Elliott Skeer
American racing driver (born 1994)
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Elliott Skeer (born 17 September 1994) is an American racing driver currently competing for Wright Motorsports in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
American
FIA Silver (until 2024)
FIA Gold (2025–)[1]2015
2011GT World Challenge America – Pro
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Platinum
Teen Mazda Challenge West
| Elliott Skeer | |
|---|---|
Skeer in 2025 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 17 September 1994 Huntington, New York, U.S. |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver (until 2024) FIA Gold (2025–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2015 2011 | GT World Challenge America – Pro Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA – Platinum Teen Mazda Challenge West |
Born in Huntington, New York, Skeer is the 2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and 2024 GT World Challenge America – Pro champion, and is also a class winner in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Career
Skeer began karting at the age of six. Competing in karting until 2010,[2] Skeer stepped up to the Teen Mazda Challenge in 2011, which he won after taking five wins in 11 races, earning him a seat in the SCCA Pro Mazda MX-5 Cup the following year.[3]
Competing in MX-5 Cup for two years as a Mazda factory driver, Skeer finished fifth in points in his rookie year, before being runner-up to Christian Szymczak in 2013.[4] The following year, Skeer made a one-off appearance for CJ Wilson Racing in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Laguna Seca,[5] finishing third on debut alongside Tyler McQuarrie.[6]
After joining the Porsche Young Driver Academy in late 2014,[7] Skeer joined Wright Motorsports to compete in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA for 2015.[8] In the 16-race season, Skeer won five times on his way to the title.[9]
In 2016, Skeer joined Rebel Rock Racing to compete in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in the Street Tuner class.[10] Racing in the ST class for all but one round, Skeer finished 30th in the points with one podium to his name, a third-place finish at the season-opening round at Daytona.[11]
Following a five-year hiatus from professional racing during which he worked primarily as a coach for other drivers and also joining iRacing as an alpha developer,[12] Skeer joined Premier Racing in 2021 for a part-time schedule in GT4 America alongside Adam Adelson.[13]
Continuing with Premier Racing and Adelson for 2022, the duo scored their maiden series win in a rain-shortened race one at NOLA,[14] before repeating the same feat in race two.[15] After inheriting their third class win at Road America and leading the Pro-Am standings during the season,[16] the pair ended up finishing runner-up in points after retiring in the season finale at Indianapolis.[17]
In 2023, Skeer continued his partnership with Adelson and joined Wright Motorsports to compete full-time GT World Challenge America.[18] Competing in the Pro-Am class, the pair scored six class wins, including an overall win at Circuit of the Americas, on their way to runner-up honours in class.[19] During 2023, Skeer also raced in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for NOLASPORT, scoring a lone podium at the season-ending round at Road Atlanta en route to fifth in points.[20]
Skeer remained with Wright Motorsports for his second season in GT World Challenge America,[21] whilst also making his debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing alongside Adelson for the full-season and Jan Heylen for the endurance rounds.[22] In the former, Skeer won both races at Sonoma and also finished second at the season-ending Indianapolis 8 Hours to clinch the Pro title.[23][24] In the latter, Skeer scored his maiden podium at the 12 Hours of Sebring by finishing third,[25] a feat he also repeated at Laguna Seca, before taking his first GTD win later that year at Indianapolis, helping him to finish 11th in points despite missing the round in Mosport.[26]
In late 2024, it was announced that Skeer would return to Wright Motorsports for his sophomore season in the series, alongside Adelson.[27] In the season-opening 24 Hours of Daytona, Skeer qualified on pole and finished second,[28] before finishing on the podium again at Indianapolis to end the year sixth in GTD.[29] During 2025, Skeer made his debut at the 24 Hours of Spa, racing in the Gold Cup alongside Adelson and Sargent,[30] in which they finished fourth in class.[31] Skeer also participated in the following round at the Nürburgring alongside the trio, in which they finished sixth in class.[32]
The following year, Skeer remained with Wright Motorsports for his third season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, albeit only racing in the Endurance races.[33]
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 3 |
LBH 16 |
LGA 3 |
WGL 19 |
MOS |
ELK 13 |
VIR 8 |
IMS 1 |
PET 16 |
11th | 2192 | [35] |
| 2025 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 2 |
SEB 5 |
LGA 7 |
DET 6 |
WGL 13 |
MOS 10 |
ELK 6 |
VIR 7 |
IMS 2 |
PET 6 |
6th | 2727 | [36] |
| 2026 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 20 |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
PET |
* | * | |
| Source:[37] | |||||||||||||||||