Provisional 2026 FIA Driver Ratings Released

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The FIA has released its first draft of driver rating changes ahead of next year, with several key drivers having had their status upgraded, downgraded, or a change denied after being under review.

The adjustments, which would go to into effect on Jan. 1, but not be applicable for the Asian Le Mans Series, which runs to a winter schedule, would impact several current lineups in top-level sports car racing.

Among the drivers to have received upgrades from Silver to Gold include TF Sport’s Jonny Edgar, Porsche Motorsport North America Selected driver Loek Hartog, Kenton Koch of Random Vandals Racing and Triarsi Competizione, Verstappen dot com standout Chris Lulham, and DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell.

Notable downgrades include Bill Auberlen (Gold to Silver), Jarett Andretti (Silver to Bronze), Felipe Fernandez Laser (Gold to Silver), Misha Goikberg (Silver to Bronze) and Owen Trinkler (Silver to Bronze).

Several rising stars, meanwhile, have provisionally retained their much-coveted Silver rating, including Hunter McElrea, Lorenzo Patrese, Benjamin Pedersen, Nico Pino, Toby Sowery, Parker Thompson, as well as MotoGP legend-turned BMW M Motorsport factory driver Valentino Rossi.

A finalized list is expected to be released before the end of the year.

Notable Upgrades:
Bastian Buus — Gold to Platinum
Jonny Edgar — Silver to Gold
Pietro Fittipaldi — Gold to Platinum
Loek Hartog — Silver to Gold
Kenton Koch — Silver to Gold
Jordan Love — Silver to Gold
Christopher Lulham – Silver to Gold
Kevin Madsen — Bronze to Silver
Charles Milesi — Gold to Platinum
Logan Sargeant — Gold to Platinum
Darius Trinka — Bronze to Silver
Alec Udell — Silver to Gold
Connor Zilisch — Silver to Gold

Notable Downgrades:
Jarett Andretti — Silver to Bronze
Felipe Fernandez Laser — Gold to Silver
Bill Auberlen — Gold to Silver
Misha Goikhberg — Silver to Bronze
Elton Julian — Silver to Bronze
Dennis Lind — Platinum to Gold
Richard Lyons — Gold to Silver
Maurizio Mediani — Silver to Bronze
Andy Priaulx — Platinum to Gold
Buddy Rice — Gold to Silver
Owen Trinkler — Silver to Bronze
Ho-Pin Tung — Gold to Silver

Notable No Changes:
Michele Beretta (Remains Silver)
Dustin Blattner (Remains Bronze)
Alex Brundle (Remains Gold)
Eddie Cheever III (Remains Gold)
Ryan Dalziel (Remains Gold)
Michael Dinan (Remains Silver)
Chris Froggatt (Remains Silver)
Brandon Gdovic (Remains Silver)
Scott Huffaker (Remains Gold)
Hunter McElrea (Remains Silver)
Tyler McQuarrie (Remains Silver)
Jon Miller (Remains Silver)
Johnny Mowlem (Remains Silver)
Gray Newell (Remains Bronze)
Lorenzo Patrese (Remains Silver)
Benjamin Pedersen (Remains Silver)
Riccardo Pera (Remains Silver)
Nico Pino (Remains Silver)
Giorgio Roda (Remains Bronze)
Valentino Rossi (Remains Silver)
Roman Rusinov (Remains Gold)
Toby Sowery (Remains Silver)
Samantha Tan (Remains Bronze)
Parker Thompson (Remains Silver)
Razvan Umbrarescu (Remains Bronze)
Lilou Wadoux (Remains Silver)
Salih Yoluc (Remains Silver)

John Dagys

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