Emmett Murphy is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for LP Racing. Murphy has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,245 ranks Murphy 4727th 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.
| 2006-10-20 | Laguna Seca | DNF | −125 |
| 2006-08-18 | Road America | P32 | −86 |
| 2006-07-13 | Miller | P25 | −64 |
| 2006-05-11 | Houston | P27 | −57 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | LP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −333 | 3,245 |
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | LP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −26 | 3,578 |
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | LP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −147 | 3,603 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA BRONZE | 3,065 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 2,765 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA BRONZE | 1,844 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Jon BrownsonFIA BRONZE | 2,791 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Mark PattersonFIA BRONZE | 4,205 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA SILVER | 4,073 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross SmithFIA SILVER | 3,953 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Micky Gilbert | 3,919 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA GOLD | 6,122 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA PLATINUM | 5,676 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie PecorariHIGHER-RATED | 4,353 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,717 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Carney | British F4 | 3,249 |
| 4,718 | 🇪🇸 Dario Cabanelas | French F4 | 3,248 |
| 4,719 | 🇷🇴 Petru Florescu | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,248 |
| 4,720 | 🇮🇹 David GOSTNER | Ferrari Challenge | 3,247 |
| 4,721 | 🏳️ Jon McClintock | Zenith Racing Series | 3,247 |
| 4,722 | 🇬🇧 Max Buxton | BTCC | 3,247 |
| 4,723 | 🇳🇱 Nigel Schoonderwoerd | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,247 |
| 4,724 | 🇺🇸 Parker Nicklin | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,247 |
| 4,725 | 🇦🇷 Diego Ciantini | Italian F4 | 3,246 |
| 4,726 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Becklin | USF Pro 2000 | 3,245 |
| 4,727 | 🇺🇸 Emmett Murphy | Star Mazda Championship | 3,245 |
| 4,728 | 🇵🇹 Guilherme de Oliveira | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,245 |
| 4,729 | 🇫🇮 Joonas Mannerjärvi | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,245 |
| 4,730 | 🇯🇵 Shogo Suho | Super GT | 3,245 |
| 4,731 | 🇪🇪 Tristan Viidas | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,245 |
| 4,732 | 🇬🇧 Daniel McKenzie | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,244 |
| 4,733 | 🇺🇸 Henry O'Hara | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,242 |
| 4,734 | 🇺🇸 JCD Dubets | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,242 |
| 4,735 | 🇧🇪 Kurt Mollekens | Formula 3 Macau | 3,242 |
| 4,736 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Ferrer | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,242 |
| 4,737 | 🇮🇹 Giorgio Amati | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,241 |
Emmett Murphy is a semi-professional driver whose career sits in the competitive amateur band, with a rating of 3,245. This means he competed at the front of club racing and entry-level professional fields; quick enough to race among paid drivers, but not consistently beating them. Murphy's entire record consists of 12 starts in the Star Mazda Championship across three seasons from 2004 to 2006, all with LP Racing. He recorded no wins and no podium finishes, averaging a 26th-place finish.[1]
Murphy's competitive record against the regular field tells a mixed story. Against peers of similar standing, he showed inconsistent form; he finished ahead of Ryan Justice and Brian Thienes in fewer than half their shared races, but had a clear edge over Dan Tomlin Jr., beating him in eight of eleven encounters. His head-to-head with John Faulkner was nearly even. More notably, Murphy occasionally showed glimpses against much stronger drivers, finishing ahead of FIA Gold-graded Graham Rahal once and beating Jonathan Bomarito, a Platinum-rated professional, in a single race. He also defeated Adrian Carrio, who won the 2006 Star Mazda Championship, though again this was an isolated result rather than a pattern. LP Racing, the team that fielded all his starts, fielded three drivers across the database and recorded no race wins; its strongest driver reached only 3,397 on the rating scale.[2]
Murphy retired from racing after 2006 and has not competed since. Recent references suggest he remained active in vintage and historic motorsport later in life.