🇺🇸 Spencer Schmidt

Spencer Schmidt is an amateur sportscar driver holding FIA Bronze classification, competing primarily in one-make and cup series. Across three seasons from 2023 to 2026, he has made 21 starts with three wins and seven podiums, averaging a finishing position of eighth. His record is mixed against his most frequent rivals; he holds a winning head-to-head record against Austin Riley, a FIA Silver professional, and splits evenly with Valen Venkatesh, but has struggled significantly against Raiden Nicol, a former champion, managing only one finish ahead across 12 races. More meaningfully, Schmidt has demonstrated occasional competitiveness against stronger fields by finishing ahead of several FIA Silver-graded professionals including Tommy Pintos, John Capestro-Dubets, and Michael O'Brien on multiple occasions, and has beaten Oliver Webb, an FIA Gold driver, three times.[1]

Schmidt's breakthrough came in McLaren Trophy America, where he scored three wins from four starts in 2026 for RWE Motorsport, placing him among the series leaders. His earlier campaign in Radical Cup NA with Graham Rahal Performance yielded three podiums across 12 rounds but no victories. His initial entry into TGRNA GR Cup North America in 2023 produced no podium finishes from five starts. The calibre of fields he has raced against, primarily amateur and semi-professional grids with occasional encounters with Silver and Gold graded professionals, places his Racer Rating of 2,971 as representative of a mid-field competitor within sportscar racing rather than a dominant force. His recent activity in McLaren Trophy America suggests the trajectory of his career is currently upward.