🇺🇸 Ryan Hardwick

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, Manthey 1St Phorm. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Ryan Hardwick

Born

3 October 1980(b. 1980)

Nationality

United States

Current team

Manthey 1St Phorm

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Championships

12025

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,513

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,513

RANK 723 / 12,255 INDEXED · -2 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

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DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Ryan Hardwick is an American racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Manthey 1St Phorm. Before turning to sports car racing, Hardwick built a career outside motorsport as a professional jet ski pilot and as an entrepreneur, co-founding the powersports retailer Mountain Motorsports, a background that informs his path into competitive racing as a second career pursuit.[1]

Across 30 career starts in IMSA WeatherTech competition, Hardwick has taken 4 wins and 6 podium finishes, and he claimed a series championship in 2025. His Racer Rating stands at 3,513, placing him 723rd among active drivers on the Elo-style scale used to measure competitive strength. In the 2026 season, Hardwick has added 2 wins and 2 podiums through 8 rounds, though he currently sits 88th in the standings. He remains an active competitor with Manthey 1St Phorm as his career continues to develop.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Ryan Hardwick is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Manthey 1St Phorm. Hardwick is a one-time champion (2025), with 4 wins and 6 podiums from 30 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,513 ranks Hardwick 723th of 12,255 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 JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	Manthey 1St Phorm	3	1	1	0	P189	−2	3,513
2025	WEC	Manthey 1ST Phorm	8	2	2	0	P88	+830	3,515
2024	WEC	Proton Competition	8	0	0	1	P88	+375	2,685
	IMSA WeatherTech	Proton Competition	4	0	0	0	P213	−158
2023	European Le Mans Series	Proton Competition	4	1	3	0	P88	+497	2,468
	WEC	Proton Competition	3	0	0	1	P116	+171

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES HARDWICK FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇨🇭 Simon Mann	3,882	23	9	14	39%
🇮🇹 Alessio Rovera	4,299	20	6	14	30%
🇫🇷 François Heriau	3,816	18	7	11	39%
🇮🇪 Charlie Eastwood	3,528	17	8	9	47%
🇺🇸 Ian James	3,491	17	6	11	35%
🇩🇰 Michelle Gatting	3,412	17	8	9	47%
🇨🇭 Rahel Frey	3,326	17	9	8	53%
🇯🇵 Takeshi Kimura	3,572	14	10	4	71%
🇫🇷 Valentin Hasse-Clot	3,449	14	8	6	57%
🇮🇹 Claudio SCHIAVONI	3,194	14	9	5	64%

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