🇳🇿 Ryan Yardley

Racing driver from New Zealand. GT World Challenge America, Wright Motorsports. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Ryan Yardley

Nationality

New Zealand

Current team

Wright Motorsports

Series

GT World Challenge America

Status

Active

Championships

12025

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,026

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,026

RANK 1044 / 12,418 INDEXED · -663 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Silver

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Ryan Yardley is a New Zealand racing driver who has built his career in North American GT competition, most notably with Wright Motorsports in GT World Challenge America. Over the course of 33 career starts, Yardley has claimed 3 wins and 18 podium finishes, culminating in a championship title in 2025. That success reflects steady progress through the GT ranks, including time spent in the GT4 America Series, and has established him as a recognized name within the Wright Motorsports program.[1]

Heading into the 2026 season, Yardley sits P16 in the standings after one round, with no wins or podiums yet recorded. His Racer Rating of 3,026 places him 1044th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, a figure that reflects his current form relative to the sport's top competitors rather than his career achievements to date. As an active driver still competing at the front of GT World Challenge America, Yardley remains a figure to watch as the new season develops.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Ryan Yardley is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in GT World Challenge America for Wright Motorsports. Yardley is a one-time champion (2025), with 3 wins and 18 podiums from 33 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,026 ranks Yardley 1044th 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	GT4 America	ACI Motorsports	7	0	1	P28	−623	3,026
	GT World Challenge America	Wright Motorsports	4	1	2	P14	+193
	IMSA WeatherTech	Muehlner Motorsports America, LLC	2	0	0	P204	−117
	Porsche Endurance Challenge North America	JTR Motorsports Engineering	1	0	0	P16	−116
2025	Porsche Carrera Cup NA	Topp Racing	8	0	8	P2	+447	3,689
2024	Porsche Carrera Cup NA	Topp Racing Performance	10	2	7	P3	+709	3,242
2023	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Murillo Racing	1	0	0	P124	+32	2,532

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES YARDLEY FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇺🇸 Yves Baltas	1,987	19	19	0	100%
🇨🇦 Zachary Vanier	3,059	18	13	5	72%
🇩🇴 Jimmy Llibre	2,220	18	15	3	83%
🇺🇸 Michael McCann	1,982	18	18	0	100%
🇺🇸 Michael Cooper	3,456	17	12	5	71%
🇺🇸 Sabré Cook	1,709	17	17	0	100%
🇳🇿 Madeline Stewart	1,687	16	16	0	100%
🇧🇷 Matheus Leist	2,949	15	8	7	53%
🇳🇱 Loek Hartog	3,028	13	6	7	46%
🇺🇸 Riley Dickinson	3,015	12	9	3	75%

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