Antonio Downs is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Eurosport Racing. Downs has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,552 ranks Downs 5633th 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.
| 2007-08-09 | Road America | P14 | +13 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Road America 2005 | Star Mazda Championship | P12 |
| +13 | Road America 2007 | Star Mazda Championship | P14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Eurosport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +13 | 3,552 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Eurosports Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −104 | 3,539 |
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Eurosports Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +2,293 | 3,643 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 3,008 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin III | 2,984 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,245 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Micky Gilbert | 3,897 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,696 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Saville | 3,274 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA Bronze | 3,084 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA Bronze | 2,016 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold | 5,610 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,155 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean GuthrieHigher-rated | 4,461 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,623 | 🇦🇹 Stefan Riener | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,556 |
| 5,624 | 🇬🇧 Horatio Fitz-Simon | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,555 |
| 5,625 | 🇬🇧 Jack Young | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,555 |
| 5,626 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Bracalente | Le Mans Cup | 3,554 |
| 5,627 | 🇧🇷 Sergio Paese | International Formula 3000 | 3,554 |
| 5,628 | 🇫🇷 Thomas Imbourg | European Le Mans Series | 3,554 |
| 5,629 | 🇺🇸 Willy T. Ribbs | Indy NXT | 3,554 |
| 5,630 | 🇭🇺 Gabor Kismarty-Lechner | 24H Series | 3,553 |
| 5,631 | 🇺🇸 Hudson Schwartz | Spanish F4 | 3,553 |
| 5,632 | 🇦🇷 Mauro Giallombardo | Turismo Carretera | 3,553 |
| 5,633 | 🇺🇸 Antonio Downs | Star Mazda Championship | 3,552 |
| 5,634 | 🇧🇪 Ayrton Redant | 24H Series | 3,552 |
| 5,635 | 🇩🇪 Sabine Schmitz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,552 |
| 5,636 | 🇨🇭 Chantal Prinz | 24H Series | 3,551 |
| 5,637 | 🏳️ Selin Rollan | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,551 |
| 5,638 | 🇫🇷 Steven Palette | 24H Series | 3,550 |
| 5,639 | 🇬🇧 Christopher Froggatt | 24H Series | 3,549 |
| 5,640 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Lampe | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,549 |
| 5,641 | 🇬🇧 Jack Goff | BTCC | 3,549 |
| 5,642 | 🇨🇭 Erwin Creed | 24H Series | 3,548 |
| 5,643 | 🇺🇸 Billy Myers | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,547 |
Antonio Downs is a semi-professional driver whose career spanned three seasons in single-seater racing between 2005 and 2007. His Racer Rating of 3,541 places him among competitive amateurs; this level describes drivers who win in club and one-make racing and run mid-pack among full professionals, though Downs did not achieve wins in his recorded starts. He competed exclusively in the Star Mazda Championship, a total of seven starts with Eurosport Racing, and retired with no victories or podium finishes to his name.[1]
Downs finished on average in 24th position across his classified starts, a result that reflected consistent difficulty against the field. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals was mixed. He finished ahead of Dan Tomlin Jr. and Dan Tomlin III in the majority of their meetings, but struggled against stronger drivers in the series; Adrian Carrio, who won the 2006 Star Mazda Championship, beat Downs in five of their six shared races. Ryan Justice and Micky Gilbert also held winning records over him, though Downs managed to finish ahead of John Pew, an FIA Silver graded professional, in half of their six encounters. On isolated occasions Downs finished ahead of much stronger drivers including the elite-level Graham Rahal and Bryan Sellers, a Gold graded driver and multiple IMSA champion, though these were single-race results rather than established patterns and do not alter the overall picture of a driver outmatched in a competitive feeder series.