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🇺🇸 Al Unser Jr.
Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Patrick Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Al Unser Jr.
Born
19 April 1962(b. 1962)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Patrick Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
3
Career podiums
8
Career starts
56
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,596
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,596Rank 525 of 40,700 indexed, -196 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Al Unser Jr. is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Patrick Racing. Unser Jr. has recorded 3 wins and 8 podiums from 56 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,596 ranks Unser Jr. 525th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2007 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2007-05-27 | 92nd Indianapolis 500 | P26 | −99 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +159 | Vegas Indy 300 2000 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +153 | Gateway Indy 250 2001 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +137 | Casino Magic 500 2000 | IndyCar | P3 |
| +132 | SunTrust Indy Challenge 2001 | IndyCar | P3 |
| +124 | Boomtown 500 2002 | IndyCar | P2 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −99 | 5,792 | |
| 2006 | ▸IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −82 | 5,890 | |
| 2004 | ▸IndyCar | Patrick Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −197 | 5,972 |
| 2003 | ▸IndyCar | Kelley Racing | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +6 | 6,169 |
| 2002 | ▸IndyCar | Kelley Racing | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +328 | 6,164 |
| 2001 | ▸IndyCar | Galles Racing | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +339 | 5,836 |
| 2000 | ▸IndyCar | Galles Racing | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +4,146 | 5,496 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Unser Jr. finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum | 4,858 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hornish Jr. | 5,545 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | 5,098 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 51% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl | 5,240 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Sarah Fisher | 4,892 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Greg Ray | 5,314 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 68% |
| 🇧🇷 Felipe Giaffone | 5,069 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 34% |
| 🇧🇷 Airton Daré | 5,432 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 61% |
| 🇺🇸 Billy Boat | 5,208 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 58% |
| 🇧🇷 Helio CastronevesFIA Platinum | 4,195 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 31% |
| 🇬🇧 Dario FranchittiHigher-rated, 4× champion | 6,348 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum, 6× champion | 6,124 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% |
| 🇧🇷 Gil de FerranHigher-rated | 6,099 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 28% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515 | 🇨🇦 John Jones | International Formula 3000 | 5,609 |
| 516 | 🇫🇷 Jules Gounon | WEC | 5,609 |
| 517 | 🏳️ Rikky von Opel | Formula 1 | 5,609 |
| 518 | 🇺🇸 AJ Allmendinger | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,608 |
| 519 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver | Formula 1 | 5,607 |
| 520 | 🇲🇽 Moisés Solana | Formula 1 | 5,607 |
| 521 | 🇺🇸 Burt Myers | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,603 |
| 522 | 🇦🇺 Frank Gardner | Formula 1 | 5,603 |
| 523 | 🇨🇴 Carlos Munoz | IndyCar | 5,600 |
| 524 | 🇲🇨 Louis Chiron | Formula 1 | 5,598 |
| 525 | 🇺🇸 Al Unser Jr. | IndyCar | 5,596 |
| 526 | 🇸🇪 Joel Eriksson | Formula E | 5,593 |
| 527 | 🇨🇦 Michael Valiante | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,589 |
| 528 | 🇬🇧 Simon Pagenaud | IndyCar | 5,585 |
| 529 | 🇩🇰 Kevin Magnussen | WEC | 5,584 |
| 530 | 🇸🇪 Kenny Bräck | IndyCar | 5,583 |
| 531 | 🇬🇧 Darren Manning | IndyCar | 5,582 |
| 532 | 🇺🇸 Kasey Kahne | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,582 |
| 533 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Tveter | Formula 2 | 5,582 |
| 534 | 🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,581 |
| 535 | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Lavaggi | Formula 1 | 5,580 |
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