André Desmarais is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Kaminsky Racing. Desmarais has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,862 ranks Desmarais 4192th of 40,200 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.
| 2005-08-19 | Road America | P7 | +86 |
| 2005-03-16 | Sebring International Raceway | P23 | −25 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +101 | Lime Rock Park 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P6 |
| +93 | Portland International Raceway 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P6 |
| +92 | Road America 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P8 |
| +85 | Road America 2005 | Star Mazda Championship | P7 |
| +45 | Road Atlanta 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Kaminsky Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +61 | 3,973 |
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Racers Edge Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,563 | 3,913 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,696 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 James Malackowski | 3,454 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA Bronze | 3,084 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 3,008 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA Bronze | 2,016 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,049 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | 3,972 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan Klein | 3,873 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇨🇦 Mark PavanFIA Bronze | 3,603 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,052 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold | 5,610 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA Platinum | 5,553 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,181 | 🇧🇷 Roberto Faria | Formula 3 | 3,866 |
| 4,182 | 🇺🇸 TJ Fischer | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,866 |
| 4,183 | 🇺🇸 Augusto Soto-Schirripa | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,865 |
| 4,184 | 🇿🇦 Doug Serrurier | Formula 1 | 3,865 |
| 4,185 | 🇫🇷 Frederic JOUSSET | 24H Series | 3,865 |
| 4,186 | 🇦🇹 Christopher Höher | GP3 Series | 3,864 |
| 4,187 | 🇯🇵 Seiya Motojima | Super Formula Lights | 3,864 |
| 4,188 | 🇫🇷 André-Alain Corbel | FIA GT Championship | 3,863 |
| 4,189 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Krogh | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,863 |
| 4,190 | 🇺🇸 Vicente Salas | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,863 |
| 4,192 | 🇺🇸 André Desmarais | Star Mazda Championship | 3,862 |
| 4,191 | 🇬🇧 Andrew Bentley | 24H Series | 3,862 |
| 4,193 | 🇳🇱 Antoine Gosse | FIA GT Championship | 3,862 |
| 4,194 | 🇺🇸 Carl Scarborough | Formula 1 | 3,862 |
| 4,195 | 🇬🇧 Nigel Taylor | FIA GT Championship | 3,862 |
| 4,196 | 🇯🇵 Shunji Okumoto | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,862 |
| 4,197 | 🇺🇸 Mike Weeden | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,861 |
| 4,198 | 🇮🇹 Ron Zitza | International GT | 3,861 |
| 4,199 | 🇬🇧 Tim Parnell | Formula 1 | 3,861 |
| 4,200 | 🇸🇪 Andreas Bäckman | 24H Series | 3,860 |
| 4,201 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Russo | Formula 1 | 3,860 |
André Desmarais competed in the Star Mazda Championship across two seasons from 2004 to 2005, accumulating 12 starts without recording a win or podium finish. His career rating of 3,874 places him in the semi-professional band, a level describing drivers who compete regularly in professional fields but typically finish outside the podium positions. Desmarais averaged a finishing position of P15.4 across his classified starts, reflecting consistent mid-field pace in a competitive single-seater category.[1]
Racing primarily for Kaminsky Racing and latterly Racers Edge Motorsports, Desmarais held a notably strong head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals. He finished ahead of Ryan Justice, John Faulkner, James Malackowski, and Dan Tomlin Jr. in the majority of their shared races, establishing himself as competitive within that peer group. His record against higher-calibre drivers demonstrates occasional flashes of pace; he finished ahead of Michael McDowell, the 2004 Star Mazda champion and a substantially stronger driver rated as an elite professional, on two occasions, and also beat Graham Rahal and Jonathan Bomarito in isolated races.
Desmarais retired after the 2005 season with no wins from his 12-race career, concluding his time in competitive racing at the club-to-semi-professional level.