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🇧🇷 David Nelson
Racing driver from Brazil. PCA Club Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
David Nelson
Born
17 August 1952(b. 1952)
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
Series
PCA Club Racing
Status
Active
Career wins
4
Career podiums
26
Career starts
80
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
1,468
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,468Rank 21686 of 40,200 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
David Nelson is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in PCA Club Racing. Nelson has recorded 4 wins and 26 podiums from 80 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,468 ranks Nelson 21686th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-09-20 | High Plains Raceway GTB1 | P3 | +29 |
| 2025-09-20 | High Plains Raceway GTB1 | P3 | +27 |
| 2025-06-22 | Motorsport Park Hastings GTB1 | P2 | +66 |
| 2025-06-21 | Motorsport Park Hastings GTB1 | P3 | +29 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +157 | Eagles Canyon Raceway 2022 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +134 | High Plains Raceway 2023 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +126 | MotorSport Ranch 2015 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +122 | High Plains Raceway 2023 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +112 | High Plains Raceway 2020 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
High Plains Raceway22 starts+13
Sebring International Raceway6 starts+8
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit8 starts+5
Circuit of the Americas4 starts+3
Struggles
Heartland Motorsports Park6 starts-33
MotorSport Ranch19 starts-9
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +152 | 1,468 | |
| 2024 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −140 | 1,316 | |
| 2023 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +16 | 1,455 | |
| 2022 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −303 | 1,440 | |
| 2021 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +111 | 1,743 | |
| 2020 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +55 | 1,631 | |
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +350 | 1,424 | |
| 2018 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +91 | 1,277 | |
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −60 | 1,135 | |
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +151 | 1,195 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +150 | 1,346 | |
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −368 | 982 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nelson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Steve Coomes | 1,311 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Terry Morris | 1,215 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 39% |
| 🏳️ Bill Miller | 1,246 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Todd Imwold | 1,243 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 47% |
| 🏳️ Dale Tuety | 1,633 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 21% |
| 🏳️ Kris Pippin | 1,751 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Pat Heptig | 2,338 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 22% |
| 🇬🇧 Philip HansonFIA Gold | 5,920 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% |
| 🏳️ Julie Bailey | 875 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% |
| 🏳️ Chris Blazer | 1,750 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Maurice SmithFIA Bronze, 2× champion | 4,102 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Luke OxnerHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,132 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,200 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,676 | 🏳️ James Southerland | SCCA Majors | 1,469 |
| 21,677 | 🇺🇸 Joe Nuxoll | Radical Cup NA | 1,469 |
| 21,678 | 🏳️ Kelly Toombs | SCCA Regionals | 1,469 |
| 21,679 | 🏳️ Matt Briddell | American Endurance Racing | 1,469 |
| 21,680 | 🏳️ Maxwell Klusendorf | SCCA Regionals | 1,469 |
| 21,681 | 🏳️ Oliver Rövenich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,469 |
| 21,682 | 🏳️ Ray Korman | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,469 |
| 21,683 | 🏳️ Thomas Brügmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,469 |
| 21,684 | 🏳️ Bernhard Weber | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,468 |
| 21,685 | 🏳️ Christopher Horton | American Endurance Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,686 | 🇧🇷 David Nelson | PCA Club Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,687 | 🏳️ Davis Reiman | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,688 | 🏳️ Elliott Hollander | American Endurance Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,689 | 🏳️ J. Tyler Rohrer | American Endurance Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,690 | 🇦🇺 Paul Spencer | SCCA Regionals | 1,468 |
| 21,691 | 🏳️ Serge Chamoun | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,468 |
| 21,692 | 🇬🇧 Zach Bradford | Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | 1,468 |
| 21,693 | 🏳️ Alex Herman | NASA | 1,467 |
| 21,694 | 🇬🇧 Andrew Gunn | American Endurance Racing | 1,467 |
| 21,695 | 🏳️ Brad McLarty | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,467 |
| 21,696 | 🏳️ Carlton Goldthwaite | NASA | 1,467 |
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