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IMSA Pilot Challenge: GS

Driver leaderboard, ranked by Racer Rating.151 drivers, 2025–2026 roster, strength of field 4,110

IMSA Pilot Challenge is an endurance GT and touring car series for production-based sports cars and TCR machines, with drivers sharing cars across races. The field combines established sportscar professionals with developing drivers; the GS class for GT4-level cars is notably stronger than the TCR class. Top drivers include Sammy Smith, Nolan Siegel and Philip Ellis. The series serves as a professional stepping stone between club and amateur racing and the higher-level IMSA WeatherTech Championship. Drivers arrive primarily from NASA and club racing, and move on most commonly to IMSA WeatherTech or peer GT4 and touring car series. The field is substantially weaker than IMSA WeatherTech but considerably stronger than its entry-point feeders.

Class SoFAll GS 4,110 TCR 3,705

Recent races

The last 10 GS races in the index for this series, newest first, with whoever won on the road.

Oct 2, 2026

Martin Sarukhanyan, Thomas Merrill

Road Atlanta

GS · 31 cars →

Sep 19, 2026

Michael Cooper, Moisey Uretsky

Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC

GS · 31 cars →

Aug 22, 2026

Gregory Liefooghe, Sean Quinlan

VIRginia International Raceway

GS · 29 cars →

Aug 1, 2026

Allen Patten, Trenton Estep

Road America

GS · 28 cars →

Jul 11, 2026

Kiko Porto, Varun Choksey

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

GS · 29 cars →

Jun 27, 2026

Bryce Ward, Philip Ellis

Watkins Glen International

GS · 29 cars →

Jun 7, 2026

Michael Cooper, Moisey Uretsky

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

GS · 30 cars →

May 2, 2026

Dillon Machavern, Luca Mars

Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca

GS · 30 cars →

Mar 20, 2026

Michael Cooper, Moisey Uretsky

Sebring International Raceway

GS · 33 cars →

Jan 23, 2026

Andrew Davis, Frank DePew, Robin Liddell

Daytona International Speedway

GS · 35 cars →

#	Driver	Team	Championships	Career wins	FIA Category	Racer Rating
1	Sammy Smith	van der Steur Racing	2	18	Silver	5,492
2	Nolan Siegel	CarBahn	0	10	Gold	5,455
3	Philip Ellis	WINWARD RACING	3	25	Gold	5,324
4	Matthew Brabham	CDR Valkyrie	1	31	Silver	5,200
5	Guilherme Salas	PANAM MOTORSPORT	0	7	—	5,187
6	Patrick Gallagher	Turner Motorsport	1	14	Silver	5,168
7	Thiago Camilo	PANAM MOTORSPORT	0	22	Gold	4,925
8	Jack Hawksworth	KOCH-COPELAND MOTORSPORTS	2	24	Gold	4,923
9	Robby Foley	Turner Motorsport	2	24	Gold	4,619
10	Mike Ortmann	Heart of Racing Team	0	3	Silver	4,547
11	Austin Krainz	AutoTechnic Racing	1	4	Silver	4,545
12	Robert Noaker	McCumbee McAleer Racing	2	25	Silver	4,453
13	Daniel Morad	Winward Racing	0	13	Gold	4,419
14	Michael Cooper	Ibiza Farm Motorsport	1	33	Silver	4,418
15	Phil Fayer	CSM	0	1	Bronze	4,400
16	Finn Wiebelhaus	McCumbee McAleer Racing	0	7	Silver	4,390
17	Jan Heylen	RS1	2	14	Gold	4,385
18	Stevan McAleer	AutoTechnic Racing	1	15	Gold	4,361
19	Trenton Estep	Car Blanche	0	6	Silver	4,356
20	Dillon Machavern	Turner Motorsport	1	9	Silver	4,348
21	Luca Mars	Turner Motorsport	2	18	Silver	4,302
22	Caio Chaves	PANAM MOTORSPORT	0	0	Silver	4,276
23	Nick Persing	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	12	Silver	4,243
24	Hannah Grisham	Heart of Racing Team	0	18	Silver	4,216
25	Kiko Porto	RAFA Racing	1	14	Silver	4,201
26	Mike Skeen	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	1	23	Silver	4,190
27	Francis Selldorff	Turner Motorsport	1	4	Silver	4,166
28	Nate Cicero	McCumbee McAleer Racing	0	5	Silver	4,135
29	Spencer Pumpelly	BGB MOTORSPORTS	1	17	Silver	4,134
30	Daan Arrow	Winward Racing	0	2	Silver	4,110
31	Jeremy Fletcher	KOCH-COPELAND MOTORSPORTS	1	22	—	4,098
32	Hannah Greenemeier	Heart of Racing Team	0	1	Silver	4,097
33	Sean McAlister	CarBahn with Peregrine racing	0	3	Silver	4,084
34	Jake Walker	Turner Motorsport	0	8	Silver	4,071
35	Jeff Westphal	CarBahn with Peregrine racing	1	8	Gold	4,057
36	Moisey Uretsky	Ibiza Farm Motorsport	0	7	Bronze	4,012
37	Andy Lally	BGB MOTORSPORTS	0	3	Gold	4,009
38	Matheus Leist	VPX	0	6	Gold	3,977
39	Robert Megennis	CSM	0	1	Silver	3,953
40	Bryce Ward	Winward Racing	0	3	Bronze	3,946
41	Darren Law	VRC Motorsports Group LLC.	0	0	Bronze	3,939
42	Evan Slater	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	17	—	3,916
43	Zach Veach	CSM	0	6	Gold	3,915
44	Chad McCumbee	McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport	0	5	Silver	3,903
45	Matt Plumb	TeamTGM	1	2	Silver	3,902
46	Morgan Burkhard	CSM	0	16	Silver	3,896
47	Mikey Taylor	Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports	1	12	Silver	3,895
48	Gabby Chaves	Andretti Performance	1	12	Gold	3,888
49	Kenny Murillo	Murillo Racing	0	1	Silver	3,887
50	Clément Mateu	van der Steur Racing	0	1	Bronze	3,883
51	Steven Thomas	Team ACP - Tangerine	1	22	Bronze	3,852
52	Jarett Andretti	Andretti Performance	0	2	Silver	3,852
53	Ford Koch	KOCH-COPELAND MOTORSPORTS	0	3	—	3,795
54	Josh Green	Random Vandals Racing	1	7	Silver	3,786
55	Steve Wetterau	CarBahn with Peregrine racing	0	0	—	3,764
56	Nicky Hays	Random Vandals Racing	0	3	Silver	3,764
57	Danny Dyszelski	VPX	0	2	Silver	3,764
58	Samantha Tan	ST Racing by Random Vandals	1	11	Bronze	3,757
59	Paul Holton	TeamTGM	0	4	Gold	3,745
60	Jaxon Bell	KOCH-COPELAND MOTORSPORTS	0	3	—	3,736
61	Chris Miller	Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports	1	11	Silver	3,724
62	Cameron Shields	CarBahn with Peregrine racing	0	1	Silver	3,719
63	Andrew Davis	Rebel Rock Racing	0	10	Silver	3,719
64	Jesse Lazare	Motorsports In Action	1	11	Silver	3,666
65	Rob Walker	Kingpin Racing	1	22	Bronze	3,665
66	Sam Paley	McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport	0	2	Silver	3,664
67	Cameron McLeod	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	0	Silver	3,654
68	Gregory Liefooghe	Stephen Cameron Racing	0	4	Silver	3,652
69	Varun Choksey	RAFA Racing	0	2	Silver	3,634
70	Sean Quinlan	Stephen Cameron Racing	0	6	Bronze	3,627
71	Martin Sarukhanyan	Circle H Racing	0	1	—	3,620
72	Bill Auberlen	ST Racing by Random Vandals	0	16	Silver	3,606
73	Eric Filgueiras	Unitronic/JDC Miller MotorSports	2	12	Silver	3,600
74	Slade Stewart	MDK Motorsports	1	5	Bronze	3,593
75	Ismaeel Ellahi	CSM	0	1	Silver	3,587
76	Dean Martin	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	10	Bronze	3,579
77	Robin Liddell	Rebel Rock Racing	0	11	Silver	3,578
78	Erik Evans	McCumbee McAleer Racing	1	3	—	3,576
79	Vincent Barletta	Turner Motorsport	1	3	Bronze	3,554
80	Jonathan Browne	CSM	0	3	Silver	3,554
81	Bob Michaelian	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	1	Bronze	3,547
82	Thomas Merrill	Circle H Racing	1	13	Silver	3,546
83	Lucas Weisenberg	BSI Racing	1	18	Silver	3,533
84	Sam Corry	Medusa Motorsports	0	5	—	3,519
85	Satakal Khalsa	Kingpin Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,505
86	Harrison Goodman	BSI Racing	0	0	Silver	3,493
87	Catesby Jones	Team ACP - Tangerine	0	6	Bronze	3,474
88	Brian Lock	CDR Valkyrie	0	2	Bronze	3,451
89	Sandy Satullo	LAP Motorsports	0	0	Silver	3,446
90	Allen Patten	Car Blanche	0	3	Bronze	3,433
91	Gordon Scully	CSM	0	0	—	3,423
92	Travis Hill	Shopify Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,419
93	Roland Krainz	Auto Technic Racing	0	2	Bronze	3,401
94	Ken Goldberg	Team ACP - Tangerine	0	1	Bronze	3,391
95	Trevor Hill	Shopify Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,381
96	Jacob Loomis	Medusa Motorsports	0	3	—	3,376
97	Sebastian Vasan	89x Motorsports	0	0	Silver	3,371
98	Jenson Altzman	McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport	0	1	Silver	3,366
99	Ron Tomlinson	Precision Racing LA	0	0	Bronze	3,363
100	Casey Moyer	LAP Motorsports	0	2	Silver	3,347
101	David Hampton	Circle H Racing	0	1	Bronze	3,317
102	Megan Tomlinson	Precision Racing LA	0	0	Silver	3,301
103	David Hodge	Kingpin Racing	0	2	Bronze	3,240
104	Rafael Martinez	RAFA Racing	0	2	Bronze	3,239
105	Matt Dalton	Turner Motorsport	0	1	Bronze	3,216
106	Ben Sloss	van der Steur Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,213
107	Amir Haleem	CDR Valkyrie	0	1	Bronze	3,212
108	Kris Wilson	TeamTGM	0	4	Bronze	3,204
109	Patrick Wilmot	Kingpin Racing	0	2	Silver	3,198
110	Thomas Collingwood	BGB MOTORSPORTS	0	1	Bronze	3,168
111	Murray Wunderly	Kingpin Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,151
112	Chad Carnevale	Kingpin Racing	0	0	Bronze	3,151
113	Clayton Williams	LAP Motorsports	0	3	Silver	3,135
114	Bill Cain	CarBahn	0	1	Bronze	3,120
115	Aurora Straus	Murillo Racing	0	1	Silver	3,119
116	Werner Neugebauer	Panam Motorsport	0	0	Silver	3,115
117	Hunter Yeany	Medusa Motorsports	1	9	Silver	3,057
118	Christine Sloss	van der Steur Racing	0	5	Bronze	3,054
119	Hugh Plumb	Team TGM	1	4	Bronze	3,051
120	Aaron Povoledo	CarBahn	0	4	Silver	3,042
121	Marco Signoretti	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	1	Silver	3,041
122	Frank DePew	Rebel Rock Racing	0	9	Bronze	3,025
123	Chase Jones	CSM	0	1	Silver	3,016
124	Glenn McGee	van der Steur Racing	3	16	Bronze	2,988
125	Alexandra Hainer	Motorsports In Action	1	2	Bronze	2,962
126	Nikita Lastochkin	CSM	0	0	Silver	2,955
127	Kevin Conway	RAFA Racing	0	1	Bronze	2,953
128	Ted Giovanis	TeamTGM	0	0	Bronze	2,912
129	Dan Ammann	VRC Motorsports Group LLC.	0	1	Bronze	2,908
130	Madeline Stewart	CSM	0	0	Silver	2,895
131	Owen Trinkler	VRC Motorsports Group LLC.	1	10	Bronze	2,833
132	Beltre Curtis	Turner Motorsport	0	0	Silver	2,807
133	Johan Schwartz	89x Motorsports	1	26	Bronze	2,710
134	Steve Streimer	Team ACP - Tangerine	0	0	Bronze	2,707
135	Nicholas Plocienik	Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports	0	0	Bronze	2,703
136	MHP Peters	van der Steur Racing	0	0	Bronze	2,700
137	Nicholas Shanny	Team ACP - Tangerine	0	2	Bronze	2,634
138	Brady Behrman	van der Steur Racing	1	4	Bronze	2,612
139	Thomas Tait	MDK Motorsports	1	4	Bronze	2,598
140	Christian Bach	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	0	Bronze	2,591
141	Mike Fitzpatrick	89x Motorsports	0	3	Bronze	2,574
142	Billy Johnson	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	1	7	Gold	2,560
143	Kevin Stadtlander	89x Motorsports	0	0	Bronze	2,537
144	Jim Jonsin	RAFA Racing	0	0	Bronze	2,511
145	Ayrton Houk	CSM	0	0	Silver	2,480
146	Tyler Hoffman	Kingpin Racing	0	8	Bronze	2,378
147	Scott Thomson	LAP Motorsports	0	0	—	2,288
148	Christopher Tasca	AutoTechnic Racing	0	2	Bronze	2,126
149	Athan Sterling	Medusa Motorsports	0	0	—	2,013
150	Ray Mason	KOHR MOTORSPORTS	0	7	Bronze	1,888
151	Tiger Tari	AutoTechnic Racing	0	2	Bronze	1,767

Career paths

Where this grid came from and where it went, counted from the index rather than from anyone's published ladder. A driver is placed in a series at the season they first appear in it, so moves sideways and back down a rung are counted the same as moves up.

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