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🇫🇷 Érik Comas

Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Larrousse. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Érik Comas
Born
28 September 1963(b. 1963)
Nationality
France
Current team
Larrousse
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
21989, 1990
Career wins
6
Career podiums
11
Career starts
83
Career DNFs
34
Racer Rating
5,852
Érik Comas
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,852
Rank 347 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Érik Comas is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Larrousse. Comas is a two-time champion (1989, 1990), with 6 wins and 11 podiums from 83 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,852 ranks Comas 347th of 38,983 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
1994 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFBELITAPORJPNAUSBRAJPNITAMONESPCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1994-11-06Suzuka CircuitFormula 1P9+78
1994-10-16Circuito de JerezFormula 1DNF−97
1994-09-25Autódromo do EstorilFormula 1DNF−120
1994-09-11Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1P8+77
1994-08-28Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1DNF−133
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+117Jerez 1989International Formula 3000P2
+115Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1993Formula 1P6
+115Le Mans 1989International Formula 3000P1
+109Spa-Francorchamps 1989International Formula 3000P2
+106Hockenheimring 1994Formula 1P6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza4 starts+28
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve4 starts+18
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours4 starts+17
Circuit de Monaco4 starts+11
Struggles
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps4 starts-45
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya4 starts-16
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari4 starts-9
Autódromo do Estoril4 starts-8
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1994▸Formula 1Larrousse1500702P18−1185,852
1993▸Formula 1Larrousse1600801P15−565,970
1992▸Formula 1Ligier1600804P11−2116,026
1991▸Formula 1Ligier1300500P16−1366,238
1990▸International Formula 3000DAMS1146430P1+1586,374
1989▸International Formula 3000DAMS925220P1↑900+6986,215
1988▸Formula 3 MacauKTR Racing300000—+3,2674,617
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Comas finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi6,06369323746%
🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger6,49160194132%
🇬🇧 Martin Brundle6,05658233540%
🇮🇹 Gianni MorbidelliFIA Gold4,30757322556%
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5,52456292752%
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert6,02952282454%
🇮🇹 Pierluigi Martini5,65252262650%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher6,33151143727%
🇬🇧 Damon Hill6,01251183335%
🇫🇮 Jyrki Järvilehto5,99151252649%
🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 5× champion6,8022872125%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,7111331023%
🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion6,52944212348%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Érik Comas is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Larrousse. Comas is a two-time champion (1989, 1990), with 6 wins and 11 podiums from 83 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,852 ranks Comas 347th of 38,983 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
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