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 3,389 ranks Cornali 4299th 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.
| 2007-06-08 | Portland | P18 | +2 |
| 2007-05-17 | Miller | P21 | −75 |
| 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 | P30 | −73 | 3,389 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −75 | 3,462 |
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −213 | 3,537 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Fogg Jr. | 3,276 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Stan Kohls | 3,170 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,301 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA SILVER | 4,073 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA BRONZE | 3,065 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 2,765 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin III | 2,745 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA BRONZE | 1,844 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA PLATINUM · 5× CHAMPION | 5,995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇦🇺 James DavisonFIA GOLD | 4,469 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean GuthrieHIGHER-RATED | 4,460 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,289 | 🇯🇵 Takashi Miyamoto | Super GT | 3,392 |
| 4,290 | 🇺🇸 Gus Hutchison | Formula 1 | 3,391 |
| 4,291 | 🇬🇧 Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Formula 1 | 3,391 |
| 4,292 | 🇺🇸 Bayliss Levrett | Formula 1 | 3,390 |
| 4,293 | 🇺🇸 Bill Cantrell | Formula 1 | 3,390 |
| 4,294 | 🇦🇷 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Formula 1 | 3,390 |
| 4,295 | 🇿🇦 Ray Reed | Formula 1 | 3,390 |
| 4,296 | 🇳🇱 Roelof Récardo Choi Bruins | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,390 |
| 4,297 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Iwasaki | Super GT | 3,390 |
| 4,298 | 🇳🇱 Ben Pon | Formula 1 | 3,389 |
| 4,299 | 🇺🇸 Claudio Cornali | Star Mazda Championship | 3,389 |
| 4,300 | 🇬🇧 Euan McKay | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,389 |
| 4,301 | 🇩🇪 Günther Seiffert | Formula 1 | 3,389 |
| 4,302 | 🇬🇧 Paul Emery | Formula 1 | 3,389 |
| 4,303 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Estner | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,389 |
| 4,304 | 🇿🇦 Syd van der Vyver | Formula 1 | 3,389 |
| 4,305 | 🇻🇪 Ettore Chimeri | Formula 1 | 3,388 |
| 4,306 | 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Bordeu | Formula 1 | 3,388 |
| 4,307 | 🇦🇺 Paul England | Formula 1 | 3,388 |
| 4,308 | 🇨🇭 Peter Monteverdi | Formula 1 | 3,388 |
| 4,309 | 🇿🇦 David Clapham | Formula 1 | 3,387 |
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.