to finish ahead once each, though still trailed them in their paired matchups overall. In isolated instances, Brandela did finish ahead of several substantially stronger drivers, including Mika Salo and Chris Dyson, both of whom carried significantly higher ratings and championship credentials, though these results represent single occasions rather than sustained competitive patterns.
Brandela's involvement with Larbre Competition, which has accumulated nine race wins across the index and fielded drivers of considerably higher calibre, suggests he occupied a developmental role within the team's endurance programme. His career represents semi-professional participation in one of motorsport's most competitive global series, competing against a field that regularly includes former and active Formula 1 drivers, though his results indicate he operated toward the lower end of the professional endurance field during his active years.