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 2,726 ranks Battaglia 10939th 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.
| 2005-05-20 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | P42 | −121 |
| 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 | P22 | +1,376 | 2,726 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Luis SchiavoHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,049 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 CR CrewsFIA Bronze | 3,737 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Brandon ThomasHigher-rated | 3,621 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,929 | 🇱🇹 Tauras Tunyla | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup | 2,728 |
| 10,930 | 🏳️ Vinnie Meskelis | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,728 |
| 10,931 | 🏳️ Alex Speed | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,727 |
| 10,932 | 🇫🇷 David Abramczyk | 24H Series | 2,727 |
| 10,933 | 🇺🇸 Dean Lambros | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 2,727 |
| 10,934 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Lee Stanley | Road to Le Mans | 2,727 |
| 10,935 | 🏳️ Marcel Wagner | 24H Series | 2,727 |
| 10,936 | 🏳️ Pedro Pinheiro | Turismo Nacional | 2,727 |
| 10,937 | 🇺🇸 Race Oliver | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,727 |
| 10,938 | 🏳️ Travis Lowe | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,727 |
| 10,939 | 🇺🇸 Brian Battaglia | Star Mazda Championship | 2,726 |
| 10,940 | 🏳️ Cory Osland | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,726 |
| 10,941 | 🇱🇹 Gerdas VENSLOVAS | Ferrari Challenge | 2,726 |
| 10,942 | 🏳️ Nick Barstad | ARCA Menards Series | 2,726 |
| 10,943 | 🇺🇸 Robert Mau | NASA | 2,726 |
| 10,944 | 🇷🇺 Victor Titarenko | 24H Series | 2,726 |
| 10,945 | 🏳️ Billy Alger | ARCA Menards Series | 2,725 |
| 10,946 | 🇺🇸 Bruce CLEVELAND | Ferrari Challenge | 2,725 |
| 10,947 | 🇺🇸 Elysiah Navarro | SCCA Majors | 2,725 |
| 10,948 | 🏳️ Esmee Kosterman (WCD) | F1 Academy | 2,725 |
| 10,949 | 🇩🇪 Felix Partl | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,725 |
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.