Dan Zelos is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in BTCC for Team Bristol Street Motors. Zelos has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,033 ranks Zelos 2702th of 15,348 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.
| 2024-10-05 | Brands Hatch GP | P11 | +28 |
| 2024-10-05 | Brands Hatch GP | P14 | −20 |
| 2024-10-05 | Brands Hatch GP | P13 | −4 |
| 2024-09-21 | Silverstone National | P10 | +51 |
| 2024-09-21 | Silverstone National | P8 | +80 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸BTCC | Team Bristol Street Motors | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +274 | 3,074 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jake Hill | 6,457 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Dan Cammish | 5,698 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Árón Taylor-Smith | 3,870 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇵🇭 Daryl DeLeon | 3,300 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Sam Osborne | 3,156 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Scott Sumpton | 1,907 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Nick Halstead | 565 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom Ingram | 6,921 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Colin Turkington | 5,614 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Josh Cook | 5,197 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
Dan Zelos competed in a single season of British Touring Car Championship racing in 2024, making nine starts for Team Bristol Street Motors. He finished his rookie campaign without a podium finish, averaging P11.1 across classified results and ending the season in P19. His racing took place against a field containing established professionals including former champions and multiple graded drivers; he showed occasional competitiveness, notably beating former four-time BTCC champion Ash Sutton once and FIA Silver-graded driver Adam Morgan once, along with multiple finishes ahead of Daniel Rowbottom and Aiden Moffat, though these remained isolated results rather than patterns of dominance.[1]
The bulk of Zelos's head-to-head record in 2024 saw him consistently outpaced by the category's front-runners. He finished behind Jake Hill, a current champion and FIA Silver driver, in all nine races they shared, and recorded similar results against Dan Cammish, a strong professional at the 5,698 rating. His more competitive battles came lower down the order; he finished ahead of Árón Taylor-Smith and Sam Osborne in roughly half their encounters and enjoyed a clean record against Scott Sumpton, beating him in all nine races they contested. Against Daryl DeLeon, another FIA Silver-graded driver, he prevailed more often than not.
With a Racer Rating of 3,033, Zelos sits in the competent amateur to semi-professional range, typical of drivers competing in national-level touring car grids. His single season on record ended his active racing career. The March 2025 report that he was out of contention for a continuation of his BTCC campaign marked the close of his motorsport involvement.