FIA Platinum Categorisation

Platinum Categorisation is a category within the FIA Drivers' Categorisation. The FIA Drivers' Categorisation is a system created by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile that lists drivers on the basis of their achievements, performances and age. This categorization is used in sports car racing championships such as FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, etc. The previously separate FIA WEC and FIA GT3 lists were merged in 2015. The initial categorisation is based on the driver's age and his or her career record. Series that use FIA rankings must agree to submit the relevant data back to the FIA.

Requirements for Platinum categorisation

Driver rankings are revised annually and issued in December.

(Only the 2022 series names are listed in this summary; the historical equivalent series also count in most cases.)

General definition

• Current or past FIA Super Licence holder, practice licences included
• Performances and achievements are at the Platinum driver level
• Professional driver

Competition results

• Finishing on the podium in a Pro category in a major endurance race (24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona (DPi), 24 Hours of Spa, Nürburgring 24 Hours)
• Top-five finisher in the general classification in the IndyCar Series, the Supercars Championship, the FIA Formula 2 Championship, Formula E, and any other FIA World Championship
• Winner of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a Professional category (GTP)
• Winning the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe, Asia and America, ADAC GT Masters and Pro category in a major endurance race would also result in an upgrade to Platinum

Age

• Drivers over 50 will be reduced by one grade for the season following his or her 50th birthday (starting in 2023, age downgrades will start after the age of 55), thus no driver over 50 may be categorised above Gold.

Discretionary

Drivers whose performances and achievements, despite not being covered by one of the definitions above, may be considered as Platinum by the FIA.

Current drivers

This is the list as published on the FIA website at the beginning of the 2023 season, and includes 223 drivers, who hold the Platinum license.

Name	Country	Current/most recent series	Notes
Jonathan Adam	United Kingdom	2023 British GT Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Alex Albon	Thailand	2023 Formula One World Championship
Jack Aitken	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Filipe Albuquerque	Portugal	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Mikhail Aleshin	Russia	2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship/2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Fernando Alonso	Spain	2023 Formula One World Championship
Michael Ammermüller	Germany	2022 Porsche Supercup
Lucas Auer	Austria	2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Klaus Bachler	Austria	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Bertrand Baguette	Belgium	2023 Super GT Series
Earl Bamber	New Zealand	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Ben Barnicoat	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Robert Bell	United Kingdom	2023 British GT Championship
Jörg Bergmeister	Germany	2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Timo Bernhard	Germany	2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Sam Bird	United Kingdom	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Tom Blomqvist	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Mirko Bortolotti	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Valtteri Bottas	Finland	2023 Formula One World Championship
Sébastien Bourdais	France	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Ryan Briscoe	Australia	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Gianmaria Bruni	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Sébastien Buemi	Switzerland	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Maximilian Buhk	Germany	2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Kyle Busch	United States	2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Jenson Button	United Kingdom	2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Yelmer Buurman	Netherlands	2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken Series
Matteo Cairoli	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
James Calado	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Andrea Caldarelli	Italy	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Dane Cameron	United States	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Matt Campbell	Australia	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Hélio Castroneves	Brazil	2023 IndyCar Series
Nicky Catsburg	Netherlands	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Max Chilton	United Kingdom	2021 IndyCar Series
Michael Christensen	Denmark	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Mike Conway	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Albert Costa	Spain	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Anthony Davidson	United Kingdom	2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nyck de Vries	Netherlands	2023 Formula One World Championship
Luis Felipe Derani	Brazil	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Lucas di Grassi	Brazil	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Paul di Resta	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Scott Dixon	New Zealand	2023 IndyCar Series
Mattia Drudi	Italy	2023 GT World Challenge Europe/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Romain Dumas	France	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Loïc Duval	France	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
John Edwards	United States	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge America
Chase Elliott	United States	2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Philipp Eng	Austria	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Tomáš Enge	Czech Republic	2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Maro Engel	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Marcus Ericsson	Sweden	2023 IndyCar Series
Joel Eriksson	Sweden	2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken Series
Kévin Estre	France	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Augusto Farfus	Brazil	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
António Félix da Costa	Portugal	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Ricardo Feller	Switzerland	2023 GT World Challenge Europe/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Giancarlo Fisichella	Italy	2023 Italian GT Championship
Norberto Fontana	Argentina	2023 Turismo Carretera
Robin Frijns	Netherlands	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Antonio Fuoco	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Marcel Fässler	Switzerland	2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Antonio Garcia	Spain	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Pierre Gasly	France	2023 Formula One World Championship
Luca Ghiotto	Italy	2022 GT World Challenge Europe
Antonio Giovinazzi	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Timo Glock	Germany	2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Tristan Gommendy	France	2021 European Le Mans Series
Jules Gounon	France	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 British GT Championship
Maximilian Götz	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 GT World Challenge Asia
Jamie Green	United Kingdom	2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Romain Grosjean	France	2023 IndyCar Series
Esteban Guerrieri	Argentina	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Esteban Gutierrez	Mexico	2022 FIA World Endurance Championship
Maximilian Günther	Germany	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Christopher Haase	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Lewis Hamilton	United Kingdom	2023 Formula One World Championship
Timmy Hansen	Sweden	2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Dan Harper	United Kingdom	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 British GT Championship
Brendon Hartley	New Zealand	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Rio Haryanto	Indonesia	2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series
Ryo Hirakawa	Japan	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 Super Formula Championship
Kohei Hirate	Japan	2023 Super GT Series
Nico Hülkenberg	Germany	2023 Formula One World Championship
Ryan Hunter-Reay	United States	2023 IndyCar Series
Callum Ilott	United Kingdom	2023 IndyCar Series
Hiroaki Ishiura	Japan	2023 Super GT Series
Mathieu Jaminet	France	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Neel Jani	Switzerland	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Oliver Jarvis	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Mikkel Jensen	Denmark	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Jimmie Johnson	United States	2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Daniel Juncadella	Spain	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Tony Kanaan	Brazil	2023 Stock Car Pro Series
Marvin Kirchhofer	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 British GT Championship
Christian Klien	Austria	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Kamui Kobayashi	Japan	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 Super Formula Championship
Heikki Kovalainen	Finland	2021 Super GT Series
Robert Kubica	Poland	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Yuji Kunimoto	Japan	2023 Super GT Series/2023 Super Formula Championship
Daniil Kvyat	Russia	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nicolas Lapierre	France	2022 FIA World Endurance Championship/2022 European Le Mans Series
Nicholas Latifi	Canada	2022 Formula One World Championship
Charles Leclerc	Monaco	2023 Formula One World Championship
Côme Ledogar	France	2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Richard Lietz	Austria	2023 European Le Mans Series
Dennis Lind	Denmark	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 GT World Challenge Asia
Patrick Long	United States	2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship
José María López	Argentina	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
André Lotterer	Germany	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Craig Lowndes	Australia	2019 Supercars Championship
Alex Lynn	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Kevin Magnussen	Denmark	2023 Formula One World Championship
Frédéric Makowiecki	France	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Pastor Maldonado	Venezuela	2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Marco Mapelli	Italy	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 ADAC GT Masters
Raffaele Marciello	Italy	2023 GT World Challenge Europe/2023 British GT Championship
Dennis Marschall	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Maxime Martin	Belgium	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Tsugio Matsuda	Japan	2023 Super GT Series
Nikita Mazepin	Russia	2023 Asian Le Mans Series
Jaime Melo	Brazil	2017 Italian GT Championship
Gustavo Menezes	United States	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Roberto Merhi	Spain	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 Super GT Series
Norbert Michelisz	Hungary	2023 TCR World Tour
Christopher Mies	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Tommy Milner	United States	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Miguel Molina	Spain	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombia	2023 European Le Mans Series
Edoardo Mortara	Italy	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Stefan Mücke	Germany	2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Dirk Müller	Germany	2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Nico Müller	Switzerland	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Hideki Mutoh	Japan	2022 Super GT Series
Kazuki Nakajima	Japan	2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Felipe Nasr	Brazil	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Josef Newgarden	United States	2023 IndyCar Series
Patric Niederhauser	Switzerland	2023 GT World Challenge Europe/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Nicklas Nielsen	Denmark	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Lando Norris	United Kingdom	2023 Formula One World Championship
Esteban Ocon	France	2023 Formula One World Championship
Sébastien Ogier	France	2023 World Rally Championship
João Paulo de Oliveira	Brazil	2023 Super GT Series/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Dennis Olsen	Norway	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Kazuya Oshima	Japan	2023 Super GT Series/2023 Super Formula Championship
Gary Paffett	United Kingdom	2018-19 Formula E Championship
Simon Pagenaud	France	2023 IndyCar Series
Álvaro Parente	Portugal	2023 GT World Challenge Asia
Jordan Pepper	South Africa	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Franck Perera	France	2023 GT World Challenge Europe/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Sergio Pérez	Mexico	2023 Formula One World Championship
Vitaly Petrov	Russia	2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Oscar Piastri	Australia	2023 Formula One World Championship
Alessandro Pier Guidi	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Patrick Pilet	France	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Nelson Piquet Jr.	Brazil	2023 Stock Car Pro Series/2023 European Le Mans Series
Olivier Pla	France	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Will Power	Australia	2023 IndyCar Series
Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom	2019 World Touring Car Cup
Nicolas Prost	France	2022 Ultimate Cup Series
Kimi Räikkönen	Finland	2021 Formula One World Championship
René Rast	Germany	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Davide Rigon	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Mike Rockenfeller	Germany	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Alexander Rossi	United States	2023 IndyCar Series
Matías Rossi	Argentina	2023 Stock Car Pro Series/2023 Turismo Carretera
James Rossiter	United Kingdom	2022 FIA World Endurance Championship
Alessio Rovera	Italy	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Oliver Rowland	United Kingdom	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
George Russell	United Kingdom	2023 Formula One World Championship
Carlos Sainz Jr.	Spain	2023 Formula One World Championship
Logan Sargeant	United States	2023 Formula One World Championship
Timo Scheider	Germany	2023 Extreme E Championship
Mick Schumacher	Germany	2022 Formula One World Championship
Bruno Senna	Brazil	2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship
Daniel Serra	Brazil	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 Stock Car Pro Series/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Robert Shwartzman	Russia/Israel	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Alexander Sims	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Sergey Sirotkin	Russia	2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Marco Sørensen	Denmark	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Andy Soucek	Spain	2021 International GT Open
Scott Speed	United States	2021 Nitro Rallycross Championship
Bruno Spengler	Canada	2023 Italian GT Championship/2023 Super GT Series
Richie Stanaway	New Zealand	2023 GT World Challenge Asia
Will Stevens	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Frank Stippler	Germany	2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken Series
Luca Stolz	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 GT World Challenge Asia/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Lance Stroll	Canada	2023 Formula One World Championship
Garth Tander	Australia	2022 GT World Challenge Australia
Nick Tandy	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Jordan Taylor	United States	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Ricky Taylor	United States	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Nicki Thiim	Denmark	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship/2023 European Le Mans Series
Harry Tincknell	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Martin Tomczyk	Germany	2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Benoît Tréluyer	France	2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Yuki Tsunoda	Japan	2023 Formula One World Championship
Davide Valsecchi	Italy	2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Giedo van der Garde	Netherlands	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Kelvin van der Linde	South Africa	2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters/2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Sheldon van der Linde	South Africa	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Renger van der Zande	Netherlands	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
Shane van Gisbergen	New Zealand	2023 Supercars Championship
Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgium	2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Dries Vanthoor	Belgium	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Laurens Vanthoor	Belgium	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Jean-Éric Vergne	France	2022–23 Formula E World Championship/2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Max Verstappen	Netherlands	2023 Formula One World Championship
Sebastian Vettel	Germany	2022 Formula One World Championship
Christian Vietoris	Germany	2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Toni Vilander	Finland	2022 FIA World Endurance Championship
Jacques Villeneuve	Canada	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Charles Weerts	Belgium	2023 GT World Challenge Europe
Dirk Werner	Germany	2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken Series
Richard Westbrook	United Kingdom	2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Jamie Whincup	Australia	2021 Supercars Championship
Markus Winkelhock	Germany	2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2022 ADAC GT Masters
Marco Wittmann	Germany	2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup/2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Naoki Yamamoto	Japan	2023 Super GT Series/2023 Super Formula Championship
Kenta Yamashita	Japan	2023 Super GT Series/2023 Super Formula Championship
Nick Yelloly	United Kingdom	2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship/2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Zhou Guanyu	China	2023 Formula One World Championship

External links

• FIA Driver Categorisation
• FIA Reveals First 2015 Global Driver Ratings List