Carlo Abate is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Porsche. Abate has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,320 ranks Abate 2149th of 15,348 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.
| 1963-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −120 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −120 | 3,321 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −129 | 3,368 |
Carlo Abate was an Italian driver who made two starts in Formula 1 during 1962 and 1963, racing for Porsche. His career at the highest level of single-seater racing was brief and unsuccessful, yielding no points finishes; his final appearance came in 1963, when he qualified 18th.[1]
Abate's racing interests lay elsewhere. He earned a reputation as one of the finest specialists in Ferrari 250 GTO competition, a category in which he developed genuine expertise during an era when such dual pursuits between grand prix and sports car racing were common. His Formula 1 venture, however, placed him among the numerous drivers of the period who competed at that level without establishing themselves in the championship.[2]
His Racer Rating of 3,320 reflects a driver operating at the level of national and regional professional racing rather than international grand prix competition. The rating places him in the middle band of drivers across all categories recorded in this database.