Ronan Pearson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in British GT Championship for GBR Stratton Motorsport. Pearson has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 66 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,399 ranks Pearson 6171th 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.
| 2026-02-01 | Oulton Park GT4 | P9 | −139 |
| 2026-02-01 | Oulton Park GT4 | P7 | −95 |
| 2026-01-01 | Silverstone GT4 | P6 | −60 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +191 | Brands Hatch Indy 2024 | BTCC | P1 |
| +156 | Knockhill 2023 | BTCC | P5 |
| +150 | Knockhill 2023 | BTCC | P4 |
| +127 | Silverstone National 2023 | BTCC | P5 |
| +126 | Donington National 2024 | BTCC | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸British GT Championship | GBR Stratton Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −295 | 3,399 |
| 2025 | ▸BTCC | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +109 | 3,694 |
| 2024 | ▸BTCC | Team Bristol Street Motors | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | P13 | −123 | 3,585 |
| 2023 | ▸BTCC | Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | P16 | +2,358 | 3,708 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ash Sutton | 5,683 | 63 | 8 | 55 | 13% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom IngramFIA Gold | 5,681 | 63 | 6 | 57 | 10% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam MorganFIA Silver | 4,655 | 63 | 15 | 48 | 24% |
| 🇬🇧 Josh CookFIA Silver | 4,603 | 63 | 13 | 50 | 21% |
| 🇬🇧 Aiden Moffat | 4,602 | 63 | 24 | 39 | 38% |
| 🇬🇧 Daniel Rowbottom | 4,543 | 63 | 16 | 47 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Jake HillFIA Silver | 4,429 | 63 | 8 | 55 | 13% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom Chilton | 4,087 | 63 | 21 | 42 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Árón Taylor-Smith | 4,050 | 63 | 21 | 42 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Mikey Doble | 3,855 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 43% |
| 🇬🇧 Dan CammishFIA Gold | 4,972 | 61 | 11 | 50 | 18% |
| 🇬🇧 Gordon SheddenHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,699 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,161 | 🇦🇷 Julia Ballario | TC Pista Mouras | 3,401 |
| 6,162 | 🇳🇱 Willem Meijer | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,401 |
| 6,163 | 🇨🇳 Yujia Gao | Formula Regional European | 3,401 |
| 6,164 | 🏳️ Jason Fraser | NASA | 3,400 |
| 6,165 | 🇯🇵 Michael Kim | Super GT | 3,400 |
| 6,166 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Koch | NASA | 3,400 |
| 6,167 | 🇷🇸 Andrej Petrovic | Spanish F4 | 3,399 |
| 6,168 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Noble | European Le Mans Series | 3,399 |
| 6,169 | 🇺🇸 Jon Brunot | International GT | 3,399 |
| 6,170 | 🇫🇷 Olivier Dupard | FIA GT Championship | 3,399 |
| 6,171 | 🇬🇧 Ronan Pearson | British GT Championship | 3,399 |
| 6,172 | 🇺🇸 Shane Wallace | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,399 |
| 6,173 | 🇫🇷 Ulric Amado | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,399 |
| 6,174 | 🇧🇪 Davide Amaduzzi | FIA GT Championship | 3,398 |
| 6,175 | 🇺🇸 Frank Gannett | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,398 |
| 6,176 | 🇬🇧 Graham Davidson | British GT Championship | 3,398 |
| 6,177 | 🇩🇪 Horst Baumann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,398 |
| 6,178 | 🏳️ Nicolas Sturzinger | 24H Series | 3,398 |
| 6,179 | 🇬🇧 Oscar Lee RYNDZIEWICZ | Le Mans Cup | 3,398 |
| 6,180 | 🇧🇪 Peter van Delm | FIA GT Championship | 3,398 |
| 6,181 | 🇺🇸 D.J. Randall | Mustang Challenge | 3,397 |
Ronan Pearson is a semi-professional racing driver competing primarily in the British Touring Car Championship, where he has spent three seasons from 2023 to 2025 with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. His Racer Rating of 3,654 places him in the semi-professional band, a level that encompasses professional-level competitors in one-make and supporting classes who typically race against full professionals in mixed fields but do not occupy the top tier. The FIA categorises him as Silver in sportscar and endurance racing, denoting a professional-level driver usually early in their career. Across 63 BTCC starts, Pearson scored one win and one podium finish, with an average running position of P13.7 in classified races. His most recent BTCC campaign in 2025 proved challenging; he failed to score in 12 rounds and finished the season in 20th place.[1]
Pearson's competitive record in the BTCC reveals the calibre of field he inhabits. His most frequent rivals were Jake Hill, Tom Ingram, and Ash Sutton; Ingram and Sutton are two-time and four-time BTCC champions respectively, and Ingram holds a Gold grade from the FIA. Pearson finished ahead of Ingram in three races from 52 shared starts, ahead of Sutton five times from 52, and ahead of Hill six times from 53. Against other established professionals such as Josh Cook, Adam Morgan, and Daniel Rowbottom, his record was similarly thin; he posted single-digit advantages against each. These head-to-head tallies place him firmly in a supporting role within a championship front-running field, beating these drivers often enough to score results against strong competition but not at the rate that would characterise a championship contender.[2]
In 2026, Pearson has moved into endurance racing, joining GBR Stratton Motorsport for the British GT Championship with three races to date and no points finishes. This shift follows his earlier achievement as the 2019 Michelin Clio Cup Series winner, marking his established credentials in single-make competition. His recent news coverage indicates active recruitment by established professionals, suggesting his career trajectory continues toward sustained development within the professional racing ranks.