Chris Nunes is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Formidable Racing. Nunes has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 26 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,329 ranks Nunes 4583th of 17,494 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.
| 2022-08-28 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND2 | P25 | −159 |
| 2022-08-27 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND2 | P25 | −148 |
| 2022-07-03 | Road America · ND2 | P8 | +46 |
| 2022-07-02 | Road America · ND2 | P9 | +43 |
| 2022-06-25 | Watkins Glen International · ND2 | P19 | −74 |
| 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 | −247 | 3,551 |
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +823 | 3,798 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA SILVER | 4,893 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA SILVER | 4,293 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA SILVER | 4,269 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin PiscitellFIA SILVER | 4,029 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 4,028 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 David StaabFIA BRONZE | 4,014 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 Jenson AltzmanFIA SILVER | 3,775 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA BRONZE | 3,385 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 77% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA SILVER | 4,306 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🏳️ Michael Carter | 3,939 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 5,897 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker KligermanFIA SILVER | 5,034 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA SILVER · 2× CHAMPION | 4,556 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,573 | 🇺🇸 Amy Ruman | Trans-Am | 3,331 |
| 4,574 | 🏳️ Connor Wagner | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,331 |
| 4,575 | 🇬🇧 Paul Rivett | BTCC | 3,331 |
| 4,582 | 🇧🇷 Álvaro Cho | Formula Regional European | 3,330 |
| 4,576 | 🇫🇷 Edgar Pierre | Formula Regional European | 3,330 |
| 4,577 | 🇦🇷 Federico Iribarne | Italian F4 | 3,330 |
| 4,578 | 🇺🇸 Michael Lewis | SCCA Runoffs | 3,330 |
| 4,579 | 🇫🇷 Nelson Lukes | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,330 |
| 4,580 | 🏳️ Parker McKean | SVRA | 3,330 |
| 4,581 | 🇩🇰 Patrik Matthiesen | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,330 |
| 4,583 | 🏳️ Chris Nunes | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,329 |
| 4,584 | 🇬🇧 Christopher BEIGHTON | Ferrari Challenge | 3,329 |
| 4,585 | 🇩🇪 Jörn Schmidt-Staade | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,329 |
| 4,586 | 🇸🇪 Scott Lindblom | British F4 | 3,329 |
| 4,587 | 🇺🇸 Terry Olson | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,329 |
| 4,588 | 🏳️ Allan Simonsen | WEC | 3,328 |
| 4,589 | 🇺🇸 Ismaeel Ellahi | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,328 |
| 4,590 | 🇯🇵 Michael Kim | Super GT | 3,328 |
| 4,591 | 🇬🇧 Ryan Harper-ellam | European Le Mans Series | 3,328 |
| 4,592 | 🏳️ Austin Osborne | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,327 |
| 4,593 | 🇺🇸 Dominic Starkweather | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,327 |
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.