Gerardo Bonilla is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Andersen Racing Team. Bonilla has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,922 ranks Bonilla 3923th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2006-10-20 | Laguna Seca | P33 | −129 |
| 2006-09-27 | Road Atlanta | P7 | +61 |
| 2006-09-01 | Mosport | P2 | +111 |
| 2006-08-18 | Road America | P4 | +102 |
| 2006-08-04 | Trois-Rivieres | P18 | −38 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +143 | Sebring International Raceway 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P1 |
| +112 | Mosport 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P2 |
| +102 | Road America 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P4 |
| +99 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P6 |
| +91 | Miller 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Andersen Racing Team | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +2,744 | 4,094 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,245 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,059 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | 3,869 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,696 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Rob Bunker | 3,682 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Ken Losch | 3,627 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇨🇦 Jay Poscente | 3,616 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Charles Anti | 3,428 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Ron White | 3,383 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 5,446 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇨🇦 Christopher CummingFIA Bronze | 4,420 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,913 | 🇺🇸 Clint King | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,925 |
| 3,914 | 🇧🇷 Henrique Martins | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,925 |
| 3,915 | 🇨🇭 Levin Amweg | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,925 |
| 3,916 | 🇺🇸 Lowell Bennett | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,925 |
| 3,917 | 🇮🇹 Max Wiser | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,925 |
| 3,918 | 🇫🇷 David Smadja | FIA GT Championship | 3,924 |
| 3,919 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Kluss | Italian F4 | 3,924 |
| 3,920 | 🇺🇸 Willie Allen | NASCAR Truck | 3,924 |
| 3,921 | 🇦🇺 Todd Kingsford | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,923 |
| 3,922 | 🇺🇸 Bob Pressley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,922 |
| 3,923 | 🇺🇸 Gerardo Bonilla | Star Mazda Championship | 3,922 |
| 3,924 | 🇦🇹 Kurt Thiel | SCCA Regionals | 3,922 |
| 3,925 | 🇬🇧 Peter Owen | FIA GT Championship | 3,922 |
| 3,926 | 🇨🇦 Peter Shepherd III | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,922 |
| 3,927 | 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 3,921 |
| 3,928 | 🇯🇵 Keisuke Kunimoto | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,921 |
| 3,929 | 🇺🇸 Todd Slusher | SCCA Majors | 3,921 |
| 3,930 | 🇫🇷 Alban Varutti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,920 |
| 3,931 | 🇺🇸 Mike Messer | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,932 | 🇬🇧 Ameerh NARAN | European Le Mans Series | 3,919 |
| 3,933 | 🇺🇸 John Schauerman | Le Mans Cup | 3,919 |
Gerardo Bonilla is a semi-professional driver, a rating of 3,939 placing him in the band of paid drivers who win in pro-am and one-make classes and run mid-pack among full professionals. His record on the database spans one season of single-seater racing in 2006, when he competed in the Star Mazda Championship for Andersen Racing Team across 12 rounds. He finished the season sixth overall with one win and two podiums, averaging a finishing position of 13th and scoring his results among a competitive field that included professional-level drivers.[1]
Bonilla's head-to-head record against his season-long rivals tells the story of a mid-field runner. Against Adrian Carrio, who won the 2006 Star Mazda Championship, he finished ahead on three occasions but trailed him in nine races. He held a balanced record against Logan Gomez, finishing ahead six times and behind six times, while beating semi-professional competitors such as John Faulkner and Ken Losch more often than not. Among the stronger drivers he raced against, he notably finished ahead of Mark Wilkins three times, a driver with later credentials as an established professional sportscar racer who won the 2019 IMSA Pilot Challenge TCR championship. These occasional victories over capable rivals aside, the pattern suggests Bonilla typically ran in the middle order of a one-make field rather than at its front.[2]
Since 2006, Bonilla has not competed on the database. According to external sources, he won the IMSA Lites Championship in 2007 and the Skip Barber National Championship in 2005, and has worked as an instructor for the Lucas Oil School of Racing. His competitive record shows him as a product of the feeder ladder who peaked in a single-seater season before pursuing other paths in motorsport.