Russell Wittenberg is a racing driver who last raced in International GT. Wittenberg has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,649 ranks Wittenberg 7055th of 15,530 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.
| 2023-10-29 | Daytona · GT3.8 | P7 | −101 |
| 2023-10-29 | Daytona · GT3.8 | P4 | +16 |
| 2023-03-26 | Road Atlanta · GT3.8 | P2 | +81 |
| 2023-03-25 | Road Atlanta · GT3.8 | P5 | −54 |
| 2023-02-26 | Sebring · GT3.8 | P6 | +14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸International GT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −150 | 1,649 | |
| 2022 | ▸International GT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −1 | 1,799 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇷 Marcos VentoFIA SILVER | 2,516 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Robert Wisen | 1,528 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇻🇪 Javier Ripoll | 2,126 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Nathan ByrdFIA SILVER | 2,648 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Tomas Ballester | 2,278 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Lukas Pank | 3,022 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ John Bleazard | 1,845 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🏳️ James Hamman | 1,446 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jason HartFIA SILVER | 2,997 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Brady BehrmanFIA BRONZE | 2,143 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 John DeAngelisFIA BRONZE | 3,110 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric ZitzaFIA SILVER | 3,041 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Russell Wittenberg is a retired amateur sportscar racer who competed in the International GT series during 2022 and 2023. His career comprised 11 starts across two seasons, yielding one podium finish and an average result of sixth place; he finished his final season twelfth in the standings.[1]
Wittenberg raced primarily against drivers of mixed experience, many ungraded amateurs and some with professional credentials. He finished ahead of Eric Zitza and John DeAngelis, both FIA-graded professionals with ratings above 3,000, on isolated occasions, and once bettered Nathan Byrd, a championship-winning Silver-graded driver. However, his head-to-head records against his most frequent rivals tell a different story. Against Marcos Vento, another graded professional, Wittenberg finished ahead in only two of eleven shared races; he also struggled consistently against Lukas Pank, a championship-winning driver, managing no finishes ahead across six meetings. His overall record suggests he operated near the lower-middle tier of the International GT field, competitive against some club-level rivals but typically outpaced by the series' more experienced or accomplished drivers.