🇬🇧 Taylor Barnard

Taylor Barnard is an established professional single-seater driver competing in Formula E for DS Penske. His Racer Rating of 6,270 places him among elite professionals; drivers at this level secure full-time seats in the world's strongest championships and win against fields containing former champions. Across 118 starts between 2020 and 2026, Barnard has taken 7 wins and 20 podiums, averaging a P10.1 finish. His career has progressed through the junior ladder, from Italian F4 and ADAC F4 with PHM Racing through Formula 3 and Formula 2, into the top-level Formula E grid. He remains the strongest driver fielded by PHM Racing across the index, accounting for all of the team's competitive standing.[1]

Barnard's record against the drivers who define his competitive context reveals the calibre he operates among. He has finished ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, a generational driver and three-time champion rated 8,967, in 13 of their 48 shared races; similarly, he has beaten multiple Platinum-graded competitors including Gabriel Bortoleto (7,781, two-time champion), Isack Hadjar (8,301), and Arvid Lindblad (7,913) in head-to-head competition. Against Nikita Bedrin, a professional-level rival, Barnard holds a winning record of 34 to 27 across 61 races. However, his records against the very strongest are substantially negative; he trailed Bortoleto 6 to 33 and Antonelli 13 to 35, illustrating the upper bound of his capabilities. His average finishing position of P10.1 reflects consistent mid-field presence in elite grids rather than the front-running pace that separates elite from generational drivers.[2]

Barnard secured his sole Formula 2 win in 2024 and took three podiums in Formula 3 the year prior, establishing himself as capable of winning in strong professional fields. His current Formula E tenure spans 25 starts from 2024 to 2026 with five podiums but no wins; recent reporting has suggested uncertainty surrounding his continued participation with DS Penske.