Chris Nunes is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Formidable Racing. Nunes has recorded 9 wins and 21 podiums from 54 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,103 ranks Nunes 7863th of 40,200 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.
| 2022-08-28 | Virginia International Raceway ND2 | P25 | −145 |
| 2022-08-27 | Virginia International Raceway ND2 | P25 | −134 |
| 2022-07-03 | Road America ND2 | P8 | +51 |
| 2022-07-02 | Road America ND2 | P9 | +48 |
| 2022-06-25 | Watkins Glen International ND2 | P19 | −63 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +148 | St- Petersburg Street Course 2021 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +147 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2021 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +145 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P2 |
| +144 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| +136 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Formidable Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −153 | 3,183 |
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | ↑1,019+908 | 3,336 |
| ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −547 | ||
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +1,869 | 3,219 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Justin PiscitellFIA Silver | 3,743 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Jenson AltzmanFIA Silver | 3,523 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA Silver | 3,664 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver | 4,493 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12% |
| 🇺🇸 David StaabFIA Bronze | 3,679 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 77% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze | 4,033 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 96% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,416 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker KligermanFIA Silver | 5,006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,609 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,853 | 🇩🇪 Claudius Karch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,105 |
| 7,854 | 🇵🇱 Filip Kaminiarz | Euroformula Open | 3,105 |
| 7,855 | 🇫🇷 Sebastién Crubile | 24H Series | 3,105 |
| 7,856 | 🇯🇵 Sumio Sakurai | FIA GT Championship | 3,105 |
| 7,857 | 🇺🇸 Cody Jolly | Star Mazda Championship | 3,104 |
| 7,858 | 🇫🇷 Didier Caradec | FIA GT Championship | 3,104 |
| 7,859 | 🇺🇸 John Plemmons | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,104 |
| 7,860 | 🇺🇸 Alexander Mayer | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,103 |
| 7,861 | 🇵🇹 António Coimbra | FIA GT Championship | 3,103 |
| 7,862 | 🇺🇸 Barry Fitzgerald | ARCA Menards Series | 3,103 |
| 7,863 | 🏳️ Chris Nunes | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,103 |
| 7,864 | 🇺🇸 Chris Spada | GT4 America | 3,103 |
| 7,865 | 🇺🇸 Denny Stripling | GT4 America | 3,103 |
| 7,866 | 🇺🇸 Gregg Lessard | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,103 |
| 7,867 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Jennings | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,103 |
| 7,868 | 🇺🇸 Tony Cosentino | ARCA Menards Series | 3,103 |
| 7,869 | 🇫🇷 Wolfgang Kaufmann | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,103 |
| 7,870 | 🇺🇸 Casey Elliott | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,102 |
| 7,871 | 🇺🇸 Kaylee Bryson | Trans-Am | 3,102 |
| 7,872 | 🇧🇷 Lucas Molo | World Touring Car Championship | 3,102 |
| 7,873 | 🇩🇰 Martin Andersen | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,102 |
Chris Nunes is a semi-professional driver whose rating of 3,329 places him in the competitive amateur band; this level describes the front of club racing and entry-level professional fields, drivers who are quick and often self-funded but compete among a mix of professionals rather than exclusively within their peer group. Nunes raced in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup over two seasons from 2021 to 2022, accumulating 26 starts with one win and four podiums. He finished on average in tenth place, a mid-pack result that reflects his standing in a field that included established professionals and former champions.[1]
His head-to-head record tells the story of a driver competitive at his level but clearly outmatched by the strongest cars and drivers in the field. Against Aaron Jeansonne, a Silver-graded professional and the field's calibre leader at 4,893, Nunes held a narrow edge over 26 shared races, finishing ahead 15 times to Jeansonne's 11. He beat Sam Paley and Justin Piscitell, both professional-level competitors, in similar proportions. However, he was decisively outpaced by Gresham Wagner, a two-time champion, losing 23 of 26 races; and by David Staab, a Bronze-graded professional, losing 21 of 25 encounters. Nunes did register victories over much stronger drivers on individual occasions, including six finishes ahead of Connor Zilisch, a Gold-graded champion two ratings bands above him, and eight over Luca Mars, another two-time champion; these were isolated results rather than patterns. He retired after 2022.