William Sweedler is a racing driver who last raced in WEC for Scuderia Corsa. Sweedler has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,124 ranks Sweedler 2521th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2017-06-17 | LE MANS · LMGTE Am | P3 | +23 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸WEC | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +23 | 3,148 |
| 2016 | ▸WEC | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +34 | 3,148 |
| 2015 | ▸WEC | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +23 | 3,134 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Patrick Long | 4,349 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
William Sweedler is an American businessman and racing driver who competed in the World Endurance Championship between 2015 and 2017. His professional racing record comprises three WEC starts over that span, all for Scuderia Corsa. He scored one win and three podium finishes, including victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. His average finishing position across classified starts was second, a reflection of the strength of his limited but focused programme at one of professional motorsport's most competitive series.[1]
Sweedler's three-race WEC career placed him among drivers of considerable pedigree. In shared races he held a winning record against Patrick Long, an FIA Platinum-graded professional, finishing ahead of him twice while being outpaced once. He also finished ahead of multiple FIA Platinum-graded competitors in individual races, including Pedro Lamy and Ross Gunn, both of whom hold significantly higher Racer Ratings that reflect their broader professional experience and achievements. His rating of 3,124 situates him in the professional field's lower tier, appropriate to a brief career comprising only endurance competition at the highest level.[2]
His final racing activity came in 2017 in a single WEC round, where he finished twenty-third. The breadth of his success in endurance racing, particularly at Le Mans, came before his retirement from active competition.