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🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario

Racing driver from Italy. Formula 1, Merzario.
Driver facts
Full name
Arturo Merzario
Born
11 March 1943(b. 1943)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
Merzario
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
58
Career DNFs
42
Racer Rating
5,039
Arturo Merzario
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,039
Rank 1120 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Arturo Merzario is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Merzario. Merzario has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 58 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,039 ranks Merzario 1120th of 40,105 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
1979 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFNEDITACANUSAJPNESPBELFRAGBRAUTARGSOUUSASWEGBRNEDITAUSAARGUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1979-04-08Long BeachFormula 1DNF−6
1979-01-21Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezFormula 1DNF−57
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+142Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1974Formula 1P4
+112Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1973Formula 1P4
+108Kyalami 1973Formula 1P4
+104Paul Ricard 1976Formula 1P9
+102Brands Hatch 1972Formula 1P6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Kyalami4 starts+19
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza5 starts+8
Brands Hatch4 starts+4
Struggles
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez5 starts-15
Red Bull Ring4 starts-8
Watkins Glen International4 starts-4
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1979▸Formula 1Merzario200200P16−635,039
1978â–¸Formula 1Merzario800800P17+205,102
1977▸Formula 1Shadow500400P17−285,082
1976▸Formula 1Wolf12001000P16−3555,110
1975▸Formula 1Fittipaldi600500P19−2745,466
1974▸Formula 1Iso Marlboro14001104P15−4565,740
1973â–¸Formula 1Ferrari900206P12+1636,196
1972â–¸Formula 1Ferrari200001P13+4,6826,032
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Merzario finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5,82357134423%
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann6,55255154027%
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda6,27455223340%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24255173831%
🇬🇧 James Hunt5,91253134025%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,21252114121%
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter6,39151104120%
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier4,70149143529%
🇬🇧 John Watson6,23847123526%
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler6,04047103721%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,71141325%
🇬🇧 Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3× champion6,669111109%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,417115645%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,114🇺🇸 Rodrigo SALESEuropean Le Mans Series5,045
1,115🇯🇵 Jean-Karl VernayWEC5,044
1,116🇬🇧 Russell SpenceInternational Formula 30005,044
1,117🇧🇷 Klaus LudwigFIA GT Championship5,042
1,118🇬🇧 Gary EvansInternational Formula 30005,041
1,119🇬🇧 Alex LloydSKUSA SuperNationals5,040
1,120🇮🇹 Arturo MerzarioFormula 15,039
1,121🇩🇪 Lucas LuhrNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,039
1,122🇧🇷 Ana BeatrizIMSA WeatherTech5,038
1,123🇺🇸 Sam MayerNASCAR Xfinity5,037
1,124🇫🇷 Louis RoussetEuropean Le Mans Series5,033
1,125🇺🇸 Spencer PigotIMSA Pilot Challenge5,031
1,126🇬🇷 Uwe AlzenInternational GT5,031
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1,128🇹🇭 Tomas Enge24H Series5,028
1,129🇨🇭 Michael MayFormula 15,027
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Arturo Merzario is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Merzario. Merzario has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 58 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,039 ranks Merzario 1120th of 40,105 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
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