Dan Martinson is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Gear Tie Racing. Martinson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,161 ranks Martinson 5109th 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.
| 2016-07-10 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P9 | +65 |
| 2016-07-08 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P12 | +40 |
| 2016-06-19 | Road America · ND1 | P16 | +1 |
| 2016-06-18 | Road America · ND1 | P11 | +57 |
| 2016-05-15 | Watkins Glen International · ND1 | P7 | +92 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Gear Tie Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +371 | 3,346 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA GOLD | 5,089 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton HarrisonFIA SILVER | 3,811 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Max Faulkner | 3,544 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA BRONZE | 3,431 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA BRONZE | 3,385 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 John DeanFIA BRONZE | 3,357 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🏳️ Chris Stone | 3,293 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Nathanial Sparks | 3,215 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Mark Drennan | 3,195 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,186 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA SILVER | 4,439 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kenny MurilloFIA SILVER | 4,029 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Nikko RegerFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION | 4,022 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,099 | 🏳️ Jean-Marc Bachelier | WEC | 3,165 |
| 5,100 | 🇺🇸 Jordan WORKMAN | Ferrari Challenge | 3,165 |
| 5,101 | 🇬🇧 Max Hall | BTCC | 3,165 |
| 5,102 | 🇷🇺 Vladislav Ryabov | Euroformula Open | 3,165 |
| 5,103 | 🏳️ Yannick Mallegol | WEC | 3,165 |
| 5,104 | 🇸🇪 Daniel Vebster | Italian F4 | 3,163 |
| 5,105 | 🇺🇸 Natalie Decker | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,163 |
| 5,106 | 🏳️ Nick Shaeffer | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,163 |
| 5,107 | 🇨🇦 Antoine Comeau | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,162 |
| 5,108 | 🏳️ Stephen Dial | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,162 |
| 5,109 | 🏳️ Dan Martinson | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,161 |
| 5,110 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Pollard | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,160 |
| 5,111 | 🇬🇧 Carl CAVERS | British GT Championship | 3,160 |
| 5,112 | 🇬🇧 Jessica Hawkins | British GT Championship | 3,160 |
| 5,113 | 🏳️ Troy Diede | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,160 |
| 5,114 | 🏳️ Bailey Murphy | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,159 |
| 5,115 | 🇮🇪 Dylon Phibbs | GB3 | 3,159 |
| 5,116 | 🇺🇸 Glenn McGee | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,159 |
| 5,117 | 🇫🇮 Pekka Saarinen | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,159 |
| 5,118 | 🇨🇭 Giorgio Maggi | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,158 |
| 5,119 | 🇺🇸 Mel Johnson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,157 |
Dan Martinson, rated 3,161, competes at semi-professional level; that is, he wins in one-make and pro-am classes and runs mid-pack among full professionals. His single season of competitive racing came in 2016, when he contested the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin with Gear Tie Racing. Across eight starts he recorded no wins or podiums and finished fourteenth in the final standings, averaging a twelfth-place result in classified races.[1]
Martinson's record against the field shows a mixed performance that reflects his mid-pack finishing position. He consistently outran semi-professional rivals like Ashton Harrison and Max Faulkner, beating each seven times out of eight meetings, and held his own against fellow semi-professionals John Dean and Zachry Lee, finishing ahead in five of eight encounters. More notably, he registered three victories over Robby Foley, an FIA Gold-graded driver and former champion who sat substantially higher in the competitive order at 5,089; however, Foley beat Martinson five times in their eight shared races, indicating no sustained advantage. Martinson also finished ahead of several professional-level rivals including Mason Filippi, Kenny Murillo, and Nikko Reger on multiple occasions, though none frequently enough to suggest dominance. His career did not extend beyond 2016.