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🇨🇭 Christopher Zanella

Racing driver from Switzerland. Formula V8 3.5, ISR.
Driver facts
Full name
Christopher Zanella
Born
21 October 1989(b. 1989)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
ISR
Series
Formula V8 3.5
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
2
Career starts
35
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,410
Christopher Zanella
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,410
Rank 2187 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Christopher Zanella is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula V8 3.5 for ISR. Zanella has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 35 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,410 ranks Zanella 2187th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2013 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2013-10-18CatalunyaFormula V8 3.5P11+35
2013-09-27Paul RicardFormula V8 3.5P19−68
2013-09-13HungaroringFormula V8 3.5P19−71
2013-07-19Red Bull RingFormula V8 3.5P16−120
2013-07-19Red Bull RingFormula V8 3.5P14−14
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+162Hockenheim 2009Formula 3 Euro SeriesP2
+140Monza 2013Formula V8 3.5P3
+109Brands Hatch 2009Formula 3 Euro SeriesP5
+84Dijon 2009Formula 3 Euro SeriesP7
+77Lausitzring 2009Formula 3 Euro SeriesP8
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheim4 starts+7
Nurburgring4 starts+2
Struggles
Zandvoort4 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2013▸Formula V8 3.5ISR1201000P15−2834,410
2010▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesMotopark Academy400000P15+74,693
2009▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesMotopark Academy1501000P13↑825+664,686
2008▸Formula Renault EurocupJenzer Motorsport400000P24+2,4453,795
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Zanella finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Roberto MerhiFIA Platinum4,4762241818%
🇫🇮 Valtteri BottasFIA Platinum5,7991941521%
🇩🇪 Marco WittmannFIA Platinum5,7391881044%
🇬🇧 Alexander SimsFIA Platinum4,8641841422%
🇯🇵 Andrea CaldarelliFIA Platinum4,681168850%
🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFIA Platinum6,3701531220%
🇫🇮 Mika Mäki4,9241551033%
🇲🇽 Esteban GutiérrezFIA Platinum5,252146843%
🇳🇱 Henkie Waldschmidt4,896146843%
🇫🇮 Matias Laine4,692149564%
🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,00432167%
🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,55241325%
🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFIA Platinum6,399101910%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,181🇺🇸 Rusty WallaceNASCAR Xfinity4,413
2,182🇧🇷 Bruno BonifácioFormula V8 3.54,412
2,183🇬🇧 Dan ClarkePorsche Endurance Challenge North America4,411
2,184🇬🇧 Johnathan HoggardFormula 34,411
2,185🇺🇸 Justin LoftonARCA Menards West4,411
2,186🇸🇬 Akshay BohraSuper Formula Lights4,410
2,187🇨🇭 Christopher ZanellaFormula V8 3.54,410
2,188🇩🇪 Dieter SchmidtmannNürburgring 24 Hours4,409
2,189🇦🇺 Geoff UhrhaneFIA Formula 3 European4,409
2,190🇵🇹 Henrique Chaves Jr.GT World Challenge Europe4,406
2,191🇩🇪 Johannes Marchewicz MarcelNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,406
2,192🇺🇸 Matt CraftonNASCAR Truck4,406
2,193🇺🇸 Michael WaltripWEC4,406
2,194🇬🇧 Tommy FOSTERGT World Challenge Europe4,406
2,195🇬🇧 Andy PilgrimGT World Challenge America4,405
2,196🇩🇪 Jannes FittjeNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,405
2,197🇩🇪 Wolf HenzlerLe Mans Cup4,405
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Christopher Zanella is a Swiss racing driver who competed in single-seater championships across five seasons from 2008 to 2013. Graded FIA Silver, he raced primarily in Formula 3 Euro Series and Formula V8 3.5, with a spell in Formula Renault Eurocup early in his career. His main team was Motopark Academy, which fielded him for 19 of his 35 career starts.[1]

Zanella took two podiums across his indexed record: one in Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009 and 2010, and another in Formula V8 3.5 in 2013, where he finished 15th in the final championship standings. He spent most of his racing against established professionals and graded drivers. Roberto Merhi, the 2011 Formula 3 Euro Series champion, was a regular opponent whom Zanella typically finished behind. He raced frequently against Valtteri Bottas, a Platinum-graded driver who won the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup and went on to a career in Formula 1, and usually finished lower in the order. Zanella finished ahead of Carlos Sainz, the 2014 Formula V8 3.5 champion, twice across their meetings, and once ahead of Edoardo Mortara, the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series champion, in their shared racing.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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