Brian Ghidinelli is a racing driver who last raced in SCCA Majors. Ghidinelli has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,358 ranks Ghidinelli 23080th of 40,349 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.
| 2021-10-03 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway T3 | P7 | +11 |
| 2021-03-20 | Thunderhill 3M T3 | P2 | +49 |
| 2021-02-21 | Buttonwill Raceway #25ACW T3 | P1 | +103 |
| 2021-02-20 | Buttonwill Raceway #25ACW T3 | P1 | +119 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +122 | Sonoma Raceway 2013 | NASA | P4 |
| +119 | Buttonwill Raceway #25ACW 2021 | SCCA Majors | P1 |
| +103 | Buttonwill Raceway #25ACW 2021 | SCCA Majors | P1 |
| +99 | Laguna Seca 2014 | NASA | P5 |
| +98 | Laguna Seca 2014 | NASA | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +271 | 1,685 | |
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +11 | |||
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +83 | 1,403 | |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P81 | +197 | 1,320 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Mazda Spec Miata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P100 | −228 | 1,122 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Russell Seewald | 932 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Jordan | 1,894 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Casey | 1,479 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Nova Brown | 1,154 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Laura Thomas | 1,110 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Christopher Murdter | 789 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jasper Drengler | 424 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,165 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Roberto PERRINAFIA Bronze | 4,140 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Nic HammannHigher-rated | 3,882 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,070 | 🏳️ Robert Huebner | American Endurance Racing | 1,360 |
| 23,071 | 🏳️ Aaron Elsner | PCA Club Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,072 | 🏳️ Carl Picelle | NASA | 1,359 |
| 23,073 | 🇩🇪 Friedrich Kolb Carl | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,359 |
| 23,074 | 🏳️ Gregory K Papazian | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,075 | 🏳️ Mario Carini | SCCA Majors | 1,359 |
| 23,076 | 🇺🇸 Michael Bohn | American Endurance Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,077 | 🏳️ Richard Montoni | NASA | 1,359 |
| 23,078 | 🏳️ Thomas Kaufman | SCCA Majors | 1,359 |
| 23,079 | 🏳️ Alan E Benjamin | PCA Club Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,080 | 🏳️ Brian Ghidinelli | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
| 23,081 | 🏳️ Ed Blodgett | American Endurance Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,082 | 🏳️ Jim Cope | SVRA | 1,358 |
| 23,083 | 🏳️ Josemanuel Gutierrez | PCA Club Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,084 | 🏳️ Martin Hütter | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,358 |
| 23,085 | 🏳️ Rob Conners | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
| 23,086 | 🏳️ Rod Rice | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
| 23,087 | 🏳️ Travis Bedson | PCA Club Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,088 | 🇧🇷 Andrew Nelson | SCCA Majors | 1,357 |
| 23,089 | 🏳️ Bryan Hedian | American Endurance Racing | 1,357 |
| 23,090 | 🇦🇷 Carlos Federico | TC Mouras | 1,357 |
Brian Ghidinelli holds a Racer Rating of 1,035, placing him in the developing category; this level describes drivers with very limited racing experience, typically at the entry level of club competition. His record consists of a single start in the 2021 SCCA Runoffs, where he finished seventh in his class. That solitary appearance produced no wins or podiums.[1]
The competitive context of that one outing shows limited scope for assessment. Ghidinelli finished ahead of Nic Hammann, a semi-professional driver with a rating of 3,775, which would ordinarily be a notable result; however, a single race result cannot establish a pattern or meaningful competitive standing. He also finished ahead of three drivers rated below the semi-professional threshold. Without additional racing history, the record offers no reliable picture of his capabilities or likely level.
Ghidinelli retired from racing after 2021 and has not returned to competition since.