| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Birth date | February 9, 2002 (age 24) |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Relatives | Jonathan Rothberg (uncle) |
| Current series | GT World Challenge America |
| First year | 2024 |
| Current team | Turner Motorsport |
| Starts | 26 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Podiums | 18 |
| Best finish | 1st |
| Year | 2024, 2025 |
| Titles | GT America Series - SRO3 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli Am |
| Title years | 2025 2024–2025 2023 |
| Awards | BMW M Sports Trophy |
| Award years | 2024–2025 |
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.[1] Rothberg returned the following year, this time competing in the Trofeo Pirelli Am class, winning six times en route to the championship title.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5] In GT America, Rothberg finished one point shy of the SRO3 championship, losing out to SKI Autosport's Johnny O’Connell.[6]
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.[7][8] After a fourth-place finish at the penultimate race at Indianapolis, he secured the SRO3 title in GT America.[9] Foley and Rothberg successfully defended their Pro-Am class championship in GT World Challenge America with five wins and ten podiums.[10]
Rothberg also made a one-off appearance in the ARCA Menards Series for Nitro Motorsports at the 2025 Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway.[11] He qualified 13th and finished 17th.[12][13]
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.[14]
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 | |||||||
| Sources:[15][16] | |||||||||
* 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 | Engine | 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 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 | 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 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 | 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 | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Turner Motorsport | Pro-Am | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 | 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 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 | 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 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 | SON 1 | SON 2 | AUS 1 | AUS 2 | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | ATL 1 | ATL 2 | ELK 1 | ELK 2 | BAR 1 | BAR 2 | IND |
* 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 |
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 | [17] |
References
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- ^ "Donno wins 2023 Trofeo Pirelli Europe at Mugello. Rothberg, Root and Clark claim North American titles". Ferrari.com. October 26, 2023. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ Dagys, John (2024-03-26). "Turner to Make Full-Time Return to Fanatec GT". Sportscar365. Archived 2025-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Turner Motorsport Returns to SRO with Newcomer Justin Rothberg and LATICRETE". GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 2024-03-26. Archived 2025-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ Haueter, David (2024-10-09). "Turner Motorsport Wins GT World Challenge America Pro-Am Championship!". BimmerLife. Archived 2025-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ O’Connell, R. J. (2024-10-07). "Justin Rothberg Sweeps Indy, But Johnny O’Connell Wins SRO3 Title". Dailysportscar. Archived 2024-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ O’Connell, R. J. (2025-03-21). "19 Entries For GT World Challenge America Opener In Sonoma". Dailysportscar. Archived 2025-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ Dagys, John (2024-11-13). "Turner Confirms Pro-Am Title Defense With Foley, Rothberg". Sportscar365. Archived 2025-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ O’Connell, R. J. (2025-10-17). "Rothberg Clinches Second GT America Title, Gidley Wins Race 1". Dailysportscar. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Winning is Twice as Nice for Turner Motorsport". GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 2025-11-20. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "JUSTIN ROTHBERG JOINS NITRO MOTORSPORTS FOR ARCA MENARDS SERIES RACE AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY". RTD Media. 2025-10-01. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway". ARCA. 2025-10-04. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Race results: Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway". ARCA. 2025-10-04. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Turner Confirms Move to Pro Class With Foley, Rothberg". Sportscar365. 2026-02-24. Archived 2026-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Driver: Justin Rothberg | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Justin Rothberg (USA) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
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