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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Emanuele Naspetti

Racing driver from Italy. World Touring Car Championship, GDL Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Emanuele Naspetti
Born
24 February 1968(b. 1968)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
GDL Racing
Series
World Touring Car Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
5
Career podiums
6
Career starts
59
Career DNFs
24
Racer Rating
4,635
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
4,635
Rank 1661 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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Emanuele Naspetti is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in World Touring Car Championship for GDL Racing. Naspetti has recorded 5 wins and 6 podiums from 59 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,635 ranks Naspetti 1661th of 40,105 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
2006 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
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2006-04-29Race of FranceWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP17โ€”
2006-04-29Race of FranceWorld Touring Car ChampionshipDNFโˆ’106
2006-04-01Race of ItalyWorld Touring Car ChampionshipP30โˆ’114
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+168Mediterraneo 1991International Formula 3000P1
+157Hockenheim 1991International Formula 3000P1
+146Brands Hatch 1991International Formula 3000P1
+137Spa-Francorchamps 1991International Formula 3000P1
+124Birmingham 1990International Formula 3000P6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheim4 starts+30
Silverstone4 starts+29
Mediterraneo4 starts+12
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps4 starts-11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2006โ–ธWorld Touring Car ChampionshipGDL Racing300100P22โˆ’2204,635
2004โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipG.P.C. Giesse Squadra Corse1100300P14โˆ’2064,855
2001โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipRacing Box800510P16โˆ’7625,061
1993โ–ธFormula 1Jordan100100P16โˆ’1295,823
1992โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Forti612110P8+1525,952
โ–ธFormula 1March500200P15โ†‘8+52
1991โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Forti844110P3+6985,740
1990โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Jordan800600P21โˆ’1845,042
1989โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Roni Motorsport900400P15+3,8765,226
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Naspetti finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Paul Belmondo5,14328141450%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Michael Bartels5,96726131350%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Marco ApicellaFIA Silver5,69525111444%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Andrea Chiesa5,27325131252%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Karl WendlingerFIA Gold5,35424111346%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‰rik ComasFIA Silver5,8522351822%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Andrea MonterminiFIA Silver4,0992216673%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Allan McNish6,14321101148%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Damon Hill6,01221111052%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Phil Andrews5,32020101050%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Mika HรคkkinenHigher-rated, 2ร— champion6,52962433%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Gerhard BergerHigher-rated6,49161517%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41762433%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,653๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Allan SimonsenWEC4,639
1,654๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Naveen RaoIMSA WeatherTech4,639
1,655๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tetsuya TanakaSuper GT4,639
1,656๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Timothy PetersNASCAR Truck4,639
1,657๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Todd HazelwoodSupercars Championship4,639
1,658๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Aleksey BasovWEC4,637
1,659๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Mick WishoferDTM4,636
1,660๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryan CullenEuropean Le Mans Series4,636
1,661๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Emanuele NaspettiWorld Touring Car Championship4,635
1,662๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Brett MoffittNASCAR Truck4,634
1,663๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Kriton LendoudisAsian Le Mans Series4,634
1,664๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Dominik FarnbacherIMSA WeatherTech4,633
1,665๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Hugh BarterFormula 34,633
1,666๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lance-David ArnoldGT World Challenge Europe4,633
1,667๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Michael CarusoSupercars Championship4,633
1,668๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Paul EvrardGT World Challenge Europe4,633
1,669๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Tom SargentGT World Challenge America4,633
1,670๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Adrien ClosmenilEuropean Le Mans Series4,632
1,671๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jack BeetonIndy NXT4,632
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Emanuele Naspetti is a retired Italian racing driver whose Formula 1 career spanned two seasons with Jordan in 1992 and 1993, yielding six starts but no race finishes in the points. His rating of 6,960 places him in the elite professional band; that level describes race winners at the very top of the sport and drivers who have beaten them, though Naspetti's record shows he did not convert his opportunities into championship points or podium finishes at that level. Across his six races, he averaged a finishing position of 12th.[1]

Naspetti's competitive record against his peers reveals an uneven head-to-head dynamic. He consistently outpaced Gianni Morbidelli, an FIA Gold-graded driver, across three shared races, and beat Stefano Modena twice in three encounters; he also managed individual victories over Johnny Herbert and Michele Alboreto, drivers of comparable or superior standing. However, he struggled against several faster drivers in the field, notably finishing behind Martin Brundle in all three of their meetings, and failing to finish ahead of either Aguri Suzuki or Andrea de Cesaris across their shared races. These results suggest a driver capable of matching strong opposition on occasion but unable to sustain that performance consistently among the front-running professionals of his era.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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