🇺🇸 Russell Ward

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

Driver facts

Full name

Russell Ward

Born

22 August 1989(b. 1989)

Nationality

United States

Current team

WINWARD RACING

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Championships

12024

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

105

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,859

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,859

RANK 605 / 12,418 INDEXED · -498 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Silver

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Russell Ward is an American racing driver who competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving for WINWARD RACING, the team he also leads as principal. Across a career spanning 105 starts, Ward has established himself as a consistent frontrunner in American sports car racing, amassing 15 wins and 25 podium finishes. His dual role as driver and team principal has placed him at the center of WINWARD RACING's development, culminating in a championship victory in 2024 that marked the high point of his career to date.[1]

Currently active in the series, Ward carries a Racer Rating of 3,859, placing him 605th among active drivers on the Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, he has recorded 2 wins and 2 podiums through 10 rounds, though he sits at P145 in the standings. Ward remains a notable figure in IMSA competition, both for his on-track results and for his leadership of WINWARD RACING within the WeatherTech Championship.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Russell Ward is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for WINWARD RACING. Ward is a one-time champion (2024), with 15 wins and 25 podiums from 105 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,859 ranks Ward 605th 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 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	WINWARD RACING	10	2	2	P145	−497	3,859
2025	IMSA WeatherTech	Winward Racing	10	3	4	P163	+199	4,357
2024	IMSA WeatherTech	WINWARD RACING	10	4	6	P137	+653	4,158
2023	IMSA WeatherTech	Winward Racing	11	1	2	P155	−87	3,505
	GT World Challenge Europe	Winward Racing	3	0	0	P67	+4
2022	IMSA WeatherTech	Winward Racing	13	3	4	P77	+349	3,588
	GT World Challenge Europe	Winward Racing	1	0	0	P224	−105
2021	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Winward Racing	8	0	2	P17	+110	3,343
	GT World Challenge Europe	Winward Racing	4	0	0	P19	+157
	IMSA WeatherTech	Winward Racing	2	1	1	P116	+176
2020	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Winward Racing	10	0	2	P7	+351	2,900
	GT World Challenge Europe	HTP Motorsport	1	0	0	P195	+65
2019	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Winward Racing / HTP Motorsport	8	1	1	P12	+32	2,485
2018	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Winward Racing / HTP Motorsport	6	0	1	P9	+327	2,453
2017	IMSA Pilot Challenge	CJ Wilson Racing	8	0	0	P28	−374	2,126

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES WARD FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇺🇸 Robby Foley	3,562	80	41	39	51%
🇺🇸 Trent Hindman	3,187	74	36	38	49%
🇺🇸 Patrick Gallagher	4,064	55	31	24	56%
🇺🇸 Sheena Monk	3,029	53	35	18	66%
🇺🇸 Brendan Iribe	3,340	52	29	23	56%
🇺🇸 Frankie Montecalvo	3,960	50	28	22	56%
🇺🇸 Alan Brynjolfsson	3,202	50	22	28	44%
🇧🇪 Jan Heylen	3,041	49	24	25	49%
🇺🇸 Spencer Pumpelly	3,071	47	28	19	60%
🇨🇦 Orey Fidani	3,224	46	33	13	72%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

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