Sam Hancock is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in WEC for Jota. Hancock has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,340 ranks Hancock 755th of 40,308 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2012-08-26 | Silverstone LMP2 | P7 | โ19 |
| 2012-06-16 | LE MANS LMP2 | DNF | โ95 |
| 2012-05-05 | Spa-Francorchamps LMP2 | P1 | +101 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +101 | Spa-Francorchamps 2012 | WEC | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | โธWEC | Jota | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ13 | 5,340 |
| 2003 | โธInternational Formula 3000 | Super Nova Racing Ltd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +4,003 | 5,353 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum | 6,023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Olivier PlaFIA Platinum | 5,239 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Soheil AyariFIA Silver | 5,159 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Ricardo Gonzalez | 5,086 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Elton JulianFIA Bronze | 5,007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Franck MailleuxFIA Gold | 4,915 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Jean-Denis DeletrazFIA Bronze | 4,897 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ท๐บ Roman RusinovFIA Gold | 4,830 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐ป๐ช Vicente Potolicchio | 4,725 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Jacques NicoletFIA Bronze | 4,453 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Bertrand BaguetteFIA Platinum, 2ร champion | 5,857 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum, 1ร champion | 5,758 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Stefan JohanssonHigher-rated | 5,477 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 745 | ๐ฆ๐น Karl Wendlinger | FIA GT Championship | 5,354 |
| 746 | ๐ฌ๐ง Perry McCarthy | FIA GT Championship | 5,354 |
| 747 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Nicky Catsburg | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,353 |
| 748 | ๐ฎ๐น Enrico Bertaggia | International Formula 3000 | 5,352 |
| 749 | ๐ฌ๐ง Kenny Acheson | International Formula 3000 | 5,350 |
| 750 | ๐บ๐ธ Robbie Groff | IndyCar | 5,350 |
| 751 | ๐ซ๐ท Jonathan Cochet | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,345 |
| 752 | ๐บ๐ธ Giovanni Ruggiero | NASCAR Truck | 5,344 |
| 753 | ๐ซ๐ท Franรงois Hesnault | Formula 1 | 5,340 |
| 754 | ๐ฏ๐ต Rikuto Kobayashi | Super GT | 5,340 |
| 755 | ๐ฌ๐ง Sam Hancock | WEC | 5,340 |
| 756 | ๐บ๐ธ Charlie Kimball | IndyCar | 5,339 |
| 757 | ๐ซ๐ท Thomas Neubauer | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,339 |
| 758 | ๐ฉ๐ช Sven Mรผller | Super GT | 5,338 |
| 759 | ๐บ๐ธ Jason Leffler | NASCAR Truck | 5,337 |
| 760 | ๐บ๐ธ Gar Robinson | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,336 |
| 761 | ๐ฌ๐ง Ross Hockenhull | International Formula 3000 | 5,335 |
| 762 | ๐ฉ๐ช Alexander Mattschull | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,334 |
| 763 | ๐ฌ๐ง Jeff Ward | IndyCar | 5,334 |
| 764 | ๐บ๐ธ Regan Smith | NASCAR Truck | 5,334 |
| 765 | ๐ฆ๐บ Rob Nguyen | International Formula 3000 | 5,334 |
Sam Hancock is a British established professional racing in international endurance and single-seater championships. Graded FIA Silver, he competed in the WEC's LMP2 prototype class for Jota and in International Formula 3000 as a solo driver, racing against a field mixing amateurs with graded professionals across both series.[1]
Hancock's indexed record spans two seasons across a nine-year gap. He made two starts in International Formula 3000 in 2003 for Super Nova Racing Ltd. He returned to racing in 2012 with Jota in the WEC, taking three starts in its LMP2 class and scoring one win and one podium finish, placing him 14th in the season standings. His five career starts yielded one win and one podium overall.[2]
In WEC Hancock regularly faced established professionals graded at the highest levels. He finished ahead of Brendon Hartley, a Platinum-graded driver who has since won the WEC LMP1 championship and contested Formula 1, twice across their meetings; he also beat Bertrand Baguette, another Platinum-graded professional who went on to win the Formula V8 3.5 championship and Super GT's top class. Jota fielded established professional drivers including Haruki Kurosawa alongside Hancock in their 2012 campaign.