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🇨🇭 Alain Menu
Racing driver from Switzerland. BTCC, Team BMR RCIB Insurance.
Driver facts
Full name
Alain Menu
Born
9 August 1963(b. 1963)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Team BMR RCIB Insurance
Series
BTCC
Status
Retired
Career wins
24
Career podiums
54
Career starts
190
Career DNFs
36
Racer Rating
5,619
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,619Rank 501 of 40,700 indexed, -220 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Alain Menu is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in BTCC for Team BMR RCIB Insurance. Menu has recorded 24 wins and 54 podiums from 190 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,619 ranks Menu 501th 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
2015 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2015-10-10 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −250 |
| 2015-10-10 | Brands Hatch | P15 | −113 |
| 2015-10-10 | Brands Hatch | P21 | −171 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | Race of the Netherlands 2007 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
| +166 | Race of France 2007 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
| +162 | Race of UK 2009 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
| +155 | Race of Portugal 2007 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
| +139 | Race of France 2009 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Race of Belgium6 starts+41
Race of Spain15 starts+17
Race of Portugal12 starts+17
Race of Japan10 starts+16
Struggles
Race of Macau16 starts-17
Race of Mexico8 starts-15
Race of Brazil14 starts-13
Race of Turkey4 starts-7
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ▸BTCC | Team BMR RCIB Insurance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −535 | 5,839 |
| 2012 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | P2 | +477 | 6,374 |
| 2011 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 24 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | P3 | +345 | 5,896 |
| 2010 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 22 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | P5 | +296 | 5,552 |
| 2009 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | P10 | −77 | 5,256 |
| 2008 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | P8 | +156 | 5,333 |
| 2007 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | P4 | +396 | 5,177 |
| 2006 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | P12 | −172 | 4,782 |
| 2005 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −311 | 4,954 |
| 2001 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Prodrive All-Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −191 | 5,265 |
| 1991 | ▸International Formula 3000 | Colin Bennett Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +33 | 5,456 |
| 1990 | ▸International Formula 3000 | Colin Bennett Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +4,073 | 5,423 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Menu finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Robert Huff | 4,090 | 177 | 82 | 95 | 46% |
| 🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver | 4,858 | 176 | 77 | 99 | 44% |
| 🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold | 3,506 | 175 | 95 | 80 | 54% |
| 🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold | 5,294 | 158 | 48 | 110 | 30% |
| 🇮🇹 Stefano D'AsteFIA Silver | 3,237 | 153 | 107 | 46 | 70% |
| 🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold | 3,421 | 138 | 84 | 54 | 61% |
| 🇵🇹 Andy PriaulxFIA Gold | 4,703 | 133 | 45 | 88 | 34% |
| 🇧🇪 Augusto FarfusFIA Gold | 4,423 | 129 | 51 | 78 | 40% |
| 🇪🇸 Jordi Gené | 4,181 | 126 | 56 | 70 | 44% |
| 🇩🇪 Franz EngstlerFIA Bronze | 4,399 | 119 | 87 | 32 | 73% |
| 🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,290 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Allan McNishHigher-rated | 6,143 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Eddie IrvineHigher-rated | 6,045 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | 🇦🇺 Jack Doohan | European Le Mans Series | 5,631 |
| 492 | 🇫🇮 JJ Lehto | FIA GT Championship | 5,630 |
| 493 | 🇺🇸 Russell Ward | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,628 |
| 494 | 🇺🇸 Carl Edwards | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,627 |
| 495 | 🇨🇿 Roman Stanek | Super Formula | 5,627 |
| 496 | 🇨🇭 Silvio Moser | Formula 1 | 5,624 |
| 497 | 🇳🇱 Renger van der Zande | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,622 |
| 498 | 🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,622 |
| 499 | 🇺🇸 Donnie Beechler | IndyCar | 5,620 |
| 500 | 🇨🇦 Gabriel Casagrande | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,620 |
| 501 | 🇨🇭 Alain Menu | BTCC | 5,619 |
| 502 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Daigh | Formula 1 | 5,619 |
| 503 | 🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi | Formula 3 | 5,619 |
| 504 | 🇨🇭 Peter Hirt | Formula 1 | 5,617 |
| 505 | 🇫🇷 Charles Milesi | WEC | 5,616 |
| 506 | 🇬🇧 Mike Beuttler | Formula 1 | 5,616 |
| 507 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Fuoco | WEC | 5,615 |
| 508 | 🇺🇸 George Kurtz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,615 |
| 509 | 🇯🇵 Toshiki Oyu | Super GT | 5,615 |
| 510 | 🇦🇹 Andreas Zuber | GP2 Series | 5,614 |
| 511 | 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | Formula 1 | 5,614 |
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