Gustavo Linares is a racing driver from Venezuela who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for JDC Motorsports. Linares has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,126 ranks Linares 5217th of 37,621 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.
| 2009-07-10 | Iowa | P11 | +32 |
| 2009-06-19 | Milwaukee | P20 | −93 |
| 2009-05-15 | Miller | P33 | −146 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | JDC Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −206 | 3,127 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Conor DalyFIA GOLD | 5,780 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam ChristodoulouFIA GOLD | 4,754 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 David OstellaFIA SILVER | 4,645 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇳🇴 Anders KrohnFIA BRONZE | 4,403 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇪 Peter DempseyFIA BRONZE | 4,399 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Rusty Mitchell | 4,385 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex Ardoin | 4,258 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇻🇪 Jorge Goncalvez | 4,219 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Caio Lara | 4,092 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Richard Kent | 3,945 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,207 | 🇵🇱 Szymon LADNIAK | Ferrari Challenge | 3,130 |
| 5,208 | 🇺🇸 Brad Gross | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,129 |
| 5,209 | 🇺🇸 David Hamilton | Star Mazda Championship | 3,129 |
| 5,210 | 🇬🇧 John SEALE | British GT Championship | 3,129 |
| 5,211 | 🇵🇱 Borys Lyzen | Spanish F4 | 3,128 |
| 5,212 | 🇬🇧 Jade Edwards | BTCC | 3,127 |
| 5,213 | 🇲🇹 Keith Camilleri | Italian F4 | 3,127 |
| 5,214 | 🇯🇵 Ken Alex | Super Formula Lights | 3,127 |
| 5,215 | 🇷🇺 Tikhon Kharitonov | Italian F4 | 3,127 |
| 5,216 | 🇪🇸 Francesc Moreno | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,126 |
| 5,217 | 🇻🇪 Gustavo Linares | Star Mazda Championship | 3,126 |
| 5,218 | 🇲🇽 Alex García González | Euroformula Open | 3,124 |
| 5,219 | 🏳️ Charles Mactutus | SCCA Majors | 3,124 |
| 5,220 | 🇩🇪 Horst Baumann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,124 |
| 5,221 | 🇮🇹 Marco Butti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,124 |
| 5,222 | 🇺🇸 Alex Bachoura | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,123 |
| 5,223 | 🇺🇸 Jake Finch | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,123 |
| 5,224 | 🇩🇪 Leon Wippersteg | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,123 |
| 5,225 | 🇪🇸 Marta García | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,123 |
| 5,226 | 🇺🇸 Matt Dalton | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,123 |
| 5,227 | 🏳️ Michelle Squirek | SCCA Majors | 3,123 |
Gustavo Linares was a Venezuelan single-seater driver whose career comprised three starts in the Star Mazda Championship in 2009, competing for JDC Motorsports. He scored no wins or podium finishes, averaging a 21st-place finish across his three races. Linares operates at the semi-professional level; a rating of 3,120 places him among drivers who find themselves mid-pack among full professionals. His record reflects a driver at the entry end of a strong feeder series, racing against much more accomplished competitors.[1]
Linares raced entirely among peers who had already established themselves as serious competitors. He encountered Adam Christodoulou, who won the 2009 Star Mazda Championship itself, and Conor Daly, a FIA Gold-graded driver who would win the series the following year; against both he finished ahead once in three meetings, though he trailed them twice more. Against four other professional rivals, Peter Dempsey, Anders Krohn, Rusty Mitchell, and Conor's future rival in the category, Linares failed to finish ahead in any of his nine encounters across all series. JDC Motorsports, the team fielding him, had a competitive record elsewhere with 27 wins across the index.
This was a brief campaign with no continuation. Linares retired after 2009 having completed his only season of recorded racing.