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🇺🇸 Bobby Rahal

Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Wolf.
Driver facts
Full name
Bobby Rahal
Born
10 January 1953(b. 1953)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Wolf
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
2
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,847
Bobby Rahal
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,847
Rank 4276 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

Bobby Rahal is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Wolf. Rahal has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,847 ranks Rahal 4276th 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
1978 form
Last 2 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSACAN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1978-10-08Circuit Gilles VilleneuveFormula 1DNF−70
1978-10-01Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1P12+36
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+37Watkins Glen International 1978Formula 1P12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1978▸Formula 1Wolf200100P17+2,4973,847
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Rahal finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇹 Niki LaudaHigher-rated, 3× champion6,274220100%
🇬🇧 John WatsonHigher-rated6,238220100%
🇨🇭 Clay RegazzoniHigher-rated6,212110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
4,266🇺🇾 Alberto UriaFormula 13,848
4,267🇦🇷 Alessandro de TomasoFormula 13,848
4,268🇺🇸 Chase AustinIndy NXT3,848
4,269🇺🇸 George FonderFormula 13,848
4,270🇦🇹 Helmuth KoiniggFormula 13,848
4,271🇺🇸 Jud LarsonFormula 13,848
4,272🇺🇸 Martin TruexNASCAR Xfinity3,848
4,273🇺🇸 Mike GarveyNASCAR Xfinity3,848
4,274🇺🇸 Mikey TaylorIMSA Pilot Challenge3,848
4,275🇨🇦 Bassam Kronfli24H Series3,847
4,276🇺🇸 Bobby RahalFormula 13,847
4,277🇬🇧 David ProphetFormula 13,847
4,278🏳️ Deagan FaircloughGB33,847
4,279🇪🇸 Fernando MonjeFerrari Challenge3,847
4,280🇫🇷 Frédéric DorFIA GT Championship3,847
4,281🇯🇵 Masami KageyamaSuper GT3,847
4,282🇧🇪 Nigel BaillyLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe3,847
4,283🏳️ Renato BragaStock Car Pro Series3,847
4,284🇺🇸 Barry BostickNASCAR Xfinity3,846
4,285🇺🇸 Bobby BallFormula 13,846
4,286🇺🇸 Dale WilliamsNASCAR Xfinity3,846
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Bobby Rahal is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Wolf. Rahal has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,847 ranks Rahal 4276th 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
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal spars with politicians over Freedom 250 criticism[1]
motorsport.com
25 Aug 2026
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Watch Bobby Rahal talks racing legacy and watching son Graham Rahal compete - The Sunday Briefing[2]
FOX One
23 Aug 2026
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Rahal Finished 9th in the Honda Dealers Indy at Markham & Pole Sitter Foster Led a Race High 32 Laps Before Contact; Schumacher 25th After Top 10 Run[3]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan
17 Aug 2026
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