Bob Earl is a racing driver from USA who last raced in Formula 3 Macau for Alan Docking Racing. Earl has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,544 ranks Earl 2306th of 13,563 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Formula 3 Macau | Alan Docking Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −36 | 2,544 |
| 1983 | Formula 3 Macau | Flying Tigers Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −20 | 2,580 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Roberto Guerrero | 2,921 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Eje Elgh | 2,604 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Allen Berg | 2,528 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Jo Zeller | 1,861 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Tommy Byrne | 2,663 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Mario Hytten | 2,619 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Franz Konrad | 1,875 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Mike Thackwell | 2,951 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ John Nielsen | 2,911 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Volker Weidler | 2,800 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Bob Earl was an American racing driver from Claremont, California, who competed primarily in Formula 3 Macau during the early 1980s. He compiled six starts across the 1983 and 1984 seasons with Alan Docking Racing, recording no wins or podium finishes. His most recent competitive activity came in 1984, when he started three rounds of Formula 3 Macau and finished eleventh overall. Earl had earlier established himself in American racing, becoming the 1973 Formula Ford national champion before turning professional in Formula Atlantic in 1979; he achieved notable success in that series, becoming the first American to win the Macau Grand Prix in 1981 when the event was contested with Formula Atlantic machinery.[1]
Earl's racing career reflected the competitive landscape of regional and international formula racing in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His transition from domestic success in Formula Ford to international competition at Macau demonstrated the driver development pathway common to American racers of that era. With a career rating of 2,544 on the Racer DB Elo-style scale, Earl remains part of the historical record of American drivers who sought to establish themselves in international motorsport competition during that period.[2]