Valentin PIERBURG is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Road to Le Mans for Heart of Racing by SPS. PIERBURG has recorded 3 wins and 6 podiums from 42 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,634 ranks PIERBURG 5188th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-06-15 | LE MANS GT3 | P12 | −30 |
| 2024-06-13 | LE MANS GT3 | P13 | −52 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +125 | Dubai Autodrome 2021 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +104 | Dubai Autodrome 2018 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +103 | Spa-Francorchamps 2018 | 24H Series | P1 |
| +93 | LE MANS 2019 | Road to Le Mans | P2 |
| +85 | Dubai Autodrome 2022 | 24H Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸Road to Le Mans | Heart of Racing by SPS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −81 | 3,634 |
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | SPS Automotive Performance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −34 | 3,715 |
| ▸24H Series | SPS automotive performance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +85 | ||
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | SPS Automotive Performance | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −291 | 3,664 |
| ▸24H Series | SPS automotive performance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +93 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | SPS automotive performance | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −598 | 3,711 |
| ▸24H Series | SPS automotive performace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −18 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Road to Le Mans | SPS AutomotivePerformance | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +160 | 4,321 |
| 2018 | ▸24H Series | SPS automotive performance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P8 | +207 | 4,478 |
| 2017 | ▸24H Series | SPS automotive performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,865 | 4,215 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Andrea BertoliniFIA Gold | 3,747 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🇳🇱 Louis MachielsFIA Bronze | 3,572 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🇮🇹 Chris Froggatt | 3,930 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,385 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,443 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,147 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% |
| 🇯🇵 Ryuichiro TomitaFIA Gold | 4,352 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 11% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum | 5,732 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 4% |
| 🇪🇸 Albert CostaFIA Platinum | 5,598 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 15% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,562 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 11% |
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 6,430 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 4% |
| 🇵🇱 Robert KubicaFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 6,274 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CampbellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,270 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,178 | 🇯🇵 Masahiro Sasaki | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,635 |
| 5,179 | 🇮🇹 Patrick Crinelli | International Formula 3000 | 3,635 |
| 5,180 | 🇦🇺 Scott Saunders | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,635 |
| 5,181 | 🇬🇧 Alisha Palmowski | F1 Academy | 3,634 |
| 5,182 | 🇫🇷 Arthur ROGEON | Le Mans Cup | 3,634 |
| 5,183 | 🏳️ Clay Magouyrk | Zenith Racing Series | 3,634 |
| 5,184 | 🇺🇸 Ian Porter | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,634 |
| 5,185 | 🇩🇪 Max Edelhoff | 24H Series | 3,634 |
| 5,186 | 🇵🇹 Miguel Ramos | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,634 |
| 5,187 | 🏳️ Richard Neary | British GT Championship | 3,634 |
| 5,188 | 🇩🇪 Valentin PIERBURG | Road to Le Mans | 3,634 |
| 5,189 | 🇬🇧 Dan Zelos | BTCC | 3,633 |
| 5,190 | 🇩🇪 Max Partl | 24H Series | 3,633 |
| 5,191 | 🇬🇷 Andreas Laskaratos | 24H Series | 3,632 |
| 5,192 | 🇺🇸 Matt Waltz | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,632 |
| 5,193 | 🇯🇵 Ryosei Yamashita | Super GT | 3,632 |
| 5,194 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Pollini | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,631 |
| 5,195 | 🇷🇺 Ivan Ekelchik | 24H Series | 3,631 |
| 5,196 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Charles Levy | 24H Series | 3,631 |
| 5,197 | 🇰🇷 Junesung Park | TCR World Tour | 3,631 |
| 5,198 | 🇦🇹 Lukas DUNNER | Le Mans Cup | 3,631 |
Valentin Pierburg is a retired Bronze-graded sportscar driver who raced in GT World Challenge Europe from 2020 to 2022. His rating of 3,452 places him at semi-professional level, the standard for amateur and gentleman drivers competing in GT and endurance racing. Pierburg made 31 starts across three seasons, all with SPS Automotive Performance, and finished on average in twenty-first position; he never won a race or scored a podium finish.[1]
Pierburg's competitive record against his most frequent rivals shows a mixed picture typical of a mid-field amateur in a strong field. He split his head-to-head results evenly with two near-peers, FIA Gold driver Andrea Bertolini and fellow Bronze-graded Louis Machiels, finishing ahead in 18 of 30 shared races against each. However, he was decisively outpaced by faster professionals; he finished ahead of FIA Platinum champions Raffaele Marciello and Albert Costa only 4 and 3 times respectively in 27 races against each, and managed just 3 finishes ahead of FIA Gold professional Ryuichiro Tomita across 28 encounters. Against the circuit's strongest contenders, including 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion Maro Engel and three-time defending champion Charles Weerts, Pierburg scored isolated results but no established pattern of competitiveness.
Pierburg's racing career ended in 2022 after his final five rounds in GT World Challenge Europe, placing him ninety-sixth overall that season. His tenure in the series reflected the typical experience of a gentleman driver in a professional-dominated category; competitive against amateurs of similar standing, but substantially slower than the full-time professionals who dominated the field.