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🏳️ Sonny Rao

Racing driver. World Racing League, El Diablo Motorsports. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Sonny Rao
Current team
El Diablo Motorsports
Series
World Racing League
Status
Active
Championships
12026
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
62
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,020
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,020
Rank 16742 of 40,700 indexed, +748 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Sonny Rao is a racing driver who competes in World Racing League for El Diablo Motorsports. Rao is a one-time champion (2026), with 0 wins and 1 podium from 62 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,020 ranks Rao 16742th of 40,700 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
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-10-18Sebring International Raceway GP1P4+87
2026-10-17Sebring International Raceway GP1P2+145
2026-09-27Utah Motorsports Campus GP1P5−14
2026-07-25Road Atlanta GP1DNF−98
2026-05-23Sonoma Raceway Spec MiataP23−128
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+145Sebring International Raceway 2026World Racing LeagueP2
+105Sonoma Raceway 2025NASAP7
+91Sonoma Raceway 2024NASAP10
+87Sebring International Raceway 2026World Racing LeagueP4
+85Sonoma Raceway 2024NASAP11
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Thunderhill Raceway Park17 starts+3
Struggles
Sonoma Raceway39 starts-6
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Rao finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Tony Senese63456253145%
🏳️ Laura Braverman55848202842%
🏳️ Richard Lucquet62640172343%
🏳️ Paul Turner1,8543853313%
🇨🇴 Andres PrietoFIA Bronze2,4563643211%
🏳️ Dan Johnson1,11036152142%
🇺🇸 Kevin Carter1,4143562917%
🇺🇸 Scott Carter1,24735152043%
🏳️ Adam Freire2,5933392427%
🇺🇸 Brian Cross1,94233112233%
🇺🇸 Dean ThompsonHigher-rated4,85632167%
🇺🇸 Trevor HuddlestonHigher-rated, 1× champion4,60931233%
🇨🇦 Reinhold KRAHNFIA Bronze3,874660100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
16,732🇬🇧 Stephen ParkerBMW CCA Club Racing2,022
16,733🏳️ Dominik LanzNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,021
16,734🏳️ Franz Scheerbarth TimNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,021
16,735🏳️ Ken PedersenSCCA Regionals2,021
16,736🏳️ Valentino MancinelliWorld Racing League2,021
16,737🇨🇳 Yufeng LuoSKUSA SuperNationals2,021
16,738🏳️ Benjamin SlossAmerican Endurance Racing2,020
16,739🏳️ Brian CatesSCCA Regionals2,020
16,740🇺🇸 Doug PetersonMustang Challenge2,020
16,741🇨🇭 Giuseppe FRASCAROFerrari Challenge2,020
16,742🏳️ Sonny RaoWorld Racing League2,020
16,743🇩🇪 Tim BreidenbachNürburgring 24 Hours2,020
16,744🏳️ Trey HarperSCCA Regionals2,020
16,745🇩🇰 Anders MajgaardNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,019
16,746🏳️ Cole MacEwenSKUSA SuperNationals2,019
16,747🏳️ Dante TornelloSCCA Regionals2,019
16,748🇩🇪 David BarstNürburgring 24 Hours2,019
16,749🏳️ Denise de RooijSKUSA SuperNationals2,019
16,750🏳️ Gerd LindenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,019
16,751🏳️ Herbert KoepNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,019
16,752🏳️ Juan Jose ParamoSKUSA SuperNationals2,019
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