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🇳🇿 Shaun Balfe
Racing driver from New Zealand. GT World Challenge Europe, Garage 59.
Driver facts
Full name
Shaun Balfe
Born
4 June 1972(b. 1972)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
Garage 59
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
8
Career podiums
12
Career starts
39
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
4,723
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,723Rank 1524 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Shaun Balfe is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Garage 59. Balfe has recorded 8 wins and 12 podiums from 39 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,723 ranks Balfe 1524th of 38,983 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-06-26 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa | P22 | +10 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +124 | Donington Park Gp2 2019 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +112 | Donington Park Gp2 2023 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +111 | Oulton Park 2022 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +111 | Snetterton 2023 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +103 | Silverstone 2023 | British GT Championship | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Oulton Park6 starts+12
Silverstone6 starts+11
Struggles
Snetterton4 starts-17
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +10 | 4,723 |
| 2024 | ▸British GT Championship | Garage 59 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +169 | 4,714 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Optimum Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −20 | ||
| 2023 | ▸British GT Championship | Barwell Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +359 | 4,565 |
| 2022 | ▸British GT Championship | Balfe Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +29 | 4,206 |
| 2020 | ▸British GT Championship | Balfe Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −116 | 4,177 |
| 2019 | ▸British GT Championship | Balfe Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +124 | 4,177 |
| 2006 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Balfe Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −4 | 4,169 |
| 2005 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Balfe Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +2,823 | 4,173 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Balfe finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Richard NearyFIA Bronze | 3,634 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% |
| 🏳️ Sam NearyFIA Gold | 3,631 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% |
| 🇬🇧 Andrew HowardFIA Bronze | 4,034 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 🇬🇧 Ian Loggie | 4,618 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% |
| 🇲🇴 Kevin TseFIA Bronze | 4,307 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83% |
| 🇬🇧 Martin PlowmanFIA Silver | 3,631 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 Marcus CluttonFIA Gold | 4,093 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% |
| 🇬🇧 John FergusonFIA Bronze | 3,125 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% |
| 🇬🇧 Callum MacLeodFIA Gold | 3,319 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇮🇹 Jonathan AdamFIA Platinum | 4,172 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael BartelsHigher-rated, 3× champion | 5,967 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 5,732 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Fabrizio GollinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,726 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,514 | 🇪🇸 Miki Monràs | GP3 Series | 4,732 |
| 1,515 | 🇭🇺 Tamás Pál Kiss | GP3 Series | 4,732 |
| 1,516 | 🇬🇧 Stefan Wilson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,731 |
| 1,517 | 🇺🇸 Naveen Rao | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,730 |
| 1,518 | 🇨🇦 Ron Fellows | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,729 |
| 1,519 | 🇺🇸 David Stremme | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,728 |
| 1,520 | 🇩🇪 Alex Müller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,725 |
| 1,521 | 🇫🇷 Fabrice Walfisch | International Formula 3000 | 4,725 |
| 1,522 | 🇻🇪 Vicente Potolicchio | WEC | 4,725 |
| 1,523 | 🇫🇷 Jean Philippe Belloc | 24H Series | 4,723 |
| 1,524 | 🇳🇿 Shaun Balfe | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,723 |
| 1,525 | 🇯🇵 Teppei Natori | Super GT | 4,723 |
| 1,526 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Piccolo | FIA GT Championship | 4,722 |
| 1,527 | 🇦🇹 Dieter Quester | FIA GT Championship | 4,722 |
| 1,528 | 🇬🇧 Louis Prette Jr. | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,722 |
| 1,529 | 🇫🇷 Brandon Maisano | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,720 |
| 1,530 | 🇺🇸 Kaz Grala | NASCAR Truck | 4,720 |
| 1,531 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Hegewald | GP3 Series | 4,720 |
| 1,532 | 🇩🇪 Kim-Luis Schramm | ADAC GT Masters | 4,719 |
| 1,533 | 🇫🇷 Hadrien David | WEC | 4,718 |
| 1,534 | 🇳🇱 Steijn Schothorst | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,718 |
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