Sergio Pianezzola is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in WEC for Iron Lynx. Pianezzola is a two-time champion (2018, 2019), with 9 wins and 11 podiums from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,167 ranks Pianezzola 2912th 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.
| 2020-09-19 | LE MANS LMGTE Am | P11 | −13 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +182 | Paul Ricard 2018 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +175 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2018 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +161 | Red Bull Ring 2018 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +146 | Spa-Francorchamps 2018 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +140 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2018 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ▸WEC | Iron Lynx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −13 | 4,584 |
| 2019 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Kessel Racing | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +470 | 4,597 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Kessel Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2 | ||
| ▸WEC | Kessel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −87 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Kessel Racing | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +2,940 | 4,290 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Kessel Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −42 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Christoph UlrichFIA Bronze | 3,751 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% |
| 🇨🇭 Maurizio MedianiFIA Bronze | 4,162 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| 🇮🇹 Paolo VENEROSI | 3,470 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 🇮🇹 Alessandro BaccaniFIA Bronze | 3,365 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 🇬🇧 Oliver Hancock | 3,234 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🇳🇱 John HartshorneFIA Bronze | 3,190 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea PicciniFIA Gold | 3,917 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇮🇹 Claudio SchiavoniFIA Bronze | 3,956 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 Ross GunnFIA Platinum | 4,934 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇫🇷 Fabien LAVERGNEFIA Silver | 4,357 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇦🇹 Thomas PreiningFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,588 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom GambleFIA Gold | 5,405 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold | 5,271 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,902 | 🇺🇸 David Brule | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,169 |
| 2,903 | 🇩🇪 Fabian Schiller | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,169 |
| 2,904 | 🏳️ Leyton Fourie | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,169 |
| 2,905 | 🇺🇸 Stefan Parsons | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,169 |
| 2,906 | 🇺🇸 Andy Houston | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,168 |
| 2,907 | 🇺🇸 Don Kreitz Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,168 |
| 2,908 | 🇩🇰 Klitgaard Christensen Michael | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,168 |
| 2,909 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Bartone | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,167 |
| 2,910 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Nannini | Indy NXT | 4,167 |
| 2,911 | 🇺🇸 Paul Wolfe | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,167 |
| 2,912 | 🇮🇹 Sergio Pianezzola | WEC | 4,167 |
| 2,913 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Crick | Supercars Championship | 4,166 |
| 2,914 | 🇺🇸 Kenny Johnson | International Formula 3000 | 4,166 |
| 2,915 | 🇱🇺 Steve Jans | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,166 |
| 2,916 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Joe Martins | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,166 |
| 2,917 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Balthasar | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,165 |
| 2,918 | 🇺🇸 Tim McCreadie | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,165 |
| 2,919 | 🇺🇸 Glenn Jarrett | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,164 |
| 2,920 | 🇩🇪 Nick Wüstenhagen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,164 |
| 2,921 | 🇧🇷 Betinho Valério | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,163 |
| 2,922 | 🇺🇸 Brian Ickler | NASCAR Truck | 4,163 |
Sergio Pianezzola is a retired amateur endurance racing driver from Italy with a Racer Rating of 3,000, placing him at the semi-professional level; this ranking describes a driver who wins in pro-am and one-make classes and competes mid-pack among full professionals. His career record spans two seasons of World Endurance Championship racing in 2019 and 2020, with two race starts for Iron Lynx and no wins or podium finishes. He averaged a finishing position of twelfth across his classified starts.[1]
Despite the modest results, Pianezzola's record shows consistent performance against substantially stronger opposition in endurance racing. He finished ahead of Ben Keating, a four-time champion rated as a professional, on two separate occasions; he also beat Felipe Fraga, a Gold-graded professional driver, twice; and he outran Giancarlo Fisichella, a former Formula 1 driver and Platinum professional, once. These results suggest he held his own in grids populated by drivers of considerably higher ranking, a pattern unusual for someone at his level. Pianezzola carried the FIA Bronze classification, the amateur grade in GT and endurance racing, denoting a gentleman driver typically racing alongside professionals rather than a full-time competitor.
Pianezzola's brief career concluded with the 2020 WEC season and has remained inactive since. Iron Lynx, the team that fielded him, was a competitive outfit in that period with a strong record across the index, though the specific circumstances of his departure from racing are not detailed in the available record.