Frankie Barroso is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Spark Performance. Barroso has recorded 5 wins and 19 podiums from 89 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,437 ranks Barroso 6004th 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P6 | +74 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P12 | +28 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P5 | +108 |
| 2026-02-28 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P5 | +116 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P32 | โ64 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +121 | Homestead-Miami Speedway 2022 | SCCA Majors | P4 |
| +117 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P5 |
| +108 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P5 |
| +107 | Martinsville Speedway 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P4 |
| +104 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta 2022 | SCCA Majors | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Spark Performance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +343 | 3,437 |
| 2025 | โธSCCA Majors | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | โ16 | 3,094 | |
| โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Mazda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | โ6 | ||
| 2024 | โธSCCA Majors | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +228 | 3,117 | |
| โธSCCA Regionals | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +166 | |||
| โธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | AAG Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | โ317+131 | ||
| โธSCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +58 | |||
| 2023 | โธSCCA Majors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P53 | +301 | 2,217 | |
| โธSCCA Regionals | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +84 | |||
| โธSCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ51 | |||
| 2022 | โธSCCA Majors | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P54 | +229 | 1,883 | |
| โธSCCA Regionals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P45 | +296 | |||
| 2021 | โธSCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P69 | +364 | 1,358 | |
| โธSCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +12 | |||
| 2020 | โธSCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ4 | 1,346 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ณ๏ธ Nick Leverone | 2,550 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 46% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Danny Steyn | 3,180 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 16% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Noah Harmon | 3,458 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 53% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Alfredo Zedan | 1,621 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 90% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Logan Stretch | 2,775 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 41% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Nicholas Bruni | 2,945 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Charles Mactutus | 3,030 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 6% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Will Robinson | 2,783 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 85% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Jim Drago | 2,330 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Brett Kowalski | 2,593 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Matthew PayneFIA Gold | 6,136 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1ร champion | 5,640 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Sebastien BourdaisFIA Platinum | 4,969 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,995 | ๐จ๐ฟ Tomas Pivoda | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,441 |
| 5,996 | ๐บ๐ธ Chris McMurry | IMSA AirBNB Endurance Challenge | 3,440 |
| 5,997 | ๐บ๐ธ James Clay | GT4 America | 3,440 |
| 5,998 | ๐ธ๐ฐ Matรบลก Vรฝboh | 24H Series | 3,440 |
| 5,999 | ๐บ๐ธ Toby Grahovec | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,440 |
| 6,000 | ๐บ๐ธ Dorris Vaughan | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,439 |
| 6,001 | ๐บ๐ธ Frankie Muniz | NASCAR Truck | 3,438 |
| 6,002 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Hector Escamilla | TCR World Tour | 3,438 |
| 6,003 | ๐จ๐ญ Christophe Hurni | Ferrari Challenge | 3,437 |
| 6,005 | ๐ง๐ช Franรงois Duval | FIA GT Championship | 3,437 |
| 6,004 | ๐บ๐ธ Frankie Barroso | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,437 |
| 6,006 | ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Kitchens | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,437 |
| 6,007 | ๐บ๐ธ Mike Swaim Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,437 |
| 6,008 | ๐ฎ๐น Ruggero Grassi | FIA GT Championship | 3,437 |
| 6,009 | ๐ญ๐บ Tamรกs Tenke | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,437 |
| 6,010 | ๐บ๐ธ Tim George Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 3,437 |
| 6,011 | ๐ฎ๐น Eddie Cheever III | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,436 |
| 6,012 | ๐ซ๐ท Grรฉgory Guilvert | 24H Series | 3,436 |
| 6,013 | ๐ต๐ฑ Gustaw Wiลniewski | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,436 |
| 6,014 | ๐ง๐ช Quentin Joseph | Prototype Winter Series | 3,436 |
| 6,015 | ๐ง๐ช Sรฉbastien Ugeux | FIA GT Championship | 3,436 |
Frankie Barroso is a semi-professional driver whose Racer Rating of 3,410 places him in the competitive amateur band; this represents the front end of club racing and entry-level professional fields, where drivers are typically quick and self-funded but racing against a mix of amateurs and professionals rather than exclusively among the latter. Barroso has competed across six seasons from 2020 to 2026 with twenty starts on record, the bulk of his activity concentrated in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, where he has made twelve starts for Spark Performance without reaching a podium. His most recent campaign in 2026 saw him finish seventh over six rounds. His other outings include four SCCA Majors starts in 2025 and four SCCA Runoffs appearances across 2020 to 2024, neither yielding podium finishes.[1]
Barroso's head-to-head record in his primary series shows mixed results against peers. Against Jeremy Fletcher and Nathan Nicholson, both semi-professional drivers, he holds a 5โ7 record in twelve shared races with each; against Bobby Gossett, a driver at similar rating, he split twelve meetings evenly at 6โ6. However, he has struggled consistently against stronger fields within the same series. Against Jared Thomas, an FIA Silver-graded three-time champion rated 4,306, Barroso finished ahead just twice in eleven races; similar patterns hold against Gresham Wagner, another FIA Silver graded competitor and two-time champion, and Ethan Jacobs. Barroso has occasionally finished ahead of much stronger drivers in isolated results, including two finishes ahead of Platinum-graded champions Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais, though these represent single-race performances rather than sustained patterns against such calibre.
The scale of Barroso's operation reflects his semi-professional standing; he averages a finish of 14th across his classified starts and has accumulated no wins across his career. His home team, Spark Performance, fields primarily club and entry-level competitive drivers and has a win record spread across a wide roster, with its strongest regular being Aaron Jeansonne at professional level. Recent coverage of the 2026 MX-5 Cup season has touched on Barroso's rookie campaign in the series, suggesting his entry marked a notable step for him within the one-make category.