Claudio Cornali is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for World Speed Motorsports. Cornali has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,411 ranks Cornali 6196th 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.
| 2007-06-08 | Portland International Raceway | P18 | +7 |
| 2007-05-17 | Miller | P21 | −68 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | Portland International Raceway 2007 | Star Mazda Championship | P18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −61 | 3,411 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −72 | 3,473 |
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +2,195 | 3,545 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Stan Kohls | 3,218 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Fogg Jr | 2,872 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,245 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,696 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA Bronze | 3,084 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 3,008 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin III | 2,984 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA Bronze | 2,016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 5,879 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean GuthrieHigher-rated | 4,461 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael GuaschHigher-rated | 4,385 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,186 | 🇩🇪 Olivier Grotz | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,414 |
| 6,187 | 🇸🇪 Ronnie Lundströmer | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,414 |
| 6,188 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Rink | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,413 |
| 6,189 | 🇫🇷 Cyril Calmon | 24H Series | 3,413 |
| 6,190 | 🇬🇧 Chase Fernandez | British F4 | 3,412 |
| 6,191 | 🇺🇸 Jason Kitzmiller | ARCA Menards Series | 3,412 |
| 6,192 | 🇲🇽 Pablo Pérez de Lara | TCR World Tour | 3,412 |
| 6,193 | 🇺🇸 Paul Pedroncelli, Jr. | ARCA Menards West | 3,412 |
| 6,194 | 🇳🇱 Ralph Poppelaars | 24H Series | 3,412 |
| 6,195 | 🇲🇰 Risto Vukov | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,412 |
| 6,196 | 🇺🇸 Claudio Cornali | Star Mazda Championship | 3,411 |
| 6,197 | 🇬🇧 Daniel McKenzie | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,411 |
| 6,198 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Zils | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,411 |
| 6,199 | 🇨🇭 Stephan Rupp | Le Mans Cup | 3,411 |
| 6,200 | 🇺🇸 Troy Beebe | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,411 |
| 6,201 | 🏳️ Darin Mock | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,410 |
| 6,202 | 🇩🇪 Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff | 24H Series | 3,410 |
| 6,203 | 🇺🇸 Michael Soong | World Touring Car Championship | 3,410 |
| 6,204 | 🇦🇹 Oscar Wurz | Super Formula Lights | 3,410 |
| 6,205 | 🏳️ Taki Konstantinou | 24H Series | 3,410 |
| 6,206 | 🇺🇸 Ted Minor | NASCAR Truck | 3,410 |
Claudio Cornali is a semi-professional driver rated 3,389, placing him in the competitive amateur band; he raced at the entry end of professional single-seater competition but did not establish himself as a consistent front-runner. His career spanned three seasons from 2005 to 2007, confined to the Star Mazda Championship with World Speed Motorsports, where he started seven times without recording a win or podium finish. His average finishing position across classified starts was 25.6, indicating a struggle to run competitively in the field.[1]
Cornali's record against his regular rivals reflects this. He finished behind Ryan Justice, Stan Kohls, and Phil Fogg Jr. in the majority of their shared races, losing head-to-head records of 2–4, 2–4, and 1–5 respectively. Against the stronger drivers in the field, the deficit was sharper still; Adrian Carrio, 2006 Star Mazda champion, beat him in all five of their meetings, as did John Pew and John Faulkner in most encounters. Cornali did score isolated results against much faster drivers, finishing ahead of Dane Cameron, a future Platinum-graded professional and multiple IMSA champion, and also of James Davison, Sean Guthrie, and Marco Andretti on single occasions, but these were exceptions in small sample sizes rather than evidence of competitive parity with them.
Cornali retired from racing after 2007 with no championships and no top-three finishes. His career trajectory shows he competed in a legitimate professional feeder series but lacked the consistency and pace needed to progress further in single-seater racing.