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🇯🇵 Björn Wirdheim

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, R'Qs Motor Sports. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Björn Wirdheim
Born
4 April 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
R'Qs Motor Sports
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Championships
12003
Career wins
8
Career podiums
37
Career starts
111
Career DNFs
9
Racer Rating
5,099
Björn Wirdheim
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,099
Rank 1043 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Björn Wirdheim is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for R'Qs Motor Sports. Wirdheim is a one-time champion (2003), with 8 wins and 37 podiums from 111 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,099 ranks Wirdheim 1043th of 38,983 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
2019 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
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2019-08-03Fuji GT300Super GTP23−125
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+143Monza 2002International Formula 3000P1
+132Imola 2003International Formula 3000P1
+131A1-Ring 2002International Formula 3000P2
+131Hockenheim 2002International Formula 3000P2
+127Macau 2001Formula 3 MacauP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motegi10 starts+18
Fuji21 starts+11
Sugo10 starts+11
Buriram4 starts+10
Struggles
Autopolis8 starts-19
Sepang6 starts-11
Suzuka13 starts-11
TI Aida10 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2019▸Super GTR'Qs Motor Sports100000P25−1255,099
2017▸Super GTGainer812000P5−415,224
2016▸Super GTGainer700200P7−2025,236
2015▸Super GTGainer804100P5−475,328
2014▸Super GTTeam Jim Gainer815100P2+325,563
2013▸Super GTTeam Jim Gainer924000P2+3545,482
▸WECGreaves Motorsport402000P7+10
2012▸Super GTKondo Racing801100P13−3635,118
2011▸Super GTKondo Racing800000P10−1325,481
2010▸Super GTLexus Team LeMans Eneos703000P4−375,613
2009▸Super GTLexus Team LeMans Eneos900100P10−4395,651
2008▸Super GTEneos Toyota Team LeMans901000P8−4726,089
2003▸International Formula 3000Arden International1039050P1+7496,561
2002▸International Formula 3000Arden Team Russia1213310P4↑543+4125,812
2001▸Formula 3 MacauPrema Powerteam303020—+3,5074,857
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Wirdheim finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Yuki Nakayama4,04873482566%
🇯🇵 Seiji AraFIA Gold5,08265372857%
🇬🇧 Richard LyonsFIA Gold4,39065392660%
🇯🇵 André CoutoFIA Silver4,43461362559%
🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold5,12257292851%
🇯🇵 Shinya HosokawaFIA Bronze4,55252312160%
🇯🇵 Takashi KobayashiFIA Gold4,43650331766%
🇯🇵 Haruki KurosawaFIA Gold5,33544301468%
🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum5,25643232053%
🇯🇵 Ryo MichigamiFIA Silver4,44243222151%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659110100%
🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion6,57681713%
🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,2671611569%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,034🇩🇰 Noah StrømstedFormula 35,104
1,035🇧🇪 David SaelensInternational Formula 30005,103
1,036🇫🇷 Romain DumasWEC5,103
1,037🇵🇱 Tymek KucharczykIndy NXT5,103
1,038🇮🇹 Gino MunaronFormula 15,102
1,039🇦🇺 Joey MawsonS50005,102
1,040🇺🇸 Rajah CaruthNASCAR Xfinity5,102
1,041🇬🇧 Martin DonnellyBTCC5,101
1,042🇬🇧 Mark ShawInternational Formula 30005,100
1,043🇯🇵 Björn WirdheimSuper GT5,099
1,044🇺🇸 Walt HansgenFormula 15,099
1,045🇺🇸 Buddy LazierIndyCar5,098
1,046🇺🇸 Jacob AbelAsian Le Mans Series5,098
1,047🇬🇧 Jamie DaviesFIA GT Championship5,098
1,048🇺🇸 John PewIMSA WeatherTech5,098
1,049🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamTrans-Am5,098
1,050🇬🇧 David HuntInternational Formula 30005,096
1,051🇷🇺 Artem MarkelovFormula 25,095
1,052🇺🇸 Elliott SadlerNASCAR Xfinity5,094
1,053🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshidaSuper GT5,093
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Björn Wirdheim is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for R'Qs Motor Sports. Wirdheim is a one-time champion (2003), with 8 wins and 37 podiums from 111 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,099 ranks Wirdheim 1043th of 38,983 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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