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 3,767 ranks Abate 4666th 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.
| 1963-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | โ110 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | โธFormula 1 | Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | โ109 | 3,767 |
| 1962 | โธFormula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +2,461 | 3,811 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฌ๐ง Ian BurgessHigher-rated | 5,301 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Gaetano StarrabbaHigher-rated | 3,826 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,656 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Liroy Stuart | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,771 |
| 4,657 | ๐ฎ๐น Michele Rugolo | Road to Le Mans | 3,771 |
| 4,658 | ๐ฌ๐ง Nicholas JONES | Le Mans Cup | 3,771 |
| 4,659 | ๐บ๐ธ Connor Hall | NASCAR Truck | 3,769 |
| 4,660 | ๐ณ๏ธ Gavin Huang | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,769 |
| 4,661 | ๐ฆ๐น Gerhard Tweraser | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,769 |
| 4,662 | ๐ฎ๐น Massimo Natili | Formula 1 | 3,769 |
| 4,663 | ๐ฎ๐น Pietro Gianni | FIA GT Championship | 3,769 |
| 4,664 | ๐ณ๐ฟ Daniel Gaunt | 24H Series | 3,768 |
| 4,665 | ๐บ๐ธ Ryan Unzicker | ARCA Menards Series | 3,768 |
| 4,666 | ๐ฎ๐น Carlo Abate | Formula 1 | 3,767 |
| 4,667 | ๐ฌ๐ง Dev Gore | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,767 |
| 4,668 | ๐ซ๐ท Gaรซl Lesoudier | FIA GT Championship | 3,767 |
| 4,669 | ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Luc Beaubelique | 24H Series | 3,767 |
| 4,670 | ๐บ๐ธ Nic Hammann | SCCA Majors | 3,767 |
| 4,671 | ๐บ๐ธ Nick Ham | FIA GT Championship | 3,767 |
| 4,672 | ๐ฒ๐จ Matteo Giaccardi | Formula Regional European | 3,766 |
| 4,673 | ๐ณ๏ธ Oliver Millroy | WEC | 3,766 |
| 4,674 | ๐ณ๐ด Oskar Sandberg | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,766 |
| 4,675 | ๐จ๐ฟ Petr Ptรกcek | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,766 |
| 4,676 | ๐บ๐ธ Ron Thiel Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,766 |
Carlo Abate was an established professional who raced in Formula 1, the sport's premier single-seater championship. His career on record spans two seasons, from 1962 to 1963, driving for Porsche and Lotus-Climax in a field mixing amateurs, semi-professionals and graded drivers.[1]
Abate started two Formula 1 races across his indexed career. In 1963, his final season, he finished 13th in the championship standings from one round raced. His sole documented start for Lotus-Climax came during this period, placing him on a team that included elite professional Jim Clark among its full roster of drivers.[2]
Abate's reputation in period motorsport lay primarily in sports car racing, where he became one of the most accomplished Ferrari 250 GTO drivers of his era; his Formula 1 career, by contrast, remained marginal and brief.