Brian Battaglia is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Team Bucknum Racing. Battaglia has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,725 ranks Battaglia 6588th of 17,494 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.
| 2005-05-20 | Mid-Ohio | P42 | −123 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team Bucknum Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −123 | 2,725 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Luis SchiavoHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION | 4,101 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 CR CrewsFIA BRONZE | 3,722 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Brandon ThomasHIGHER-RATED | 3,614 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,578 | 🏳️ Phil Fogg Sr. | Star Mazda Championship | 2,728 |
| 6,579 | 🏳️ Rossi Lee | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,728 |
| 6,580 | 🇩🇰 Jacob BIDSTRUP | Ferrari Challenge | 2,727 |
| 6,581 | 🇺🇸 Kyler Cheezum | French F4 | 2,727 |
| 6,582 | 🇸🇪 Matte Karlsson | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,727 |
| 6,583 | 🇲🇾 Dominic Ang | Asian Le Mans Series | 2,726 |
| 6,584 | 🇲🇾 Douglas Khoo | Asian Le Mans Series | 2,726 |
| 6,585 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Travisanutto | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,726 |
| 6,586 | 🏳️ M. Bart Wolf | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,726 |
| 6,587 | 🏳️ Alex Speed | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,725 |
| 6,588 | 🇺🇸 Brian Battaglia | Star Mazda Championship | 2,725 |
| 6,589 | 🇺🇸 Jules Duc | Star Mazda Championship | 2,725 |
| 6,590 | 🇴🇲 Al Faisal Al Zubair | British GT Championship | 2,724 |
| 6,591 | 🇱🇺 Alain Berg | European Le Mans Series | 2,724 |
| 6,592 | 🏳️ Ian Harms | Star Mazda Championship | 2,724 |
| 6,593 | 🏳️ J.R. Walker | Star Mazda Championship | 2,724 |
| 6,594 | 🏳️ Wes Duchak | SCCA Majors | 2,724 |
| 6,595 | 🏳️ Alan Wilzig | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,723 |
| 6,596 | 🏳️ Eraldo Della Santa | Star Mazda Championship | 2,723 |
| 6,597 | 🏳️ Esmee Kosterman (WCD) | F1 Academy | 2,723 |
| 6,598 | 🏳️ Jamie Clark | Star Mazda Championship | 2,723 |
Brian Battaglia is a competitive amateur, rated 2,725, placing him at the entry end of club-level racing where drivers race against professionals rather than among them. His recorded career consists of a single start in the 2005 Star Mazda Championship for Team Bucknum Racing, finishing thirty-fourth; he did not score a podium finish. That one race appearance ended his time in active competition.[1]
The limited sample makes pattern-finding impossible, but Battaglia's only start saw him finish ahead of several drivers with stronger records, including Luis Schiavo, the 2003 Star Mazda champion, as well as FIA Bronze-graded CR Crews and semi-professional drivers Brandon Thomas and John Lloyd. These results reflect the variability of single races rather than sustained competitiveness; one decent showing in a field of stronger drivers does not establish a driver's level when the career record shows no further development.
Team Bucknum Racing, which fielded Battaglia that year, has not recorded a race win in the database and fielded nine drivers across its history, with Scott Jenkins as its strongest entry. Battaglia's career ended in 2005 and he is now retired from racing.