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🇺🇸 Danny Ongais
Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Chitwood Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
Danny Ongais
Born
21 May 1942(b. 1942)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Chitwood Motorsports
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
6
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,741
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,741Rank 417 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Danny Ongais is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Chitwood Motorsports. Ongais has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,741 ranks Ongais 417th of 40,700 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
1997 form
Last 6 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1997-01-25 | Indy 200 | P13 | −71 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +102 | Mosport 1977 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +75 | 80th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 1996 | IndyCar | P7 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ▸IndyCar | Chitwood Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −71 | 5,741 |
| 1996 | ▸IndyCar | Team Menard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +75 | 5,812 |
| 1978 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −146 | 5,737 |
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Penske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +4,533 | 5,883 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ongais finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 6,552 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 6,391 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 6,238 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 6,099 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass | 6,098 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | 6,053 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler | 6,040 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | 5,955 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | 🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 408 | 🇺🇸 Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,762 |
| 409 | 🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen | Formula 1 | 5,759 |
| 410 | 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford | Formula 1 | 5,758 |
| 411 | 🇺🇸 Al Herman | Formula 1 | 5,755 |
| 412 | 🇦🇺 Vern Schuppan | Formula 3 Macau | 5,753 |
| 413 | 🇺🇸 Skip Barber | Formula 1 | 5,747 |
| 414 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Prost | 24H Series | 5,743 |
| 415 | 🇮🇹 Massimiliano Papis | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,742 |
| 416 | 🇧🇪 André Pilette | Formula 1 | 5,741 |
| 417 | 🇺🇸 Danny Ongais | IndyCar | 5,741 |
| 418 | 🇮🇹 Max Angelelli | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,739 |
| 419 | 🇫🇷 Raymond Sommer | Formula 1 | 5,737 |
| 420 | 🇬🇧 Alan Stacey | Formula 1 | 5,736 |
| 421 | 🇺🇾 Gonzalo Rodríguez | International Formula 3000 | 5,733 |
| 422 | 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato | IndyCar | 5,732 |
| 423 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Nasr | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,728 |
| 424 | 🇬🇧 Piers Courage | Formula 1 | 5,727 |
| 425 | 🇬🇧 Duncan Hamilton | Formula 1 | 5,726 |
| 426 | 🇮🇹 Fabrizio Gollin | FIA GT Championship | 5,725 |
| 427 | 🇮🇹 Renzo Zorzi | Formula 1 | 5,725 |
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