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 4288th of 40,700 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.
| 1978-10-08 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | DNF | β70 |
| 1978-10-01 | Watkins Glen International | P12 | +36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Watkins Glen International 1978 | Formula 1 | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | βΈFormula 1 | Wolf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +2,497 | 3,847 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π¦πΉ Niki LaudaHigher-rated, 3Γ champion | 6,274 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| π¬π§ John WatsonHigher-rated | 6,238 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| π¨π Clay RegazzoniHigher-rated | 6,212 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,278 | πΊπΎ Alberto Uria | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,279 | π¦π· Alessandro de Tomaso | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,280 | π¨π¦ Bassam Kronfli | 24H Series | 3,848 |
| 4,281 | πΊπΈ Chris Windom | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,848 |
| 4,282 | πΊπΈ George Fonder | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,283 | π¦πΉ Helmuth Koinigg | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,284 | πΊπΈ Jud Larson | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,285 | πΊπΈ Martin Truex | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,848 |
| 4,286 | πΊπΈ Mike Garvey | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,848 |
| 4,287 | πΊπΈ Ross Chouest | GT America | 3,848 |
| 4,288 | πΊπΈ Bobby Rahal | Formula 1 | 3,847 |
| 4,289 | π¬π§ Daniel Brown | 24H Series | 3,847 |
| 4,290 | π¬π§ David Prophet | Formula 1 | 3,847 |
| 4,291 | πͺπΈ Fernando MONJE | Ferrari Challenge | 3,847 |
| 4,292 | π―π΅ Masami Kageyama | Super GT | 3,847 |
| 4,293 | π§π· Rafael Reis | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,847 |
| 4,294 | πΊπΈ Barry Bostick | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,846 |
| 4,295 | πΊπΈ Bobby Ball | Formula 1 | 3,846 |
| 4,296 | πΊπΈ Cole Moore | Trans-Am | 3,846 |
| 4,297 | πΊπΈ Dale Williams | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,846 |
| 4,298 | π³οΈ Deagan Fairclough | GB3 | 3,846 |
Bobby Rahal is an established professional who raced in Formula 1 as a single-seater driver. He competed for Wolf in 1978, taking two starts in what was his only indexed season of racing.[1]
Rahal finished 17th in the championship standings across his two rounds. He beat established professionals Clay Regazzoni, a Formula 1 driver with 131 starts, and Brett Lunger, who had 34 Formula 1 starts to his name. Wolf, the team he drove for, fielded 11 drivers across the index and counted among its ranks Jody Scheckter, an established professional and the strongest driver on its roster.[2]
His brief Formula 1 campaign came before a much longer career in open-wheel racing, where he went on to win three championships and 24 races in CART, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He later became a team owner, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004 and 2020.