Tyler Gonzalez is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Victor Gonzalez Racing. Gonzalez is a one-time champion (2023), with 48 wins and 93 podiums from 209 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,033 ranks Gonzalez 3453th 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.
| 2026-09-20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC Pro | P2 | +107 |
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC TCR | P1 | +118 |
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC Pro | P5 | +8 |
| 2026-08-29 | Road America Silver | P4 | โ7 |
| 2026-08-28 | Road America Silver | P2 | +82 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +187 | Motul Petit Le Mans 2020 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| +166 | Road Atlanta 2022 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +162 | Lime Rock Park 2021 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P3 |
| +161 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2024 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +156 | Circuit of the Americas 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธGT4 America | RAFA Racing Team | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +320 | 4,033 |
| โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | โ297 | ||
| โธLamborghini Super Trofeo NA | RAFA Racing Team | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +385 | ||
| โธNASCAR Canada Series | Power Leaves Corp / RGR Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P24 | โ343 | ||
| โธSCCA Majors | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +67 | |||
| โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | BSI Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | โ65 | ||
| 2025 | โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | BSI Racing | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +167 | 3,965 |
| โธGT4 America | RAFA Racing Team | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +497 | ||
| โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing Team | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | โ154 | ||
| โธLamborghini Super Trofeo NA | RAFA Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +1 | ||
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +47 | |||
| 2024 | โธGT4 America | Smooge Racing | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +97 | 3,407 |
| โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Saito Motorsport Group | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | โ497 | ||
| โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing Team | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | โ449 | ||
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +149 | |||
| โธSCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P65 | โ208 | |||
| 2023 | โธTGRNA GR Cup North America | Copeland Motorsports | 17 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +1,253 | 4,316 |
| โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Saito MotorSport Group | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +263 | ||
| โธGT4 America | COPELAND MOTORSPORTS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | โ243 | ||
| โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | โ10 | ||
| โธSCCA Majors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +84 | |||
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | โ94 | |||
| 2022 | โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | COPELAND MOTORSPORTS | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +106 | 3,063 |
| โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | VAN DER STEUR RACING | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +160 | ||
| โธSCCA Regionals | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | โ251 | |||
| โธNASA | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P49 | โ244 | ||
| โธSCCA Majors | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | โ12 | |||
| 2021 | โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | Copeland Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +341 | 3,304 |
| โธNASA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P76 | +26 | ||
| 2020 | โธIMSA Pilot Challenge | COPELAND MOTORSPORTS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +149 | 3,085 |
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | โ34 | |||
| 2019 | โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Copeland Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P12 | โ245 | 2,787 |
| 2018 | โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Copeland Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | โ807โ34 | 2,821 |
| 2017 | โธSKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +27 | 2,293 | |
| 2016 | โธSKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +916 | 2,266 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tim LewisFIA Bronze | 3,616 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 43% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Harry GottsackerFIA Silver | 3,585 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 31% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Mason FilippiFIA Silver | 3,914 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 34% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Mark WilkinsFIA Gold | 3,524 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 30% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 65% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Denis DupontFIA Silver | 4,025 | 49 | 20 | 29 | 41% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jeremy Fletcher | 3,922 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 52% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,056 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 53% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Karl WittmerFIA Silver | 4,020 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 43% |
| ๐ฆ๐ท Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum | 6,755 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Broc FeeneyFIA Gold, 1ร champion | 6,596 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Corey HeimFIA Silver, 3ร champion | 6,408 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,443 | ๐จ๐ญ Jacques Isler | Formula 3 Macau | 4,036 |
| 3,444 | ๐ซ๐ท Philippe Cimadomo | Le Mans Cup | 4,036 |
| 3,445 | ๐บ๐ธ Richard Johns | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,036 |
| 3,446 | ๐บ๐ธ Sean Caisse | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,036 |
| 3,447 | ๐ฆ๐น Dominik Olbert | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,035 |
| 3,448 | ๐ฎ๐น Marco Butti | TCR World Tour | 4,034 |
| 3,449 | ๐ฎ๐ช Ronayne O'Mahony | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,034 |
| 3,450 | ๐ฌ๐ง Abbie Eaton | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,033 |
| 3,451 | ๐ฎ๐น Maurizio Lusuardi | FIA GT Championship | 4,033 |
| 3,452 | ๐ง๐ท Rafael Reis | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,033 |
| 3,453 | ๐บ๐ธ Tyler Gonzalez | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,033 |
| 3,454 | ๐ฉ๐ช Daniel Blickle | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,032 |
| 3,455 | ๐บ๐ธ Bobby Labonte | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,031 |
| 3,456 | ๐ณ๏ธ David Martinez | PCA Club Racing | 4,031 |
| 3,457 | ๐ฎ๐ณ Narain Karthikeyan | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,031 |
| 3,458 | ๐ฒ๐พ Weiron Tan | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 4,031 |
| 3,459 | ๐จ๐ฆ Alex Labbe | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,030 |
| 3,460 | ๐บ๐ธ Bob Doyle | Prototype Cup Germany | 4,030 |
| 3,461 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Miki Weckstrรถm | Formula Renault Eurocup | 4,030 |
| 3,462 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Olivier Tielemans | World Touring Car Championship | 4,030 |
| 3,463 | ๐ฎ๐น Vito Postiglione | 24H Series | 4,030 |
Tyler Gonzalez is an entry-level professional racing driver rated 3,800, competing in multiple national series in the United States. He races in shared-car endurance championships, where he holds an FIA Silver licence grading him as a developing professional in sportscar racing. His primary teams are RAFA Racing Team in GT4 America and Victor Gonzalez Racing in IMSA Pilot Challenge, and he drives Mazda MX-5s for BSI Racing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup.[1]
Gonzalez has competed steadily across eleven indexed seasons from 2016 to 2026, accumulating 206 starts with 47 wins and 91 podiums. He won the 2023 TGRNA GR Cup North America championship with Copeland Motorsports, taking 13 wins and 17 podiums across 17 starts. In the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, where he has made 53 starts since 2018, he has taken 11 wins and 17 podiums. His results in GT4 America show 7 wins and 19 podiums from 37 starts in shared-car endurance racing. He also holds 11 podiums across 53 IMSA Pilot Challenge starts, driving TCR machinery for Victor Gonzalez Racing. In 2026 he has competed in two rounds of the Mazda MX-5 Cup so far, recording one podium and currently sitting 11th in the championship standings.[2]
Gonzalez races regularly against Gresham Wagner, a fellow Silver-graded entry-level professional and two-time Mazda Cup champion, with their head-to-head record closely matched. He meets Tim Lewis frequently in IMSA Pilot Challenge, where they also split results evenly. His strongest scalp came against Franco Colapinto, an elite Platinum-graded professional who has competed in Formula 1, whom Gonzalez beat twice in shared endurance racing.