Justin Rothberg
| Justin Rothberg | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | February 9, 2002 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Relatives | Jonathan Rothberg (uncle) |
| GT World Challenge America career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Turner Motorsport |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Starts | 26 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 18 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024, 2025 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2024–2025 2023 | GT America Series - SRO3 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli Am |
| Awards | |
| 2024–2025 | BMW M Sports Trophy |
Justin Rothberg (born February 9, 2002) is an American racing driver who currently competes in GT World Challenge America for Turner Motorsport in the Pro class.
Career
Early career
Rothberg began his career in Ferrari Challenge North America in the Coppa Shell class in 2022. He contested half of the season, taking a win a Sonoma Raceway. Rothberg returned the following year, this time competing in the Trofeo Pirelli Am class, winning six times en route to the championship title.
2024
In 2024, Rothberg stepped up to SRO competition, racing in the GT America Series and GT World Challenge America for Turner Motorsport in a BMW M4 GT3. He and his driver coach, Robby Foley won two races and finished on the podium eight times to claim the Pro-Am class championship in GT World Challenge America. In GT America, Rothberg finished one point shy of the SRO3 championship, losing out to SKI Autosport's Johnny O’Connell.
2025
For the 2025 season, Rothberg again pulled double duty in the GT America Series and GT World Challenge America for Turner Motorsport in a BMW M4 GT3 Evo. After a fourth-place finish at the penultimate race at Indianapolis, he secured the SRO3 title in GT America. Foley and Rothberg successfully defended their Pro-Am class championship in GT World Challenge America with five wins and ten podiums.
Rothberg also made a one-off appearance in the ARCA Menards Series for Nitro Motorsports at the 2025 Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway. He qualified 13th and finished 17th.
2026
After no longer receiving a derogation by SRO America to his driver rating, Rothberg, Foley and Turner Motorsport were forced to step up to the Pro class of GT World Challenge America for 2026.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ferrari Challenge North America - Coppa Shell | Ferrari of Palm Beach | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? |
| 2023 | Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli Am | Conquest Racing | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 157 | 1st |
| 2024 | GT America Series - SRO3 | Turner Motorsport | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 258 | 2nd |
| GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 228 | 1st | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20th | ||
| 2025 | GT America Series - SRO3 | Turner Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 278 | 1st |
| GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 260 | 1st | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd | ||
| ARCA Menards Series | Nitro Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 118th | |
| 2026 | GT World Challenge America - Pro | Turner Motorsport | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 1st |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20th | ||
| Sources: | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
† As Rothberg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete GT America Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Turner Motorsport | SRO3 | BMW M4 GT3 | SON 1 6 |
SON 2 5 |
LBH 1 4 |
LBH 2 4 |
SEB 1 4 |
SEB 2 3 |
AUS 1 5 |
AUS 2 3 |
VIR 1 1 |
VIR 2 2 |
ELK 1 1 |
ELK 2 2 |
BAR 1 2 |
BAR 2 8 |
IND 1 1 |
IND 2 1 |
2nd | 258 |
| 2025 | Turner Motorsport | SRO3 | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | SON 1 5 |
SON 2 2 |
LBH 1 1 |
LBH 2 1 |
AUS 1 2 |
AUS 2 1 |
SEB 1 2 |
SEB 2 3 |
VIR 1 1 |
VIR 2 1 |
ELK 1 5 |
ELK 2 3 |
BAR 1 4 |
BAR 2 1 |
IND 1 4 |
IND 2 DNS |
1st | 278 |
Complete GT World Challenge America results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Turner Motorsport | Pro-Am | BMW M4 GT3 | SON 1 3 |
SON 2 4 |
SEB 1 2 |
SEB 2 1 |
AUS 1 4 |
AUS 2 2 |
VIR 1 7 |
VIR 2 4 |
ELK 1 1 |
ELK 2 8 |
BAR 1 3 |
BAR 2 2 |
IND 1 |
1st | 228 |
| 2025 | Turner Motorsport | Pro-Am | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | SON 1 1 |
SON 2 3 |
AUS 1 2 |
AUS 2 5 |
SEB 1 3 |
SEB 2 1 |
VIR 1 1 |
VIR 2 1 |
ELK 1 7 |
ELK 2 2 |
BAR 1 1 |
BAR 2 7 |
IND 1 |
1st | 260 |
| 2026 | Turner Motorsport | Pro | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | SON 5 |
AUS 2 |
SEB 1 |
ATL 4 |
ELK 1 |
BAR 4 |
IND 1 |
1st | 154 | ||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Manufacturer | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 | BAT | NÜR | SPA | IND 6 |
20th | 8 | |
| 2025 | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | BAT | NÜR | SPA | SUZ | IND 10 |
32nd | 1 |
| 2026 | BMW | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | BAT | NÜR | SPA | SUZ | IND 2 |
20th | 18 |
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Nitro Motorsports | 70 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL 17 |
118th | 27 | |
References
- ↑ "Sonoma Race 2 - S/S-AM Provisional Results" (PDF). cdn.ferrari.com. September 11, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Donno wins 2023 Trofeo Pirelli Europe at Mugello. Rothberg, Root and Clark claim North American titles". Ferrari.com. October 26, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 26, 2024). "Turner to Make Full-Time Return to Fanatec GT". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Turner Motorsport Returns to SRO with Newcomer Justin Rothberg and LATICRETE". GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. March 26, 2024. Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ Haueter, David (October 9, 2024). "Turner Motorsport Wins GT World Challenge America Pro-Am Championship!". BimmerLife. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (October 7, 2024). "Justin Rothberg Sweeps Indy, But Johnny O'Connell Wins SRO3 Title". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (March 21, 2025). "19 Entries For GT World Challenge America Opener In Sonoma". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (November 13, 2024). "Turner Confirms Pro-Am Title Defense With Foley, Rothberg". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (October 17, 2025). "Rothberg Clinches Second GT America Title, Gidley Wins Race 1". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Winning is Twice as Nice for Turner Motorsport". GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. November 20, 2025. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "JUSTIN ROTHBERG JOINS NITRO MOTORSPORTS FOR ARCA MENARDS SERIES RACE AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY". RTD Media. October 1, 2025. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway". ARCA. October 4, 2025. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Race results: Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway". ARCA. October 4, 2025. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Turner Confirms Move to Pro Class With Foley, Rothberg". Sportscar365. February 24, 2026. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Driver: Justin Rothberg | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Justin Rothberg (USA) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Justin Rothberg – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
External links
- Justin Rothberg career summary at DriverDB.com